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FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC BEN
FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC (BEN) earns a Piotroski F-score of 7/9 (strong financial health). It pays a dividend yielding 3.96% (safety: at-risk). FY2025 revenue was $8.8B at a 6.0% net margin.
Quality score trend · recomputed for each fiscal year
Each year's score is computed from that year's filing — a rising Piotroski F or Altman Z″ means improving financial health, a fall is worth a look.
Analyst price target
Recent analyst actions
| Date | Firm | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-03 | Evercore ISI Group | Underperform (main) |
| 2026-08-03 | Barclays | Equal-Weight (main) |
| 2026-07-14 | Barclays | Equal-Weight (main) |
| 2026-07-10 | Evercore ISI Group | Underperform (main) |
| 2026-06-26 | Morgan Stanley | Equal-Weight (main) |
| 2026-06-22 | TD Cowen | Buy (main) |
Wall Street analyst consensus — a sentiment gauge, not our scoring.
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Smart money · insiders, last 12 months
Open-market insider purchases minus sells (SEC Form 4) — real buying with their own money is a bullish “smart money” signal; grants and option exercises are excluded.
How it ranks in Finance, Insurance & Real Estate · percentile among 1129 companies
Percentile vs other Finance, Insurance & Real Estate companies we cover — e.g. “stronger than 90%” means only 10% score higher on that measure.
Piotroski F breakdown · 7/9 tests passed
- Positive return on assets
- Positive operating cash flow
- Rising ROA
- Cash flow exceeds net income
- Lower long-term debt
- Rising current ratio
- No share dilution
- Rising gross margin
- Rising asset turnover
Sector peers · similar-size Finance, Insurance & Real Estate companies compare side by side →
| Ticker | Company | Piotroski F | Altman Z″ | P / E | Revenue growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BEN | FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC | 7/9 | — | 32.9 | +3.5% |
| TROW | PRICE T ROWE GROUP INC | 3/9 | — | 11.3 | +3.1% |
| IVZ | Invesco Ltd. | 3/9 | — | — | +5.1% |
| ARES | Ares Management Corp | 4/9 | — | 45.9 | +44.2% |
| CG | Carlyle Group Inc. | 1/9 | — | 18.4 | -11.9% |
| TPG | TPG Inc. | 5/9 | — | 82.6 | +33.4% |
| EVR | Evercore Inc. | 5/9 | — | 22.4 | +29.5% |
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About FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC
Franklin Resources, Inc. is a publicly owned asset investment manager. Through its subsidiaries, the firm provides its services to individuals, institutions, pension plans, trusts, and partnerships. It launches equity, fixed income, balanced, and multi-asset mutual funds through its subsidiaries. The firm invests in the public equity, fixed income, and alternative markets. Franklin Resources, Inc. was founded in 1947 and is based in San Mateo, California with an additional office in Calgary, Alberta; Dubai, United Arab Emirates; Edinburgh, Midlothian; Fort Lauderdale, Florida; Hyderabad, India; London, Greater London; Rancho Cordova, California; Shanghai, Shanghai Province; Singapore; Stamford, Connecticut; and Vienna.
FAQ
Is BEN financially healthy?
FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC's Piotroski F-score is 7/9 (8–9 is excellent, 0–3 weak).
Does BEN pay a dividend, and is it safe?
Yes. FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC pays a dividend yielding about 3.96% with a 130.3% payout ratio, rated “at-risk” for safety.
How profitable is BEN?
In FY2025, FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC had a net margin of 6.0% and a return on equity of 4.0%.
Is BEN overvalued or undervalued?
FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC trades at about 36.9× trailing earnings — above its 10-year norm (10-year range 8.8×–24.8×, median 13.3×). Stocktoria reports the data, not buy/sell advice.
What is the analyst price target for BEN?
The average Wall-Street price target for FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC is $35.09, about 4.5% above the recent price, from 11 analysts (consensus: hold).
Is BEN a good stock to buy?
Stocktoria doesn't give buy or sell advice, but here is the data on FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC: a Piotroski F-score of 7/9, a P/E of about 32.9×, a dividend yield of 3.96%. Weigh these quality and valuation signals against your own goals.
Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-09-30. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.