Franklin Resources, Inc [BEN] stock is trading at $24.82, down -0.96%. Until recently, the best way to gauge how the stock has performed was to look at its short-term value. The BEN shares have lost -3.39% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 2.22%, 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 June 27, 2025, when Goldman upgraded its rating to a Buy but kept the price target unchanged to $29 for it. Previously, TD Cowen upgraded its rating to Buy on May 14, 2025, and kept the price target unchanged to $27. On January 06, 2025, upgrade upgraded it’s rating to Neutral and revised its price target to $22 on the stock. Wells Fargo started tracking the stock assigning a Equal Weight rating and suggested a price target of $20 on September 12, 2024. Barclays initiated its recommendation with a Underweight and recommended $20 as its price target on August 27, 2024. Wells Fargo upgraded its rating to Equal Weight for this stock on January 08, 2024, and upped its price target to $30. In a note dated January 04, 2024, TD Cowen initiated an Market Perform rating and provided a target price of $32 on this stock.
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 $24.82 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 8.34% 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 0.6% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.09%, 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 0.03. An extended analysis of the company’s primary financial structure reveals a debt-to-equity ratio of1.09.
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 24.68 points at the first support level, and at 24.54 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 25.07, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 25.32.
Ratios To Look Out For
For context, Franklin Resources, Inc’s Current Ratio is 1.53. As well, the Quick Ratio is 1.53, while the Cash Ratio is 1.94. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 1.49, the price to book ratio is 1.05 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 47.59.
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.
