Franklin Universal Trust (FT) Stock

About Franklin Universal Trust

Established on September 23, 1988, Franklin Universal Trust operates as a U.S.-domiciled, closed-end balanced mutual fund. It was initiated by Franklin Resources, Inc. and is actively managed by Franklin Advisers, Inc. The fund directs its capital towards the public equity and fixed income markets throughout the United States, specifically focusing its equity investments on the utility sector. Employing fundamental analysis, it constructs a diverse portfolio comprising corporate debt instruments and dividend-yielding utility stocks. For performance evaluation, the trust measures its equity holdings against the S&P 500 Electric Utilities Index, while its fixed income components are benchmarked against the Credit Suisse High Yield.

Franklin Universal Trust is headquartered in US.

Franklin Universal Trust (FT) stock trades at $8.03 with a market capitalization of $201.81M. The stock is valued at a price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 6.13, price-to-book of 0.89, price-to-sales of 12.75. Over the past 52 weeks the stock has ranged between $7.73 and $8.35, and currently trades 3.8% below its 52-week high. It pays a dividend yielding 6.35%.

On profitability, Franklin Universal Trust generates a return on equity (ROE) of 14.84%, above the typical market average, return on capital employed of 12.61%, an operating margin of 229.39%, a net profit margin of 206.52%.

Official website: www.franklintempleton.com/retail/jsp_app/products/closed_end_fund.jsp?fundNumber=002