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 $1,074,475 were purchased by JOHNSON CHARLES B on Nov 18 ’25. At $21.49 per share, JOHNSON CHARLES B acquired 50,000 shares. The insider’s holdings grew to 90,087,677 shares worth approximately $1.93 billion following the completion of this transaction.
Also, FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC sold 1,614,311 shares, netting a total of over 18,500,000 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $11.46 each, the insider now holds 11,796,669 shares.
Before that, FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC had sold 1,519,097 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $17,500,000, the Affiliate of Investment Adv. traded Franklin Resources, Inc shares for $11.52 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 1,519,097 shares, worth approximately $287.53 million.
As published in their initiating research note from BMO Capital Markets on October 03, 2025, Franklin Resources, Inc [BEN] has been an Outperform and the price target has been revised to $26. Analysts at Goldman upgraded the stock from ‘”a Neutral”‘ to ‘”a Buy”‘ outlook in a report released in late June. As of May 14, 2025, TD Cowen has increased its “Hold” rating to a “Buy” for BEN. Earlier on January 06, 2025, Goldman upgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “a Neutral” for BEN stock which previously was a “a Sell”.
Analyzing BEN Stock Performance
The stock’s lowest price that day was $21.185, but it reached a high of $21.515 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -6.98%. Over the course of the year, Franklin Resources, Inc shares have dropped approximately -1.06%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $26.08 on 08/13/25 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 21.25, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 21.05. In the upper region, resistance lies at 21.58. The next price resistance is at 21.71. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 35.63 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 rise in short interest on 2025-10-31 jumping by 3.49 million shares to 23.57 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-09-30 was 20.08 million shares. A jump of 14.81% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 5.06 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 5.06.
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 21.27% from the previous closing price of $21.44. 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 September 12, 2024, Wells Fargo assigned a price target of “an Equal weight” to the stock and initiated coverage with a $20.
