NASDAQ: FELE

Franklin Electric (FELE) Stock Analysis & Forecast

Sep 28 close

$97.58+0.51 (+0.5%)

Gekko Brief

AI summary

Franklin Electric shares closed at $97.58, up 0.5% on the day, with the trend mixed as the price sits between the 50-day average of $102.14 and the 200-day average of $100.15. The one-month return stands at -4.5% and the three-month return at -7.5%, while the six-month return is 7.9% and the one-year return 3.9%. The GekkoIndex reads 60.7, placing the stock in the Accumulation zone, though the reading has slipped 13 points over the past five sessions. Against Gekko Fair Value of $92.37, the current price sits 5.6% above that level.

Franklin Electric's next earnings report is due 27 October 2026 before the open, 28 days away and inside a typical 20-trading-day holding window. At the last report, on 5 May 2026, EPS came in at $0.83 against a $0.80 estimate, producing a 2.1% reaction; the company has beaten estimates in 4 of the last 8 quarters, with an average absolute reaction of 4.7%. Seasonally, the next 20 trading days have averaged -0.7% over 5 years, rising in 2 of them. Two analysts currently rate the stock, both at hold, with a consensus target of $118.50 implying 21.4% upside. No insider, Congress or unusual options activity appears in the current window.

Written by AI and checked automatically against the figures on this page. Generated Sep 29, 2026 from the data above.

Franklin Electric price vs fair value

$97.58$92.37Sep ’25Mar ’26Sep ’26
Close $97.58200-day averageGekko Fair Value $92.37

Franklin Electric quick facts

Market cap
$4.31B
P/E ratio
27.9
Forward P/E
18.5
EPS, TTM
$3.48
Revenue, TTM
$2.21B
Profit margin
7.1%
Dividend yield
1.13%
Beta
1.02
Volume
255,303 avg 297,302
1-year return
+3.9%
Typical daily move
±1.9%
Typical 20-day move
±4.1%
50-day average
$102.14
200-day average
$100.15
Next earnings
Oct 27 before open
Shares outstanding
44.21M
52-week range
$89.54$115.82

Franklin Electric swing-trade checklist

Franklin Electric scores 1 supportive, 1 mixed and 3 headwinds across the 5 checklist items with data.

Six things swing traders check before a 20-day hold, read from the latest data.

1 supportive1 mixed3 headwinds

  • Trendmixed

    Averages disagree

    Close $97.58 sits between the 50-day ($102.14) and 200-day ($100.15) averages, or the averages disagree.

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  • GekkoIndexsupportive

    60.7, Accumulation

    Reading 60.7 is in the Accumulation zone.

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  • Fair valueheadwind

    5.6% above

    Price is 5.6% above Gekko Fair Value (more than 5% above).

    See fair value
  • Smart moneyno data

    No data

    No insider, Congress or unusual options activity in the window.

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  • Earnings riskheadwind

    Reports in 28 days

    Reports on Oct 27, 2026, 28 days away — inside a typical 20-trading-day hold.

    See earnings
  • Seasonalityheadwind

    −0.7% on average

    From this point in the calendar, the next 20 trading days averaged −0.7% over 5 years, rising in 2 of them.

    See seasonality

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Franklin Electric stock chart and price history

Franklin Electric closed at $97.58 on Sep 28, 2026, +3.9% over the past year, inside a 52-week range of $89.54 to $115.82.

Close50-day average200-day averageVolume
Franklin Electric share price, past year, with 50-day and 200-day moving averages and volume$90$95$100$105$110NovDecJan 2026FebMarAprMayJunJulAugSep97.58

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Performance Breakdown

1 month
−4.5%
3 months
−7.5%
6 months
+7.9%
1 year
+3.9%
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About Franklin Electric

Franklin Electric builds and sells systems that move water and fuel, reaching customers in the United States, Canada, Latin America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Asia Pacific. Its lineup covers motors, pumps, water treatment equipment, and monitoring tools used for groundwater, water transfer, and wastewater needs in homes, farms, cities, and factories. It also makes electronic controls that guard these motors against problems like power surges, excess heat, or running dry.

