-- 獨立研究機構CFRA向提供了以下研究報告。 CFRA分析師總結如下：BEN公佈的3月季度調整後每股收益為0.71美元，高於去年同期的0.47美元，超出市場普遍預期的0.55美元和我們先前預測的0.56美元。營業收入較去年同期成長9%，超過我們先前5%-8%的成長預期，其中投資管理費成長9%。由於費用成長受到控制，營業利潤率從6.9%提高至14.1%。我們對最新的季度業績感到鼓舞，並認為BEN多元化的資產管理規模是一個積極的發展趨勢。 Western Asset Management的法律問題可能仍然令人擔憂，其前聯席首席投資長Ken Leech的詐欺案審判定於2026年6月進行。資產管理規模成長9%至1.68兆美元，反映資金流動狀況改善，長期淨流入169億美元，而去年同期為淨流出262億美元，儘管2025財年（截至9月）的淨流出總額為974億美元。 BEN的資產管理規模組成中，40%為股票，26%為固定收益，17%為另類投資，比一些同業提供了更高的多元化程度。我們認為Western Asset的不當行為已嚴重損害了BEN的品牌形象。
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