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Franklin Resources Analyst Ratings

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$17.55
-0.42-2.34%
At close: -
$17.81
0.261.48%
After Hours: 6:36 PM EDT
Consensus Rating1
Neutral
Highest Price Target1
$32.00
Lowest Price Target1
$15.00
Consensus Price Target1
$21.53

Franklin Resources Analyst Ratings and Price Targets | NYSE:BEN | Benzinga

Franklin Resources Inc has a consensus price target of $21.53 based on the ratings of 19 analysts. The high is $32 issued by TD Cowen on January 4, 2024. The low is $15 issued by Morgan Stanley on April 7, 2025. The 3 most-recent analyst ratings were released by Barclays, Goldman Sachs, and Evercore ISI Group on April 16, 2025, April 14, 2025, and April 11, 2025, respectively. With an average price target of $17.67 between Barclays, Goldman Sachs, and Evercore ISI Group, there's an implied -0.80% downside for Franklin Resources Inc from these most-recent analyst ratings.

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Analyst Firms Making Recommendations1

Barclays
Goldman Sachs
Evercore ISI Group
TD Cowen
Wells Fargo

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Analyst Ratings for Franklin Resources

Buy NowGet Alert
04/16/2025Buy Now-4.55%Barclays
Benjamin Budish76%
$22 → $17MaintainsUnderweightGet Alert
04/14/2025Buy Now6.68%Goldman Sachs
Alexander Blostein72%
$21.5 → $19MaintainsNeutralGet Alert
04/11/2025Buy Now-4.55%Evercore ISI Group
David Motemaden74%
$19 → $17MaintainsUnderperformGet Alert
04/09/2025Buy Now-1.74%TD Cowen
Bill Katz64%
$20 → $17.5MaintainsHoldGet Alert
04/08/2025Buy Now12.3%Wells Fargo
Michael Brown60%
$24 → $20MaintainsEqual-WeightGet Alert
04/07/2025Buy Now-15.78%Morgan Stanley
Michael Cyprys70%
$18 → $15MaintainsUnderweightGet Alert
04/03/2025Buy Now-4.55%B of A Securities
Craig Siegenthaler74%
$20 → $17MaintainsUnderperformGet Alert
02/03/2025Buy Now23.53%Barclays
Benjamin Budish76%
$19 → $22MaintainsUnderweightGet Alert
02/03/2025Buy Now17.91%Keefe, Bruyette & Woods
Aidan Hall40%
$19 → $21MaintainsUnderperformGet Alert
02/03/2025Buy Now29.14%UBS
Brennan Hawken71%
$19 → $23MaintainsNeutralGet Alert
02/03/2025Buy Now34.76%Wells Fargo
Michael Brown60%
$20.5 → $24MaintainsEqual-WeightGet Alert
02/03/2025Buy Now29.14%BMO Capital
Etienne Ricard47%
$20 → $23MaintainsMarket PerformGet Alert
01/17/2025Buy Now6.68%Barclays
Benjamin Budish76%
$21 → $19MaintainsUnderweightGet Alert
01/16/2025Buy Now6.68%JP Morgan
Kenneth Worthington60%
$21 → $19MaintainsNeutralGet Alert
01/14/2025Buy Now15.1%Wells Fargo
Michael Brown60%
$22.5 → $20.5MaintainsEqual-WeightGet Alert
12/20/2024Buy Now6.68%Morgan Stanley
Michael Cyprys70%
$18 → $19MaintainsUnderweightGet Alert
12/12/2024Buy Now26.33%Wells Fargo
Michael Brown60%
$19.5 → $22.5MaintainsEqual-WeightGet Alert
12/09/2024Buy Now17.91%Barclays
Benjamin Budish76%
$19 → $21MaintainsUnderweightGet Alert
11/05/2024Buy Now3.87%TD Cowen
Bill Katz64%
$20 → $18.5MaintainsHoldGet Alert
11/05/2024Buy Now9.49%Wells Fargo
Michael Brown60%
$19 → $19.5MaintainsEqual-WeightGet Alert
11/05/2024Buy Now6.68%Keefe, Bruyette & Woods
Aidan Hall40%
$20 → $19ReiteratesUnderperform → UnderperformGet Alert
11/05/2024Buy Now17.91%JP Morgan
Kenneth Worthington60%
