Franklin Resources, Inc’s recent filing unveils that its Affiliate of Investment Adv. FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC unloaded Company’s shares for reported $20.0 million on Dec 04 ’25. In the deal valued at $11.39 per share,1,755,926 shares were sold. As a result of this transaction, FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC now holds 10,040,743 shares worth roughly $235.56 million.
Then, JOHNSON CHARLES B bought 50,000 shares, generating $1,060,000 in total proceeds. Upon buying the shares at $21.20, the 10% Owner now owns 90,137,677 shares.
Before that, JOHNSON CHARLES B bought 50,000 shares. Franklin Resources, Inc shares valued at $1,074,475 were divested by the 10% Owner at a price of $21.49 per share. As a result of the transaction, JOHNSON CHARLES B now holds 90,087,677 shares, worth roughly $2.11 billion.
BMO Capital Markets initiated its Franklin Resources, Inc [BEN] rating to an Outperform in a research note published on October 03, 2025; the price target was $26. A number of analysts have revised their coverage, including Goldman’s analysts, who increased its forecast for the stock in late June from “a Neutral” to “a Buy”. TD Cowen also remained covering BEN and has increased its forecast on May 14, 2025 with a “Buy” recommendation from previously “Hold” rating. Goldman revised its rating on January 06, 2025. It rated BEN as “a Neutral” which previously was an “a Sell”.
Price Performance Review of BEN
On Tuesday, Franklin Resources, Inc [NYSE:BEN] saw its stock jump 1.47% to $23.46. Over the last five days, the stock has gained 4.64%. Franklin Resources, Inc shares have risen nearly 4.73% since the year began. Nevertheless, the stocks have risen 15.62% over the past one year. While a 52-week high of $26.08 was reached on 08/13/25, a 52-week low of $16.25 was recorded on 04/09/25.
Levels Of Support And Resistance For BEN Stock
The 24-hour chart illustrates a support level at 23.21, which if violated will result in even more drops to 22.96. On the upside, there is a resistance level at 23.62. A further resistance level may holdings at 23.79.
How much short interest is there in Franklin Resources, Inc?
A steep rise in short interest was recorded in Franklin Resources, Inc stocks on 2025-11-14, growing by 2.94 million shares to a total of 24.38 million shares. Yahoo Finance data shows the prior-month short interest on 2025-10-15 was 21.44 million shares. There was a rise of 12.07%, which implies that there is a positive sentiment for the stock.
The most recent change occurred on September 12, 2024 when Wells Fargo began covering the stock and recommended ‘”an Equal weight”‘ rating along with a $20 price target.
