Franklin Resources, Inc (BEN) Shares on the Rise: Short-term Analysis

Franklin Resources, Inc [BEN] stock is trading at $22.24, up 10.37%. It is a good measure of the stock’s recent performance to check whether the stock’s short-term value is rising or falling. The BEN shares have gain 10.70% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 10.59%, and seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.

From an analyst’s perspective:

Franklin Resources, Inc [NYSE: BEN] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on January 06, 2025, when Goldman upgraded its rating to a Neutral and also boosted its price target to $22 from $21. Previously, Wells Fargo started tracking the stock with Equal Weight rating on September 12, 2024, and set its price target to $20. On August 27, 2024, Barclays initiated with a Underweight rating and assigned a price target of $20 on the stock. Wells Fargo upgraded its rating to a Equal Weight and increased its price target to $30 on January 08, 2024. TD Cowen initiated its recommendation with a Market Perform and recommended $32 as its price target on January 04, 2024. In a note dated December 15, 2022, Wells Fargo initiated an Underweight rating and provided a target price of $26 on this stock.

Franklin Resources, Inc [BEN] stock has fluctuated between $18.83 and $28.61 over the past year. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $20.67 within the next 12 months. Franklin Resources, Inc [NYSE: BEN] shares were valued at $22.24 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential drop of -7.06% based on the average BEN price forecast.

Analyzing the BEN fundamentals

Franklin Resources, Inc [NYSE:BEN] reported sales of 8.68B for the trailing twelve months, which represents a growth of 6.99%. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.67% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.11%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.09%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.04%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.01, Equity is 0.03 and Total Capital is 0.03. An extended analysis of the company’s primary financial structure reveals a debt-to-equity ratio of0.08.

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 20.35 points at the first support level, and at 18.46 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 23.36, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 24.48.

Ratios To Look Out For

Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 1.34, the price to book ratio is 0.94 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 34.11.

Transactions by insiders

Recent insider trading involved FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC, Affiliate of Investment Adv, that happened on Dec 16 ’24 when 2209.0 shares were sold. Affiliate of Investment Adv, FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC completed a deal on Dec 10 ’24 to sell 2610.0 shares. Meanwhile, Affiliate of Investment Adv FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC sold 8467.0 shares on Oct 16 ’24.

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