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Barron's Recap: A Strong Market In A Crazy World
Monday, September 7, 2015 - 8:39pm | 781This weekend in Barron's online: the market outlook for the rest of the year, the great ETF debacle, the end of labor, as well as the prospects for Franklin Resources, AMC Networks, Circor Internatioal, Aramark and more. Cover Story "Stocks Could Rally More Than 10% by Year End" by Vito J....
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Barron's Recap: 2014 Midyear Roundtable
Saturday, June 14, 2014 - 4:16pm | 860This weekend in Barron's online: the 2014 Midyear Roundtable, why most investing professionals are below average, as well as the prospects for Goodyear, Franklin Resources, Tribune Company, Electronic Arts, Southwest Airlines, Big Lots and more. Cover Story "2014 Midyear Roundtable -- Picking Up...
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Market Wrap For April 4: Dow Suffers Triple Digit Point Loss, Nasdaq Continues To Underperform
Friday, April 4, 2014 - 3:44pm | 2444U.S. stocks ended the week on a sour note as investors continue to sell many momentum names. Not helping the bull case was the much anticipated Jobs report number which failed to "wow" the market, coming in relatively in-line with expectations. The Dow suffered a triple digit point loss and...
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Barron's Recap: Netflix Versus The TV Titans
Sunday, August 4, 2013 - 8:56am | 872This weekend in Barron's online: the future of TV, what's next for the Dell buyout, upcoming IPOs and the prospects for Green Mountain Coffee Roasters and Franklin Resources. Cover Story "The Future of TV" by Alexander Eule. Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) is having a good summer, points out Barron's,...
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Barron's Recap (3/31/12): What a Power Shift in Congress Would Mean for Investors
Sunday, April 1, 2012 - 8:48am | 896This weekend in Barron's online: what a shift in power in Congress would mean for investors, the prospects for Franklin Resources and for independent refiners in the Midwest, and an interview with America's preeminent forensic accountant. Cover Story “Power Shift” by Jim McTague. Whether or not...
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Financial Sector Top Performers in January
Wednesday, February 1, 2012 - 6:52am | 1000Here's a quick look at some of the top performing financial stocks, year to date. These stocks all have a market cap of more than $500 million and all pay a dividend. Banco Macro (NYSE: BMA) shares are trading almost 27% higher year to date despite pulling back more than 5% in the past week. The...
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Earnings Expectations for the Week of August 1
Sunday, July 31, 2011 - 9:02am | 1197Quarterly reports of note scheduled for this week include those from Archer Daniels Midland (NYSE: ADM), General Motors (NYSE: GM), MasterCard (NYSE: MA), Procter & Gamble (NYSE: PG) and Time Warner (NYSE: TWX), all of which are expected to post earnings growth, as well as Pfizer (NYSE: PFE)...
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Citi Maintains Buy on Franklin Resources
Tuesday, July 12, 2011 - 7:29am | 126Citi is out with its report today on Franklin Resources (NYSE: BEN), maintaining Buy. In a note to clients, Citi writes, "We rate BEN shares Buy/Low Risk (1L). In our opinion, BEN is an inexpensive a global asset manager with a strong balance sheet. Despite putting up best in class AUM growth and...
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Citi Maintains Buy on Franklin Resources
Thursday, June 9, 2011 - 6:53am | 126Citi is out with its report today on Franklin Resources (NYSE: BEN), maintaining Buy. In a note to clients, Citi writes, "We rate BEN shares Buy/Low Risk (1L). In our opinion, BEN is an inexpensive a global asset manager with a strong balance sheet. Despite putting up best in class AUM growth and...
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Bank of America Upgrades Franklin resources To Buy, Raises PO To $156
Tuesday, May 31, 2011 - 5:51am | 29Bank of America has upgraded Franklin Resources (NYSE: BEN) from Neutral to buy and has raised the price objective from $141 to $156.
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Deutsche Bank Retains Hold Rating On Franklin Resources
Thursday, May 26, 2011 - 6:38am | 131According to Deutsche Bank, Franklin Resources (NYSE: BEN) held a management meeting. Deutsche Bank said that while most trends at Franklin are favorable (healthy flows & cash levels) and the firm is well positioned given its product, distribution, geographic, long-term performance, and...
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JP Morgan Raises PT On Franklin Resources To $137
Tuesday, May 10, 2011 - 5:32am | 27JP Morgan has raised the price target on Franklin Resources (NYSE: BEN) from $135 to $137 and maintains its Neutral rating.
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J.P. Morgan Previews IVZ And BEN April AUM
Friday, May 6, 2011 - 6:53am | 149Franklin Resources Inc. (NYSE: BEN) and Invesco Ltd. (NYSE: IVZ) will report April AUM next week, J.P. Morgan Reports. “We think both companies will report impressive numbers and we would expect both stocks to react favorably,” J.P. Morgan writes. “Franklin reports on Monday after the close and...
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UPDATE: J.P. Morgan Raises PT on Franklin Resources to $135 (BEN)
Friday, April 29, 2011 - 8:25am | 117J.P. Morgan is out with its report today on Franklin Resources (NYSE: BEN), raising its PT from $134 to $135. In a note to clients, J.P. Morgan writes, "We now consider EPS growth a core competency for Franklin, and we raise estimates accordingly. Global markets have been strong so far this...
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UPDATE: Jefferies Raises PT on Franklin Resources to $130 (BEN)
Friday, April 29, 2011 - 6:59am | 76Jefferies is out with its report today on Franklin Resources (NYSE: BEN), raising its PT from $125 to $130. In a note to clients, Jefferies writes, "Our $130 price target, is based upon a 14.5x multiple of our CY2011 estimate. BEN is currently trading at 14.3x our CY2011 estimates, essentially in...