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Franklin Universal Trust (FT)
8.09  0.02 (0.25%)    01-14 09:30
Open: 8.09
High: 8.09
Volume: 374
  
Pre. Close: 8.07
Low: 8.09
Market Cap: 203(M)
Technical analysis
2026-01-14 9:15:36 AM
Short term     
Mid term     
Targets 6-month :  9.47 1-year :  11.06
Resists First :  8.1 Second :  9.47
Pivot price 7.99
Supports First :  7.91 Second :  7.78
MAs MA(5) :  8 MA(20) :  7.96
MA(100) :  7.98 MA(250) :  7.72
MACD MACD :  0 Signal :  0
%K %D K(14,3) :  85.2 D(3) :  75.4
RSI RSI(14): 59.4
52-week High :  8.19 Low :  6.71
Price, MAs and Bollinger Bands

Price has closed above its short-term moving average. Short-term moving average is currently above mid-term; and above long-term moving average. From the relationship between price and moving averages: This stock is BULLISH in short-term; and BULLISH in mid-long term.
[ FT ] has closed below upper band by 3.8%. Bollinger Bands are 39.2% narrower than normal. The current width of the bands does not suggest anything about the future direction or movement of prices.

Stock Price Prediction
If tomorrow: Open lower Open higher
High: 8.12 - 8.15 8.15 - 8.19
Low: 7.93 - 7.97 7.97 - 8.02
Close: 8 - 8.07 8.07 - 8.13
Company Description

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.

Headline News

Wed, 14 Jan 2026
Franklin Universal Trust (NYSE:FT) to Issue Monthly Dividend of $0.04 - MarketBeat

Tue, 13 Jan 2026
Monthly payouts of $0.0425 set for Franklin Universal Trust in Q1 2026 - Stock Titan

Sun, 11 Jan 2026
Understanding the Setup: (FT) and Scalable Risk - Stock Traders Daily

Wed, 31 Dec 2025
The Technical Signals Behind (FT) That Institutions Follow - Stock Traders Daily

Tue, 30 Dec 2025
Franklin Universal Trust (“FT” or the “Fund”) Announces Notification of Sources of Distributions - marketscreener.com

Tue, 30 Dec 2025
Franklin Universal Trust Announces Distribution Sources for 2025 - Intellectia AI

Financial Analysis
Price to Book Value:
P/BV, a ratio used to compare book value to its current market price, to gauge whether a stock is valued properly.
Neutral
Price to Earnings:
PE, the ratio for valuing a company that measures its current share price relative to its earnings per share (EPS).
Neutral
Discounted cash flow:
DCF, a valuation method used to estimate the value of an investment based on its expected future cash flows.
Outperform
Return on Assets:
ROA, indicates how profitable a company is in relation to its total assets, how efficiently uses assets to generate a profit.
Outperform
Return on Equity:
ROE, a measure of financial performance calculated by dividing net income by equity. a gauge of profitability and efficiency.
Neutral
Debt to Equity:
evaluate financial leverage, reflects the ability of equity to cover outstanding debts in the event of a business downturn.
Neutral
Stock Basics & Statistics
Exchange:
NYSE
Sector:
Financial Services
Industry:
Asset Management
Shares Out 25 (M)
Shares Float 0 (M)
Held by Insiders 0 (%)
Held by Institutions 20.5 (%)
Shares Short 21 (K)
Shares Short P.Month 25 (K)
Stock Financials
EPS 0.76
EPS Est Next Qtrly 0
EPS Est This Year 0
EPS Est Next Year 0
Book Value (p.s.) 8.46
Profit Margin 125.9 %
Operating Margin 80 %
Return on Assets (ttm) 2.9 %
Return on Equity (ttm) 9.1 %
Qtrly Rev. Growth -27.2 %
Gross Profit (p.s.) 0.6
Sales Per Share 0.6
EBITDA (p.s.) 0
Qtrly Earnings Growth 709.9 %
Operating Cash Flow 13 (M)
Levered Free Cash Flow 4 (M)
Stock Valuations
PE Ratio 10.48
PEG Ratio 0
Price to Book value 0.95
Price to Sales 13.28
Price to Cash Flow 15.81
Stock Dividends
Dividend 0.03
Forward Dividend 0
Dividend Yield 0.4%
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Ex-Dividend Date Invalid DateTime.

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