Franklin Resources, Inc. [BEN] stock prices are up 0.65% to $20.25 at the moment. In order to assess the stock’s recent performance, you can check whether its short-term value is rising or falling. The BEN shares have gain 4.65% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 0.70%, and seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
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From an analyst’s perspective:
Franklin Resources, Inc. [NYSE: BEN] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on September 12, 2024, when Wells Fargo initiated its Equal Weight rating and assigned the stock a price target of $20. Previously, Barclays started tracking the stock with Underweight rating on August 27, 2024, and set its price target to $20. On January 08, 2024, upgrade upgraded it’s rating to Equal Weight and revised its price target to $30 on the stock. TD Cowen started tracking the stock assigning a Market Perform rating and suggested a price target of $32 on January 04, 2024. Wells Fargo started tracking with a Underweight rating for this stock on December 15, 2022, and assigned it a price target of $26. In a note dated October 19, 2022, Credit Suisse initiated an Neutral rating and provided a target price of $21 on this stock.
The stock price of Franklin Resources, Inc. [BEN] has been fluctuating between $18.94 and $30.32 over the past year. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $27 within the next 12 months. Franklin Resources, Inc. [NYSE: BEN] shares were valued at $20.25 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 33.33% based on the average BEN price forecast.
Analyzing the BEN fundamentals
The Franklin Resources, Inc. [NYSE:BEN] reported sales of 8.25B for trailing twelve months, representing a surge of 5.84%. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.62% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.12%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.16%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.1%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.03, Equity is 0.07 and Total Capital is 0.03. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 0.98.
Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 20.10 points at the first support level, and at 19.96 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 20.50, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 20.76.
Ratios To Look Out For
Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 1.28, the price to book ratio is 0.82 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 12.48.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved JOHNSON CHARLES B, 10% Owner, that happened on Sep 11 ’24 when 100000.0 shares were purchased. 10% Owner, JOHNSON CHARLES B completed a deal on Aug 29 ’24 to buy 100000.0 shares. Meanwhile, President and CEO JOHNSON JENNIFER M bought 12700.0 shares on Aug 28 ’24.