$22 → $21MaintainsNeutralGet Alert
11/05/2024Buy Now6.68%Deutsche Bank
Brian Bedell50%
$20 → $19MaintainsHoldGet Alert
10/22/2024Buy Now17.91%UBS
Brennan Hawken71%
$24 → $21MaintainsNeutralGet Alert
10/18/2024Buy Now6.68%Morgan Stanley
Michael Cyprys70%
$21 → $19MaintainsUnderweightGet Alert
10/14/2024Buy Now6.68%Barclays
Benjamin Budish76%
$20 → $19MaintainsUnderweightGet Alert
10/09/2024Buy Now6.68%Wells Fargo
Michael Brown60%
$20 → $19MaintainsEqual-WeightGet Alert
10/04/2024Buy Now6.68%Evercore ISI Group
David Motemaden74%
$20 → $19MaintainsUnderperformGet Alert
09/30/2024Buy Now19.31%Goldman Sachs
Alexander Blostein72%
$23.75 → $21.25MaintainsSellGet Alert
09/12/2024Buy Now12.3%Wells Fargo
Michael Brown60%
→ $20Initiates → Equal-WeightGet Alert
09/05/2024Buy Now12.3%Evercore ISI Group
David Motemaden74%
$24 → $20MaintainsUnderperformGet Alert
08/27/2024Buy Now12.3%Barclays
Benjamin Budish76%
→ $20Initiates → UnderweightGet Alert
08/22/2024Buy Now29.14%Keefe, Bruyette & Woods
Aidan Hall40%
$23 → $23MaintainsUnderperformGet Alert
07/29/2024Buy Now29.14%Deutsche Bank
Brian Bedell50%
$24 → $23MaintainsHoldGet Alert
07/29/2024Buy Now34.76%TD Cowen
Bill Katz64%
$23 → $24MaintainsHoldGet Alert
07/29/2024Buy Now29.14%Keefe, Bruyette & Woods
Aidan Hall40%
$25 → $23MaintainsUnderperformGet Alert
07/29/2024Buy Now45.99%BMO Capital
Etienne Ricard47%
$27 → $26MaintainsMarket PerformGet Alert
07/10/2024Buy Now34.76%UBS
Brennan Hawken71%
$25 → $24MaintainsNeutralGet Alert
07/08/2024Buy Now29.14%TD Cowen
Bill Katz64%
$25.5 → $23MaintainsHoldGet Alert
04/30/2024Buy Now34.76%Deutsche Bank
Brian Bedell50%
$29 → $24MaintainsHoldGet Alert
04/30/2024Buy Now43.18%TD Cowen
Bill Katz64%
$29 → $25.5MaintainsHoldGet Alert
04/30/2024Buy Now45.99%Evercore ISI Group
David Motemaden74%
$29 → $26MaintainsUnderperformGet Alert
04/30/2024Buy Now51.6%BMO Capital
Etienne Ricard47%
$30 → $27MaintainsMarket PerformGet Alert
04/17/2024Buy Now40.37%Morgan Stanley
Michael Cyprys70%
$24 → $25MaintainsUnderweightGet Alert
03/12/2024Buy Now50.2%Goldman Sachs
Alexander Blostein72%
$26.25 → $26.75MaintainsSellGet Alert
01/30/2024Buy Now57.22%Deutsche Bank
Brian Bedell50%
$30 → $28MaintainsHoldGet Alert
01/30/2024Buy Now68.44%BMO Capital
Etienne Ricard47%
$27 → $30MaintainsMarket PerformGet Alert
01/19/2024Buy Now34.76%Morgan Stanley
Michael Cyprys70%
$22 → $24MaintainsUnderweightGet Alert
01/10/2024Buy Now68.44%UBS
Brennan Hawken71%
$26 → $30MaintainsNeutralGet Alert
01/08/2024Buy Now68.44%Wells Fargo
Finian O'Shea65%
$24 → $30UpgradeUnderweight → Equal-WeightGet Alert
01/04/2024Buy Now79.67%TD Cowen
Bill Kirk48%
→ $32Initiates → Market PerformGet Alert
11/02/2023Buy Now23.53%Morgan Stanley
Michael Cyprys70%
$23 → $22MaintainsUnderweightGet Alert
10/11/2023Buy Now34.76%Deutsche Bank
Brian Bedell50%
$26 → $24MaintainsHoldGet Alert
10/06/2023Buy Now29.14%Morgan Stanley
Michael Cyprys70%
$24 → $23MaintainsUnderweightGet Alert
08/08/2023Buy Now34.76%Morgan Stanley
Michael Cyprys70%
$23 → $24MaintainsUnderweightGet Alert
08/01/2023Buy Now37.56%Goldman Sachs
Alexander Blostein72%
$21.5 → $24.5MaintainsSellGet Alert
07/31/2023Buy Now37.56%Goldman Sachs
Alexander Blostein72%
$21.5 → $24.5MaintainsSellGet Alert
07/31/2023Buy Now51.6%BMO Capital
James Fotheringham76%
