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Ticker
FT

Price
7.95
Stock movement up
+0.02 (0.25%)
Company name
Franklin Universal Closed Fund
Exchange
(NYSE
,
Currency
USD
)
Sector
Financial Services >
Asset Management
Market cap
199.80M
Ent value
260.48M
Price/Sales
7.37
Price/Book
0.97
Div yield
6.42%
Div growth
5.84%
Growth years
-
FCF payout
-
Trailing P/E
6.59
Forward P/E
-
PEG
-
EPS growth
7.20%
1 year return
4.88%
3 year return
-
5 year return
-
10 year return
-
Last updated: 2025-10-30

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DIVIDENDS

Dividend yield - 5y

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Dividend yield data
Dividend per share0.51
Dividend yield6.42%
Payout frequencyMonthly
Maximum yield7.42%
Average yield6.75%
Minimum yield6.27%
Discount to avg yield-5.29%
Upside potential-5.02%
Yield as % of max yield86.40%

Yield distribution (inverse percentile) - 5y

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Yield distribution data
Dividend yield6.42%
Current yield distribution86.47%
Yield at 100% (Min)6.27%
Yield at 90%6.39%
Yield at 80%6.47%
Yield at 50% (Median)6.83%
Yield at 20%6.90%
Yield at 10%7.03%
Yield at 0% (Max)7.42%

Dividend per share

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Dividend per share data
Years of growth-
CCC status-
Dividend per share0.51
Payout frequencyMonthly
Ex-div date17 Oct 2025
EPS (TTM)-
EPS (1y forward)-
EPS growth (5y)7.20%
EPS growth (5y forward)-

Dividend growth

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Dividend growth data
FTS&P500
DGR MR-1.16%-13.74%
DGR TTM0.39%6.60%
DGR 3 years9.92%5.24%
DGR 5 years5.84%5.40%
DGR 10 years1.03%7.07%
DGR 15 years0.75%6.12%
Time since last change announced95 days
EPS growth (5y)7.20%
EPS growth (5y forward)-

Payout ratio

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Payout ratio data
EPS coverageFCF coverage
TTM--
Average98.49%101.20%
Forward--

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VALUATION

Valuation Ratios

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Valuation Ratios data
Trailing P/E6.59
Price to OCF10.01
Price to FCF18.09
Price to EBITDA-
EV to EBITDA-

Valuation (Sales/Book Value)

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Valuation (Sales/Book Value) data
Price to Sales7.37
Price to Book0.97
EV to Sales9.61

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FINANCIALS

Per share

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Per share data
Current share count25.13M
EPS (TTM)-
FCF per share (TTM)-

Income statement

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Income statement data
Revenue (TTM)-
Gross profit (TTM)-
Operating income (TTM)-
Net income (TTM)-
EPS (TTM)-
EPS (1y forward)-

Margins

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Margins data
Gross margin (TTM)-
Operating margin (TTM)-
Profit margin (TTM)-

Balance Sheet

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Balance Sheet data
Cash87.36K
Net receivables4.09M
Total current assets4.18M
Goodwill0.00
Intangible assets0.00
Property, plant and equipment0.00
Total assets268.97M
Accounts payable727.67K
Short/Current long term debt60.00M
Total current liabilities727.67K
Total liabilities61.16M
Shareholder's equity0.00
Net tangible assets0.00

Cash flow

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Cash flow data
Operating cash flow (TTM)-
Capital expenditures (TTM)-
Free cash flow (TTM)-
Dividends paid (TTM)-

Financial returns

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Financial returns data
Return on Equity-
Return on Assets-
Return on Invested Capital-
Cash Return on Invested Capital-

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STOCK INFORMATION

Stock chart

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Stock price data
Open7.95
Daily high7.98
Daily low7.91
Daily Volume54K
All-time high10.25
1y analyst estimate-
Beta0.71
EPS (TTM)-
Dividend per share0.51
Ex-div date17 Oct 2025
Next earnings date-

Downside potential

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Downside potential data
FTS&P500
Current price drop from All-time high-22.44%-1.10%
Highest price drop-32.20%-19.00%
Date of highest drop8 Apr 20258 Apr 2025
Avg drop from high-25.69%-2.76%
Avg time to new high-5 days
Max time to new high266 days89 days

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COMPANY DETAILS
FT (Franklin Universal Closed Fund) company logo
Marketcap
199.80M
Marketcap category
Small-cap
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.
Employees
0
Investor relations
-
SEC filings
CEO
Country
USA
City
Stock type
-
CCC status
-
Dividend Frequency
Monthly
EVENTS AND PRESENTATIONS
EventsPresentations
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