The buying and selling of stock by a company’s insider give investors a sense that the stock will rise or fall in the future. 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 $337.27 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 $2.02 billion.
As published in a research note from TD Cowen on May 14, 2025, Franklin Resources, Inc [BEN] has been rated up from a Hold to a Buy and the price target has been revised to $27. Analysts at Goldman upgraded the stock from ‘”a Sell”‘ to ‘”a Neutral”‘ outlook in a report released in early January. As of September 12, 2024, Wells Fargo has initiated its “an Equal weight” rating for BEN. Earlier on August 27, 2024, Barclays initiated its rating. Their recommendation was “an Underweight” for BEN stock.
Analyzing BEN Stock Performance
On last trading session,, Franklin Resources, Inc [NYSE: BEN] rose 1.07% to $22.59. The stock’s lowest price that day was $22.27, but it reached a high of $22.85 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 0.22%. Over the course of the year, Franklin Resources, Inc shares have jumped approximately 11.34%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $22.95 on 06/16/25 and a 52-week low of $16.25 on 04/09/25.
Support And Resistance Levels for Franklin Resources, Inc (BEN)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 22.29, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 21.98. In the upper region, resistance lies at 22.88. The next price resistance is at 23.16. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 62.00 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.
Is Franklin Resources, Inc subject to short interest?
Stocks of Franklin Resources, Inc saw a sharp steep in short interest on 2025-05-30 dropping by -0.34 million shares to 26.4 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-04-30 was 26.74 million shares. A decline of -1.28% in short interest reflects a positive sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 4.32 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) decline to 4.32.
Which companies own the most shares of Franklin Resources, Inc (BEN)?
In terms of Franklin Resources, Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 26 in the next 12 months, up nearly 16.33% from the previous closing price of $22.35. Analysts anticipate Franklin Resources, Inc stock to reach 45 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 19. In spite of this, 7 analysts ranked Franklin Resources, Inc stock as Hold at the end of 2025. On January 08, 2024, Wells Fargo assigned a price target of “an Equal weight” to the stock and upgraded coverage with a $30.
