Franklin Resources (NYSE:BEN) reported quarterly earnings of $0.70 per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $0.55 by 27.27 percent. This is a 18.64 percent increase over earnings of $0.59 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $2.327 billion which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $1.713 billion by 35.83 percent. This is a 3.33 percent increase over sales of $2.252 billion the same period last year.