Franklin Resources, Inc. (BEN) To Go Ex-Dividend on June 29th

Franklin Resources, Inc. (NYSE:BEN) declared a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, May 20th. Shareholders of record on Monday, June 29th will be given a dividend of 0.33 per share by the closed-end fund on Friday, July 10th. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.3%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, June 29th.

Franklin Resources has increased its dividend payment by an average of 0.0%annually over the last three years and has increased its dividend annually for the last 45 consecutive years. Franklin Resources has a dividend payout ratio of 58.4% indicating that its dividend is sufficiently covered by earnings. Research analysts expect Franklin Resources to earn $2.94 per share next year, which means the company should continue to be able to cover its $1.32 annual dividend with an expected future payout ratio of 44.9%.

Franklin Resources Stock Performance

NYSE:BEN opened at $30.86 on Friday. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $26.84 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $25.50. The company has a market cap of $16.04 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 23.56, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.90 and a beta of 1.56. The company has a quick ratio of 1.87, a current ratio of 1.87 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.10. Franklin Resources has a 52 week low of $21.06 and a 52 week high of $32.44.

Franklin Resources (NYSE:BEN) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, April 28th. The closed-end fund reported $0.71 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.55 by $0.16. The firm had revenue of $1.75 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.70 billion. Franklin Resources had a net margin of 8.12% and a return on equity of 10.58%. The company’s revenue was up 8.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $0.47 earnings per share. As a group, equities analysts anticipate that Franklin Resources will post 2.71 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

About Franklin Resources

Franklin Resources, Inc, doing business as Franklin Templeton, is a global investment management organization that offers a wide range of asset management solutions to institutional and individual investors. The firm’s core focus is on delivering active portfolio management across equities, fixed income, multi-asset strategies and alternative investments. Franklin Templeton’s product lineup includes mutual funds, exchange-traded funds (ETFs), closed-end funds, separately managed accounts and sub-advisory services designed to meet varying risk-return objectives and income needs.

Founded in 1947 by Rupert H.