Franklin Resources (NYSE: BEN) reported quarterly earnings of $0.72 per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $0.67 by 7.46 percent. This is a 46.94 percent increase over earnings of $0.49 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $2.358 billion which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $1.762 billion by 33.86 percent. This is a 14.24 percent increase over sales of $2.064 billion the same period last year.