Franklin Resources Stock Price Target and Analyst Ratings (NYSE:BEN)

Analyst Price Target for BEN

i We calculate consensus analyst ratings for stocks using the most recent rating from each Wall Street analyst that has rated a stock within the last twelve months. Each analyst's rating is normalized to a standardized rating score of 1 (sell), 2 (hold), 3 (buy) or 4 (strong buy). Analyst consensus ratings scores are calculated using the mean average of the number of normalized sell, hold, buy and strong buy ratings from Wall Street analysts. Each stock's consensus analyst rating is derived from its calculated consensus ratings score (0-1.5 = Sell, 1.5-2.5 = Hold, 2.5-3.5 = Buy, >3.5 = Strong Buy). Our consensus price targets are a mean average of the most recent available price targets set by each analyst that has set a price target for the stock in the last twelve months. Our consensus ratings and consensus price targets may differ from those calculated by other firms due to differences in methodology and available data.

^$24.73

▼ -17.71% Downside Potential

This price target is based on 12 analysts offering 12 month price targets for Franklin Resources in the last 3 months. The average price target is $24.73, with a high forecast of $36.00 and a low forecast of $20.00. The average price target represents a -17.71% upside from the last price of $30.05.

Hold

The current consensus among 12 investment analysts is to hold stock in Franklin Resources. This Hold consensus rating has held steady for over two years.