Beyond water, the company supplies pumps, piping, vapor recovery parts, and sensors for fuel stations, plus gear linking underground tanks to dispensers, such as submersible pumps and corrosion protection. It further serves power-related markets with devices that monitor electrical systems for utilities, hydroelectric operations, railways, and telecom or data center facilities. Franklin Electric organizes its work into Water Systems, Energy Systems, and Distribution segments, with the last one guiding contractors through installation planning and specifications. Its buyers include distributors of many kinds, oil and utility firms, and equipment manufacturers.

Franklin Electric traces back to 1944 and operates out of Fort Wayne, Indiana. Its stock trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker FELE.

Listed
NASDAQ
Sector
Producer manufacturing
Industry
Industrial machinery
Website
franklin-electric.com

Franklin Electric GekkoIndex: the smart money zone

Franklin Electric’s GekkoIndex — Gekko’s 0 to 100 smart money score — reads 60.7, in the Accumulation zone, down 13 points over five sessions.

010060.7Accumulation

Down 13 points over five sessions, from the Buying zone.

Reading for Sep 28, 2026

What followed past readings in each zone

ZoneReadings5 days10 days20 days50 days
Buying31+2.2%+2.9%+4.3%+3.2%
Accumulation (current zone)217+0.5%+0.6%+1.3%+3.0%
Neutral404−0.1%−0.1%−0.3%−0.8%
Distribution19−4.4%−4.9%−7.5%−4.0%
Selling1Too few readings yet

Average FELE 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 Electric stock overvalued? Gekko Fair Value

Franklin Electric trades 5.6% above Gekko Fair Value of $92.37, so the shares are overvalued on Gekko’s estimate.

Gekko’s own estimate of what Franklin Electric shares are worth, recalculated every trading day.

$92.37

Gekko Fair Value, Sep 29, 2026

5.6% Overvalued

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Franklin Electric insider and Congress trading

No open-market insider purchases were filed for Franklin Electric, 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.

Insider buying last 90 days

No open-market insider purchases were filed for FELE in the last 90 days.

From Form 4 filings, dated to when each was filed.

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Congress trades last 90 days

No trades in FELE 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 Electric has been buying back its own shares.

Bought back, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
$5.14M
As a share of market cap
0.12%
Trailing four quarters
$54.63M

From company filings.

Franklin Electric earnings: next date and track record

Franklin Electric reports on Oct 27, 2026, before the open (28 days away), and beat the EPS estimate in 4 of its last 8 reports.

4 of 8reports beat the EPS estimate
±4.7%average move across the report
2 of 8reports followed by a gain

Share-price move across each report

−3.1%Jul ’24−5.9%Oct ’24−1.6%Feb ’25−4.9%Apr ’25+0.4%Jul ’25−3.3%Oct ’25−16.6%Feb ’26+2.1%May ’26
ReportedEPSSurpriseRevenueSurpriseMove
May 5, 2026$0.83
est $0.80
+4.3%——+2.1%
Feb 17, 2026$0.87
est $0.86
+1.8%$506.9M
est $516.2M
−1.8%−16.6%
Oct 28, 2025$1.30
est $1.31
−0.8%$581.7M
est $563.2M
+3.3%−3.3%
Jul 21, 2025$1.31
est $1.28
+2.6%——+0.4%
Apr 28, 2025$0.67
est $0.73
−8.2%$455.2M
est $568.9M
−20.0%−4.9%
Feb 11, 2025$0.78
est $0.66
+17.9%——−1.6%
Oct 29, 2024$1.17
est $1.27
−7.9%$531.4M
est $469.9M
+13.1%−5.9%
Jul 23, 2024$1.26
est $1.32
−4.5%$543.3M
est $569.9M
−4.7%−3.1%

“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 Electric stock forecast and analyst price targets

Analysts’ average 12-month price target for Franklin Electric is $118.50, +21.4% from the last close, from 2 firms rating the stock in the last 90 days.

$118.50consensus 12-month target, +21.4% from the last close
Low $105High $124
Buy0
Hold2
Sell0

Each firm’s latest rating in the last 90 days: 2 firms.

