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2/10/2012 10:23 AM

Franklin Resources, Inc. (NYSE:BEN)

CAPS Rating: 4 out of 5

An investment management Company, which provides investment management and related services to its retail mutual funds, and to institutional, high net-worth and separately managed accounts and other investment products.

Current Price $115.71 Mkt Cap $25.52B
Open $115.86 P/E Ratio 11.90
Prev. Close $116.85 Div. (Yield) 1.08 (0.90%)
Daily Range $115.53 - $116.37 Volume 121,761
52-Wk Range $87.71 - $137.56 Avg. Daily Vol. 0

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Top BEN Bull/Bear Pitches

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boiseidfool (91.29)
Submitted May 27, 2008

This company is one of 62 listed on the BetterInvesting Growth Screen in January 2008. It met 4 criteria: it is projected by Value Line to double earnings in the next five years, has actually doubled earnings in the past 5 years, is selling at… More

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Ewok82 (29.54)
Submitted July 31, 2009

Time for some profit taking after the run up. Index funds and individual stock purchases will cut into actively managed mutual funds' profits.

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Member Avatar rexlove (99.10) Submitted: 11/26/2011 7:11:11 PM : Outperform Start Price: $92.63 BEN Score: +12.80

low peg

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Member Avatar tommyboy1969 (< 20) Submitted: 10/19/2011 4:52:18 PM : Outperform Start Price: $96.89 BEN Score: +9.06

good ROI for a down sector

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Member Avatar MrMoney777 (< 20) Submitted: 12/30/2010 4:20:13 PM : Outperform Start Price: $106.82 BEN Score: +1.56

Franklin is rated as one of the best asset managers poised to take advantage of current market trends. The stock is down recently because of bond exposure yet they are one of the only fund families with continued bond inflows despite trends. They also trade at a mulitiple below that of their peers which won't continue once Dec AUM numbers are announced. Read all analysts comments.

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rmihai (59.88) Score: +103.96

The Score Leader is the player with the highest score across all their picks in BEN.

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Pick 		Member Name Member
Rating 		Start
Date 		Call Time
Frame 		Start
Price 		Stock
Gain 		Index
Gain 		Score Commentary
toweringthunderb 28.01 11/21/2008 Outperform 3Y $42.79 +170.17% +81.18% +88.99 0 Comment
DustinCody 99.30 10/24/2008 Outperform NS $49.38 +134.13% +58.43% +75.70 0 Comment
lftnote 52.49 3/24/2009 Outperform 1Y $48.47 +138.51% +66.54% +71.98 0 Comment
threepaweddog 28.63 1/22/2009 Outperform 5Y $49.28 +134.62% +63.63% +70.99 0 Comment
bryan3star 96.92 12/3/2008 Outperform NS $49.06 +135.67% +64.72% +70.95 0 Comment
greattrader1011 30.03 2/6/2009 Outperform 5Y $51.63 +123.91% +57.02% +66.88 0 Comment
MViscio1 99.54 10/28/2008 Outperform 5Y $51.94 +122.59% +56.44% +66.14 1 Comment
KMKMKMKM 98.48 10/27/2008 Outperform NS $52.47 +120.32% +54.89% +65.43 0 Comment
StillSmokin 98.64 10/28/2008 Outperform NS $52.37 +120.75% +57.10% +63.64 0 Comment
RyanIdaho 98.38 11/20/2008 1/29/2010 Outperform 3Y $50.56 +128.67% +70.06% +58.61 0 Comment
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Wall Street