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Latest Recommendations

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Date	Brokerage	Action	Rating	Price Target	Impact on Share Price	Details
4/14/2021	Morgan Stanley	Boost Price Target	Underweight	$22.00 ➝ $24.00	Low	i
4/9/2021	Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft	Boost Price Target	Hold	$26.00 ➝ $29.00	Low	i
4/8/2021	Morgan Stanley	Boost Price Target	Underweight	$22.00 ➝ $24.00	Low	i
3/29/2021	BMO Capital Markets	Upgrade	Market Perform ➝ Outperform	$22.00 ➝ $36.00	High	i
2/4/2021	Morgan Stanley	Boost Price Target	Underweight	$21.00 ➝ $22.00	Low	i
2/3/2021	Credit Suisse Group	Boost Price Target	Underperform	$24.00 ➝ $25.00	Low	i Rating by Craig Siegenthaler at Credit Suisse Group AG
1/25/2021	Barclays	Boost Price Target	Underweight	$21.00 ➝ $24.00	Medium	i
1/11/2021	Morgan Stanley	Boost Price Target	Underweight	$19.00 ➝ $21.00	Medium	i
1/5/2021	The Goldman Sachs Group	Downgrade	Neutral ➝ Sell	$24.00	N/A	i
12/18/2020	Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft	Boost Price Target	Hold	$21.00 ➝ $25.00	Low	i
11/23/2020	Keefe, Bruyette & Woods	Downgrade	Outperform ➝ Market Perform	$23.00	Low	i
11/11/2020	Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft	Boost Price Target	Hold	$19.00 ➝ $21.00	Medium	i
10/29/2020	Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft	Lower Price Target	Hold	$22.00 ➝ $19.00	Medium	i
10/29/2020	Morgan Stanley	Lower Price Target	Underweight	$20.00 ➝ $19.00	Low	i
10/28/2020	Wells Fargo & Company	Lower Price Target	Underweight	$22.00 ➝ $20.00	Low	i
10/28/2020	Credit Suisse Group	Boost Price Target	Underperform	$21.00 ➝ $22.00	High	i Rating by Craig Siegenthaler at Credit Suisse Group AG
10/19/2020	Keefe, Bruyette & Woods	Upgrade	Market Perform ➝ Outperform	$24.00 ➝ $28.00	Medium	i
10/9/2020	Bank of America	Upgrade	Underperform ➝ Buy	$26.00	High	i
9/29/2020	JPMorgan Chase & Co.	Initiated Coverage	Neutral	$23.00	Low	i
9/11/2020	Credit Suisse Group	Reiterated Rating	Sell	$20.00	Low	i
9/3/2020	Morgan Stanley	Initiated Coverage	Underweight	$20.00	Medium	i
7/30/2020	Citigroup	Boost Price Target	Neutral	$20.00 ➝ $22.75	Low	i
7/17/2020	Barclays	Reiterated Rating	Sell	$19.00	Low	i
5/15/2020	Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft	Lower Price Target	Hold	$19.00 ➝ $18.00	High	i
5/1/2020	Cfra	Lower Price Target	Hold	$29.00 ➝ $20.00	High	i
4/16/2020	Barclays	Reiterated Rating	Sell	$15.00	Low	i
4/9/2020	Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft	Lower Price Target	Hold	$19.00 ➝ $17.00	Medium	i
4/7/2020	UBS Group	Lower Price Target	Neutral	$27.00 ➝ $16.00	High	i
3/31/2020	Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft	Lower Price Target	Hold	$22.00 ➝ $19.00	Medium	i
3/23/2020	Bank of America	Lower Price Target	Underperform	$20.00 ➝ $16.00	High	i
3/18/2020	Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft	Lower Price Target	Hold	$24.00 ➝ $22.00	Medium	i
3/17/2020	Barclays	Reiterated Rating	Sell	$17.00	High	i Rating by Jeremy Campbell at Barclays PLC
2/26/2020	Credit Suisse Group	Boost Price Target	Underperform	$22.00 ➝ $24.00	Medium	i
2/25/2020	The Goldman Sachs Group	Upgrade	Sell ➝ Neutral	$25.00 ➝ $28.00	Medium	i
2/19/2020	BMO Capital Markets	Upgrade	Underperform ➝ Market Perform	$20.00 ➝ $24.00	Low	i
2/19/2020	Citigroup	Boost Price Target	Neutral	$26.00 ➝ $29.00	High	i
2/18/2020	Cfra	Boost Price Target	Hold	$27.00 ➝ $29.00	Medium	i
2/2/2020	Evercore ISI	Reiterated Rating	Sell	$25.00	Low	i
1/30/2020	Keefe, Bruyette & Woods	Upgrade	Underperform ➝ Market Perform	$25.00 ➝ $28.00	High	i Rating by Robert Lee at Keefe, Bruyette & Woods
1/2/2020	Wells Fargo & Company	Downgrade	Equal Weight ➝ Underweight	$25.00	Medium	i
12/23/2019	Standpoint Research	Initiated Coverage	Accumulate		Low	i
12/19/2019	Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft	Lower Price Target	Hold	$29.00 ➝ $25.00	Low	i
11/27/2019	Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft	Lower Price Target	Hold	$31.00 ➝ $29.00	Low	i
11/13/2019	Evercore ISI	Reiterated Rating	Sell	$25.00	Medium	i
10/9/2019	Barclays	Reiterated Rating	Sell	$24.00	Low	i Rating by Jeremy Campbell at Barclays PLC
10/8/2019	Morgan Stanley	Lower Price Target	Underweight	$31.00 ➝ $28.00	Medium	i
10/7/2019	BMO Capital Markets	Initiated Coverage	Underperform	$16.00	High	i
