Franklin Resources, Inc. (BEN) is a Asset Management company in the Financial Services sector, currently trading at $26.43. It has a SharesGrow Score of 55/100, indicating a above average investment profile with 2 out of 7 criteria passed.
SharesGrow calculates the intrinsic value of BEN = $63.83 (+141.5% from the current price, the stock appears undervalued). Analyst consensus target is BEN = $24 (-11.1% upside).
Valuation: BEN trades at a trailing Price-to-Earnings (P/E) of 20.8 (S&P 500 average ~25) with a forward Price/Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) of 2.08.
Financials: revenue is $8.8B, +2.1%/yr average growth. Net income is $525M, growing at -22%/yr. Net profit margin is 6% (thin). Gross margin is 80.3% (+39.9 pp trend).
Balance sheet: total debt is $13.3B against $12.1B equity (Debt-to-Equity (D/E) ratio 1.1, moderate). Current ratio is 2.71 (strong liquidity). Debt-to-assets is 41.1%. Total assets: $32.4B.
Analyst outlook: 6 / 27 analysts rate BEN as buy (22%) — mixed sentiment.
SharesGrow 7-Criteria breakdown: Value 45/100 (Partial), Growth 30/100 (Fail), Past 100/100 (Pass), Health 67/100 (Partial), Moat 80/100 (Pass), Future 16/100 (Fail), Income 45/100 (Partial).