$24 → $27MaintainsMarket PerformGet Alert
07/25/2023Buy Now29.14%Morgan Stanley
Michael Cyprys70%
$23 → $23ReiteratesUnderweight → UnderweightGet Alert
07/13/2023Buy Now45.99%Wells Fargo
Finian O'Shea65%
$25.5 → $26MaintainsUnderweightGet Alert
07/12/2023Buy Now29.14%Morgan Stanley
Michael Cyprys70%
$23 → $23ReiteratesUnderweight → UnderweightGet Alert
07/10/2023Buy Now34.76%BMO Capital
James Fotheringham76%
$20 → $24AssumesMarket Perform → Market PerformGet Alert
06/01/2023Buy Now43.18%Wells Fargo
Finian O'Shea65%
$26 → $25.5MaintainsUnderweightGet Alert
05/02/2023Buy Now31.95%Credit Suisse
Bill Katz64%
$25 → $23.5MaintainsNeutralGet Alert
04/13/2023Buy Now34.76%Evercore ISI Group
David Motemaden74%
$27 → $24MaintainsUnderperformGet Alert
04/05/2023Buy Now34.76%B of A Securities
Craig Siegenthaler74%
$28 → $24MaintainsUnderperformGet Alert
01/31/2023Buy Now62.83%Deutsche Bank
Brian Bedell50%
$27 → $29MaintainsHoldGet Alert
01/31/2023Buy Now51.6%JP Morgan
Kenneth Worthington60%
$26 → $27MaintainsNeutralGet Alert
01/31/2023Buy Now51.6%Keefe, Bruyette & Woods
Michael Brown60%
$26 → $27MaintainsUnderperformGet Alert
01/31/2023Buy Now29.14%BMO Capital
James Fotheringham76%
$22 → $23MaintainsMarket PerformGet Alert
01/23/2023Buy Now45.99%JP Morgan
Kenneth Worthington60%
$23 → $26MaintainsNeutralGet Alert
01/19/2023Buy Now29.14%Morgan Stanley
Michael Cyprys70%
$19 → $23MaintainsUnderweightGet Alert
12/15/2022Buy Now45.99%Wells Fargo
Finian O'Shea65%
→ $26Initiates → UnderweightGet Alert
11/23/2022Buy Now29.14%Goldman Sachs
Alexander Blostein72%
$20 → $23MaintainsSellGet Alert
11/15/2022Buy Now45.99%Deutsche Bank
Brian Bedell50%
$20 → $26MaintainsHoldGet Alert
11/03/2022Buy Now23.53%BMO Capital
James Fotheringham76%
$23 → $22MaintainsMarket PerformGet Alert
11/02/2022Buy Now12.3%Credit Suisse
Bill Katz64%
$21 → $20MaintainsNeutralGet Alert
10/20/2022Buy Now6.68%Morgan Stanley
Michael Cyprys70%
$20 → $19MaintainsUnderweightGet Alert
10/19/2022Buy Now17.91%Credit Suisse
William Katz68%
→ $21Initiates → NeutralGet Alert
10/18/2022Buy Now34.76%JP Morgan
Kenneth Worthington60%
$26 → $24MaintainsNeutralGet Alert
10/12/2022Buy Now17.91%Deutsche Bank
Brian Bedell50%
$29 → $21MaintainsHoldGet Alert
10/03/2022Buy Now12.3%Morgan Stanley
Michael Cyprys70%
$21 → $20MaintainsUnderweightGet Alert
10/03/2022Buy Now17.91%Goldman Sachs
Alexander Blostein72%
$24 → $21MaintainsSellGet Alert
09/08/2022Buy Now40.37%B of A Securities
Craig Siegenthaler74%
$28 → $25DowngradeNeutral → UnderperformGet Alert
08/12/2022Buy Now62.83%Deutsche Bank
Brian Bedell50%
$26 → $29MaintainsHoldGet Alert
08/01/2022Buy Now51.6%UBS
Brennan Hawken71%
$24 → $27MaintainsNeutralGet Alert
06/30/2022Buy Now17.91%Morgan Stanley
Mike Cyprys56%
$27 → $21MaintainsUnderweightGet Alert
06/29/2022Buy Now23.53%Keefe, Bruyette & Woods
Michael Brown60%
$28 → $22DowngradeMarket Perform → UnderperformGet Alert
06/29/2022Buy Now29.14%Goldman Sachs
Alexander Blostein72%
→ $23Reinstates → SellGet Alert
06/01/2022Buy Now51.6%BMO Capital
James Fotheringham76%
$29 → $27MaintainsMarket PerformGet Alert
05/19/2022Buy Now40.37%Deutsche Bank
Brian Bedell50%
$28 → $25MaintainsHoldGet Alert
05/05/2022Buy Now51.6%Morgan Stanley
Mike Cyprys56%
$28 → $27MaintainsUnderweightGet Alert