9/12/2019	JPMorgan Chase & Co.	Upgrade	Underweight ➝ Neutral	$32.00	Medium	i
7/31/2019	Barclays	Set Price Target	Sell	$27.00	Low	i Rating by Jeremy Campbell at Barclays PLC
7/12/2019	JPMorgan Chase & Co.	Boost Price Target	Underweight	$33.00 ➝ $34.00	Low	i
7/9/2019	Citigroup	Boost Price Target	Neutral	$35.00 ➝ $37.00	Low	i
4/29/2019	Keefe, Bruyette & Woods	Downgrade	Market Perform ➝ Underperform	$34.00 ➝ $33.00	High	i
4/15/2019	Citigroup	Upgrade	Sell ➝ Neutral	$28.00 ➝ $35.00	Medium	i
4/9/2019	Bank of America	Set Price Target	Sell	$32.00	Low	i Rating by Michael Carrier at Bank of America Co.
3/14/2019	Citigroup	Boost Price Target	Sell ➝ Sell	$25.00 ➝ $28.00	Medium	i
2/26/2019	Keefe, Bruyette & Woods	Reiterated Rating	Hold	$33.00	Low	i
2/8/2019	Morgan Stanley	Set Price Target	Sell	$28.00	Low	i Rating by Michael Cyprys at Morgan Stanley
1/14/2019	Credit Suisse Group	Reiterated Rating	Sell	$23.00	Low	i
1/14/2019	Citigroup	Downgrade	Neutral ➝ Sell		Low	i
1/11/2019	Bank of America	Downgrade	Neutral ➝ Underperform		Low	i
1/10/2019	Barclays	Reiterated Rating	Sell	$23.00	Low	i
1/9/2019	Keefe, Bruyette & Woods	Reiterated Rating	Hold	$28.00	Low	i
1/9/2019	Jefferies Financial Group	Reiterated Rating	Hold	$30.00	Low	i
1/8/2019	Evercore ISI	Downgrade	In-Line ➝ Underperform	$30.19	Medium	i
11/16/2018	Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft	Lower Price Target	Hold ➝ Hold	$30.00 ➝ $29.00	Medium	i
11/14/2018	Morgan Stanley	Set Price Target	Sell	$29.00	High	i Rating by Michael Cyprys at Morgan Stanley
10/26/2018	Credit Suisse Group	Lower Price Target	Underperform ➝ Underperform	$28.00 ➝ $26.00	Low	i
10/11/2018	Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft	Lower Price Target	Hold	$32.00 ➝ $29.00	Low	i
10/8/2018	UBS Group	Lower Price Target	Neutral ➝ Neutral	$34.00 ➝ $33.00	Low	i
9/27/2018	Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft	Boost Price Target	Hold ➝ Hold	$31.00 ➝ $32.00	Low	i
9/6/2018	JPMorgan Chase & Co.	Downgrade	Neutral ➝ Underweight	$32.00 ➝ $29.00	High	i Rating by Ken Worthington at JPMorgan Chase & Co.
8/16/2018	Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft	Lower Price Target	Hold ➝ Hold	$33.00 ➝ $32.00	Medium	i
8/2/2018	Morgan Stanley	Lower Price Target	Underweight ➝ Underweight	$32.00 ➝ $30.00	Medium	i
7/30/2018	Wells Fargo & Company	Lower Price Target	Market Perform ➝ Market Perform	$35.00 ➝ $34.00	High	i
7/30/2018	Barclays	Lower Price Target	Underweight ➝ Underweight	$32.00 ➝ $30.00	High	i
7/13/2018	Jefferies Financial Group	Reiterated Rating	Hold	$33.00	Low	i
7/12/2018	Morgan Stanley	Lower Price Target	Underweight ➝ Underweight	$33.00 ➝ $32.00	High	i
4/23/2018	Barclays	Lower Price Target	Underweight ➝ Underweight	$40.00 ➝ $32.00	Low	i
4/11/2018	Jefferies Financial Group	Reiterated Rating	Hold	$36.00	Low	i
4/10/2018	Morgan Stanley	Lower Price Target	Underweight ➝ Underweight	$42.00 ➝ $35.00	Low	i
4/9/2018	Bank of America	Downgrade	Buy ➝ Neutral	$37.00	Low	i
4/6/2018	Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft	Lower Price Target	Hold ➝ Hold	$37.00 ➝ $34.00	Low	i
4/5/2018	Credit Suisse Group	Lower Price Target	Underperform	$57.00 ➝ $34.00	Medium	i
3/6/2018	Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft	Lower Price Target	Hold ➝ Hold	$40.00 ➝ $37.00	Low	i
12/22/2017	Keefe, Bruyette & Woods	Reiterated Rating	Hold	$47.00	Low	i
11/1/2017	Keefe, Bruyette & Woods	Reiterated Rating	Hold	$46.00	N/A	i
10/27/2017	UBS Group	Boost Price Target	Neutral	$46.00 ➝ $48.00	N/A	i
10/27/2017	Citigroup	Lower Price Target	Neutral	$45.00 ➝ $44.00	N/A	i
10/27/2017	Wells Fargo & Company	Lower Price Target	Market Perform	$50.00 ➝ $48.00	N/A	i
10/12/2017	Keefe, Bruyette & Woods	Reiterated Rating	Hold	$47.00	N/A	i
9/8/2017	Barclays	Initiated Coverage	Underweight ➝ Underweight	$40.00	Low	i
9/3/2017	Keefe, Bruyette & Woods	Reiterated Rating	Hold	$44.00	High	i
8/3/2017	Keefe, Bruyette & Woods	Reiterated Rating	Hold	$44.00	Low	i
7/31/2017	UBS Group	Reiterated Rating	Neutral	$46.00 ➝ $45.00	Low	i
7/24/2017	Wells Fargo & Company	Downgrade	Outperform ➝ Market Perform	$50.00	Low	i
7/14/2017	Jefferies Financial Group	Reiterated Rating	Hold	$44.00	Low	i
7/10/2017	Morgan Stanley	Reiterated Rating	Underweight	$39.00 ➝ $40.00	Low	i Rating by Michael Cyprys at Morgan Stanley
7/6/2017	Keefe, Bruyette & Woods	Reiterated Rating	Hold	$47.00	Low	i
7/4/2017	Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft	Boost Price Target	Hold	$41.00 ➝ $42.00	Low	i
