Franchise Brands (FRAN) Share Price, News & Analysis

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.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: 139.80 to 142.50
• 50-Day Range: 111.98 to 142.50
• 52-Week Range: 104.66 to 160
• Volume: 521,393 shs
• Average Volume: 305,863 shs
• Market Capitalization: £273.15 million
• P/E Ratio: 30.71
• Dividend Yield: 1.76%
• Price Target: GBX 197.50
• Consensus Rating: Buy

Franchise Brands Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Franchise Brands scored higher than 83% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 4.1 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

Franchise 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 Potential

Franchise Brands has a consensus price target of GBX 197.50, representing about 38.6% upside from its current price of GBX 142.50.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Franchise Brands has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Franchise Brands is 30.71, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.16.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Franchise Brands is 30.71, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Industrials sector average P/E ratio of about 25.42.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Franchise Brands has a P/B Ratio of 1.27. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: N/A
• Short Interest Level: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for FRAN.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Franchise Brands pays a meaningful dividend of 1.76%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Franchise Brands does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Franchise Brands is 52.80%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.05

News Sentiment

Franchise Brands has a news sentiment score of 0.05. 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 0.59 average news sentiment score of Industrials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 7 news articles for Franchise Brands this week, compared to 5 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

3 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 Ownership

• Score: 3.8 / 5
• Insider Trading: Acquiring Shares

Net Insider Buying

Over the last three months, insiders have purchased a net £84,100 in company stock, which represents 0.0308% of the company's market cap.

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In 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 Insiders

31.78% 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 Institutions

19.92% of the stock of Franchise Brands is held by institutions.

FRAN Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have FRAN shares performed this year?

Franchise Brands' stock was trading at GBX 139.50 at the start of the year. Since then, FRAN stock has increased by 2.2% and is now trading at GBX 142.50.

How were Franchise Brands' earnings last quarter?

Franchise Brands plc (LON:FRAN) announced its earnings results on Wednesday, March, 25th. The company reported $9.00 earnings per share (EPS) 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 Earnings: 3/25/2026
• Today: 5/07/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: LON
• Sector: Industrials
• Industry: Specialty Business Services
• Sub-Industry: N/A
• Current Symbol: LON:FRAN
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.franchisebrands.co.uk
• Phone: 44 80 0012 6462
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 715
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Franchise Brands: GBX 197.50
• High Price Target: GBX 210
• Low Price Target: GBX 185
• Potential Upside/Downside: +38.6%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
• Research Coverage: 3 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): GBX 4.64
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 30.71
• Forward P/E Ratio: 12.58
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: £7.75 million
• Net Margins: 6.32%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 4.06%
• Return on Assets: 3.24%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 36.34
• Current Ratio: 1.15
• Quick Ratio: 1.57

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: £142.15 million
• Price / Sales: 1.92
• Cash Flow: GBX 4.91 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 29.00
• Book Value: GBX 112.31 per share
• Price / Book: 1.27

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 191,681,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: £273.15 million
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.46