Insider buying last 90 days
No open-market insider purchases were filed for BEN in the last 90 days.
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Franklin Resources (BEN) Stock Analysis & Forecast
Sep 28 close
$32.68−0.34 (−1.0%)
Gekko Brief
AI summaryThis week's news around Franklin Templeton centered on ownership and business updates rather than a single catalyst. An amended Schedule 13D disclosed a 60.3% beneficial ownership stake in Franklin BSP Private Credit Fund's Advisor Class Shares, while separate coverage flagged a recently declared $0.33 per share dividend and noted the stock trading modestly below prior levels. Other items touched on retirement-planning commentary from the firm's U.S. head of retirement, remarks from its Head of Crypto on institutional adoption trends, and a withdrawal from managing Romania's Fondul Proprietatea. Coverage also compared BEN's performance to the broader financial sector and peers.
Shares closed at $32.68, down 1% on the day, sitting between the 50-day average of $33.65 and the 200-day average of $29.35. The stock's one-month return stands at -6.1%, though six-month and one-year returns remain strong at 43.6% and 39.7% respectively. The GekkoIndex reads 62.1, placing BEN in the Accumulation zone, up 2.9 over five days. Gekko Fair Value is set at $34.36, putting the current price about 4.9% below that level.
The next earnings date falls on 6 November, 38 days out, beyond a typical 20-trading-day window. Franklin Templeton's last report showed EPS of $0.72 against a $0.66 estimate, producing a 6.2% reaction, with 6 beats in the last 8 quarters. Analyst consensus across 10 firms includes 3 buy, 5 hold and 2 sell ratings, with a consensus target of $35.42. Seasonality over the past 5 years shows an average 20-day return of -1.2%, rising in 2 of those years.
Written by AI and checked automatically against the figures on this page. Generated Sep 29, 2026 from the data above.
Franklin Resources price vs fair value
Close $32.68200-day averageGekko Fair Value $34.36
Franklin Resources quick facts
- Market cap
- $16.98B
- P/E ratio
- 22.6
- Forward P/E
- 10.4
- EPS, TTM
- $1.45
- Revenue, TTM
- $9.32B
- Profit margin
- 8.7%
- Dividend yield
- 3.95%
- Beta
- 1.57
- Volume
- 3.69M avg 3.61M
- 1-year return
- +39.7%
- Typical daily move
- ±2.4%
- Typical 20-day move
- ±6.1%
- 50-day average
- $33.65
- 200-day average
- $29.35
- Next earnings
- Nov 6
- Shares outstanding
- 508.1M
Franklin Resources swing-trade checklist
Franklin Resources scores 2 supportive, 2 mixed and 1 headwind across the 5 checklist items with data.
Six things swing traders check before a 20-day hold, read from the latest data.
2 supportive2 mixed1 headwind
- Trendmixed
Averages disagree
Close $32.68 sits between the 50-day ($33.65) and 200-day ($29.35) averages, or the averages disagree.
See the chart - GekkoIndexsupportive
62.1, Accumulation
Reading 62.1 is in the Accumulation zone.
See the GekkoIndex - Fair valuemixed
4.9% below
Price is within 5% of Gekko Fair Value (4.9% below).
See fair value - Smart moneyno data
No data
No insider, Congress or unusual options activity in the window.
See smart money - Earnings risksupportive
Reports in 38 days
Next report Nov 6, 2026, 38 days away — outside a typical 20-trading-day hold.
See earnings - Seasonalityheadwind
−1.2% on average
From this point in the calendar, the next 20 trading days averaged −1.2% over 5 years, rising in 2 of them.
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Franklin Resources stock chart and price history
Franklin Resources closed at $32.68 on Sep 28, 2026, +39.7% over the past year, inside a 52-week range of $21.11 to $36.28.
Close50-day average200-day averageVolume
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Performance Breakdown
- 1 month
- −6.1%
- 3 months
- −1.5%
- 6 months
- +43.6%
- 1 year
- +39.7%
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About Franklin Resources
Franklin Resources manages investment assets on behalf of clients, working through a network of subsidiaries to build and run portfolios across equity, fixed income, and alternative markets. It is recognized for putting together mutual funds that span equity, fixed income, balanced, and multi-asset strategies.
The firm serves a broad client base that includes individuals, institutions, pension plans, trusts, and partnerships, with its various subsidiary units handling the actual fund launches and day-to-day investment work on their behalf.
Franklin Resources traces back to 1947 and keeps its home base in San Mateo, California, with additional offices spread across locations such as Calgary, Dubai, Edinburgh, Fort Lauderdale, Hyderabad, London, Rancho Cordova, Shanghai, Singapore, Stamford, and Vienna. Its shares trade on the NYSE under the ticker BEN.
- Listed
- NYSE
- Sector
- Finance
- Industry
- Investment managers
- Website
- franklintempleton.com
Franklin Resources GekkoIndex: the smart money zone
Franklin Resources’s GekkoIndex — Gekko’s 0 to 100 smart money score — reads 62.1, in the Accumulation zone, up 2.9 points over five sessions.
