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PPT · Franklin Premier Income Trust

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$3.47 +0.03 (+0.87%) At close · Aug 25
Market Cap
$329.71M
Shares
95.57M

Price & Indicators

20d MA 50d MA 200d MA Earnings Filing Insider Congress Investor day
Close$3.47 Open$3.43 Day$3.43–3.47 52W close$3.38–3.75 Avg vol 30d124K Short int76K · 0.1% float · 1.0d Short vol50% DataJan 2020–Aug 2026

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Equibles Rating

blended score · not investment advice
Overall
Buy
SellHoldBuy
Technical Buy Momentum Weak Sentiment Neutral Fundamentals Limited Quant / Vol Very Low
Market backdrop VIX 15.5 · calm Equity put/call 0.57
Technical
price trend
Buy
50 / 200-day cross No cross
Price vs 200-day avg −1%
below
Price vs 50-day avg +1%
above
RSI (14) 61
neutral
MACD trend Positive
52-week position 24%
mid-range
Volume (OBV) Confirms
volume backs price
Momentum
relative strength
Weak
1-month return +3%
trailing
6-month return −3%
trailing
YTD return −2%
this year
Relative strength −15%
vs S&P · 6-mo
Sentiment
smart money
Neutral
Trend (MA cross) No cross
50d $3 › 200d $4 — 200d above 50d
Institutional flow Accumulating
+6% holders QoQ · +13 funds added
Insider flow Flat
No net insider activity over 90 days
Short interest Rising
0.08% of float · ▲ +25.2% MoM · 1.0 days cover
Volume signal Normal
Volume near normal
Institution breadth Steady
99 holders — mid 3-yr range
Squeeze score 42
elevated · 0–100
Fundamentals
Limited
Not enough data for a confident read.
Quant / Vol
risk profile
Very Low
Volatility 10%
annualized · 1-yr
Max drawdown −10%
past year
ATR 0.8%
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.

Technicals

trend & momentum for long-term holders Buy
0 · 5 · 2
50 / 200-day cross
No cross Neutral
Price vs 200-day avg
−1% Neutral
Price vs 50-day avg
+1% Bullish
RSI (14)
61 Neutral
MACD trend
Positive Bullish
52-week position
24% Neutral
Volume (OBV)
Confirms Neutral
Market signals — smart money & positioning
Mixed
Trend (MA cross) No cross
50d $3 › 200d $4 — 200d above 50d
Institutional flow Accumulating
+6% holders QoQ · +13 funds added
Insider flow Flat
No net insider activity over 90 days
Short interest Rising
0.08% of float · ▲ +25.2% MoM · 1.0 days cover
Volume signal Normal
Volume near normal
Institution breadth Steady
99 holders — mid 3-yr range
Price context
position in its 52-week range
Range low $3 Now $3 · 24% Range high $4
vs 200-day avg -1% vs 50-day avg +1%

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

Versus peers

Asset Management — same industry group
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Company Mkt cap YTD Rev growth Y/Y P/E Short % shares
PPT
Franklin Premier Income Trust
this stock
$329.71M -2.0% 0.1%
BLK
BlackRock, Inc.
$382.35B +9.9% +16.2% 28.2 0.6%
BX
Blackstone Inc.
$107.65B -7.0% +9.2% 32.2 2.9%
KKR
KKR & Co. Inc.
$98.06B -15.6% -11.0% 1.4%
BN
BROOKFIELD Corp /ON/
$94.03B -8.2% 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
99
% held
41.6%
Net QoQ
-35.5K sh
Top holder
SIT INVESTMENT ASSOCIATES…
Held Float
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Held by Funds
Fund positions
4
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Short & Settlement
Short Interest Rising
Shares short
75.6K
Days to cover
1.0d
Change
+15.2K sh
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Short Volume
Short vol %
50%
As of
Aug 25, 2026
Short Total
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Fails to Deliver
FTD shares
3.7K
Value
$12.7K
As of
Jul 22, 2026
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Off-Exchange
Off-exchange %
78.4%
Week of
Jul 20, 2026
Off-exch Lit
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Filings
SEC Filings
Latest
DEF 14A
Filed
Mar 10, 2026
This year
1
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Performance

5D 20D 120D MTD YTD
PPT +0.6% +2.7% -3.1% +2.4% -2.0%
SPY -0.2% +3.4% +11.8% +2.5% +12.3%
vs SPY +0.8% -0.7% -14.9% -0.2% -14.3%

Capital returns

Latest dividend
$0.026 / share · ex Aug 24, 2026
Declared · upcoming
$0.026 / share · ex Sep 23, 2026
Cut 25.7%
Paid (TTM)
$0.312 / share · 12 payouts
Dividend yield (TTM, derived)
8.99%

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 827773 CUSIP 746853100 13F (30d) 78 filings 77 filers Visit website