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Franklin Resources (BEN): analyst forecast and price target
Analyst consensus
Hold4 Buy5 Hold2 Sell
Ratings of 11 analysts in the last 3 months12-month forecast
Based on 11 price targets given in the last 3 months, the average target is $35.73, the highest $40.00, the lowest $26.00. The average is +15.3% from the last price of $30.98.
Analyst ratings 11
| Analyst | Firm | Price target | Rating | Upside | Action | Date | Move vs SPY | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benjamin Budish★★★★★★★★★★#611 · hits 60% · avg +10.3% | Barclays | $36.00 → $34.00−5.6% | Hold | +9.7% | Reiterated | 14.10.26on TipRanks 05:00 | −1.0%next day +2.5% | ↗ |
| Alexander Blostein★★★★★★★★★★#146 · hits 71% · avg +17.8% | Goldman Sachs | $41.00 → $40.00−2.4% | Buy | +29.1% | Reiterated | 13.10.26on TipRanks Oct 14 08:30 | −2.0%next day −1.0% | ↗ |
| Michael Cho★★★★★★★★★★#4876 · hits 71% · avg +5.5% | J.P. Morgan | $34.00 → $35.00+2.9% | Hold | +13.0% | Reiterated | 12.10.26on TipRanks Oct 13 08:14 | −0.5%next day −2.0% | ↗ |
| Brennan Hawken★★★★★★★★★★#636 · hits 61% · avg +12.2% | BMO Capital | $39.00 | Buy | +25.9% | Assigned | 12.10.26on TipRanks Oct 13 07:15 | −0.5%next day −2.0% | ↗ |
| William Katz★★★★★★★★★★#577 · hits 61% · avg +10.8% | TD Cowen | $40.00 → $38.00−5.0% | Buy | +22.7% | Reiterated | 12.10.26on TipRanks 08:05 | −0.5%next day −2.0% | ↗ |
| Michael Brown★★★★★★★★★★#1068 · hits 65% · avg +10.8% | UBS | $23.00 → $40.00+73.9% | Buy | +29.1% | Upgrade | 07.10.26on TipRanks 09:05 | +0.4%next day +0.2% · 5 days −5.0% | ↗ |
| Alex Bond★★★★★★★★★★#10888 · hits 38% · avg −4.6% | KBW | $38.00 → $37.00−2.6% | Hold | +19.4% | Reiterated | 07.10.26on TipRanks 06:55 | +0.4%next day +0.2% · 5 days −5.0% | ↗ |
| Glenn Schorr★★★★★★★★★★#1047 · hits 62% · avg +9.2% | Evercore ISI | $36.00 → $35.00−2.8% | Sell | +13.0% | Reiterated | 06.10.26on TipRanks 09:25 | −1.9%next day +0.4% · 5 days −3.7% | ↗ |
| Craig Siegenthaler★★★★★★★★★★#462 · hits 60% · avg +14.0% | Bank of America Securities | $26.00 | Sell | −16.1% | Reiterated | 05.10.26on TipRanks 06:55 | −0.5%next day −1.9% · 5 days −3.7% | ↗ |
| Michael Cyprys★★★★★★★★★★#4374 · hits 51% · avg +1.8% | Morgan Stanley | $35.00 | Hold | +13.0% | Reiterated | 25.09.26on TipRanks 06:45 | +0.9%next day −0.3% · 5 days +0.6% | ↗ |
| AI PerPlexity Asset ManagementPerPlexity SonarPro | TipRanks - PerPlexity | $37.00 | Hold | +19.4% | Reiterated | 20.08.26on TipRanks Aug 19 23:06 | — | |
| AI Google Asset ManagementGemini 2.5Pro | TipRanks - Google | $38.00 | Buy | +22.7% | Reiterated | 18.08.26on TipRanks Aug 17 23:05 | — | |
| AI xAi Asset ManagementxAI Grok-3 | TipRanks - xAI | $38.00 | Buy | +22.7% | Reiterated | 18.08.26on TipRanks Aug 17 23:05 | — | |
| AI Anthropic Asset ManagementAnthropic Opus-4.1 | TipRanks - Anthropic | $34.00 | Hold | +9.7% | Reiterated | 18.08.26on TipRanks Aug 17 23:05 | — | |
| AI DeepSeek Asset ManagementDeepSeek R1-0528 | TipRanks - DeepSeek | $37.00 | Hold | +19.4% | Downgrade | 18.08.26on TipRanks Aug 17 23:05 | — | |
| AI OpenAI Asset ManagementOpenAI 4o | TipRanks - OpenAI | $36.00 → $37.00+2.8% | Hold | +19.4% | Reiterated | 18.08.26on TipRanks Aug 17 23:05 | — | |
| Brian Bedell★★★★★★★★★★#281 · hits 61% · avg +18.3% | Deutsche Bank | $33.00 → $34.00+3.0% | Hold | +9.7% | Assigned | 03.08.26on TipRanks 09:30 | +2.7%next day −0.3% · 5 days −6.9% | ↗ |
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The latest rating of each analyst in the last 12 months, as TipRanks lists them. Every rating kept, earlier ones included
Best analysts covering Franklin Resources
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How the average price target moved
The average target of all analysts (their ratings of the 3 months before) on each day, the top analysts’ dashed, against the price; the site keeps this record since 1 October 2026. On 01.10.26: target $37.00 at a price of $32.12 (+15.2%); now: $35.73 at $30.98 (+15.3%).
PriceAverage targetTop analysts’ target
Recommendation trend
Strong BuyBuyHoldSell
| Rating | 05.26 | 06.26 | 07.26 | 08.26 | 09.26 | 10.26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strong Buy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Buy | 4 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 10 |
| Hold | 3 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
| Sell | 7 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 |
Earnings and sales forecast
Next report: 06.11.26 (Q4 2026, date not confirmed)
Earnings per share
Next quarter’s EPS estimate — $0.77 (from $0.73 to $0.81). Last quarter: $0.72.
Sales
Next quarter’s sales estimate — $1.9B (from $1.9B to $1.9B). Last quarter: $2.4B.
Best top-analyst consensus in the sector · Financial
About Franklin Resources
- CEO: Jennifer Johnson
- Employees: 10,100
- One Franklin Parkway, San Mateo, CA, 94403, US
- www.franklintempleton.com/corporate
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.
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