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NYSE · BEN
Franklin Resources, Inc.
Financial Services · Asset Management
$32.81
Up+$0.31 (+0.95%)
Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:54 PM
SID Score
6.2/10
Composite research score
Smart Money
58/100
Neutral
- Market cap
- 12.22B
- P/E ratio
- 23.6
- Dividend yield
- 3.90%
- 52-week range
- $22.58 – $36.28
- Volume
- 5.06M
- Avg. volume
- 4.32M
Price performance · BEN
BEN price history
1M range · 19 trading sessions · Daily adjusted prices
Prices through Oct 2, 2026
BEN closed at $32.81 after 19 trading sessions, down 5.31% for the selected period.
- Last close
- $32.81
- Period change
- -5.31%
- Period low
- $32.12
- Period high
- $34.65
Daily close
View OHLC price history
| Date | Open | High | Low | Close | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | $32.78 | $33.27 | $32.76 | $32.81 | 5.06M |
| Oct 1, 2026 | $32.05 | $32.50 | $31.555 | $32.50 | 5.3M |
| Sep 30, 2026 | $32.36 | $32.38 | $31.98 | $32.12 | 4.53M |
| Sep 29, 2026 | $32.65 | $32.89 | $32.2204 | $32.67 | 3.33M |
| Sep 28, 2026 | $32.86 | $32.895 | $32.10 | $32.68 | 3.69M |
| Sep 25, 2026 | $32.73 | $33.225 | $32.53 | $33.02 | 3.65M |
| Sep 24, 2026 | $32.63 | $32.79 | $32.15 | $32.55 | 4.86M |
| Sep 23, 2026 | $32.90 | $33.31 | $32.67 | $32.71 | 6.78M |
| Sep 22, 2026 | $33.77 | $33.79 | $32.64 | $33.13 | 4.86M |
| Sep 21, 2026 | $33.50 | $33.71 | $33.025 | $33.64 | 4.99M |
| Sep 18, 2026 | $32.96 | $33.24 | $32.665 | $33.01 | 7.45M |
| Sep 17, 2026 | $33.185 | $33.39 | $32.775 | $33.07 | 2.33M |
| Sep 16, 2026 | $33.38 | $33.38 | $32.065 | $32.72 | 2.56M |
| Sep 15, 2026 | $33.41 | $33.47 | $32.935 | $33.29 | 2.96M |
| Sep 14, 2026 | $33.19 | $33.68 | $32.889 | $33.47 | 2.7M |
| Sep 11, 2026 | $34.21 | $34.28 | $33.40 | $33.65 | 2.21M |
| Sep 10, 2026 | $33.98 | $34.18 | $33.66 | $33.66 | 2.57M |
| Sep 9, 2026 | $34.54 | $34.92 | $34.05 | $34.12 | 2.49M |
| Sep 8, 2026 | $34.48 | $34.955 | $34.47 | $34.65 | 3.98M |
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Company profile
Franklin Resources provides investment services for individual and institutional investors. At the end of July 2025, Franklin had $1.617 trillion in managed assets, composed primarily of equity (41%), fixed-income (27%), multi-asset/balanced (11%) funds, alternatives (16%) and money market funds (5%). Distribution tends to be weighted between retail investors (56% of AUM) and institutional accounts (41%), with high-net-worth clients accounting for the remainder. Franklin is one of the more global of the US-based asset managers we cover, with 31% of its assets under management invested in global/international strategies and just as much sourced from clients domiciled outside the United States.
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Consensus and target data currently published for this company.
- Consensus
- Hold
- Average target
- $26.89
- Implied upside
- —
- Analysts
- 19
| Date | Firm | Rating | Target |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 25, 2026 | Morgan Stanley | Equal-Weight | — |
| Aug 3, 2026 | Evercore ISI Group | Underperform | — |
| Aug 3, 2026 | Barclays | Equal-Weight | — |
| Jul 14, 2026 | Barclays | Equal-Weight | — |
| Jul 10, 2026 | Evercore ISI Group | Underperform | — |
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Why Is BEN Up Today?
Franklin Resources gained 0.95% today as the asset management firm continues to position itself at the intersection of traditional wealth management and emerging fintech opportunities. The modest gains reflect investor confidence in the company's strategic initiatives, even as it navigates a complex market environment.
Bottom line: Franklin Resources is making strategic bets on fintech innovation and digital assets while simultaneously reinforcing its core wealth management business through investor education. While today's modest gains reflect incremental confidence, investors should monitor whether tokenization initiatives translate into material revenue and earnings growth, and watch for regulatory developments that could accelerate or impede these emerging businesses.
Yahoo · Oct 2, 2026
What Franklin Templeton (BEN)'s Tokenized Money Market Collateral Push With Bybit Means For Shareholders
In late September 2026, Bybit announced a collaboration with Franklin Templeton that lets eligible clients use tokenized money market fund shares, issued via the Benji Technology Platform and held in ByCustody, as off-exchange collateral for accessing USDT and USDC trading credit on the exchange while retaining custody and yield. The partnership aims to bring regulated, yield-bearing collateral and professionally managed Franklin Templeton strategies into on-chain markets, while adding...
Yahoo · Oct 1, 2026
Fiduciary Trust International Adds Two Relationship Managers in New York Headquarters
NEW YORK, October 01, 2026--Fiduciary Trust International, a global wealth manager and wholly owned subsidiary of Franklin Templeton, announces that Tim Kazachkov and Kevin Markett have come aboard as relationship manager and senior relationship manager, respectively, based in the firm’s New York headquarters. They report to Christopher Gleason, managing director and portfolio manager.
Yahoo · Sep 30, 2026
Gate Exchange Trading Error Left One Account $1.5 Million in the Red
Gate's dividend error hit a sub-cent BEN contract, liquidating shorts with no price move. Gate says it will cover losses.
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