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BEN · Franklin Resources Inc. Common Stock

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October 17, 2026

Barclays cuts Franklin Templeton price target to $34. Barclays lowered its price target for Franklin Templeton to $34 while keeping an Equal-Weight rating. This follows recent news about the firm expanding its asset-backed finance capabilities with Benefit Street Partners. The stock is currently trading near its 52-week low, with an average analyst target of $35.46.

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Insiders & Stakes

Charles B. Johnson
10% Owner
90,108,421
Shares held
FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC
10% Owner
5,103,658
Shares held
Jennifer M. Johnson
Director
3,437,981
Shares held
Gregory E. Johnson
Executive Chairman
2,676,986
Shares held
Matthew Nicholls
Co-President, CFO & COO
717,264
Shares held
Daniel Gamba
Co-President, Chief Commercial
608,584
Shares held
Spector Adam Benjamin
EVP, Global Advisory Services
593,282
Shares held
Terrence Murphy
Co-President, Public Markets
390,884
Shares held
Tyle Craig Steven
EVP & General Counsel
134,220
Shares held
Plafker Jed A.
Executive Vice President
117,648
Shares held
Shaneyfelt Gwen L
Chief Accounting Officer
99,732
Shares held
Sethi Alok
EVP, Technology and Operations
90,510
Shares held
Thomas C. Merchant
EVP, General Counsel
82,805
Shares held
Geoffrey Y. Yang
Director
74,064
Shares held
Anthony Noto
Director
47,152
Shares held
John W. Thiel
Director
40,792
Shares held
Mariann H. Byerwalter
Director
34,781
Shares held
Oshita Lindsey Harumi
Chief Accounting Officer
26,129
Shares held

