Franklin Resources - BEN Stock Price Target and Predictions

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Consensus Rating: Reduce
Consensus Price Target: $27.50
Forecasted Upside: 10.13%
Number of Analysts: 7
Breakdown:
2 Sell Ratings
5 Hold Ratings
0 Buy Ratings
0 Strong Buy Ratings

^$24.97 As of 04/25/2024 11:46 AM ET

▼ -0.38 (-1.50%)

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Analyst Price Target for BEN

^$27.50

▲ +10.13% Upside Potential

This price target is based on 7 analysts offering 12 month price targets for Franklin Resources in the last 3 months. The average price target is $27.50, with a high forecast of $32.00 and a low forecast of $21.00. The average price target represents a 10.13% upside from the last price of $24.97.

Current Consensus is Reduce

The current consensus among 7 contributing investment analysts is to reduce stock in Franklin Resources. This Reduce consensus rating has held steady for over two years.

Past Monthly Recommendations

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0 strong buy ratings
0 buy ratings
5 hold ratings
2 sell ratings

Ratings as of

11/1/2022

0 strong buy ratings
0 buy ratings
5 hold ratings
2 sell ratings

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1/30/2023

0 strong buy ratings
0 buy ratings
5 hold ratings
2 sell ratings

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4/30/2023

0 strong buy ratings
0 buy ratings
5 hold ratings
2 sell ratings

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7/29/2023

0 strong buy ratings
0 buy ratings
5 hold ratings
2 sell ratings

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10/27/2023

0 strong buy ratings
0 buy ratings
5 hold ratings
2 sell ratings

Ratings as of

1/25/2024

0 strong buy ratings
0 buy ratings
5 hold ratings
2 sell ratings

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3/25/2024

0 strong buy ratings
0 buy ratings
5 hold ratings
2 sell ratings

Ratings as of

4/24/2024

Latest Recommendations

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Date	Brokerage	Action	Rating	Price Target	Impact on Share Price
4/17/2024	Morgan Stanley	Boost Target	Underweight ➝ Underweight	$24.00 ➝ $25.00	Low
1/30/2024	Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft	Lower Target	Hold ➝ Hold	$30.00 ➝ $28.00	Low
1/30/2024	BMO Capital Markets	Boost Target	Market Perform ➝ Market Perform	$27.00 ➝ $30.00	Low
1/19/2024	Morgan Stanley	Boost Target	Underweight ➝ Underweight	$22.00 ➝ $24.00	Low
1/10/2024	UBS Group	Boost Target	Neutral ➝ Neutral	$26.00 ➝ $30.00	Low
1/8/2024	Wells Fargo & Company	Upgrade	Underweight ➝ Equal Weight	$24.00 ➝ $30.00	Low
1/4/2024	TD Cowen	Initiated Coverage	Market Perform	$32.00	Low
11/2/2023	Morgan Stanley	Lower Target	Underweight ➝ Underweight	$23.00 ➝ $22.00	N/A
10/12/2023	Wells Fargo & Company	Lower Target		$26.00 ➝ $24.00	Low
10/11/2023	Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft	Lower Target	Hold ➝ Hold	$26.00 ➝ $24.00	Low
10/10/2023	Jefferies Financial Group	Lower Target		$28.00 ➝ $27.00	Low
10/6/2023	Morgan Stanley	Lower Target	Underweight ➝ Underweight	$24.00 ➝ $23.00	Low
10/4/2023	Bank of America	Lower Target		$24.00 ➝ $21.00	Low
8/8/2023	Morgan Stanley	Boost Target	Underweight ➝ Underweight	$23.00 ➝ $24.00	Low
8/1/2023	The Goldman Sachs Group	Boost Target	Sell ➝ Sell	$21.50 ➝ $24.50	Low
7/31/2023	BMO Capital Markets	Boost Target		$24.00 ➝ $27.00	Low
7/25/2023	Morgan Stanley	Reiterated Rating	Underweight ➝ Underweight	$23.00	Low
7/13/2023	Wells Fargo & Company	Boost Target		$25.50 ➝ $26.00	Low
5/2/2023	BMO Capital Markets	Boost Target		$19.00 ➝ $20.00	Low
