What is Zacks Research’s Forecast for BEN FY2025 Earnings?

Franklin Resources, Inc. (NYSE:BEN) – Stock analysts at Zacks Research dropped their FY2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Franklin Resources in a note issued to investors on Wednesday, January 29th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the closed-end fund will post earnings of $2.21 per share for the year, down from their prior forecast of $2.33. The consensus estimate for Franklin Resources’ current full-year earnings is $2.19 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Franklin Resources’ Q1 2026 earnings at $0.57 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $2.33 EPS.

BEN has been the subject of a number of other research reports. Barclays raised their price objective on shares of Franklin Resources from $19.00 to $22.00 and gave the company an “underweight” rating in a report on Monday. StockNews.com raised shares of Franklin Resources from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, November 14th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods increased their target price on Franklin Resources from $19.00 to $21.00 and gave the stock an “underperform” rating in a report on Monday. The Goldman Sachs Group upgraded Franklin Resources from a “sell” rating to a “neutral” rating and raised their target price for the company from $21.00 to $22.00 in a report on Monday, January 6th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reduced their price objective on shares of Franklin Resources from $20.00 to $19.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, November 5th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating and eight have issued a hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Franklin Resources presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $20.86.

Franklin Resources Stock Performance

NYSE BEN opened at $20.72 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.92, a quick ratio of 1.63 and a current ratio of 1.63. The stock has a market cap of $10.85 billion, a PE ratio of 31.87, a PEG ratio of 1.51 and a beta of 1.41. Franklin Resources has a fifty-two week low of $18.83 and a fifty-two week high of $28.61. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $20.86 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $20.97.

Franklin Resources (NYSE:BEN) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Friday, January 31st. The closed-end fund reported $0.59 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.56 by $0.03. Franklin Resources had a return on equity of 9.41% and a net margin of 4.32%. During the same period last year, the business posted $0.65 EPS.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. State Street Corp lifted its position in Franklin Resources by 2.9% in the 3rd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 21,155,516 shares of the closed-end fund’s stock worth $432,730,000 after buying an additional 599,045 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Franklin Resources by 6.1% during the 3rd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 7,334,601 shares of the closed-end fund’s stock valued at $147,312,000 after buying an additional 422,688 shares in the last quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. increased its stake in shares of Franklin Resources by 44.7% during the third quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 2,998,574 shares of the closed-end fund’s stock valued at $60,421,000 after purchasing an additional 925,590 shares in the last quarter. Vest Financial LLC raised its stake in Franklin Resources by 32.1% during the fourth quarter. Vest Financial LLC now owns 2,923,399 shares of the closed-end fund’s stock valued at $59,316,000 after buying an additional 709,736 shares during the last quarter. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its stake in Franklin Resources by 263.1% in the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 2,022,055 shares of the closed-end fund’s stock worth $40,744,000 after purchasing an additional 1,465,148 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 47.56% of the company’s stock.

Franklin Resources Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, January 10th. Shareholders of record on Monday, December 30th were paid a $0.32 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, December 30th. This represents a $1.28 annualized dividend and a yield of 6.18%. This is an increase from Franklin Resources’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.31. Franklin Resources’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 196.92%.

Franklin Resources Company Profile

Franklin Resources, Inc is a publicly owned asset management holding company. 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.