Franklin Resources, Inc’s filing revealed that its 10% Owner JOHNSON CHARLES B acquired Company’s shares for reported $1.06 million on Nov 20 ’25. In the deal valued at $21.20 per share,50,000 shares were bought. As a result of this transaction, JOHNSON CHARLES B now holds 90,137,677 shares worth roughly $2.01 billion.
Then, JOHNSON CHARLES B bought 50,000 shares, generating $1,074,475 in total proceeds. Upon buying the shares at $21.49, the 10% Owner now owns 90,087,677 shares.
Before that, FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC sold 1,614,311 shares. Franklin Resources, Inc shares valued at $18,500,000 were divested by the Affiliate of Investment Adv. at a price of $11.46 per share. As a result of the transaction, FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC now holds 11,796,669 shares, worth roughly $262.59 million.
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 1.04% to $22.26. Over the last five days, the stock has gained 3.82%. Franklin Resources, Inc shares have risen nearly 2.49% since the year began. Nevertheless, the stocks have risen 9.71% 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 22.05, which if violated will result in even more drops to 21.85. On the upside, there is a resistance level at 22.39. A further resistance level may holdings at 22.52.
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.
