Franklin Resources (BEN) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Franklin Resources, Inc. is a global investment management company that operates under the Franklin Templeton name. It offers investment products and services to individual investors, financial professionals, institutions and other clients, including mutual funds, exchange-traded funds and separately managed accounts.

The company invests across a range of asset classes and strategies, including equities, fixed income, multi-asset portfolios and alternative investments. Its services also include retirement solutions and wealth management.

Founded in 1947, Franklin Resources has grown through acquisitions, including its 2020 acquisition of Legg Mason. The company serves clients around the world, and Jenny Johnson is its president and chief executive officer.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $35.41 to $36.17
• 50-Day Range: $30.55 to $36.29
• 52-Week Range: $21.10 to $36.79
• Volume: 390,990 shs
• Average Volume: 4.68 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $18.29 billion
• P/E Ratio: 18.09
• Dividend Yield: 3.69%
• Price Target: $36.78
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Franklin Resources Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Franklin Resources scored higher than 97% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 61st out of 852 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.3 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Franklin Resources has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.27, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 4 buy ratings, 6 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Upside/Downside

The consensus price target for Franklin Resources is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Franklin Resources has been the subject of 8 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 3.8 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 11.04%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Franklin Resources are expected to grow by 11.04% in the coming year, from $3.26 to $3.62 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Franklin Resources is 18.23, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 25.72.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Franklin Resources is 18.23, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 19.46.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Franklin Resources has a PEG Ratio of 0.53. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Franklin Resources has a P/B Ratio of 1.39. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 4.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

4.35% of the float of Franklin Resources has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Franklin Resources has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 5.24.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Franklin Resources has recently decreased by 5.66%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 5.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Leadership

Franklin Resources is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 3.64%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Franklin Resources has been increasing its dividend for 45 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Franklin Resources is 66.67%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Franklin Resources will have a dividend payout ratio of 36.46% next year. This indicates that Franklin Resources will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.80

News Sentiment

Franklin Resources has a news sentiment score of 0.80. 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 0.65 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 32 news articles for Franklin Resources this week, compared to 5 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 1 people have searched for BEN on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -92% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 4 people have added Franklin Resources to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Franklin Resources insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $5,792,000.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

23.40% of the stock of Franklin Resources is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

47.56% of the stock of Franklin Resources is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Record date for 10/9 Dividend: 9/30/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 10/9 Dividend: 9/30/2026
• Dividend Payable: 10/09/2026
• Last Earnings: 11/06/2026
• Today: 11/13/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 1/29/2027
• Fiscal Year End: 9/30/2027

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: Capital Markets
• Sub-Industry: Asset Management & Custody Banks
• Current Symbol: NYSE:BEN
• CIK: 38777
• Web: www.franklintempleton.com
• Phone: (650) 312-2000
• Fax: 650-312-3655
• Employees: 9,800
• Year Founded: 1947

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Franklin Resources: $36.78
• High Price Target: $44.00
• Low Price Target: $34.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +3.0%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.27
• Research Coverage: 11 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $1.98
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 17.98
• Forward P/E Ratio: 9.86
• P/E Growth: 0.53
• Net Income: $1.08 billion
• Net Margins: 11.42%
• Pretax Margin: 20.20%
• Return on Equity: 12.54%
• Return on Assets: 4.64%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.31
• Current Ratio: 1.58
• Quick Ratio: 1.48

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $9.42 billion
• Price / Sales: 1.94
• Cash Flow: $3.96 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 9.01
• Book Value: $25.92 per share
• Price / Book: 1.38

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 511,160,000
• Free Float: 391,545,000
• Market Cap: $18.24 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.56