Franklin Financial Services (FRAF) Stock Forecast, Price & News

Franklin Financial Services' stock was trading at $36.10 at the beginning of the year. Since then, FRAF shares have decreased by 21.9% and is now trading at $28.20.
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Franklin Financial Services saw a decline in short interest during the month of August. As of August 31st, there was short interest totaling 17,900 shares, a decline of 14.8% from the August 15th total of 21,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 10,800 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 1.7 days. Currently, 0.4% of the shares of the stock are short sold.
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The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, October 24th 2023.
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Franklin Financial Services Co. (NASDAQ:FRAF) released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, July, 25th. The company reported $0.68 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. The firm earned $16.72 million during the quarter. Franklin Financial Services had a net margin of 18.01% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 12.55%.

Franklin Financial Services declared a quarterly dividend on Thursday, July 13th. Investors of record on Friday, August 4th will be given a dividend of $0.32 per share on Wednesday, August 23rd. This represents a $1.28 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.54%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, August 3rd.
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Franklin Financial Services (NASDAQ:FRAF) pays an annual dividend of $1.28 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 4.53%. FRAF has a dividend yield higher than 75% of all dividend-paying stocks, making it a leading dividend payer. The dividend payout ratio is 38.55%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.
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Franklin Financial Services trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "FRAF."

Franklin Financial Services' stock is owned by a variety of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include Fourthstone LLC (4.62%), BlackRock Inc. (1.13%), Geode Capital Management LLC (0.85%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (0.72%), Banc Funds Co. LLC (0.62%) and Cutler Capital Management LLC (0.57%). Insiders that own company stock include Charles Benner Carroll Jr, Gregory A Duffey, Karen K Carmack and Mark R Hollar.
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Shares of FRAF stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include WeBull, Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.
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One share of FRAF stock can currently be purchased for approximately $28.20.

Franklin Financial Services (NASDAQ:FRAF) has a market capitalization of $122.67 million and generates $71.70 million in revenue each year. The company earns $14.94 million in net income (profit) each year or $3.32 on an earnings per share basis.

The company employs 298 workers across the globe.

Franklin Financial Services' mailing address is 20 South Main Street P O Box 6010, Chambersburg PA, 17201. The official website for the company is www.franklinfin.com. The company can be reached via phone at (717) 264-6116 or via fax at 717-264-3415.