Franklin Resources (NYSE:
BEN) reported quarterly earnings of $0.49 per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $0.48 by 2.08 percent. This is a 18.33 percent decrease over earnings of $0.60 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $2.064 billion which missed the analyst consensus estimate of $2.346 billion by 12.01 percent. This is a 2.78 percent decrease over sales of $2.123 billion the same period last year.