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 $17,500,000 were sold by FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC on Jul 15 ’25. At $11.52 per share, FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC sold 1,519,097 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 13,410,980 shares worth approximately $326.02 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC sold 863,558 shares, netting a total of over 10,000,000 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $11.58 each, the insider now holds 14,930,077 shares.
Before that, JOHNSON CHARLES B had added 420 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $7,442, the 10% Owner bought Franklin Resources, Inc shares for $17.72 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings increased to 420 shares, worth approximately $2.17 billion.
As published in a research note from Goldman on June 27, 2025, Franklin Resources, Inc [BEN] has been rated up from a Neutral to a Buy and the price target has been revised to $29. Analysts at TD Cowen upgraded the stock from ‘”a Hold”‘ to ‘”a Buy”‘ outlook in a report released in mid May. As of January 06, 2025, Goldman has increased its “Sell” rating to a “Neutral” for BEN. Earlier on September 12, 2024, Wells Fargo initiated its rating. Their recommendation was “an Equal weight” for BEN stock.
Analyzing BEN Stock Performance
On last trading session,, Franklin Resources, Inc [NYSE: BEN] plunged -1.10% to $24.31. The stock’s lowest price that day was $24.17, but it reached a high of $24.675 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -1.78%. Over the course of the year, Franklin Resources, Inc shares have jumped approximately 5.33%.
Support And Resistance Levels for Franklin Resources, Inc (BEN)
RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 53.12 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 2025-07-15 dropping by -2.93 million shares to 18.85 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-06-13 was 21.78 million shares. A decline of -15.52% in short interest reflects a positive sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 4.71 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) decline to 4.71.
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 5.78% from the previous closing price of $24.58. 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 August 27, 2024, Barclays assigned a price target of “an Underweight” to the stock and initiated coverage with a $20.