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Player Name Player
Rating		 Start
Date		 Call Time
Frame		 Start
Price		 Stock
Gain		 S&P
Gain		 Score End Date Commentary
TrackRSElDorados 21.09 1/10/2012 Outperform 5Y $100.05 +16.41% +4.16% +12.25 2/7/2012 @ $116.47 0 Comment
TrackRS7Signs 57.03 1/3/2012 Outperform 5Y $98.86 +16.94% +4.98% +11.96 0 Comment
TrackZacks 71.12 10/27/2011 Underperform 3M $108.24 -10.86% -3.64% +7.23 12/8/2011 @ $96.48 1 Comment
TrackGoldmanSach 71.46 8/15/2011 Outperform 5Y $113.75 +1.64% +12.34% -10.71 1 Comment
TrackTiconderoga 58.16 6/8/2011 Outperform NS $122.95 -19.25% -2.24% -17.01 12/2/2011 @ $99.28 0 Comment
TrackZacks 71.12 5/10/2011 Outperform 3M $128.10 +7.15% -0.38% +7.53 7/8/2011 @ $137.26 1 Comment
TrackZacks 71.12 3/9/2011 Outperform 3M $123.54 +0.44% -0.69% +1.13 4/12/2011 @ $124.08 1 Comment
TrackTiconderoga 58.16 10/12/2010 Outperform NS $113.46 +5.91% +13.18% -7.27 3/28/2011 @ $120.17 0 Comment
TrackFBRCapitalM 86.11 9/27/2010 Outperform NS $107.34 +2.63% +10.24% -7.61 1/5/2011 @ $110.16 0 Comment
TrackZacks 71.12 7/29/2010 Underperform 3M $99.82 +5.63% +1.89% -3.74 8/10/2010 @ $105.44 1 Comment
TrackUBS 93.29 5/6/2010 Outperform NS $105.94 +9.13% +15.82% -6.69 0 Comment
TrackGoldmanSach 71.46 2/5/2010 Outperform 5Y $96.83 +1.85% +2.32% -0.47 5/24/2010 @ $98.62 2 Comments
TrackBarclaysCap 93.31 10/1/2009 Outperform NS $92.35 +25.18% +28.24% -3.06 0 Comment
TrackKBW 20.38 9/3/2009 Outperform NS $86.56 +33.56% +34.01% -0.44 0 Comment
TrackJPMorgan < 20 7/6/2009 Outperform NS $67.99 +70.08% +33.58% +36.49 4/30/2010 @ $115.64 0 Comment
TrackDeutscheSec 90.34 6/4/2009 Outperform NS $71.98 +43.77% +19.11% +24.66 12/16/2009 @ $103.48 0 Comment
TrackWellsFargo 92.46 5/28/2009 Outperform NS $58.47 +97.72% +49.57% +48.15 0 Comment
TrackCitigroup 93.14 3/5/2009 Underperform NS $42.20 +70.07% +33.86% -36.21 6/3/2009 @ $71.77 0 Comment
TrackWinters 83.64 2/24/2009 Outperform 1Y $43.00 +168.87% +81.00% +87.87 3 Comments
TrackArgus 90.16 1/30/2009 Outperform NS $50.24 +36.01% +6.08% +29.93 6/24/2009 @ $68.33 0 Comment
TrackKBW 20.38 10/27/2008 Outperform NS $55.25 +0.06% -4.64% +4.70 4/8/2009 @ $55.28 0 Comment
TrackStifel 96.90 8/15/2008 Outperform NS $96.61 +19.66% +6.33% +13.33 0 Comment
TrackKBW 20.38 6/12/2008 Outperform NS $100.55 +4.96% -8.22% +13.18 9/22/2008 @ $105.54 0 Comment
TrackJPMorgan < 20 4/18/2008 Underperform NS $101.03 -30.17% -35.53% -5.36 7/6/2009 @ $70.55 0 Comment
TrackSwensen 25.32 12/31/2007 Outperform NS $114.21 -12.43% -3.99% -8.44 5/30/2008 @ $100.01 1 Comment
TrackSOP < 20 11/29/2007 Outperform NS $111.13 +4.03% -4.49% +8.52 0 Comment
TrackTobinSmith < 20 11/2/2007 Outperform 1Y $113.54 +1.82% -7.22% +9.04 0 Comment
TrackJohnRogers 51.97 9/30/2007 Outperform NS $116.40 -0.68% -8.05% +7.38 6 Comments
TrackDodgeCox 93.95 9/30/2007 Outperform NS $126.88 -17.80% -11.42% -6.38 6/13/2008 @ $104.30 1 Comment
TrackCreditSuiss 93.30 6/27/2007 Outperform NS $130.81 -44.37% -31.94% -12.43 10/14/2008 @ $72.77 0 Comment
TrackJPMorgan < 20 6/5/2007 Underperform NS $136.17 -7.53% -3.06% +4.46 11/14/2007 @ $125.92 0 Comment
TrackFBRCapitalM 86.11 10/11/2006 Outperform NS $103.61 +33.48% +12.61% +20.87 10/26/2007 @ $138.30 0 Comment
TrackAGEdwards < 20 10/2/2006 Outperform NS $99.31 +32.89% +15.40% +17.49 6/1/2007 @ $131.97 0 Comment
TrackJimCramer 78.06 9/22/2006 Outperform 3W $94.37 +22.51% +8.21% +14.30 0 Comment
TrackUBS 93.29 8/23/2006 Outperform NS $98.23 +38.35% +16.22% +22.14 5/17/2007 @ $135.90 0 Comment

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