FAQ

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What is the target price for Franklin Resources (BEN) stock?

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The latest price target for Franklin Resources (NYSE:BEN) was reported by Barclays on April 16, 2025. The analyst firm set a price target for $17.00 expecting BEN to fall to within 12 months (a possible -4.55% downside). 43 analyst firms have reported ratings in the last year.

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What is the most recent analyst rating for Franklin Resources (BEN)?

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The latest analyst rating for Franklin Resources (NYSE:BEN) was provided by Barclays, and Franklin Resources maintained their underweight rating.

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When was the last upgrade for Franklin Resources (BEN)?

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The last upgrade for Franklin Resources Inc happened on January 8, 2024 when Wells Fargo raised their price target to $30. Wells Fargo previously had an underweight for Franklin Resources Inc.

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When was the last downgrade for Franklin Resources (BEN)?

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The last downgrade for Franklin Resources Inc happened on September 8, 2022 when B of A Securities changed their price target from $28 to $25 for Franklin Resources Inc.

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When is the next analyst rating going to be posted or updated for Franklin Resources (BEN)?

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Analysts arrive at stock ratings after doing extensive research, which includes going through public financial statements, talking to executives and customers of Franklin Resources, and listening in to earnings conference calls. Most analysts do this every three months, so you should get 4 ratings per company per firm each year. The last rating for Franklin Resources was filed on April 16, 2025 so you should expect the next rating to be made available sometime around April 16, 2026.

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Is the Analyst Rating Franklin Resources (BEN) correct?

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While ratings are subjective and will change, the latest Franklin Resources (BEN) rating was a maintained with a price target of $22.00 to $17.00. The current price Franklin Resources (BEN) is trading at is $17.81, which is out of the analyst’s predicted range.

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