A share price of Franklin Resources, Inc [BEN] is currently trading at $20.01, down -0.25%. One of the good ways to gauge the recent performance is if the stock’s short-term value is rising or falling. The BEN shares have gain 6.83% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 11.48%, 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 experienced fluctuations in its stock price throughout the past year between $16.25 and $24.86. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $26.89 within the next 12 months. Franklin Resources, Inc [NYSE: BEN] shares were valued at $20.01 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 34.38% based on the average BEN price forecast.
Analyzing the BEN fundamentals
Trailing Twelve Months sales for Franklin Resources, Inc [NYSE:BEN] were 8.70B which represents 1.12% growth. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.61% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.1%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.07%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.05%. 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. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 1.07.
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 19.85 points at the first support level, and at 19.69 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 20.24, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 20.46.
Ratios To Look Out For
Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 1.21, the price to book ratio is 0.85 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 28.98.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC, Affiliate of Investment Adv., that happened on Apr 17 ’25 when 0.86 million shares were sold. 10% Owner, JOHNSON CHARLES B completed a deal on Apr 04 ’25 to buy 420.0 shares. Meanwhile, 10% Owner JOHNSON CHARLES B sold 420.0 shares on Apr 04 ’25.
