LON:FRAN Franchise Brands (FRAN) Share Price, News & Analysis GBX 147 +5.00 (+3.52%) As of 12:27 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Stock Analysis Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesBuy This Stock About Franchise Brands Stock (LON:FRAN) View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart 1 Day 5 Days 30 Days 90 Days 1 Year Advanced 1 Day 1 Day 5 Days 30 Days 90 Days 1 Year Advanced Show volume Show extended hours Get Franchise Brands alerts:Sign Up Key Stats Today's Range 143▼ 147.2850-Day Range 111.98▼ 142.5052-Week Range 104.66▼ 160Volume174,922 shsAverage Volume301,408 shsMarket Capitalization£281.77 millionP/E Ratio31.68Dividend Yield1.76%Price TargetGBX 197.50Consensus RatingBuy Company Overview Franchise Brands is an international, multi-brand franchisor focused on B2B van-based service with seven franchise brands and a presence in 10 countries across the UK, North America and Europe. The Group is focused on building market-leading businesses primarily via a franchise model and has a combined network of over 600 franchisees. The Company owns several market-leading brands with long trading histories, including Pirtek in Europe, Filta, Metro Rod and Metro Plumb, all of which benefit from the Group's central support services, particularly technology, marketing, and finance. At the heart of Franchise Brands' business-building strategy is helping its franchisees grow their businesses: "as they grow, we grow". Franchise Brands employs almost 650 people across the Group and there are over 3,000 people in the franchise community. Franchise Brands plc is quoted on the Alternative Investment Market (“AIM”) of the London Stock Exchange. The Company’s shares trade under the ticker code FRAN.L. For further information, visit www.franchisebrands.co.uk. Read More Franchise Brands Stock Analysis - MarketRank™See Top-Rated MarketRank™ Stocks79th Percentile Overall ScoreFRAN MarketRank™: Franchise Brands scored higher than 79% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation. Analyst's Opinion4.1 / 5Analyst RatingBuy Consensus RatingFranchise Brands has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 3 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.Upside PotentialFranchise Brands has a consensus price target of GBX 197.50, representing about 34.4% upside from its current price of GBX 147.Amount of Analyst CoverageFranchise Brands has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days.Read more about Franchise Brands' stock forecast and price target. Earnings and Valuation0.6 / 5Proj. Earnings GrowthN/A Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Franchise Brands is 31.68, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.42.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Franchise Brands is 31.68, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Industrials sector average P/E ratio of about 25.34.Price to Book Value per Share RatioFranchise Brands has a P/B Ratio of 1.31. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities. Short InterestN/AShort Interest LevelN/A Short InterestThere is no current short interest data available for FRAN. Dividend1.7 / 5Dividend StrengthWeak Dividend YieldFranchise Brands pays a meaningful dividend of 1.76%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.Dividend GrowthFranchise Brands does not have a long track record of dividend growth.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of Franchise Brands is 52.80%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.Read more about Franchise Brands' dividend. News and Social Media1.8 / 5News Sentiment-0.08 News SentimentFranchise Brands has a news sentiment score of -0.08. 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 lower news sentiment than the 0.56 average news sentiment score of Industrials companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 8 news articles for Franchise Brands this week, compared to 5 articles on an average week.Search Interest3 people have searched for FRAN on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 200% compared to the previous 30 days. Company Ownership3.8 / 5Insider TradingAcquiring Shares Net Insider BuyingOver the last three months, insiders have purchased a net £84,100 in company stock, which represents 0.0298% of the company's market cap.Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, Franchise Brands insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought £84,100 in company stock and sold GBX 0 in company stock.Percentage Held by Insiders31.78% of the stock of Franchise Brands is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.Percentage Held by Institutions19.92% of the stock of Franchise Brands is held by institutions.Read more about Franchise Brands' insider trading history. Receive FRAN Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for Franchise Brands and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Submit View SMS TermsSMS is currently available in Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, New Zealand, the Netherlands, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States. By entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. 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The last time I saw something like this was in 2008 when I predicted a stock market meltdown just three weeks before Lehman went under.May 8 at 1:00 AM | Paradigm Press (Ad)How To Start A Franchise BusinessMay 6 at 10:48 PM | forbes.comCould Central Asia Be A High-Potential Region For American Franchises?May 6 at 5:48 PM | forbes.comWorkplace catering surges 26% as franchises tap new revenueMay 6 at 5:48 PM | msn.comBoardroom Salon for Men Releases 2026 Franchise Disclosure DocumentMay 4, 2026 | finance.yahoo.comYoungstown brand signs 20 new franchise deals, enters new states to start 2026May 3, 2026 | msn.comSee More Headlines FRAN Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions How have FRAN shares performed this year? Franchise Brands' stock was trading at GBX 139.50 at the beginning of 2026. Since then, FRAN stock has increased by 5.4% and is now trading at GBX 147. How were Franchise Brands' earnings last quarter? Franchise Brands plc (LON:FRAN) posted its earnings results on Wednesday, March, 25th. The company reported $9.00 earnings per share for the quarter. Franchise Brands had a net margin of 6.32% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 4.06%. How do I buy shares of Franchise Brands? Shares of FRAN stock and other U.K. stocks can be purchased through online brokerage accounts that support trading on the London Stock Exchange (LSX). Some U.K. companies can be purchased through major U.S. brokerages in the form of American Depository Receipts (ADRs), which are placeholder equities held in a trust by a bank that represent shares of a foreign stock. What other stocks do shareholders of Franchise Brands own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Franchise Brands investors own include Aviva (AV), B&M European Value Retail (BME), Coats Group (COA), 4D pharma (DDDD), genedrive (GDR), Greencore Group (GNC) and IQE (IQE). Company Calendar Last Earnings3/25/2026Today5/08/2026Get Stock AlertsIndustry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeLON SectorIndustrials Industry Specialty Business Services Sub-IndustryN/A Current SymbolLON:FRAN CIKN/A Webwww.franchisebrands.co.uk Phone44 80 0012 6462FaxN/AEmployees715Year FoundedN/APrice Target and Rating Average Price Target for Franchise BrandsGBX 197.50 High Price TargetGBX 210 Low Price TargetGBX 185 Potential Upside/Downside+34.1%Consensus RatingBuy Rating Score (0-4)3.00 Research Coverage3 Analysts Profitability EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)GBX 4.64 Trailing P/E Ratio31.74 Forward P/E Ratio13.00 P/E GrowthN/ANet Income£7.75 million Net Margins6.32% Pretax MarginN/A Return on Equity4.06% Return on Assets3.24% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio36.34 Current Ratio1.15 Quick Ratio1.57 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales£142.15 million Price / Sales1.99 Cash FlowGBX 5.08 per share Price / Cash Flow29.00 Book ValueGBX 112.31 per share Price / Book1.31Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares191,681,000Free FloatN/AMarket Cap£282.30 million OptionableNot Optionable Beta0.46 Don't wait for the SpaceX IPOThe space race is growing fast, and you don’t have to wait for SpaceX to go public to invest. 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