6/9/2017	Citigroup	Reiterated Rating	Neutral ➝ Neutral	$42.00 ➝ $43.00	Low	i
4/7/2017	Credit Suisse Group	Reiterated Rating	Sell	$37.00	Low	i Rating by Craig Siegenthaler at Credit Suisse Group AG
4/6/2017	Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft	Boost Price Target	Hold	$41.00 ➝ $42.00	Medium	i
3/27/2017	Credit Suisse Group	Set Price Target	Sell	$33.00	Low	i Rating by Craig Siegenthaler at Credit Suisse Group AG
3/17/2017	Morgan Stanley	Reiterated Rating	Equal Weight ➝ Underweight		High	i Rating by Michael Cyprys at Morgan Stanley
3/16/2017	Morgan Stanley	Downgrade	Overweight ➝ Equal Weight	$38.00	High	i
3/16/2017	Bank of America	Upgrade	Neutral ➝ Buy	$50.00	Medium	i
2/24/2017	Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft	Upgrade	Sell ➝ Hold	$37.00 ➝ $41.00	N/A	i
2/5/2017	Credit Suisse Group	Reiterated Rating	Sell	$32.00	N/A	i
1/31/2017	UBS Group	Upgrade	Sell ➝ Neutral		N/A	i
1/31/2017	Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft	Downgrade	Hold ➝ Sell		N/A	i
1/25/2017	Citigroup	Boost Price Target	Neutral	$40.00 ➝ $40.50	N/A	i
1/12/2017	JPMorgan Chase & Co.	Reiterated Rating	Neutral		N/A	i
1/5/2017	Credit Suisse Group	Reiterated Rating	Underperform		N/A	i
12/10/2016	Credit Suisse Group	Reiterated Rating	Underperform		N/A	i
11/10/2016	Credit Suisse Group	Reiterated Rating	Sell		N/A	i
11/10/2016	Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft	Downgrade	Hold ➝ Sell	$30.00 ➝ $35.00	N/A	i Rating by Paul Trussell at Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft
11/10/2016	UBS Group	Upgrade	Sell ➝ Neutral	$28.00 ➝ $38.00	N/A	i Rating by Brennan Hawken at UBS Group AG
11/9/2016	Bank of America	Upgrade	Underperform ➝ Neutral		N/A	i
11/8/2016	Barclays	Set Price Target	Sell	$30.00	N/A	i Rating by Kenneth Hill at Barclays PLC
11/3/2016	Credit Suisse Group	Reiterated Rating	Underperform		N/A	i
10/11/2016	Barclays	Reiterated Rating	Sell	$31.00	N/A	i Rating by kenneth hill at Barclays PLC
10/11/2016	Jefferies Financial Group	Boost Price Target	Hold	$34.00 ➝ $36.00	N/A	i Rating by Daniel Fannon at Jefferies Financial Group Inc.
10/5/2016	Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft	Boost Price Target	Hold	$34.00 ➝ $35.00	N/A	i Rating by Paul Trussell at Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft
9/20/2016	Citigroup	Lower Price Target	Neutral	$40.00 ➝ $39.00	N/A	i
9/9/2016	Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft	Boost Price Target	Hold	$34.00 ➝ $35.00	N/A	i Rating by Paul Trussell at Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft
8/25/2016	Barclays	Reiterated Rating	Underweight		N/A	i Rating by kenneth hill at Barclays PLC
8/9/2016	Barclays	Boost Price Target	Underweight	$30.00 ➝ $31.00	N/A	i Rating by Kenneth Hill at Barclays PLC
8/9/2016	Jefferies Financial Group	Reiterated Rating	Hold ➝ Neutral		N/A	i Rating by Daniel Fannon at Jefferies Financial Group Inc.
8/1/2016	Jefferies Financial Group	Reiterated Rating	Hold		N/A	i Rating by Daniel Fannon at Jefferies Financial Group Inc.
7/29/2016	Keefe, Bruyette & Woods	Boost Price Target	Market Perform	$34.00 ➝ $37.00	N/A	i
7/29/2016	Citigroup	Boost Price Target	Neutral	$36.00 ➝ $40.00	N/A	i
7/29/2016	Barclays	Lower Price Target	Underweight	$31.00 ➝ $30.00	N/A	i Rating by Kenneth Hill at Barclays PLC
7/15/2016	Barclays	Reiterated Rating	Underweight	$31.00	N/A	i Rating by Kenneth Hill at Barclays PLC
7/11/2016	Jefferies Financial Group	Lower Price Target	Hold	$38.00 ➝ $34.00	N/A	i
7/10/2016	Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft	Reiterated Rating	Hold		N/A	i Rating by Paul Trussell at Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft
6/16/2016	Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft	Lower Price Target	Hold	$37.00 ➝ $35.00	N/A	i Rating by Brian Bedell at Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft
6/10/2016	Barclays	Reiterated Rating	Sell		N/A	i Rating by Kenneth Hill at Barclays PLC
6/9/2016	Citigroup	Boost Price Target	Neutral	$37.50 ➝ $38.00	N/A	i
6/9/2016	Barclays	Lower Price Target	Underweight	$32.00 ➝ $31.00	N/A	i Rating by Kenneth Hill at Barclays PLC
6/2/2016	UBS Group	Downgrade	Neutral ➝ Sell	$39.00 ➝ $28.00	N/A	i Rating by Brennan Hawken at UBS Group AG
4/28/2016	UBS Group	Reiterated Rating	Neutral	$34.00 ➝ $39.00	N/A	i Rating by Brennan Hawken at UBS Group AG

