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Franklin Electric (FELE) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$91.92 -0.43 (-0.47%)
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About Franklin Electric Stock (NASDAQ:FELE)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$91.25
$92.06
50-Day Range
$84.61
$93.08
52-Week Range
$78.87
$111.94
Volume
174,690 shs
Average Volume
267,095 shs
Market Capitalization
$4.19 billion
P/E Ratio
24.06
Dividend Yield
1.15%
Price Target
$94.00
Consensus Rating
Hold

Company Overview

Franklin Electric Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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87th Percentile Overall Score

FELE MarketRank™: 

Franklin Electric scored higher than 87% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 37th out of 177 stocks in the industrials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Franklin Electric has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.00, and is based on no buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Franklin Electric has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

  • Read more about Franklin Electric's stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Franklin Electric are expected to grow by 10.98% in the coming year, from $4.19 to $4.65 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Franklin Electric is 24.18, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 26.67.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Franklin Electric is 24.18, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Industrials sector average P/E ratio of about 25.68.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Franklin Electric has a PEG Ratio of 1.85. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Franklin Electric has a P/B Ratio of 3.33. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about Franklin Electric's valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    2.08% of the float of Franklin Electric has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Franklin Electric has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.8, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Franklin Electric has recently increased by 1.81%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.
  • Dividend Yield

    Franklin Electric pays a meaningful dividend of 1.17%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

  • Dividend Growth

    Franklin Electric has been increasing its dividend for 33 years.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of Franklin Electric is 27.75%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based on earnings estimates, Franklin Electric will have a dividend payout ratio of 22.80% next year. This indicates that Franklin Electric will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about Franklin Electric's dividend.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    2.08% of the float of Franklin Electric has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Franklin Electric has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.8, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Franklin Electric has recently increased by 1.81%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.
  • News Sentiment

    Franklin Electric has a news sentiment score of 1.76. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.61 average news sentiment score of Industrials companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 1 news article for Franklin Electric this week, compared to 5 articles on an average week.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    3 people have added Franklin Electric to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Franklin Electric insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $8,529,908.00 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 2.72% of the stock of Franklin Electric is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    79.98% of the stock of Franklin Electric is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about Franklin Electric's insider trading history.
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FELE Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Franklin Electric's stock was trading at $97.45 at the start of the year. Since then, FELE shares have decreased by 5.2% and is now trading at $92.35.

Franklin Electric Co., Inc. (NASDAQ:FELE) posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, April, 29th. The industrial products company reported $0.67 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.73 by $0.06. The company's quarterly revenue was down 1.2% compared to the same quarter last year.
Read the conference call transcript
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Franklin Electric's board initiated a stock buyback program on Friday, June 13th 2025, which permits the company to buy back 1,200,000 shares, according to EventVestor. This permits the company to buy shares of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback programs are generally an indication that the company's board believes its stock is undervalued.

Top institutional shareholders of Franklin Electric include First Merchants Corp (0.55%), Running Oak Capital LLC (0.39%), Dudley & Shanley Inc. (0.38%) and Fenimore Asset Management Inc (0.31%). Insiders that own company stock include Donald P Kenney, Jonathan M Grandon, Jay J Walsh, Gregg C Sengstack, Delancey W Davis, Kenneth Keene and David M Wathen.
View institutional ownership trends
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Shares of FELE stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Franklin Electric investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Tesla (TSLA), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Home Depot (HD), Meta Platforms (META) and Chevron (CVX).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
4/29/2025
Record date for 5/22 Dividend
5/08/2025
Ex-Dividend for 5/22 Dividend
5/08/2025
Dividend Payable
5/22/2025
Today
7/23/2025
Next Earnings (Estimated)
7/29/2025
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NASDAQ
Industry
MACH - ELECTRICAL
Sub-Industry
Electrical Components & Equipment
Current Symbol
NASDAQ:FELE
CIK
38725
Employees
6,300
Year Founded
1944

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$94.00
Low Price Target
$94.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+1.8%
Consensus Rating
Hold
Rating Score (0-4)
2.00
Research Coverage
1 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$3.82
Trailing P/E Ratio
24.18
Forward P/E Ratio
22.04
P/E Growth
1.85
Net Income
$180.31 million
Net Margins
8.85%
Pretax Margin
11.48%
Return on Equity
14.08%
Return on Assets
9.72%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
0.01
Current Ratio
1.98
Quick Ratio
0.82

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$2.02 billion
Price / Sales
2.09
Cash Flow
$5.24 per share
Price / Cash Flow
17.63
Book Value
$27.77 per share
Price / Book
3.33

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
45,596,000
Free Float
44,356,000
Market Cap
$4.21 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
1.07

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This page (NASDAQ:FELE) was last updated on 7/24/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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