Franklin Resources, Inc [BEN] stock is trading at $23.59, up 0.81%. An important factor to consider is whether the stock is rising or falling in short-term value. The BEN shares have gain 4.66% over the last week, with a monthly amount drifted -3.95%, and not 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 October 03, 2025, when BMO Capital Markets initiated its Outperform rating and assigned the stock a price target of $26. Previously, Goldman upgraded its rating to Buy on June 27, 2025, and kept the price target unchanged to $29. On May 14, 2025, upgrade upgraded it’s rating to Buy but maintained its price target of $27 on the stock. Goldman upgraded its rating to a Neutral and increased its price target to $22 on January 06, 2025. Wells Fargo initiated its recommendation with a Equal Weight and recommended $20 as its price target on September 12, 2024. Barclays started tracking with a Underweight rating for this stock on August 27, 2024, and assigned it a price target of $20. In a note dated January 08, 2024, Wells Fargo upgraded an Equal Weight rating on this stock and boosted its target price from $24 to $30.
Franklin Resources, Inc [BEN] stock has fluctuated between $16.25 and $26.08 over the past year. 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 $23.59 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 13.99% based on the average BEN price forecast.
Analyzing the BEN fundamentals
Franklin Resources, Inc [NYSE:BEN] reported sales of 8.64B for the trailing twelve months, which represents a drop of -3.14%. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.8% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.04%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.06%, 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 0.02 and Total Capital is 0.01. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 1.09.
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 23.27 points at the first support level, and at 22.95 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 23.85, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 24.11.
Ratios To Look Out For
For context, Franklin Resources, Inc’s Current Ratio is 1.53. On the other hand, the Quick Ratio is 1.53, and the Cash Ratio is 1.94. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 1.42, the price to book ratio is 1.00 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 45.23.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC, Affiliate of Investment Adv., that happened on Jul 15 ’25 when 1.52 million shares were sold. Affiliate of Investment Adv., FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC completed a deal on Apr 17 ’25 to sell 0.86 million shares. Meanwhile, 10% Owner JOHNSON CHARLES B bought 420.0 shares on Apr 04 ’25.
