Franklin Resources Inc BEN

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Valuation Mar 25, 2025
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US-Based Traditional Asset Managers: Tariff-Induced Market Uncertainty Drives Shares Lower
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Greggory Warren, CFA
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Analyst Note | by Greggory Warren, CFA Updated Apr 03, 2025

Share prices of US-based traditional asset managers like BlackRock and T. Rowe Price are down more than 6% on average on April 3 as the markets react negatively to the Trump administration's global tariffs. While this has made some of the names we cover more approachable, we remain cautious.

Business Strategy and Outlook | by Greggory Warren, CFA Updated Nov 21, 2024

Franklin Resources has historically had the capital required to effect change but has, in our view, been lackluster about attacking deficiencies in its operations, especially when addressing poor performance results on the part of its portfolio managers. While current management has been more aggressive about shaking things up, meaningful changes i

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Price/Fair Value
Total Return %
Index Total Return %
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 YTD
-32.36 9.51 11.57 -22.43 -8.87 0.38 38.54 -17.74 16.34 -26.65 -9.96
0.69 12.44 21.47 -5.05 31.22 20.90 25.78 -19.43 26.44 24.09 -8.35

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