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Evercore ISI Remains a Sell on Franklin Resources (BEN)

Tipranks - Wed Feb 4, 2:58AM CST

In a report released yesterday, Glenn Schorr from Evercore ISI maintained a Sell rating on Franklin Resources, with a price target of $28.00. The company’s shares closed yesterday at $27.07.

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Schorr covers the Financial sector, focusing on stocks such as Franklin Resources, Citigroup, and Invesco. According to TipRanks, Schorr has an average return of 11.3% and a 64.49% success rate on recommended stocks.

The word on The Street in general, suggests a Moderate Sell analyst consensus rating for Franklin Resources with a $25.33 average price target, representing a -6.43% downside. In a report released yesterday, Bank of America Securities also reiterated a Sell rating on the stock with a $22.00 price target.

Based on Franklin Resources’ latest earnings release for the quarter ending December 31, the company reported a quarterly revenue of $2.33 billion and a net profit of $255.5 million. In comparison, last year the company earned a revenue of $2.25 billion and had a net profit of $163.6 million

Based on the recent corporate insider activity of 41 insiders, corporate insider sentiment is positive on the stock. This means that over the past quarter there has been an increase of insiders buying their shares of BEN in relation to earlier this year. Most recently, in November 2025, Charles B. Johnson, a Major Shareholder at BEN bought 50,000.00 shares for a total of $1,060,000.00.

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