Franklin Resources (BEN) Gets a Sell from Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley analyst Michael Cyprys maintained a Sell rating on Franklin Resources today and set a price target of $22.00.
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Cyprys covers the Financial sector, focusing on stocks such as Marketaxess Holdings, Intercontinental Exchange, and Nasdaq. According to TipRanks, Cyprys has an average return of 3.9% and a 52.94% success rate on recommended stocks.
In addition to Morgan Stanley, Franklin Resources also received a Sell from Bank of America Securities’s Craig Siegenthaler in a report issued yesterday. However, on the same day, TD Cowen maintained a Buy rating on Franklin Resources (NYSE: BEN).
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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