Franklin ElectricFELE
FELE
About: Franklin Electric Co Inc designs, manufactures, and distributes water and fuel pumping systems, composed of submersible motors, pumps, electronic controls, water treatment systems, and related parts and equipment. It has three segments; The Water Systems segment designs, manufactures and sells motors, pumps, drives, electronic controls, monitoring devices, and related parts and equipment for use in groundwater, water transfer, and wastewater, The Energy Systems segment designs, manufactures and sells pumps, pipe, sumps, fittings, vapor recovery components, electronic controls, monitoring devices, and related parts and equipment for use in fueling system applications and the Distribution segment sells and provides presale support and specifications to the installing contractors.
Employees: 6,300
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Funds holding %
of 7,296 funds
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Analysts bullish %
Fund manager confidence
Based on 2025 Q1 regulatory disclosures by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
44% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 49 | Existing positions closed: 34
12% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 129 | Existing positions reduced: 115
2% more funds holding
Funds holding: 347 [Q4 2024] → 353 (+6) [Q1 2025]
0.07% less ownership
Funds ownership: 80.96% [Q4 2024] → 80.89% (-0.07%) [Q1 2025]
3% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $3.6B [Q4 2024] → $3.48B (-$123M) [Q1 2025]
48% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $817K | Put options by funds: $1.56M
100% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 [Q4 2024] → 0 (-1) [Q1 2025]
Research analyst outlook
1 Wall Street Analyst provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months
Low target
$94
11%
upside
Avg. target
$94
11%
upside
High target
$94
11%
upside
1 analyst rating
0 positive
0%
1 neutral
100%
0 negative
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Baird Michael Halloran | 11%upside $94 | Neutral Maintained | 30 Apr 2025 |
Financial journalist opinion
Neutral
GlobeNewsWire
1 day ago
Franklin Electric Announces Repurchase of Company Shares
FORT WAYNE, Ind., June 13, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Franklin Electric Co., Inc. (NASDAQ: FELE) is pleased to announce the successful completion of a stock purchase transaction involving shares held within the Patricia Schaefer Settlement Trust, a trust established by the late Patricia Schaefer. The purchase transaction involved the acquisition of 1,200,000 shares of the Company's common stock at a price equal to $86.78 per share, which was the volume-weighted average price of the stock on NASDAQ for the five trading days preceding today's closing.
Neutral
GlobeNewsWire
1 month ago
Franklin Electric Announces Appointment of Jennifer L. Sherman as Chairperson; Mark Carano Elected to be a Director of the Company
FORT WAYNE, Ind., May 08, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Board of Directors of Franklin Electric Co., Inc. (NASDAQ: FELE) has elected Jennifer L. Sherman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Federal Signal Corporation, as Chairperson effective as of May 2, 2025 for a term expiring at the 2026 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. Ms. Sherman has been a Director of the Company since 2015. Joe Ruzynski, the Company's Chief Executive Officer, commented: “I want to congratulate Jennifer on her election as Chairperson of Franklin Electric. She knows the Company well, having served on our Board of Directors for 10 years, and I am looking forward to working closely with her to further develop and refine Franklin's strategy.”
Positive
Seeking Alpha
1 month ago
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Neutral
Seeking Alpha
1 month ago
Franklin Electric Co., Inc. (FELE) Q1 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
Franklin Electric Co., Inc. (NASDAQ:FELE ) Q1 2025 Results Conference Call April 29, 2025 10:00 AM ET Company Participants Russ Fleeger - Interim CFO Joe Ruzynski - CEO Conference Call Participants Ryan Connors - Northcoast Research Matt Summerville - D.A. Davidson Walter Liptak - Seaport Research Mike Halloran - RW Baird Operator Hello, and welcome to the Franklin Electric Reports First Quarter 2025 Sales and Earnings Conference Call.
Negative
Zacks Investment Research
1 month ago
Franklin Electric (FELE) Misses Q1 Earnings and Revenue Estimates
Franklin Electric (FELE) came out with quarterly earnings of $0.67 per share, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.73 per share. This compares to earnings of $0.70 per share a year ago.
Neutral
GlobeNewsWire
1 month ago
Franklin Electric Declares Quarterly Dividend of $0.265 Per Share
FORT WAYNE, Ind., April 28, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Franklin Electric Co., Inc. (NASDAQ: FELE) announced today that its Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.265 per share payable May 22, 2025, to shareholders of record on May 8, 2025.
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
1 month ago
Franklin Electric (FELE) Earnings Expected to Grow: Should You Buy?
Franklin Electric (FELE) possesses the right combination of the two key ingredients for a likely earnings beat in its upcoming report. Get prepared with the key expectations.
Neutral
Seeking Alpha
3 months ago
Franklin Electric Co., Inc. (FELE) Q4 2024 Earnings Call Transcript
Franklin Electric Co., Inc. (NASDAQ:FELE ) Q4 2024 Earnings Conference Call February 18, 2025 9:00 AM ET Company Participants Jeffery Taylor - CFO Joseph Ruzynski - CEO Conference Call Participants Matt Summerville - D.A. Davidson Bryan Blair - Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. Michael Halloran - Robert W.
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
3 months ago
Franklin Electric (FELE) Q4 Earnings and Revenues Top Estimates
Franklin Electric (FELE) came out with quarterly earnings of $0.72 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.69 per share. This compares to earnings of $0.82 per share a year ago.
Neutral
GlobeNewsWire
3 months ago
Franklin Electric Reports Fourth Quarter 2024 and Full Year 2024 Results
Fourth Quarter 2024 Highlights Consolidated net sales of $485.7 million, an increase of 3% to the prior year Energy Systems and Distribution net sales increased 5% and 6%, respectively, while Water Systems net sales were flat Operating income was $43.0 million with operating margin of 8.9% GAAP fully diluted earnings per share (EPS) was $0.72 Full Year 2024 Highlights Consolidated net sales of $2.0 billion, a decrease of 2% to the prior year Distribution net sales increased 2%, while Water Systems and Energy Systems net sales decreased 2% and 8%, respectively Operating income was $243.6 million with operating margin of 12.1% GAAP fully diluted earnings per share (EPS) was $3.86 Cash flows from operating activities were $261.4 million FORT WAYNE, Ind., Feb. 18, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Franklin Electric Co., Inc. today announced its fourth quarter and full year financial results for fiscal year 2024.
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