Is Franklin Resources Stock Underperforming the S&P 500?

Valued at a market cap of $12.3 billion, Franklin Resources, Inc. (BEN) is an investment management firm based in San Mateo, California. It provides asset management services to retail and institutional clients, offering a diversified range of investment products across equities, fixed income, multi-asset, alternatives, and ETFs. Companies worth $10 billion or more are typically classified as “large-cap stocks,” and BEN fits the label perfectly, with its market cap exceeding this threshold, underscoring ...