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Franklin Universal Trust (FT) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$7.52 +0.03 (+0.33%)
Closing price 03:58 PM Eastern
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$7.52 0.00 (0.00%)
As of 04:05 PM Eastern
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About Franklin Universal Trust Stock (NYSE:FT)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$7.49
$7.54
50-Day Range
$7.44
$7.66
52-Week Range
$6.34
$7.80
Volume
45,825 shs
Average Volume
43,548 shs
Market Capitalization
$189.12 million
P/E Ratio
N/A
Dividend Yield
6.78%
Price Target
N/A
Consensus Rating
N/A

Company Overview

Franklin Universal Trust is a closed-ended balanced mutual fund launched by Franklin Resources, Inc. The fund is managed by Franklin Advisers, Inc. It invests in the public equity and fixed income markets of the United States. The fund invests in companies operating in utility sector. It employs fundamental analysis to invest in a diversified portfolio of corporate bonds and dividend paying utility stocks. The fund benchmarks the equity component of its balanced portfolio against the S&P 500 Electric Utilities Index and the fixed component against the Credit Suisse High Yield. Franklin Universal Trust was formed on September 23, 1988 and is domiciled in the United States.

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FT Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Franklin Universal Trust's stock was trading at $7.31 at the beginning of the year. Since then, FT stock has increased by 2.9% and is now trading at $7.5250.
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Top institutional investors of Franklin Universal Trust include Moloney Securities Asset Management LLC (2.68%), LPL Financial LLC (2.60%), Stifel Financial Corp (1.09%) and Hennion & Walsh Asset Management Inc. (1.04%).
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Shares of FT stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Franklin Universal Trust investors own include Enterprise Products Partners (EPD), DoubleLine Income Solutions Fund (DSL), Energy Transfer (ET), Enbridge (ENB), AT&T (T), BlackRock Science and Technology Term Trust (BSTZ) and Dominion Energy (D).

Company Calendar

Record date for 2/28 Dividend
2/18/2025
Ex-Dividend for 2/28 Dividend
2/18/2025
Dividend Payable
2/28/2025
Record date for 3/31 Dividend
3/17/2025
Ex-Dividend for 3/31 Dividend
3/17/2025
Today
3/31/2025
Dividend Payable
3/31/2025
Next Earnings (Estimated)
4/30/2025
Fiscal Year End
8/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Sector
Finance
Industry
Investment offices, not elsewhere classified
Sub-Industry
Financial Services
Current Symbol
NYSE:FT
Fax
N/A
Employees
N/A
Year Founded
N/A

Profitability

Trailing P/E Ratio
N/A
Forward P/E Ratio
N/A
P/E Growth
N/A
Pretax Margin
N/A

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$34.97 million
Price / Cash Flow
N/A
Price / Book
N/A

Miscellaneous

Free Float
23,174,000
Market Cap
$188.87 million
Optionable
Not Optionable
Beta
0.75
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This page (NYSE:FT) was last updated on 3/31/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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