Franklin Electric (FELE) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Franklin Electric Co., Inc. designs, manufactures and distributes systems and components used to move, manage and control water and other fluids. Its products include submersible motors, pumps, drives, controls, pumping equipment, water-treatment systems and related accessories for residential, agricultural, commercial and municipal applications.

The company also supplies equipment for the fueling industry through products such as underground fuel pumps, piping systems, fuel-management equipment and leak-detection technologies. These solutions support service stations, convenience stores, commercial fueling facilities and other applications involving the storage and dispensing of petroleum and alternative fuels.

Founded in 1944 and headquartered in Fort Wayne, Indiana, Franklin Electric began as a manufacturer of submersible motors and has expanded into a global provider of water and fueling systems. The company serves customers through operations and distribution networks in North America, Latin America, Europe, Africa, Asia and Australia. Franklin Electric is led by President and Chief Executive Officer Gregg C. Sengstock.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $96.78 to $98.16
• 50-Day Range: $95.21 to $110.05
• 52-Week Range: $89.54 to $115.82
• Volume: 329,427 shs
• Average Volume: 290,606 shs
• Market Capitalization: $4.29 billion
• P/E Ratio: 27.97
• Dividend Yield: 1.15%
• Price Target: $114.50
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Franklin Electric Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Franklin Electric scored higher than 81% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 237th out of 671 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: 3.0 / 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 18.0% upside from its current price of $97.07.

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 27.97, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.65.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Franklin Electric is 27.97, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Industrials sector average P/E ratio of about 25.32.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Franklin Electric has a PEG Ratio of 1.74. 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 3.26. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

1.68% 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 2.79, 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 13.28%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 4.2 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Yield

Franklin Electric pays a meaningful dividend of 1.16%, 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: 2.4 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.89

News Sentiment

Franklin Electric has a news sentiment score of 0.89. 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 0.57 average news sentiment score of Industrials companies.

News Coverage This Week

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

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Franklin Electric insiders have not sold or bought any 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

• Last Earnings: 7/28/2026
• Record date for 8/20 Dividend: 8/06/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 8/20 Dividend: 8/06/2026
• Dividend Payable: 8/20/2026
• Today: 9/27/2026
• 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: +18.0%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.00
• Research Coverage: 3 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $3.47
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 27.97
• Forward P/E Ratio: 20.88
• P/E Growth: 1.74
• 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: $2.21 billion
• Price / Sales: 1.94
• Cash Flow: $5.66 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 17.15
• Book Value: $29.78 per share
• Price / Book: 3.26

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 44,211,000
• Free Float: 42,933,000
• Market Cap: $4.29 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.02