4/13/2023	Evercore ISI	Lower Target	Underperform	$27.00 ➝ $24.00	Low
4/5/2023	Bank of America	Lower Target	Underperform	$28.00 ➝ $24.00	Low
1/31/2023	Keefe, Bruyette & Woods	Boost Target	Underperform	$26.00 ➝ $27.00	Low
1/31/2023	JPMorgan Chase & Co.	Boost Target	Neutral	$26.00 ➝ $27.00	Low
1/31/2023	Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft	Boost Target	Hold	$27.00 ➝ $29.00	Low
1/31/2023	BMO Capital Markets	Boost Target	Market Perform	$22.00 ➝ $23.00	Low
1/23/2023	JPMorgan Chase & Co.	Boost Target	Neutral	$23.00 ➝ $26.00	Low
1/19/2023	Morgan Stanley	Boost Target	Underweight	$19.00 ➝ $23.00	Low
12/14/2022	Wells Fargo & Company	Initiated Coverage	Underweight	$26.00	Low
11/23/2022	The Goldman Sachs Group	Boost Target	Sell	$20.00 ➝ $23.00	Low
11/15/2022	Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft	Boost Target	Hold	$20.00 ➝ $26.00	Low
11/3/2022	BMO Capital Markets	Lower Target	Market Perform	$23.00 ➝ $22.00	Low
11/2/2022	Credit Suisse Group	Lower Target	Neutral	$21.00 ➝ $20.00	Low
10/20/2022	Morgan Stanley	Lower Target	Underweight	$20.00 ➝ $19.00	Low
10/18/2022	JPMorgan Chase & Co.	Lower Target	Neutral	$26.00 ➝ $24.00	Low
10/18/2022	Credit Suisse Group	Initiated Coverage	Neutral	$21.00	Low
10/12/2022	Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft	Lower Target	Hold	$29.00 ➝ $21.00	Low
10/3/2022	The Goldman Sachs Group	Lower Target	Sell	$24.00 ➝ $21.00	Low
10/3/2022	Morgan Stanley	Lower Target	Underweight	$21.00 ➝ $20.00	Low
9/8/2022	Bank of America	Downgrade	Neutral ➝ Underperform	$28.00 ➝ $25.00	Low
8/12/2022	Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft	Boost Target	Hold	$26.00 ➝ $29.00	Low
8/1/2022	UBS Group	Boost Target	Neutral	$24.00 ➝ $27.00	Low
7/11/2022	UBS Group	Lower Target		$27.00 ➝ $24.00	N/A
6/30/2022	Morgan Stanley	Lower Target	Underweight	$27.00 ➝ $21.00	Low
6/28/2022	Keefe, Bruyette & Woods	Downgrade	Market Perform ➝ Underperform	$28.00 ➝ $22.00	Low
6/28/2022	The Goldman Sachs Group	Initiated Coverage	Sell ➝ Sell	$23.00	Low
6/1/2022	BMO Capital Markets	Lower Target		$29.00 ➝ $27.00	Medium
5/19/2022	Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft	Lower Target		$28.00 ➝ $25.00	Low
4/12/2022	Citigroup	Downgrade	Buy ➝ Neutral	$44.50 ➝ $28.00	Low
4/12/2022	Keefe, Bruyette & Woods	Downgrade	Outperform ➝ Market Perform	$30.00	Medium
4/8/2022	Morgan Stanley	Lower Target	Underweight	$30.00 ➝ $28.00	Medium
4/7/2022	Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft	Lower Target		$33.00 ➝ $27.00	Medium
2/18/2022	Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft	Lower Target	Hold	$35.00 ➝ $33.00	Low
12/16/2021	BMO Capital Markets	Downgrade	Outperform ➝ Market Perform	$38.00	High
12/16/2021	Bank of America	Initiated Coverage	Neutral ➝ Neutral	$38.00	Medium
11/3/2021	Morgan Stanley	Boost Target	Underweight	$26.00 ➝ $30.00	Low
11/2/2021	Citigroup	Upgrade	Neutral ➝ Buy	$32.50 ➝ $43.00	High
11/2/2021	Keefe, Bruyette & Woods	Upgrade	Market Perform ➝ Outperform	$35.00 ➝ $45.00	High
5/5/2021	Credit Suisse Group	Boost Target	Underperform	$26.00 ➝ $27.00	Medium
5/5/2021	Morgan Stanley	Boost Target	Underweight	$24.00 ➝ $26.00	High
5/5/2021	Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft	Boost Target	Hold	$29.00 ➝ $33.00	High
4/9/2021	Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft	Boost Target	Hold	$26.00 ➝ $29.00	Low
4/8/2021	Morgan Stanley	Boost Target	Underweight	$22.00 ➝ $24.00	Low
3/29/2021	BMO Capital Markets	Upgrade	Market Perform ➝ Outperform	$22.00 ➝ $36.00	High
2/4/2021	Morgan Stanley	Boost Target	Underweight	$21.00 ➝ $22.00	Low
