At the time of writing, Franklin Resources, Inc [BEN] stock is trading at $22.78, up 2.75%. 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 4.11% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 2.71%, 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 May 14, 2025, when TD Cowen upgraded its rating to a Buy but kept the price target unchanged to $27 for it. Previously, Goldman upgraded its rating to Neutral on January 06, 2025, and elevated its price target to $22. On September 12, 2024, Wells Fargo initiated with a Equal Weight rating and assigned a price target of $20 on the stock. Barclays started tracking the stock assigning a Underweight rating and suggested a price target of $20 on August 27, 2024. Wells Fargo upgraded its rating to a Equal Weight and raised its price target to $30 on January 08, 2024. TD Cowen started tracking with a Market Perform rating for this stock on January 04, 2024, and assigned it a price target of $32.
For the past year, the stock price of Franklin Resources, Inc fluctuated between $16.25 and $24.36. 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 $22.78 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 18.04% based on the average BEN price forecast.
Analyzing the BEN fundamentals
According to Franklin Resources, Inc [NYSE:BEN], the company’s sales were 8.70B for trailing twelve months, which represents an 1.12% jump. 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. An extended analysis of the company’s primary financial structure reveals a debt-to-equity ratio of1.07.
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 22.46 points at the first support level, and at 22.13 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 23.03, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 23.27.
Ratios To Look Out For
It is important to note that Franklin Resources, Inc [NYSE:BEN] has a current ratio of 1.95. Further, the Quick Ratio stands at 1.95, while the Cash Ratio is 2.81. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 1.38, the price to book ratio is 0.97 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 32.99.
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.
