Franklin Resources (NYSE:BEN) reported quarterly earnings of $0.71 per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $0.55 by 29.09 percent. This is a 51.06 percent increase over earnings of $0.47 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $2.294 billion which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $1.709 billion by 34.19 percent. This is a 8.67 percent increase over sales of $2.111 billion the same period last year.