62.1Accumulation
Up 2.9 points over five sessions, from the Neutral zone.
Reading for Sep 28, 2026
What followed past readings in each zone
| Zone | Readings | 5 days | 20 days | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buying | 36 | +2.0% | +3.9% | ||
| Accumulation (current zone) | 233 | −0.4% | +0.7% | ||
| Neutral | 361 | +0.4% | +0.7% | ||
| Distribution | 41 | +0.8% | +2.0% | ||
| Selling | 1 | Too few readings yet | |||
Average BEN share-price change over the trading days after each daily reading in its GekkoIndex history. Across every stock Gekko tracks, Accumulation readings averaged +2.3% over 20 days. Past behaviour doesn’t guarantee future results.
Accumulation zone: Institutional interest building. About the five zones →
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Is Franklin Resources stock overvalued? Gekko Fair Value
Franklin Resources trades 4.9% below Gekko Fair Value of $34.36, so the shares are about fair value on Gekko’s estimate.
Gekko’s own estimate of what Franklin Resources shares are worth, recalculated every trading day.
$34.36
Gekko Fair Value, Sep 25, 2026
4.9% below fair value · About fair value
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Franklin Resources insider and Congress trading
No open-market insider purchases were filed for Franklin Resources, and no Congress trades were disclosed, in the last 90 days.
Plus buybacks, unusual options and fund positions, each dated to when it became public.
Congress trades last 90 days
No trades in BEN were disclosed by members of Congress in the last 90 days.
From congressional disclosures, which report amounts as ranges.
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Buybacks
Franklin Resources has been buying back its own shares.
- Bought back, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
- $345.8M
- As a share of market cap
- 2.04%
- Trailing four quarters
- $454.4M
From company filings.
Hedge funds and billionaires quarter ended Jun 30
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Franklin Resources earnings: next date and track record
Franklin Resources reports on Nov 6, 2026 (38 days away), and beat the EPS estimate in 6 of its last 8 reports.
Next earnings report
Nov 6, 2026
38 days away
- EPS estimate
- $0.77
- Revenue estimate
- $1.86B
6 of 8reports beat the EPS estimate
±4.4%average move across the report
7 of 8reports followed by a gain
Share-price move across each report
Last earnings call, Jul 31, 2026 AI summary
- What they said
- Franklin Templeton reported record AUM of $1.8 trillion with $18.4 billion in Q3 long-term net inflows, bringing fiscal year-to-date inflows to $63.3 billion. Positive flows were achieved across all asset classes and geographies. Record long-term inflows hit $122 billion. Institutional pipeline reached a record $28.6 billion, up $8 billion quarter-over-quarter. Key growth areas include alternatives, ETFs, retail SMAs, and multi-asset solutions.
- Guidance
- Management states they are ahead of their 5-year plan with broadening organic growth sources. No specific revenue or EPS targets were provided in this excerpt, but momentum across alternatives, ETFs, and institutional pipelines signals continued AUM and flow growth.
| Reported | EPS | Revenue | Move |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 31, 2026 | $0.72 est $0.66 | $1.82B est $1.76B | +6.2% |
| Apr 28, 2026 | $0.71 est $0.55 | $1.75B est $1.70B | +6.8% |
| Jan 30, 2026 | $0.70 est $0.55 | $1.75B est $1.71B | +4.6% |
| Nov 7, 2025 | $0.67 est $0.58 | $2.34B est $1.72B | −3.1% |
| Aug 1, 2025 | $0.49 est $0.48 | $2.06B est $2.38B | +4.7% |
| May 2, 2025 | $0.47 est $0.47 | $2.11B est $1.67B | +6.8% |
| Jan 31, 2025 | $0.59 est $0.53 | $2.25B est $2.41B | +2.8% |
| Nov 4, 2024 | $0.59 est $0.59 | $2.21B est $1.69B | +0.5% |
“Move” is the close of the first session after the report compared with the close of the last session before it, so it reads the same whether the company reported before the open or after the close.
Franklin Resources stock forecast and analyst price targets
Analysts’ average 12-month price target for Franklin Resources is $35.42, +8.4% from the last close, from 10 firms rating the stock in the last 90 days.
$35.42consensus 12-month target, +8.4% from the last close
Now $32.68Avg $35.42
Low $34High $41
Each firm’s latest rating in the last 90 days: 10 firms.
Latest analyst actions
| Date | Firm | Target | vs price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 25 | Morgan Stanley | $34 | +4.0% |
| Sep 25 | Morgan Stanley | $34 | +4.0% |
| Sep 9 | KBW | $38 | +16.3% |
| Sep 9 | TD Cowen | $40 | +22.4% |
| Sep 4 | TD Cowen | $40 | +22.4% |
+0.7%average 20-day move after past Accumulation readings
−1.2%average move over the next 20 trading days in the last 5 years
±2.4%typical daily move, from the 14-day average range
Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions. These are analyst targets and historical base rates, which don’t guarantee future results.
