BEN Witnesses Steady Rise in AUM: What's Driving the Rally?
BEN's Competitors Witnessing AUM Growth
Franklin's peers like Invesco IVZ and T.Rowe Price TROW have also been witnessing steady AUM growth.In the last five years ended 2024, Invesco's AUM witnessed a CAGR of 8.5%, with the uptrend continuing in the first six months of 2025. The 2019 acquisition of OppenheimerFunds resulted in a substantial rise in the company's AUM, making it one of the leading global asset managers.Invesco has also been capitalizing on the growing demand for passive products, which constituted 45.7% of the total AUM as of June 30, 2025. Notably, in April 2025, IVZ collaborated with MassMutual's subsidiary, Barings, to boost private credit offerings.T. Rowe Price's diversified AUM across various asset classes, client bases and geographies offers support. The company's AUM balance witnessed a CAGR of 2.3% over the past four years (2020-2024), with the uptrend continuing in the first half of this year. A strong brand, consistent investment track record, and decent business volumes are expected to keep supporting T. Rowe Price's AUM growth in the upcoming period.
BEN's Price Performance, Valuation & Estimate Analysis
Shares of Franklin have rallied 24.4% so far in 2025 against the industry's marginal decline.
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From a valuation standpoint, BEN trades at a forward price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 10.91, well below the industry average.
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The Zacks Consensus Estimate for Franklin's fiscal 2025 earnings indicates a year-over-year decline of 13%, whereas the same for fiscal 2026 suggests growth of 14.7%. Over the past 30 days, earnings estimates for both years have been revised upward.
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Franklin currently carries a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold). You can see the complete list of today's Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.
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