Legg Mason

Financial | Asset Management | USA

Legg Mason (LM) Tops Q4 Earnings Estimates

Legg Mason (LM) came out with quarterly earnings of $0.70 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.53 per share. This compares to earnings of $0.86 per share a year ago. These figures are adjusted for non-recurring items.

This quarterly report represents an earnings surprise of 32.08%. A quarter ago, it was expected that this money manager would post earnings of $0.69 per share when it actually produced earnings of $0.73, delivering a surprise of 5.80%.

Over the last four quarters, the company has surpassed consensus EPS estimates three times.

Legg Mason, which belongs to the Zacks Financial - Investment Management industry, posted revenues of $692.61 million for the quarter ended March 2019, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 1%. This compares to year-ago revenues of $785.05 million. The company has topped consensus revenue estimates just once over the last four quarters.

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Franklin Resources to Buy Legg Mason for $4.5 Billion

Franklin Resources will buy rival asset manager Legg Mason for $50 cash per share.

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