Franklin Resources, Inc. [NYSE: BEN] traded at a high on Thursday, posting a 0.43 gain after which it closed the day’ session at $27.97. The company report on March 4, 2024 at 9:00 AM that Franklin Templeton Announces Reorganization of ClearBridge All Cap Growth ESG ETF (CACG) into ClearBridge Large Cap Growth ESG ETF (LRGE).
Franklin Templeton today announced the reorganization of ClearBridge All Cap Growth ESG ETF (CACG) into ClearBridge Large Cap Growth ESG ETF (LRGE). This reorganization is expected to be completed on or around June 14, 2024.
The reorganization of CACG into LRGE includes the transfer of substantially all of CACG’s assets, net of any liabilities, to LRGE in exchange for shares of LRGE. Shares of LRGE will be distributed to current shareholders of CACG, and cash will be distributed in lieu of fractional shares, if applicable.
The results of the trading session contributed to over 2689528 shares changing hands. Over the past one week, the price volatility of Franklin Resources, Inc. stands at 1.81% while the volatility over the past one month is 2.05%.
The market cap for BEN stock reached $14.73 billion, with 495.94 million shares outstanding and 285.48 million shares in the current float. Compared to the average trading volume of 3.36M shares, BEN reached a trading volume of 2689528 in the most recent trading day, which is why market watchdogs consider the stock to be active.
What do top market gurus say about Franklin Resources, Inc. [BEN]?
Based on careful and fact-backed analyses by Wall Street experts, the current consensus on the target price for BEN shares is $27.48 per share. Analysis on target price and performance of stocks is usually carefully studied by market experts, and the current Wall Street consensus on BEN stock is a recommendation set at 3.73. This rating represents a strong Buy recommendation, on the scale from 1 to 5, where 5 would mean strong sell, 4 represents Sell, 3 is Hold, and 2 indicates Buy.
Wells Fargo have made an estimate for Franklin Resources, Inc. shares, keeping their opinion on the stock as Equal Weight, with their previous recommendation back on January 08, 2024. While these analysts kept the previous recommendation, TD Cowen raised their target price to Market Perform. The new note on the price target was released on January 04, 2024, representing the official price target for Franklin Resources, Inc. stock. Previously, the target price had yet another raise from $20 to $24, while BMO Capital Markets kept a Market Perform rating on BEN stock.
The Average True Range (ATR) for Franklin Resources, Inc. is set at 0.59, with the Price to Sales ratio for BEN stock in the period of the last 12 months amounting to 1.86. The Price to Book ratio for the last quarter was 1.15, with the Price to Cash per share for the same quarter was set at 7.37. Price to Free Cash Flow for BEN in the course of the last twelve months was 14.94.
How has BEN stock performed recently?
Franklin Resources, Inc. [BEN] gain into the green zone at the end of the last week, gaining into a positive trend and gaining by 1.89. With this latest performance, BEN shares gained by 5.03% in over the last four-week period, additionally plugging by 7.12% over the last 6 months – not to mention a drop of -0.99% in the past year of trading.
Overbought and oversold stocks can be easily traced with the Relative Strength Index (RSI), where an RSI result of over 70 would be overbought, and any rate below 30 would indicate oversold conditions. An RSI rate of 50 would represent a neutral market momentum. The current RSI for BEN stock in for the last two-week period is set at 58.06, with the RSI for the last a single of trading hit 64.34, and the three-weeks RSI is set at 55.41 for Franklin Resources, Inc. [BEN]. The present Moving Average for the last 50 days of trading for this stock 27.75, while it was recorded at 27.72 for the last single week of trading, and 26.30 for the last 200 days.
Earnings analysis for Franklin Resources, Inc. [BEN]
With the latest financial reports released by the company, Franklin Resources, Inc. posted 0.61/share EPS, while the average EPS was predicted by analysts to be reported at 0.56/share. When compared, the two values demonstrate that the company surpassed the estimates by a Surprise Factor of 8.90%. The progress of the company may be observed through the prism of EPS growth rate, while Wall Street analysts are focusing on predicting the 5-year EPS growth rate for BEN. When it comes to the mentioned value, analysts are expecting to see the 5-year EPS growth rate for Franklin Resources, Inc. go to 9.65%.
Insider trade positions for Franklin Resources, Inc. [BEN]
The top three institutional holders of BEN stocks are: VANGUARD GROUP INC with ownership of 1.3 billion shares, which is approximately 8.2815%. BLACKROCK INC., holding 1.03 billion shares of the stock with an approximate value of $176.59 billion in BEN stocks shares; and BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC, currently with $156.75 billion in BEN stock with ownership which is approximately 5.8325%.