Franklin Resources seasonality: the next 20 trading days
Over the next 20 trading days from Sep 29, Franklin Resources averaged −1.2% across the last 5 years, rising in 2 of them.
Next 20 trading days, by year
Average move and hit rate
| Window | Average | Years higher |
|---|---|---|
| Next 5 trading days | −0.8% | 1 of 5 |
| Next 10 trading days | −3.7% | 1 of 5 |
| Next 15 trading days | −2.5% | 1 of 5 |
| Next 20 trading days | −1.2% | 2 of 5 |
| Next 30 trading days | +4.2% | 3 of 5 |
For scale, BEN’s typical 20-trading-day move in either direction is about 6.1%.
Franklin Resources market cap and key statistics
Franklin Resources’s market cap is $16.98B, with a P/E ratio of 22.6 and revenue of $9.32B over the last twelve months.
Valuation
- Market cap
- $16.98B
- P/E ratio
- 22.6
- Forward P/E
- 10.4
- EPS, TTM
- $1.45
- Gekko Fair Value
- $34.36
Trading
- Volume
- 3.69M
- Avg volume, 20 days
- 3.61M
- 52-week high
- $36.28
- 52-week low
- $21.11
- Shares outstanding
- 508.1M
Financials
- Revenue, TTM
- $9.32B
- Profit margin
- 8.7%
- Return on equity
- 7.9%
- Quarterly earnings growth, YoY
- +106.7%
Risk and income
- Beta
- 1.57
- Typical daily move
- ±2.4%
- Typical 20-day move
- ±6.1%
- Dividend yield
- 3.95%
Franklin Resources stock news this week
Coverage of Franklin Resources this week reads positive: 6 positive, 2 neutral and 1 negative headlines.
- Franklin Templeton Reports 60.3% Ownership in Franklin BSP Private Credit Fund via Amended Schedule 13DKalkine Media, Sep 28
- This is ‘one of the best tax-planning windows’ for retirement savers, says Franklin Templeton’s U.S. head of retirement. Are you jumping on it?MarketWatch, Sep 25
- Franklin Templeton (BEN) Could Be 7% Undervalued On Its Latest Dividend UpdateSimply Wall Street, Sep 25
- 🚨𝗝𝗨𝗦𝗧 𝗜𝗡: Franklin Templeton’s Head of Crypto Christopher Perkins says crypto is entering a new bull market.Moomoo, Sep 24
- Franklin Resources, Inc. $BEN Position Increased by Envestnet Portfolio Solutions Inc.Defense World, Sep 24
- Franklin Templeton Inc. stock underperforms Wednesday when compared to competitorsMarketWatch, Sep 23
Franklin Resources peers
Franklin Resources’s 6 largest industry peers by market value, with today’s move, GekkoIndex zone and gap to Gekko Fair Value.
| Stock | GekkoIndex zone | vs Fair Value |
|---|---|---|
| MSMorgan Stanley | Accumulation | 12.7% below |
| BLKBlackRock | Accumulation | 10.3% below |
| UBSUBS | Accumulation | 9.5% below |
| BXBlackstone | Buying | 16.8% below |
| KKRKKR | Accumulation | 18.1% below |
| BNBrookfield | Buying | 21.8% below |
A peer links to its own page where one exists.
Franklin Resources stock FAQ
What is Franklin Resources’s market cap?
Franklin Resources’s market cap is $16.98B at the Sep 28, 2026 close of $32.68, with 508.1M shares outstanding. The shares trade on a P/E ratio of 22.6.
What is the Franklin Resources stock forecast?
The consensus analyst 12-month price target for Franklin Resources is $35.42, +8.4% from the last close. Of the 10 firms that rated the stock in the last 90 days, 3 rate it a buy, 5 a hold and 2 a sell. Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions of its own.
Is Franklin Resources stock overvalued or undervalued?
On Gekko’s estimate Franklin Resources is about fair value: the Sep 28, 2026 close of $32.68 is 4.9% below Gekko Fair Value of $34.36. Gekko Fair Value is recalculated every trading day, and a gap inside 5% either way counts as about fair value.
When does Franklin Resources report earnings next?
Franklin Resources is expected to report on Nov 6, 2026 (38 days away). Analysts expect earnings of $0.77 per share on revenue of $1.86B. Franklin Resources beat the earnings estimate in 6 of its last 8 reports, moving 4.4% on average across the report.
What is Franklin Resources’s 52-week high and low?
Franklin Resources’s 52-week high is $36.28 and its 52-week low is $21.11; it closed at $32.68 on Sep 28, 2026, +39.7% over the past year. Over the last five years the shares peaked at $38.27 on Nov 2, 2021.
Is Franklin Resources stock a buy right now?
Gekko describes the data; it does not make buy or sell recommendations. On the swing-trade checklist, 2 of the 5 items with data read as supportive (gekkoindex and earnings risk), 2 as mixed (trend and fair value) and 1 as a headwind (seasonality). The checklist is a description of current data, not a recommendation.
How this page works
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