Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. Franklin Resources, Inc shares valued at $10,000,000 were sold by FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC on Apr 17 ’25. At $11.58 per share, FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC sold 863,558 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 14,930,077 shares worth approximately $305.47 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, JOHNSON CHARLES B purchased 420 shares, netting a total of over 7,442 in proceeds. Following the buying of shares at $17.72 each, the insider now holds 89,375,487 shares.
Before that, JOHNSON CHARLES B had sold 420 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $7,379, the 10% Owner traded Franklin Resources, Inc shares for $17.57 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 420 shares, worth approximately $1.83 billion.
As published in a research note from Goldman on January 06, 2025, Franklin Resources, Inc [BEN] has been rated up from a Sell to a Neutral and the price target has been revised to $22 from $21. Analysts at Wells Fargo started covering the stock with ‘”an Equal weight”‘ outlook in a report released in mid September. As of August 27, 2024, Barclays has initiated its “an Underweight” rating for BEN. Earlier on January 08, 2024, Wells Fargo upgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “an Equal weight” for BEN stock which previously was a “an Underweight”.
Analyzing BEN Stock Performance
During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 9.06%. Over the course of the year, Franklin Resources, Inc shares have jumped approximately 0.84%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $22.59 on 01/31/25 and a 52-week low of $16.25 on 04/09/25. A 50-day SMA is recorded $19.10, while a 200-day SMA reached $20.45.
Support And Resistance Levels for Franklin Resources, Inc (BEN)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 20.15, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 19.84. In the upper region, resistance lies at 20.70. The next price resistance is at 20.93. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 67.98 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment. Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) is at 1.29, which suggests the price will increase in the coming days. Percent R is at 4.77%, indicating bullish price movement. Stochastics %K at selling indicates that the stock is to be held.
