Franklin Resources, Inc.

DB:FRK Stock Report

Market Cap: €14.8b

Franklin Resources Valuation

Is FRK undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

3/6

Valuation Score 3/6

  • Below Future Cash Flow Value

  • Significantly Below Future Cash Flow Value

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Peers

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Industry

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Fair Value

What is the Fair Price of FRK when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

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Below Future Cash Flow Value: FRK (€29) is trading below our estimate of future cash flow value (€41.28)

Significantly Below Future Cash Flow Value: FRK is trading below future cash flow value by more than 20%.

Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for FRK?

Key metric: As FRK is profitable we use its Price-To-Earnings Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for FRK. This is calculated by dividing FRK's market cap by their current earnings.
What is FRK's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio22.7x
EarningsUS$759.20m
Market CapUS$17.07b

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does FRK's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for FRK vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average18.5x
DWS DWS Group GmbH KGaA
14.6x5.84%€14.8b
MLP MLP
14.9x12.81%€860.6m
O4B OVB Holding
37x13.45%€282.2m
MPCK MPC Münchmeyer Petersen Capital
7.6x0.99%€184.0m
FRK Franklin Resources
22.7x9.48%€17.1b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: FRK is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (22.7x) compared to the peer average (18.5x).

Historical Price to Earnings Ratio

Historical Price to Earnings Ratio compares a stock's price to its earnings over time. Higher ratios indicate that investors are willing to pay more for the stock.

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Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does FRK's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the DE Capital Markets Industry?

3 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
BBHK Deutsche Balaton
2.4xn/aUS$365.52m
LUS1 Lang & Schwarz
3.8xn/aUS$212.72m
XE8 Black Sea Property
3.8xn/aUS$1.42m
No more companies available in this PE range
FRK 22.7xIndustry Avg. 15.4xNo. of Companies11PE01632486480+
3 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
No more companies

Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: FRK is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (22.7x) compared to the German Capital Markets industry average (15.4x).

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is FRK's PE Ratio compared to its Fair PE Ratio? This is the expected PE Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

FRK PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio22.7x
Fair PE Ratio26x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: FRK is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (22.7x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (26x).

Analyst Price Targets

What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?

The above table shows the analyst FRK forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
Current€29.00
€30.56
+5.38%
11.22%€35.52€22.53n/a11
Aug ’27€29.35
€30.18
+2.84%
11.01%€34.68€22.54n/a11
Jul ’27€28.98
€28.32
-2.26%
12.72%€35.01€21.00n/a11
Jun ’27€26.57
€26.53
-0.14%
12.20%€31.81€20.63n/a11
May ’27€25.05
€24.99
-0.22%
14.53%€31.69€17.99n/a11
Apr ’27€20.60
€23.63
+14.69%
14.05%€31.08€18.99n/a11
Mar ’27€22.32
€23.05
+3.29%
14.05%€30.33€18.54n/a11
Feb ’27€21.50
€22.15
+3.04%
11.37%€25.30€17.71n/a11
Jan ’27€20.31
€21.14
+4.08%
12.13%€26.40€17.89n/a11
Dec ’26€19.37
€21.39
+10.44%
12.45%€26.81€17.30n/a11
Nov ’26€19.69
€21.46
+9.00%
13.20%€26.71€17.23n/a11
Oct ’26€19.49
€21.30
+9.31%
15.37%€26.31€16.12n/a10
Sep ’26€21.74
€21.45
-1.33%
14.86%€26.60€16.30n/a10
Aug ’26€20.66
€20.55
-0.51%
15.36%€26.77€16.41€29.3510
Jul ’26€20.11
€17.82
-11.38%
20.23%€24.77€11.96€28.9811
Jun ’26€19.12
€17.94
-6.18%
15.78%€24.22€12.56€26.5711
May ’26€16.36
€15.27
-6.64%
10.90%€18.23€12.16€25.0511
Apr ’26€17.89
€19.25
+7.62%
7.35%€22.17€16.63€20.6011
Mar ’26€19.01
€20.61
+8.43%
7.50%€23.02€17.27€22.3214
Feb ’26€19.92
€19.24
-3.40%
8.29%€22.19€17.36€21.5014
Jan ’26€19.83
€19.54
-1.41%
6.02%€21.56€18.21€20.3114
Dec ’25€21.64
€18.79
-13.15%
6.34%€20.82€17.04€19.3714
Nov ’25€18.98
€19.04
+0.34%
7.07%€22.19€17.57€19.6914
Oct ’25€17.99
€20.09
+11.70%
9.75%€24.25€17.96€19.4914
Sep ’25€18.06
€20.94
+15.98%
8.60%€24.38€18.06€21.7413
Aug ’25€21.08
€22.07
+4.67%
6.98%€24.98€19.43€20.6612
€30.21
Fair Value
4.0% undervalued intrinsic discount
11
Number of Analysts

Analyst Forecast: Target price is less than 20% higher than the current share price.

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2026/08/13 00:10
End of Day Share Price 2026/08/13 00:00
Earnings2026/06/30
Annual Earnings2025/09/30

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

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Industry and Sector Metrics

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Analyst Sources

Franklin Resources, Inc. is covered by 29 analysts. 6 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Benjamin BudishBarclays
Roger FreemanBarclays
Charles HintzBernstein