Analyst ratings
11 analysts have weighed in: a Hold consensus: 3 buy calls against 2 sell, with an average 12-month price target of $34.18.
NYSE: BEN · Asset Management
Over the past week, Franklin Resources (BEN) racked up about 72 mentions across Reddit, X and news, and the read is an Adanos Hold. The crowd averages 44% bullish but is at odds: X runs 64% bullish while Reddit sits at just 17%. Wall Street is more cautious, with 3 of 11 analysts rating BEN a buy.
There is little buzz around BEN this week and little agreement on direction, which is why it reads as a Hold.
Wall Street’s 27% buy share sits next to a crowd that ranges from Reddit at 17% to X at 64%. No other tracker puts the two side by side.
11 analysts have weighed in: a Hold consensus: 3 buy calls against 2 sell, with an average 12-month price target of $34.18.
The Adanos signal blends each source’s bullish ratio, source breadth, buzz intensity and 3-day momentum. This week bullish sits just below the neutral line, momentum is mixed and the 3 sources disagree sharply, so the read is Hold rather than a clear buy or sell.
The crowd runs 17 points hotter than the 27% analyst buy share, retail is ahead of the Street here. The split is inside the crowd: X reads 64% bullish while Reddit sits at 17%, a 47-point spread that single-source trackers miss.
Over the 30-day window, Franklin Resources (BEN) buzz held subdued around 24.3 while the price drifted up 0.9% across the period. The chart tracks how social and news attention moved against end-of-day price. Average daily trading volume across the displayed trading days is 4.9M shares. Updated Jul 15, 2026. Over the last 7 trading days, BEN lost 3.8%. Buzz activity in the recent week averaged 19.3 and was relatively stable, swinging between 14.1 and 24.9. Recent volume is in line with the 30-day average, reflecting steady institutional and retail participation. Daily crowd sentiment leaned bullish on 10 of the 17 days with directional mentions, shown as the green, grey and red breakdown bars below the chart.
Buzz, bullish share, the loudest item and the positive / neutral / negative split for every tracked source over the last 7 days.
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Based on aggregated sentiment from Reddit, X and News sources, Franklin Resources (BEN) currently carries an Adanos hold signal with 65/100 conviction. The current cross-source average reads 44% bullish across 3 active sources. Those sources contribute 72 tracked mentions over the last 7 days. This is a sentiment-based reading, not financial advice.
Reddit discussion around Franklin Resources (BEN) is fairly quiet with 6 mentions across 15 tracked subreddits. The tone is 17% bullish with stable 3-day activity momentum, suggesting steady attention.
The crowd reads bearish on Franklin Resources (BEN), averaging 44% bullish across 3 tracked sources over the last 7 days. The two ends of the range are X at 64% bullish and Reddit at 17%, a 47-point spread. On the professional side, 3 of 11 analysts rate BEN a buy.
Of the 11 analysts covering Franklin Resources (BEN), 3 rate it a buy, 6 a hold and 2 a sell, for a hold consensus. The average price target is $34.18. The crowd is the more bullish of the two, averaging 44%.
Franklin Resources (BEN) sentiment is bearish across all 3 tracked sources. X reads 64% bullish, News reads 52% bullish and reddit coverage is the most negative at 17% bullish. The combined signal points to broad mixed pressure with 65/100 conviction.
Social sentiment data shows consistently bearish discussion around Franklin Resources (BEN). All 3 tracked sources lean negative, with reddit being the most bearish at 17% bullish. The hold signal carries 65/100 conviction.
X is the dominant discussion channel with 39 mentions (54% of total volume). News contributes 27 mentions and Reddit contributes 6 mentions. Sentiment is bearish across all sources.
The Adanos signal blends bullish ratio, buzz score, source breadth and 3-day activity momentum into a single buy/sell reading. BEN's hold signal at 65/100 conviction reflects consistently bearish sentiment across 3 tracked sources. It is a research shortcut, not financial advice.
The BEN sentiment page is regenerated from the latest 7-day tracking window at each build. Data reflects the most recent Reddit posts, tweets and news articles available in the current publishing cycle.
These stocks share a comparable sentiment profile to Franklin Resources with similar bullish ratios, signal direction and discussion volume. All 6 peers carry hold signals, pointing to broad mixed pressure rather than an BEN-specific issue.
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