Analyst Consensus ?
ConsensusHold27 ratings
Bullish622.2%
Neutral1659.3%
Bearish518.5%
FN2 Earnings Intelligence
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Franklin Resources, Inc. (BEN) analyst consensus, price targets, and firm-level rating history from FN2 Research.
Analyst 52W Price Targets
$33.17Previous close
$19Low
$29.56Average
$45High
Latest persisted target per named analyst; persisted previous close from FN2's market snapshot as of Jul 31, 2026. Not an FN2 forecast.
Firm-level rating actions
FMP grade actions identify the grading firm, not a named analyst.
| Firm | Rating | Prior rating | Action | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barclays | Equal Weight | Equal Weight | Maintain | Jul 14, 2026 |
| Evercore ISI Group | Underperform | Underperform | Maintain | Jul 10, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Equal Weight | Equal Weight | Maintain | Jun 26, 2026 |
| TD Cowen | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jun 22, 2026 |
| JP Morgan | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Apr 29, 2026 |
| Goldman Sachs | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Apr 29, 2026 |
| B of A Securities | Underperform | Underperform | Maintain | Oct 2, 2025 |
| Wells Fargo | Equal Weight | Equal Weight | Maintain | Jul 11, 2025 |
| UBS | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Feb 3, 2025 |
| Keefe, Bruyette & Woods | Underperform | Underperform | Maintain | Feb 3, 2025 |
| BMO Capital | Market Perform | Market Perform | Maintain | Feb 3, 2025 |
| Deutsche Bank | Hold | Hold | Maintain | Nov 5, 2024 |
| Credit Suisse | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | May 2, 2023 |
| Citigroup | Neutral | Buy | Downgrade | Apr 12, 2022 |
| CFRA | Hold | Hold | Maintain | May 1, 2020 |
| Standpoint Research | Buy | Accumulate | Maintain | Dec 23, 2019 |
| Keefe Bruyette & Woods | Underperform | Market Perform | Downgrade | Apr 29, 2019 |
| Bank of America | Underperform | Neutral | Downgrade | Jan 11, 2019 |
| Jefferies | Hold | Hold | Maintain | Oct 11, 2016 |
| Susquehanna | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Nov 3, 2015 |
| PiperJaffray | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Jun 3, 2015 |
| Evercore Partners | Overweight | Equal Weight | Upgrade | Nov 22, 2013 |
| Macquarie | Neutral | Outperform | Downgrade | May 21, 2013 |
| Stifel Nicolaus | Buy | Buy | Maintain | May 9, 2013 |
| Stifel | Buy | Buy | Maintain | May 9, 2013 |
| Sterne Agee | Neutral | Buy | Downgrade | May 2, 2013 |
| Nomura | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | May 1, 2013 |
Named analyst price targets
Upside is calculated against the persisted previous close $33.17. FMP does not supply a rating on these named-analyst rows.
| Firm | Analyst | 52W target | Price when posted | Upside | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $34 | $32.83 | +2.5% | Jul 14, 2026 |
| Evercore ISI | Analyst unavailable | $35 | $33.84 | +5.5% | Jul 10, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $34 | $32.95 | +2.5% | Jun 26, 2026 |
| Evercore ISI | Analyst unavailable | $32 | $31.5 | -3.5% | Jun 8, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $31 | $30.46 | -6.5% | May 6, 2026 |
| Evercore ISI | Glenn Schorr | $28 | $29.72 | -15.6% | Apr 29, 2026 |
| Goldman Sachs | Analyst unavailable | $34 | $29.46 | +2.5% | Apr 29, 2026 |
| Barclays | Benjamin Budish | $31 | $29.46 | -6.5% | Apr 29, 2026 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $26 | $26.55 | -21.6% | Apr 17, 2026 |
| Evercore ISI | Analyst unavailable | $27 | $24.94 | -18.6% | Apr 10, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $22 | $27.25 | -33.7% | Feb 3, 2026 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $25 | $25.63 | -24.6% | Jan 15, 2026 |
| Barclays | Benjamin Budish | $22 | $23.46 | -33.7% | Dec 12, 2025 |
| Morgan Stanley | Michael Cyprys | $19 | $20.67 | -42.7% | Oct 18, 2024 |
| Barclays | Benjamin Budish | $20 | $20.74 | -39.7% | Aug 27, 2024 |
| Wells Fargo | Aidan Hall | $23 | $19.78 | -30.7% | Aug 22, 2024 |
| BMO Capital | Etienne Ricard | $26 | $23.08 | -21.6% | Jul 26, 2024 |
| Deutsche Bank | Brian Bedell | $29 | $27.2 | -12.6% | Apr 5, 2024 |
| CFRA | Catherine Seifert | $30 | $27.04 | -9.6% | Mar 14, 2024 |
| Wells Fargo | Analyst unavailable | $26 | $27.1 | -21.6% | Dec 15, 2022 |
| Goldman Sachs | Analyst unavailable | $23 | $26.42 | -30.7% | Nov 23, 2022 |
| Deutsche Bank | Analyst unavailable | $26 | $27.2 | -21.6% | Nov 15, 2022 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $20 | $22.22 | -39.7% | Oct 3, 2022 |
| Goldman Sachs | Analyst unavailable | $21 | $21.8 | -36.7% | Oct 3, 2022 |
| Deutsche Bank | Analyst unavailable | $29 | $28.96 | -12.6% | Aug 12, 2022 |
| UBS | Analyst unavailable | $27 | $27.62 | -18.6% | Aug 1, 2022 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $21 | $22.73 | -36.7% | Jun 30, 2022 |
| BMO Capital | James Fotheringham | $27 | $23.07 | -18.6% | Jun 14, 2022 |
| Deutsche Bank | Analyst unavailable | $25 | $25.14 | -24.6% | May 19, 2022 |
| KBW | Robert Lee | $45 | $36.98 | +35.7% | Nov 2, 2021 |
| Wells Fargo | Christopher Harris | $30 | $32.47 | -9.6% | May 5, 2021 |
| Barclays | Jeremy Campbell | $28 | $32.47 | -15.6% | May 5, 2021 |
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