2/3/2021	Credit Suisse Group	Boost Target	Underperform	$24.00 ➝ $25.00	Low
1/25/2021	Barclays	Boost Target	Underweight	$21.00 ➝ $24.00	Medium
1/11/2021	Morgan Stanley	Boost Target	Underweight	$19.00 ➝ $21.00	Medium
1/5/2021	The Goldman Sachs Group	Downgrade	Neutral ➝ Sell	$24.00	N/A
12/18/2020	Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft	Boost Target	Hold	$21.00 ➝ $25.00	Low
11/23/2020	Keefe, Bruyette & Woods	Downgrade	Outperform ➝ Market Perform	$23.00	Low
11/11/2020	Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft	Boost Target	Hold	$19.00 ➝ $21.00	Medium
10/29/2020	Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft	Lower Target	Hold	$22.00 ➝ $19.00	Medium
10/29/2020	Morgan Stanley	Lower Target	Underweight	$20.00 ➝ $19.00	Low
10/28/2020	Wells Fargo & Company	Lower Target	Underweight	$22.00 ➝ $20.00	Low
10/28/2020	Credit Suisse Group	Boost Target	Underperform	$21.00 ➝ $22.00	High
10/19/2020	Keefe, Bruyette & Woods	Upgrade	Market Perform ➝ Outperform	$24.00 ➝ $28.00	Medium
10/9/2020	Bank of America	Upgrade	Underperform ➝ Buy	$26.00	High
9/29/2020	JPMorgan Chase & Co.	Initiated Coverage	Neutral	$23.00	Low
9/11/2020	Credit Suisse Group	Reiterated Rating	Sell	$20.00	Low
9/3/2020	Morgan Stanley	Initiated Coverage	Underweight	$20.00	Medium
7/30/2020	Citigroup	Boost Target	Neutral	$20.00 ➝ $22.75	Low
7/17/2020	Barclays	Reiterated Rating	Sell	$19.00	Low
5/15/2020	Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft	Lower Target	Hold	$19.00 ➝ $18.00	High
5/1/2020	Cfra	Lower Target	Hold	$29.00 ➝ $20.00	High
4/16/2020	Barclays	Reiterated Rating	Sell	$15.00	Low
4/9/2020	Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft	Lower Target	Hold	$19.00 ➝ $17.00	Medium
4/7/2020	UBS Group	Lower Target	Neutral	$27.00 ➝ $16.00	High
3/31/2020	Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft	Lower Target	Hold	$22.00 ➝ $19.00	Medium
3/23/2020	Bank of America	Lower Target	Underperform	$20.00 ➝ $16.00	High
3/18/2020	Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft	Lower Target	Hold	$24.00 ➝ $22.00	Medium
3/17/2020	Barclays	Reiterated Rating	Sell	$17.00	High
2/26/2020	Credit Suisse Group	Boost Target	Underperform	$22.00 ➝ $24.00	Medium
2/25/2020	The Goldman Sachs Group	Upgrade	Sell ➝ Neutral	$25.00 ➝ $28.00	Medium
2/19/2020	BMO Capital Markets	Upgrade	Underperform ➝ Market Perform	$20.00 ➝ $24.00	Low
2/19/2020	Citigroup	Boost Target	Neutral	$26.00 ➝ $29.00	High
2/18/2020	Cfra	Boost Target	Hold	$27.00 ➝ $29.00	Medium
2/2/2020	Evercore ISI	Reiterated Rating	Sell	$25.00	Low
1/30/2020	Keefe, Bruyette & Woods	Upgrade	Underperform ➝ Market Perform	$25.00 ➝ $28.00	High
1/2/2020	Wells Fargo & Company	Downgrade	Equal Weight ➝ Underweight	$25.00	Medium
12/23/2019	Standpoint Research	Initiated Coverage	Accumulate		Low
12/19/2019	Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft	Lower Target	Hold	$29.00 ➝ $25.00	Low
11/27/2019	Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft	Lower Target	Hold	$31.00 ➝ $29.00	Low
11/13/2019	Evercore ISI	Reiterated Rating	Sell	$25.00	Medium
10/9/2019	Barclays	Reiterated Rating	Sell	$24.00	Low
10/8/2019	Morgan Stanley	Lower Target	Underweight	$31.00 ➝ $28.00	Medium
10/7/2019	BMO Capital Markets	Initiated Coverage	Underperform	$16.00	High
9/12/2019	JPMorgan Chase & Co.	Upgrade	Underweight ➝ Neutral	$32.00	Medium
7/31/2019	Barclays	Set Target	Sell	$27.00	Low
7/12/2019	JPMorgan Chase & Co.	Boost Target	Underweight	$33.00 ➝ $34.00	Low
7/9/2019	Citigroup	Boost Target	Neutral	$35.00 ➝ $37.00	Low
4/29/2019	Keefe, Bruyette & Woods	Downgrade	Market Perform ➝ Underperform	$34.00 ➝ $33.00	High