(Data available from 4/19/2016 forward)

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 Hyderabad, India.

Today's Range

Now: $30.05

$29.83

$30.60

50 Day Range

MA: $28.91

$25.62

$31.26

52 Week Range

Now: $30.05

$15.70

$31.32

Volume

1,894,400 shs

Average Volume

3,556,275 shs

Market Capitalization

$15.19 billion

P/E Ratio

18.78

Dividend Yield

3.73%

Beta

1.25

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., Barclays PLC, BMO Capital Markets, Cfra, Citigroup Inc., Credit Suisse Group AG, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Morgan Stanley, The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., TheStreet, Wells Fargo & Company, and Zacks Investment Research.
View the latest analyst ratings for BEN.

What is the current price target for Franklin Resources?

12 Wall Street analysts have set twelve-month price targets for Franklin Resources in the last year. Their average twelve-month price target is $24.73, suggesting a possible downside of 17.7%. BMO Capital Markets has the highest price target set, predicting BEN will reach $36.00 in the next twelve months. Wells Fargo & Company has the lowest price target set, forecasting a price of $20.00 for Franklin Resources in the next year.
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What is the current consensus analyst rating for Franklin Resources?

Franklin Resources currently has 5 sell ratings, 5 hold ratings and 2 buy ratings from Wall Street analysts. The stock has a consensus analyst rating of "Hold." A "hold" rating indicates that analysts believe investors should keep any existing positions they have in BEN, but not buy more shares or sell existing shares.
View the latest ratings for BEN.

What other companies compete with Franklin Resources?

Other companies that are similar to Franklin Resources include BlackRock, T. Rowe Price Group, The Bank of New York Mellon, Ameriprise Financial, State Street, Northern Trust, Invesco, SEI Investments, Ares Capital, Affiliated Managers Group, Cohen & Steers, Prospect Capital, Main Street Capital, Golub Capital BDC and Virtus Investment Partners.

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.

NYSE:BEN - Franklin Resources Stock Price Target and Predictions

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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?