Franklin Resources, Inc [NYSE: BEN] price surged by 0.87 percent to reach at $0.21.
A sum of 3373474 shares traded at recent session while its average daily volume was at 4.67M shares. Franklin Resources, Inc shares reached a high of $24.39 and dropped to a low of $23.82 until finishing in the latest session at $24.35.
The one-year BEN stock forecast points to a potential downside of -4.24. The average equity rating for BEN stock is currently 3.38, trading closer to a bullish pattern in the stock market.
Guru’s Opinion on 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 $23.36 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 3.38. 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.
Goldman have made an estimate for Franklin Resources, Inc shares, keeping their opinion on the stock as Buy, with their previous recommendation back on June 27, 2025. The new note on the price target was released on May 14, 2025, representing the official price target for Franklin Resources, Inc stock. Previously, the target price had yet another raise from $21 to $22, while Goldman kept a Neutral rating on BEN stock.
The Price to Book ratio for the last quarter was 1.04, with the Price to Cash per share for the same quarter was set at 6.73. Price to Free Cash Flow for BEN in the course of the last twelve months was 19.29 with Quick ratio for the last quarter at 1.95.
BEN Stock Performance Analysis:
Franklin Resources, Inc [BEN] fell into the red zone at the end of the last week, falling into a negative trend and dropping by -2.21. With this latest performance, BEN shares gained by 9.83% in over the last four-week period, additionally plugging by 28.23% over the last 6 months – not to mention a rise of 20.01% 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 59.95, with the RSI for the last a single of trading hit 0.49, and the three-weeks RSI is set at 0.50 for Franklin Resources, Inc [BEN]. The present Moving Average for the last 50 days of trading for this stock 22.59, while it was recorded at 24.67 for the last single week of trading, and 20.81 for the last 200 days.
Insight into Franklin Resources, Inc Fundamentals:
Operating Margin for any stock indicates how profitable investing would be, and Franklin Resources, Inc [BEN] shares currently have an operating margin of 12.71% and a Gross Margin at 71.11%. Franklin Resources, Inc’s Net Margin is presently recorded at 4.12%.
Return on Equity for this stock inclined to 1.10%, with Return on Assets sitting at 1.10%. When it comes to the capital structure of this company, Franklin Resources, Inc [BEN] has a Total Debt to Total Equity ratio set at 1.07.
Reflecting on the efficiency of the workforce at the company, Franklin Resources, Inc [BEN] managed to generate an average of $35127.45 per employee.Franklin Resources, Inc’s liquidity data is similarly interesting compelling, with a Quick Ratio of 1.95 and a Current Ratio set at 1.95.
BEN Stock EPS
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 5.84%.
Franklin Resources, Inc [BEN] Institutonal Ownership Details
There are presently around $48.60%, or 93.06% of BEN stock, in the hands of institutional investors. The top three institutional holders of BEN stocks are: VANGUARD GROUP INC with ownership of 35.59 million shares, which is approximately 6.8913%. POWER CORP OF CANADA, holding 32.22 million shares of the stock with an approximate value of $$720.17 million in BEN stocks shares; and POWER CORP OF CANADA, currently with $$715.57 million in BEN stock with ownership which is approximately 6.1987%.