(Data available from 4/25/2019 forward)

News Sentiment Rating

0.64 (Buy)

Our news sentiment rating is based on the average sentiment of articles about this company published in the media in the last 30 days of headlines and can range from 2 (very positive sentiment) to -2 (very negative sentiment).

News Sentiment Over Time

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19 very positive mentions
10 positive mentions
1 negative mentions
1 very negative mentions

Mentions as of

9/28/2023

12 very positive mentions
17 positive mentions
1 negative mentions
1 very negative mentions

Mentions as of

10/28/2023

7 very positive mentions
8 positive mentions
4 negative mentions
0 very negative mentions

Mentions as of

11/27/2023

26 very positive mentions
6 positive mentions
1 negative mentions
0 very negative mentions

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12/27/2023

20 very positive mentions
19 positive mentions
1 negative mentions
1 very negative mentions

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1/26/2024

23 very positive mentions
25 positive mentions
0 negative mentions
1 very negative mentions

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2/25/2024

22 very positive mentions
13 positive mentions
1 negative mentions
0 very negative mentions

Mentions as of

3/26/2024

18 very positive mentions
29 positive mentions
1 negative mentions
2 very negative mentions

Mentions as of

4/25/2024

Current Sentiment

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Franklin Resources, Inc. is a publicly owned asset management holding company. Through its subsidiaries, the firm provides its services to individuals, institutions, pension plans, trusts, and partnerships. It launches equity, fixed income, balanced, and multi-asset mutual funds through its subsidiaries. The firm invests in the public equity, fixed income, and alternative markets. Franklin Resources, Inc. was founded in 1947 and is based in San Mateo, California with an additional office in Calgary, Canada; Dubai, United Arab Emirates; Edinburgh, United Kingdom; Fort Lauderdale, United States; Hyderabad, India; London, United Kingdom; Rancho Cordova, United states; Shanghai, China; Singapore; Stamford, United States; and Vienna, Austria.

Today's Range

Now: $24.97

$24.69

$25.23

50 Day Range

MA: $26.96

$24.70

$28.40

52 Week Range

Now: $24.97

$21.88

$30.32

Volume

1,238,545 shs

Average Volume

3,484,425 shs

Market Capitalization

$13.15 billion

P/E Ratio

13.14

Dividend Yield

4.90%

Beta

1.4

Frequently Asked Questions

What sell-side analysts currently cover shares of Franklin Resources?: The following equities research analysts have issued research reports on Franklin Resources in the last year: Bank of America Co., BMO Capital Markets, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft, Jefferies Financial Group Inc., Morgan Stanley, StockNews.com, TD Cowen, The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., UBS Group AG, and Wells Fargo & Company.
View the latest analyst ratings for BEN.
What is the current price target for Franklin Resources?: 9 Wall Street analysts have set twelve-month price targets for Franklin Resources in the last year. Their average twelve-month price target is $27.50, suggesting a possible upside of 10.1%. TD Cowen has the highest price target set, predicting BEN will reach $32.00 in the next twelve months. Bank of America Co. has the lowest price target set, forecasting a price of $21.00 for Franklin Resources in the next year.
View the latest price targets for BEN.
What is the current consensus analyst rating for Franklin Resources?: Franklin Resources currently has 2 sell ratings and 5 hold ratings from Wall Street analysts. The stock has a consensus analyst rating of "Reduce."
View the latest ratings for BEN.
What other companies compete with Franklin Resources?: Other companies that are similar to Franklin Resources include Invesco, Affiliated Managers Group, Cohen & Steers, Ameriprise Financial and TPG. Learn More about companies similar to Franklin Resources.
How do I contact Franklin Resources' investor relations team?: Franklin Resources' physical mailing address is ONE FRANKLIN PARKWAY, SAN MATEO CA, 94403. The closed-end fund's listed phone number is (650) 312-2000 and its investor relations email address is [email protected]. The official website for Franklin Resources is www.franklinresources.com. Learn More about contacing Franklin Resources investor relations.

Franklin Resources - BEN Stock Price Target and Predictions

Analyst Price Target for BEN

Current Consensus is Reduce

Past Monthly Recommendations

Latest Recommendations

News Sentiment Rating

0.64 (Buy)

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Frequently Asked Questions

What sell-side analysts currently cover shares of Franklin Resources?

What is the current price target for Franklin Resources?

What is the current consensus analyst rating for Franklin Resources?

What other companies compete with Franklin Resources?

How do I contact Franklin Resources' investor relations team?