Latest analyst actions

DateFirmRatingTargetvs price
Sep 8D.A. DavidsonHold, maintained$105+7.6%
Jul 29D.A. DavidsonHold, maintained$105+7.6%
Jul 29Robert W. BairdHold, maintained$124+27.1%
+1.3%average 20-day move after past Accumulation readings
−0.7%average move over the next 20 trading days in the last 5 years
±1.9%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 Electric seasonality: the next 20 trading days

Over the next 20 trading days from Sep 29, Franklin Electric averaged −0.7% across the last 5 years, rising in 2 of them.

Next 20 trading days, by year

+2.8%2021−1.7%2022−5.9%2023−2.2%2024+4.6%2025

Average move and hit rate

WindowAverageYears higher
Next 5 trading days+0.9%4 of 5
Next 10 trading days−0.3%2 of 5
Next 15 trading days+0.8%3 of 5
Next 20 trading days−0.7%2 of 5
Next 30 trading days+3.9%4 of 5

For scale, FELE’s typical 20-trading-day move in either direction is about 4.1%.

Franklin Electric market cap and key statistics

Franklin Electric’s market cap is $4.31B, with a P/E ratio of 27.9 and revenue of $2.21B over the last twelve months.

Valuation

Market cap
$4.31B
P/E ratio
27.9
Forward P/E
18.5
EPS, TTM
$3.48
Gekko Fair Value
$92.37

Trading

Volume
255,303
Avg volume, 20 days
297,302
52-week high
$115.82
52-week low
$89.54
Shares outstanding
44.21M

Financials

Revenue, TTM
$2.21B
Profit margin
7.1%
Return on equity
11.8%
Quarterly earnings growth, YoY
+11.4%

Risk and income

Beta
1.02
Typical daily move
±1.9%
Typical 20-day move
±4.1%
Dividend yield
1.13%

Franklin Electric peers

Franklin Electric’s 6 largest industry peers by market value, with today’s move, GekkoIndex zone and gap to Gekko Fair Value.

StockTodayGekkoIndex zonevs Fair Value
LRCXLam Research+0.2%Neutral7.7% above
AMATApplied Materials+1.0%Neutral11.5% below
PHParker-Hannifin−0.4%Neutral5.9% above
TTTrane Technologies0.0%Neutral13.7% above
JCIJohnson Controls International−0.5%Neutral11.4% above
CARRCarrier Global−0.3%Accumulation4.9% below

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Franklin Electric stock FAQ

What is Franklin Electric’s market cap?

Franklin Electric’s market cap is $4.31B at the Sep 28, 2026 close of $97.58, with 44.21M shares outstanding. The shares trade on a P/E ratio of 27.9.

What is the Franklin Electric stock forecast?

The consensus analyst 12-month price target for Franklin Electric is $118.50, +21.4% from the last close. Of the 2 firms that rated the stock in the last 90 days, 0 rate it a buy, 2 a hold and 0 a sell. Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions of its own.

Is Franklin Electric stock overvalued or undervalued?

On Gekko’s estimate Franklin Electric is overvalued: the Sep 28, 2026 close of $97.58 is 5.6% above Gekko Fair Value of $92.37. Gekko Fair Value is recalculated every trading day, and a gap inside 5% either way counts as about fair value.

When does Franklin Electric report earnings next?

Franklin Electric is expected to report on Oct 27, 2026, before the market opens (28 days away). Analysts expect earnings of $1.43 per share on revenue of $613.7M. Franklin Electric beat the earnings estimate in 4 of its last 8 reports, moving 4.7% on average across the report.

What is Franklin Electric’s 52-week high and low?

Franklin Electric’s 52-week high is $115.82 and its 52-week low is $89.54; it closed at $97.58 on Sep 28, 2026, +3.9% over the past year.

Is Franklin Electric stock a buy right now?

Gekko describes the data; it does not make buy or sell recommendations. On the swing-trade checklist, 1 of the 5 items with data read as supportive (gekkoindex), 1 as mixed (trend) and 3 as headwinds (fair value, earnings risk and seasonality). The checklist is a description of current data, not a recommendation.

How this page works

During US trading hours the price at the top of the page is a delayed quote, refreshed every 15 minutes; everything else is rebuilt after each US market close. The GekkoIndex, Gekko Fair Value and the checklist are Gekko’s own, and the Gekko Brief is written by AI from this page’s data and checked against it before it is published. How Gekko’s data works →

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