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$33.86 +0.00 (+0.00%) At close · Aug 14
Market Cap
$17.20B
Shares
508.08M

Price & Indicators

20d MA 50d MA 200d MA Earnings Filing Insider Congress Investor day
Close$33.86 Open$33.74 Day$33.44–33.98 52W close$21.18–35.77 Avg vol 30d4.5M Short int20.5M · 4.0% float · 4.2d Short vol54% Last earningsJul 31, 2026 DataJan 2020–Aug 2026 Filing10-Q · Jul 31

Up next

Next earnings call
Oct 30, 2026 Est · unconfirmed · in 11 wks
FQ4-26 quarter ends
~Sep 30, 2026 Est
filed Jul 31, 2026

AI Brief

TL;DR.

Bullish
    Bearish

      AI-generated from the earnings call and 8-K · may contain errors · not investment advice

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      Equibles Rating

      blended score · not investment advice
      Overall
      Buy
      SellHoldBuy
      Technical Buy Momentum Very Strong Sentiment Neutral Fundamentals Strong Quant / Vol Moderate
      Market backdrop VIX 14.3 · calm Equity put/call 0.52
      Technical
      price trend
      Buy
      50 / 200-day cross No cross
      Price vs 200-day avg +22%
      above
      Price vs 50-day avg +2%
      above
      RSI (14) 53
      neutral
      MACD trend Negative
      52-week position 87%
      near high
      Volume (OBV) Confirms
      volume backs price
      Momentum
      relative strength
      Very Strong
      1-month return +4%
      trailing
      6-month return +25%
      trailing
      YTD return +42%
      this year
      Relative strength +11%
      vs S&P · 6-mo
      Sentiment
      smart money
      Neutral
      Trend (MA cross) No cross
      50d $33 › 200d $28 — 50d above 200d
      Institutional flow Accumulating
      +7% holders QoQ · +112 funds added
      Insider flow Flat
      No net insider activity over 90 days
      Short interest Rising
      4.03% of float · ▲ +0.1% MoM · 4.2 days cover
      Volume signal Normal
      Volume near normal
      Institution breadth Multi-yr high
      656 holders — near 3-yr high, broad support
      Squeeze score 63
      elevated · 0–100
      Fundamentals
      Strong
      Revenue growth −9%
      Y/Y
      EPS growth +7%
      Y/Y
      Free cash flow $911.6M
      Valuation P/E 23
      in line
      Balance sheet $2.7B
      net cash
      Quant / Vol
      risk profile
      Moderate
      Volatility 28%
      annualized · 1-yr
      Max drawdown −19%
      past year
      ATR 2.5%
      of price · 14-day

      Blended from price, momentum, positioning, fundamentals & volatility · daily-close · not investment advice. Market backdrop is context, not part of the score.

      Guidance & track record

      Latest guidance · from the Earnings Call filed Jul 31, 2026
      fourth quarter
      Compensation $850M
      IS&T $165M
      Occupancy $70M
      G&A $200M
      full year 2026
      Total expenses Initiated 2% – 2.5%

      Guidance from company 8-Ks · delivered figures from as-reported statements · no analyst estimates involved.

      Technicals

      trend & momentum for long-term holders Buy
      1 · 3 · 3
      50 / 200-day cross
      No cross Neutral
      Price vs 200-day avg
      +22% Bullish
      Price vs 50-day avg
      +2% Bullish
      RSI (14)
      53 Neutral
      MACD trend
      Negative Bearish
      52-week position
      87% Bullish
      Volume (OBV)
      Confirms Neutral
      Market signals — smart money & positioning
      Bullish · 2 of 6
      Trend (MA cross) No cross
      50d $33 › 200d $28 — 50d above 200d
      Institutional flow Accumulating
      +7% holders QoQ · +112 funds added
      Insider flow Flat
      No net insider activity over 90 days
      Short interest Rising
      4.03% of float · ▲ +0.1% MoM · 4.2 days cover
      Volume signal Normal
      Volume near normal
      Institution breadth Multi-yr high
      656 holders — near 3-yr high, broad support
      Price context
      position in its 52-week range
      Range low $21 Now $34 · 87% Range high $36
      vs 200-day avg +22% vs 50-day avg +2%

      Illustrative technical + ownership context — a signal mix, not investment advice.

