Franklin Universal Trust (Franklin Universal Trust) Risk Assessment

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What is Franklin Universal Trust Risk Assessment?

Risk Assessment represents the investment risk of a stock derived from our exclusive method. It suggests how risky the investment opportunity is based on the valuation and the fundamental performance of the stock. It is derived from following key aspects:

1. GuruFocus internally developed valuations of the stock, such as GF valuation.
2. Quality Rank, a business quality indicator developed by GuruFocus.
3. Fundamental performance: Piotroski F-Score, Altman Z-Score, Beneish M-Score, etc.
4. Growth opportunities: 5-year revenue growth rate, 5-Year EPS without NRI Growth Rate, etc.

Value investors are always willing to find undervalued stocks. However, not all the undervalued stocks are good deals, we should also be careful of how risky the investment opportunity is. We believe that if the company's financial strength and profitability are strong, and the stock price is within a reasonable range of the GF valuation, or stock has a high return with its price being undervalued, then it might be a good investment opportunity with low risk.

Based on those aspects listed above, GuruFocus believes the risk assessment of Franklin Universal Trust is: No Data: Cannot be evaluated.

Competitive Comparison of Franklin Universal Trust's Risk Assessment

For the Asset Management subindustry, Franklin Universal Trust's Risk Assessment, along with its competitors' market caps and Risk Assessment data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.

Franklin Universal Trust's Risk Assessment Distribution in the Asset Management Industry

For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, Franklin Universal Trust's Risk Assessment distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Franklin Universal Trust's Risk Assessment falls into.

Franklin Universal Trust (NYSE:FT) Risk Assessment Explanation

Based on the four aspects listed above, GuruFocus provides the following 7 evaluations:

All-in-One Screener Examples (1)
Low Risk: Strong fundamentals, worth long-term holding
Moderate Risk: Sensitive, better choose undervalued stock
High Risk: High uncertainty with risk-return tradeoff
High Risk: Good fundamentals, beware of shrinking business
High Risk: Sensitive to economic or industry trends
High Risk: High uncertainty
No Data: Cannot be evaluated

(1) These are some simple examples. You can access our Risk Assessment filter under All-in-One Screener’s Fundamental tab and set your own criteria.

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Franklin Universal Trust (Franklin Universal Trust) Business Description

Industry

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Comparable Companies

Traded in Other Exchanges

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Address

One Franklin Parkway, San Mateo, CA, USA, 94403-1906

Website

https://www.franklintempleton.com

Franklin Universal Trust is a closed-end management investment company. Its primary investment objective is to provide high, current income consistent with the preservation of capital. Its secondary objective is the growth of income through dividend increases and capital appreciation. The fund invests in two asset classes being the high yield bonds and utility stocks.

Executives

Metlife Investment Management, Llc	10 percent owner	ONE METLIFE WAY, WHIPPANY NJ 07981
Christine M. Debevec	officer: VP & Assistant Secretary	ONE FRANKLIN PARKWAY, SAN MATEO CA 94403
Ted P Becker	officer: Chief Compliance Officer	399 PARK AVENUE, 4TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
George P. Hoyt	officer: VP & Assistant Secretary	C/O FRANKLIN TEMPLETON, 100 FIRST STAMFORD PLACE, STAMFORD CT 06902
Oliveira Marc De	officer: VP & Assistant Secretary	C/O LEGG MASON & CO. LLC, ONE FIRST STAMFORD PLACE, STAMFORD CT 06902
Alexander Kymn	officer: VP & Assistant Secretary	WELLS FARGO BANK, 45 FREMONT STREET, 26TH FLOOR, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94105
Harris Goldblat	officer: VP & Assistant Secretary	ONE FRANKLIN PARKWAY, SAN MATEO CA 94403
Tara E. Gormel	officer: VP & Assistant Secretary	ONE FRANKLIN PARKWAY, SAN MATEO CA 94403
J Michael Luttig	other: Trustee	C/O THE BOEING COMPANY, 100 NORTH RIVERSIDE PLAZA, CHICAGO IL 60606-1596
Christopher Kings	officer: CFO, CAO and Treasurer	ONE FRANKLIN PARKWAY, SAN MATEO CA 94403
Jeffrey White	officer: Interim CFO, CAO and Treasurer	3355 DATA DRIVE, RANCHO CORDOVA CA 95670
Susan Kerr	officer: VP - AML Compliance	280 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10017
Valerie Williams	other: Trustee	C/O OMNICOM GROUP INC., 280 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10017
Robert Kubilis	officer: CFO, CAO and Treasurer	FRANKLIN TEMPLETON INVESTMENTS, 300 S.E. 2ND STREET, FORT LAUDERDALE FL 33301-1923
Sonal Desai	officer: Pres. & CEO - Invest. Mgmt.	ONE FRANKLIN PARKWAY, SMO-920/3, SAN MATEO CA 94403