Goldman Sachs Upgrades BEN and JNS, Downgrades WDR

August 3, 2009 7:17 AM EDT

Goldman Sachs made some rating changes in the Asset Manager group. The firm said fundamentals calls for a more positive bias on asset managers, but valuation keeps them at Neutral.

The firm upgraded Franklin Resources Inc. (NYSE: BEN) from Neutral to Buy, while downgrading Waddell & Reed Financial Inc. (NYSE: WDR) from Buy to Neutral. Janus Capital Group Inc. (NYSE: JNS) was upgraded from Sell to Neutral.


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BEN 106.56

-2.41 -2.21%
Volume: 173,074
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JNS 12.73

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WDR 28.33

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