      Key metrics

      the company's own KPIs, from written earnings releases and filings
      Metric Latest Period YoY
      Adjusted operating margin non-GAAP 27.1% Quarter Ended 31-Mar-26
      Alternatives fundraising 14.3B Quarter Ended 31-Mar-26
      Canvas net inflows 5.3B Quarter Ended 31-Mar-26
      ETF net inflows 4.5B Quarter Ended 31-Mar-26
      Multi-asset net inflows 9.5B Quarter Ended 31-Mar-26
      Private market assets 13.2B Quarter Ended 31-Mar-26
      Canvas AUM $18B the quarter
      Canvas net flows $1.4B the quarter
      ETF AUM $58B the quarter
      ETF net flows $7.5B the quarter
      Long-term net inflows excluding Western Asset Management $34.6B the quarter
      Retail SMA net inflows $2.4B the quarter

      Figures exactly as the company stated them in writing · click a metric with a to chart its history · period links open the stating document · "filing" marks figures stated in the 10-K/10-Q · YoY needs an exactly comparable prior-year period

      Versus peers

      Asset Management — same industry group
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      BEN
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      this stock
      $17.20B +41.7% -8.6% 23.0 4.0%
      BLK
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      $381.41B +9.7% +16.2% 28.1 0.7%
      BX
      Blackstone Inc.
      $108.04B -6.6% +9.2% 32.3 3.5%
      KKR
      KKR & Co. Inc.
      $102.34B -10.6% -11.0% 1.6%
      BN
      BROOKFIELD Corp /ON/
      $97.94B -4.4% 0.9%

      Peers by industry group · P/E from as-reported trailing EPS · short % is of shares outstanding

      At a glance

      key data from every section
      Ownership
      Institutional Holders Reducing
      Holders
      656
      % held
      53.8%
      Net QoQ
      -17.0M sh
      Top holder
      BlackRock, Inc.
      Held Float
      View
      Held by Funds
      Fund positions
      769
      View
      Short & Settlement
      Short Interest Rising
      Shares short
      20.5M
      Days to cover
      4.2d
      Change
      +15.8K sh
      View
      Short Volume
      Short vol %
      54%
      As of
      Aug 14, 2026
      Short Total
      View
      Fails to Deliver
      FTD shares
      1
      Value
      $33
      As of
      Jul 14, 2026
      View
      Off-Exchange
      Off-exchange %
      43.5%
      Week of
      Jul 6, 2026
      Off-exch Lit
      View
      Smart Money
      Congressional Trades Buy
      Member
      Alan Armstrong
      Amount
      $1.0K–$15.0K
      Traded
      Mar 27, 2026
      View
      Financials
      Financials
      Revenue (FY)
      $8.8B
      Net income (FY)
      $524.9M
      EPS diluted
      $0.91
      View
      Buybacks
      Remaining
      shares 82.5M
      View
      Filings
      SEC Filings
      Latest
      8-K
      Filed
      Aug 10, 2026
      This year
      11
      View
      Proposed Sales
      Value
      $643.8K
      Shares
      22.0K
      Filed
      Dec 14, 2023
      View
      Earnings & Events
      Earnings Calls
      Last call
      Jul 31, 2026
      View
      Investor Relations
      Latest news
      Franklin Resources, Inc. Announce…
      Published
      Aug 5, 2026
      View

      Performance

      5D 20D 120D MTD YTD
      BEN +0.3% +3.8% +25.1% +0.0% +41.7%
      SPY +0.4% +4.5% +13.8% +3.9% +13.9%
      vs SPY -0.1% -0.7% +11.3% -3.9% +27.9%

      Capital returns

      Latest dividend
      $0.33 / share · ex Jun 29, 2026
      Raised 3.1%
      Paid (TTM)
      $1.31 / share · 4 payouts
      Dividend yield (TTM, derived)
      3.87%
      Buyback program · as of Jun 30, 2018
      Authorized
      Spent (derived)
      Remaining
      shares 82.50M

      Dividends per share over the trailing 365 days by ex-date · buyback figures as last reported in SEC filings ("spent" derived as authorized − remaining; when several programs run concurrently, authorized is their combined total per the newest filing) · components shown separately — trailing-year buyback spend isn't tracked, so no combined shareholder yield is derived.

      Key facts CIK 38777 CUSIP 354613101 13F (30d) 653 filings 606 filers Visit website Investor relations