Transaction History

Gregory E. Johnson▼ Sell$361K
Oshita Lindsey Harumi▼ Sell$89K
Matthew Nicholls▼ Sell$2.1M
Thomas C. Merchant▼ Sell$335K
Terrence Murphy▼ Sell$858K
Daniel Gamba▼ Sell$2.2M
Jennifer M. Johnson▼ Sell$4.0M
Terrence Murphy▲ Buy$7.5M
Matthew Nicholls▲ Buy$7.5M
Daniel Gamba▲ Buy$7.5M
Jennifer M. Johnson▲ Buy$7.5M
FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC▼ Sell$19.0M
FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC▼ Sell$19.0M
FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC▼ Sell$1000K
FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC▼ Sell$1.0M
Anthony Noto▲ Buy$205K
Geoffrey Y. Yang▲ Buy$205K
John W. Thiel▲ Buy$205K
Mariann H. Byerwalter▲ Buy$205K
FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC▲ Buy$750K
FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC▼ Sell$18.0M
Jennifer M. Johnson▼ Sell—
Jennifer M. Johnson▼ Sell—
Jennifer M. Johnson▼ Sell—
Jennifer M. Johnson▼ Sell—
Gregory E. Johnson▼ Sell—
Gregory E. Johnson▼ Sell—
Gregory E. Johnson▼ Sell—
Charles B. Johnson▼ Sell—
Charles B. Johnson▼ Sell—
FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC▼ Sell$20.0M
Jennifer M. Johnson▼ Sell$960K
Gregory E. Johnson▼ Sell$191K
Matthew Nicholls▼ Sell$1.1M
Thomas C. Merchant▼ Sell$182K
Charles B. Johnson▲ Buy$1.1M
Charles B. Johnson▲ Buy$1.1M
Jennifer M. Johnson▲ Buy$6.9M
Jennifer M. Johnson▲ Buy—
Gregory E. Johnson▲ Buy$565K
Gregory E. Johnson▲ Buy—
Matthew Nicholls▲ Buy$2.5M
Matthew Nicholls▲ Buy—
Thomas C. Merchant▲ Buy$513K
Thomas C. Merchant▲ Buy—
Terrence Murphy▲ Buy$1.1M
FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC▼ Sell$18.5M
Daniel Gamba▲ Buy$10.1M
Oshita Lindsey Harumi▲ Buy$175K
Oshita Lindsey Harumi▼ Sell$60K
Terrence Murphy▼ Sell$493K
Spector Adam Benjamin▼ Sell$745K
Thomas C. Merchant▼ Sell$228K
Matthew Nicholls▼ Sell$1.6M
Sethi Alok▼ Sell$224K
Jennifer M. Johnson▼ Sell$3.1M
Gregory E. Johnson▼ Sell$303K
FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC▼ Sell$17.5M
Jennifer M. Johnson▼ Sell—
Gregory E. Johnson▼ Sell—
Charles B. Johnson▼ Sell—
Jennifer M. Johnson▼ Sell—
Jennifer M. Johnson▼ Sell—
Jennifer M. Johnson▼ Sell—
Jennifer M. Johnson▼ Sell—
FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC▼ Sell$10.0M
Charles B. Johnson▲ Buy$7K
Charles B. Johnson▼ Sell$7K
Charles B. Johnson▲ Buy$2.0M
Geoffrey Y. Yang▲ Buy$195K
John W. Thiel▲ Buy$195K
Anthony Noto▲ Buy$195K
Mariann H. Byerwalter▲ Buy$195K
FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC▼ Sell$457K
FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC▼ Sell$412K
FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC▼ Sell$52K
FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC▼ Sell$375K
FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC▼ Sell$79K
FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC▼ Sell$102K
Gregory E. Johnson▼ Sell—
Gregory E. Johnson▼ Sell—
Gregory E. Johnson▼ Sell—
Jennifer M. Johnson▼ Sell—
Jennifer M. Johnson▼ Sell—
FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC▼ Sell$128K
Charles B. Johnson▼ Sell—
FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC▼ Sell$124K
FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC▼ Sell$48K
Charles B. Johnson▼ Sell—
Gregory E. Johnson▼ Sell$111K
Jennifer M. Johnson▼ Sell$548K
Matthew Nicholls▼ Sell$695K
Thomas C. Merchant▼ Sell$88K
Spector Adam Benjamin▼ Sell$1.2M
Jennifer M. Johnson▼ Sell—
Jennifer M. Johnson▼ Sell—
Terrence Murphy▲ Buy$1.2M
Spector Adam Benjamin▲ Buy$1.2M
Spector Adam Benjamin▲ Buy—
Thomas C. Merchant▲ Buy$425K
Thomas C. Merchant▲ Buy—
Matthew Nicholls▲ Buy$2.3M
Matthew Nicholls▲ Buy—
Gregory E. Johnson▲ Buy$565K
Gregory E. Johnson▲ Buy—
Oshita Lindsey Harumi▲ Buy$171K
Sethi Alok▲ Buy$725K
Jennifer M. Johnson▲ Buy$5.5M
Jennifer M. Johnson▲ Buy—
FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC▼ Sell$345K
FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC▼ Sell$288K
FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC▼ Sell$370K
FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC▼ Sell$277K
FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC▼ Sell$336K
Charles B. Johnson▲ Buy$1.9M
Jennifer M. Johnson▼ Sell$2.3M
Gregory E. Johnson▼ Sell$230K
Sethi Alok▼ Sell$159K
Oshita Lindsey Harumi▼ Sell$35K
Matthew Nicholls▼ Sell$1.1M
Thomas C. Merchant▼ Sell$128K
Spector Adam Benjamin▼ Sell$482K
Terrence Murphy▼ Sell$142K
Charles B. Johnson▲ Buy$2.0M
Jennifer M. Johnson▲ Buy$250K
Jennifer M. Johnson▲ Buy$396K
Charles B. Johnson▼ Sell—
Charles B. Johnson▲ Buy$4.6M
Charles B. Johnson▲ Buy$2.2M
Jennifer M. Johnson▼ Sell—
Jennifer M. Johnson▼ Sell—
Anthony Noto▲ Buy$195K
Mariann H. Byerwalter▲ Buy$195K
John W. Thiel▲ Buy$195K
Geoffrey Y. Yang▲ Buy$195K
Gregory E. Johnson▼ Sell—
Charles B. Johnson▼ Sell—
Gregory E. Johnson▼ Sell—
Sethi Alok▼ Sell$644K
Jennifer M. Johnson▼ Sell—
Jennifer M. Johnson▼ Sell—
Gregory E. Johnson▼ Sell—
Gregory E. Johnson▼ Sell—
Gregory E. Johnson▼ Sell—
Charles B. Johnson▼ Sell—
Spector Adam Benjamin▲ Buy$7.5M
Sethi Alok▼ Sell$634K
Jennifer M. Johnson▼ Sell$1.0M
Sethi Alok▼ Sell$81K
Gregory E. Johnson▼ Sell$471K
Shaneyfelt Gwen L▼ Sell$28K
Matthew Nicholls▼ Sell$701K
Thomas C. Merchant▼ Sell$54K
Spector Adam Benjamin▼ Sell$160K
Jennifer M. Johnson▼ Sell—
Jennifer M. Johnson▼ Sell—
Jennifer M. Johnson▼ Sell—
FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC▼ Sell$27.4M
FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC▼ Sell$431K
Jennifer M. Johnson▲ Buy—
Jennifer M. Johnson▲ Buy$7.4M
Gregory E. Johnson▲ Buy$800K
Gregory E. Johnson▲ Buy—
Terrence Murphy▲ Buy$1.6M
Matthew Nicholls▲ Buy$2.7M
Matthew Nicholls▲ Buy—
Thomas C. Merchant▲ Buy$400K
Thomas C. Merchant▲ Buy—
Sethi Alok▲ Buy$800K
Shaneyfelt Gwen L▲ Buy$596K
Spector Adam Benjamin▲ Buy$1.6M
Spector Adam Benjamin▲ Buy—
Mariann H. Byerwalter▼ Sell$144K
Terrence Murphy▼ Sell$78K
Spector Adam Benjamin▼ Sell$531K
Thomas C. Merchant▼ Sell$118K
Matthew Nicholls▼ Sell$1.1M
Shaneyfelt Gwen L▼ Sell$127K
Sethi Alok▼ Sell$170K
Jennifer M. Johnson▼ Sell$2.3M
Gregory E. Johnson▼ Sell$567K
Spector Adam Benjamin▼ Sell$884K
FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC▲ Buy$25.0M
Geoffrey Y. Yang▲ Buy$160K
John W. Thiel▲ Buy$160K
Anthony Noto▲ Buy$160K
Mariann H. Byerwalter▲ Buy$160K
Sethi Alok▼ Sell$917K
Charles B. Johnson▼ Sell$0
Jennifer M. Johnson▼ Sell$0
Jennifer M. Johnson▼ Sell$0
Gregory E. Johnson▼ Sell$0
Gregory E. Johnson▼ Sell$0
Gregory E. Johnson▼ Sell$0
Charles B. Johnson▼ Sell$0
Matthew Nicholls▼ Sell$283K
Spector Adam Benjamin▼ Sell$58K
Shaneyfelt Gwen L▼ Sell$46K
Sethi Alok▼ Sell$164K
Jennifer M. Johnson▼ Sell—

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