Franklin Premier Income Trust (PPT) Stock Analysis

Company Overview

Franklin Premier Income Trust trades under the ticker PPT. It is classified in the Asset Management industry, within the Financial Services sector.

The most recent close on file for PPT is $3.40, dated September 4, 2026. The close was unchanged from the previous session. The 52-week range on file runs from $3.37 to $3.77. The latest close sits 0.89% above that 52-week low.

Financial Health

In fiscal 2025, Franklin Premier Income Trust reported revenue of $25.74M. Against the prior fiscal year total of $32.69M, that is a change of −21.27%. The same year closed with net income of $24.99M. That is −21.93% against the prior fiscal year. Profit margin runs at 141.57%. That is 117.5 percentage points above the Asset Management median of 24.09%. Trailing earnings per share are 0.31.

Across the 4 fiscal years on file, revenue moves from −$19.52M in 2022 to $25.74M in 2025. Of those 4 years, 3 report positive net income.

Valuation Assessment

The trailing P/E ratio stands at 10.97. That is 6.09% above the Asset Management median of 10.34. The medians here are taken across 561 Asset Management companies that report the metric.

The trailing one-year price return is −0.39%. Measured over 10 years, that is +4.34% a year compounded. The reported beta is 0.27. Annualized volatility over the trailing 10 years is 14.39%.

Growth & Income

PPT pays a dividend yielding 9.18%. That is 1.1 percentage points above the Asset Management median yield of 8.11%. At the indicated rate that is $0.31 a share a year. The ex-dividend date on file is September 23, 2026. Dividends are recorded for 11 calendar years; 2026 shows 8 payments totalling $0.21 a share. The year before, 2025, totalled $0.31 a share.

The strongest complete calendar year on file is 2019 at +25.54%; the weakest is 2022 at −7.75%. Of the 9 complete calendar years on file, 5 finished higher. 2026 is still running; the price is +1.17% year to date.