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FRANKLIN ELECTRIC CO INC FELE

Nasdaq · stock · Motors & Generators · website · IPO 1980-03-17 · LEI

FRANKLIN ELECTRIC CO INC (FELE) earns a Piotroski F-score of 5/9 (mixed financial health), with an Altman Z″ in the safe zone. It pays a dividend yielding 1.05% (safety: safe). FY2025 revenue was $2.1B at a 6.9% net margin.

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Stocktoria Quality Score · grade B
5/9
Piotroski F — financial health
7.07
Altman Z″ — distress risk · safe
0.9%
Dividend yield 5y avg · safe · Dividend payout 34.0%
-2.58
Beneish M-score — earnings quality · low

Quality score trend · recomputed for each fiscal year

Piotroski F /9
7 3 6 6 5 4 6 6 5 5 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025

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.

$107.44 as of 2026-08-01 · +9.8% 1y
$92.17$107.4452-wk

Beneish M-score: -2.58 — low (below −2.22 — no manipulation red flag) . A statistical screen for earnings manipulation, not proof — and it doesn't apply to most banks/insurers.

Market cap USD$4.8B
P / E32.4×
Dividend yield 5y avg0.9%
Net margin 5y avg8.7%
Beta1.05
Employees6,500

Analyst price target

$113.25 +5.4% vs last
consensus: buy · 4 analysts
target range $100.00 – $120.00 · median $116.50
2 buy · 3 hold
Recent analyst actions
DateFirmRating
2026-06-16DA DavidsonNeutral (main)
2026-04-29DA DavidsonNeutral (main)
2026-02-19DA DavidsonNeutral (main)
2026-02-18DA DavidsonNeutral (main)
2025-07-30BairdNeutral (main)
2025-04-30BairdNeutral (main)

Wall Street analyst consensus — a sentiment gauge, not our scoring.

Smart money · insiders, last 12 months

Insiders net sold -$1.5M on the open market · 3 trades

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.

Revenue trend · last 10y · up

How it ranks in Manufacturing · percentile among 1957 companies

Piotroski Fstronger than 63%
Net marginstronger than 72%
Return on equitystronger than 76%
Revenue growthstronger than 52%

Percentile vs other Manufacturing companies we cover — e.g. “stronger than 90%” means only 10% score higher on that measure.

Piotroski F breakdown · 5/9 tests passed

Altman Z″ components · safe zone

ComponentValue
Working capital / assets0.316
Retained earnings / assets0.558
EBIT / assets0.138
Equity / liabilities2.141

Sector peers · similar-size Manufacturing companies compare side by side →

TickerCompanyPiotroski FAltman Z″P / ERevenue growth
FELEFRANKLIN ELECTRIC CO INC5/97.0732.4+5.4%
AMSCAMERICAN SUPERCONDUCTOR CORP /DE/5/90.914.4+34.3%
GNRCGENERAC HOLDINGS INC.6/94.52102.8-2%
RAYAErayak Power Solution Group Inc.3/9-24.6%
TANAFTian'an Technology Group Ltd4/9
SCWO374Water Inc.1/9
VFSVinFast Auto Ltd.4/9-13.01+57.9%

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About FRANKLIN ELECTRIC CO INC

Franklin Electric Co., Inc., together with its subsidiaries, designs, manufactures, and distributes water and fuel pumping systems in the United States, Canada, Latin America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia Pacific. It operates through Water Systems, Energy Systems, and Distribution segments. The Water Systems segment offers motors, pumps, water treatment systems, monitoring devices, and related parts and equipment for use in groundwater, water transfer, and wastewater in a range of residential, agricultural, municipal, and industrial applications; and electronic drives and controls for the motors, which control functionality and provide protection from various hazards, such as electrical surges, over-heating, and dry wells or dry tanks. Its Energy Systems segment produces and markets pumps, motors, pipes, sumps, fittings, vapor recovery components, electronic controls, monitoring devices, and related parts and equipment for use in energy system applications; and components between the tanks and the dispensers, including submersible pumps, station hardware, piping, and corrosion control systems. This segment serves other energy markets, such as power reliability systems, including intelligent electronic devices that are designed for online monitoring for the power utility, hydroelectric, rail, and telecommunication and data center infrastructure. The Distribution segment sells to and provides presale support and specifications to the installing contractors. It sells its products to wholesale and retail distributors, specialty distributors, and industrial and petroleum equipment distributors, as well as to oil and utility companies, and original equipment manufacturers. The company was founded in 1944 and is headquartered in Fort Wayne, Indiana.

FAQ

Is FELE financially healthy?

FRANKLIN ELECTRIC CO INC's Piotroski F-score is 5/9 (8–9 is excellent, 0–3 weak), and its Altman Z″ distress score is in the safe zone.

Does FELE pay a dividend, and is it safe?

Yes. FRANKLIN ELECTRIC CO INC pays a dividend yielding about 1.05% with a 34.0% payout ratio, rated “safe” for safety.

How profitable is FELE?

In FY2025, FRANKLIN ELECTRIC CO INC had a net margin of 6.9% and a return on equity of 11.1%.

Is FELE overvalued or undervalued?

FRANKLIN ELECTRIC CO INC trades at about 33.4× trailing earnings — above its 10-year norm (10-year range 21.4×–32.4×, median 26.7×). Stocktoria reports the data, not buy/sell advice.

What is the analyst price target for FELE?

The average Wall-Street price target for FRANKLIN ELECTRIC CO INC is $113.25, about 5.4% above the recent price, from 4 analysts (consensus: buy).

Is FELE a good stock to buy?

Stocktoria doesn't give buy or sell advice, but here is the data on FRANKLIN ELECTRIC CO INC: a Piotroski F-score of 5/9, an Altman Z″ in the safe zone, a P/E of about 32.4×, a dividend yield of 1.05%. Weigh these quality and valuation signals against your own goals.

Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.