Franklin Electric (FELE) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Franklin Electric Co., Inc. is a world‐leading manufacturer and distributor of systems and components for moving and managing water and fuel. Headquartered in Fort Wayne, Indiana, the company specializes in designing engineered pumping systems and related controls for residential, commercial and industrial applications.

Founded in 1944, Franklin Electric has built its reputation on submersible and surface pumping solutions for water wells, municipal water and wastewater treatment, irrigation and industrial fluid handling. Its product portfolio includes submersible motors and pumps, pump drive and control electronics, monitoring equipment and specialized well conversion solutions.

In addition to its core water business, the company develops and manufactures fuel and lubricant pumping systems for the petroleum distribution channel, including submersible turbine pumps, dispenser cabinets and point‐of‐sale control systems. These offerings serve convenience stores, service stations, fleet fueling and bulk fueling operations worldwide.

Franklin Electric serves a diversified global customer base through a network of manufacturing and distribution facilities across North America, Europe, Asia‐Pacific, Latin America and the Middle East. The company is led by Craig A. Buckles, its chairman and chief executive officer, supported by a management team with deep experience in fluid handling and global operations.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $102.72 to $104.97
• 50-Day Range: $99.63 to $110.05
• 52-Week Range: $89.54 to $115.82
• Volume: 15,858 shs
• Average Volume: 319,548 shs
• Market Capitalization: $4.54 billion
• P/E Ratio: 29.64
• Dividend Yield: 1.09%
• Price Target: $114.50
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Franklin Electric Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Franklin Electric scored higher than 89% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 164th out of 670 stocks in the industrials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.4 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

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 strong buy ratings, no buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Franklin Electric has a consensus price target of $114.50, representing about 10.1% upside from its current price of $104.02.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Franklin Electric has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 10.75%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Franklin Electric are expected to grow by 10.75% in the coming year, from $4.65 to $5.15 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Franklin Electric is 29.98, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 39.96.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Franklin Electric is 29.98, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Industrials sector average P/E ratio of about 27.54.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Franklin Electric has a PEG Ratio of 1.90. 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 3.49. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 5.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

1.47% 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 1.85, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Franklin Electric has recently decreased by 15.60%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 4.2 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Yield

Franklin Electric pays a meaningful dividend of 1.06%, 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 32.28%. 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 21.75% next year. This indicates that Franklin Electric will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.6 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.68

News Sentiment

Franklin Electric has a news sentiment score of 1.68. 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 0.69 average news sentiment score of Industrials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 4 news articles for Franklin Electric this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

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 $1,486,326.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

2.89% 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.

Company Calendar

• Record date for 5/21 Dividend: 5/07/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 5/21 Dividend: 5/07/2026
• Dividend Payable: 5/21/2026
• Last Earnings: 7/28/2026
• Record date for 8/20 Dividend: 8/06/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 8/20 Dividend: 8/06/2026
• Today: 8/18/2026
• Dividend Payable: 8/20/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 10/27/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Industrials
• Industry: Machinery
• Sub-Industry: Industrial Machinery & Supplies & Components
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:FELE
• CIK: 38725
• Web: www.franklin-electric.com
• Phone: (260) 824-2900
• Fax: 260-824-2909
• Employees: 6,500
• Year Founded: 1944

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Franklin Electric: $114.50
• High Price Target: $124.00
• Low Price Target: $105.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +11.2%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.00
• Research Coverage: 3 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $3.47
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 29.73
• Forward P/E Ratio: 22.15
• P/E Growth: 1.9
• Net Income: $147.09 million
• Net Margins: 7.06%
• Pretax Margin: 9.35%
• Return on Equity: 15.18%
• Return on Assets: 10.13%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.10
• Current Ratio: 2.41
• Quick Ratio: 1.10

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $2.13 billion
• Price / Sales: 2.14
• Cash Flow: $5.51 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 18.68
• Book Value: $29.78 per share
• Price / Book: 3.46

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 44,210,000
• Free Float: 42,933,000
• Market Cap: $4.55 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.04