BEN

Franklin Resources Inc. Common Stock (BEN)

Stock · NYSE · Finance

$30.95as of 10/16/2026

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October 17, 2026

Barclays cuts Franklin Templeton price target to $34. Barclays lowered its price target for Franklin Templeton to $34 while keeping an Equal-Weight rating. This follows recent news about the firm expanding its asset-backed finance capabilities with Benefit Street Partners. The stock is currently trading near its 52-week low, with an average analyst target of $35.46.

Active signals

Resistance level
$32.77
Industry
Investment Managers

What BEN's price did in the 20 trading sessions after each past signal, compared with any 20-session window over the same period.

SignalTimesMedian 20-session returnHigher after 20 sessions
Volume Spike34+1.5%56%
Bollinger Band Breakout24+3.9%63%
Bollinger Band Breakdown19-1.3%42%
200-Day Moving Average TouchActive now15+3.4%60%
Any 20-session window (baseline)+0.5%52%

Computed by MarketWall from daily closing prices since May 18, 2022. Returns are close-to-close and don't include dividends. Past results describe what happened before; they are not a forecast and not investment advice.

About BEN

Franklin Templeton Inc. is a publicly owned asset investment manager. 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…

Sector
Finance
Industry
Investment Managers
Employees
10,100

Fundamentals

1-day range
$30.77$31.79
Market cap
$17.27B
P/E (trailing)
18.93
P/E (forward)
9.82
EPS (trailing)
$1.57
Dividend yield
5.04%
Beta
1.62
Avg. volume
4.02M
Ex-dividend date
September 30, 2026
Dividend pay date
October 9, 2026
52-week range
$21.11$36.28
Next earnings: November 6, 2026 · EPS estimate $0.77After Closeconfirmed

How Franklin Resources Inc. Common Stock Makes Money

Where the revenue actually goes — FY2025 annual results

market-wall.comTotalRevenue$8.77BNet Income$524.90M (6%)Other$5.22B (60%)SG&A$2.79B (32%)Tax$237.90M (3%)BEN

Source: 10-K filed Nov 10, 2025 · via SEC EDGAR / Finnhub

Forecasts

13 analyst ratings

Buy 35%
Hold 53%
Sell 12%
1-year price forecast
High
$40
+29.2%
Median
$35
+13.1%
Low
$26
-16.0%

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P/E shows — for peers not currently carrying a live signal of their own.

Latest news

Insider Activity

Insider Actions →
Acquired
923.5K
Disposed
289.8K

Institutional Ownership

March 31, 2026

Total shares held
271.31M
Total value held
$6.35B
Institutional holders
598
Top holders this quarter
  • Unknown31.56M
  • Unknown28.77M
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  • Unknown13.56M
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