Franklin Covey (FC) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Franklin Covey Co. provides training and consulting services in the areas of execution, sales performance, productivity, customer loyalty, and educational improvement for organizations and individuals worldwide. The company operates through Direct Offices, International Licensees, and Education Practice segments. It also provides a suite of individual-effectiveness and leadership-development training and products. In addition, the company operates Strive platform, a learning deployment platform; Impact platform that helps automate implementation of learning initiatives; All Access Pass, a subscription platform that enables improved deployment of content, services, technology, and metrics to deliver behavioral impact at scale; and Leader in Me, which provides access to digital versions of student leadership guides, leadership lessons, illustrated leadership stories, and other resources. Franklin Covey Co. was incorporated in 1983 and is headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $35.82 to $37.00
• 50-Day Range: $35.93 to $44.09
• 52-Week Range: $33.75 to $44.96
• Volume: 49,292 shs
• Average Volume: 54,240 shs
• Market Capitalization: $472.63 million
• P/E Ratio: 20.61
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $63.33
• Consensus Rating: Buy

Franklin Covey Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Franklin Covey scored higher than 80% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 60th out of 338 stocks in the business services sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.5 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

Franklin Covey has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 3 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Franklin Covey has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 24.26%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Franklin Covey are expected to grow by 24.26% in the coming year, from $1.36 to $1.69 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Franklin Covey is 20.61, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 110.87.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Franklin Covey is 20.61, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Business Services sector average P/E ratio of about 19.51.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Franklin Covey has a PEG Ratio of 1.32. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Franklin Covey has a P/B Ratio of 6.02. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 4.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.98% of the float of Franklin Covey has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Franklin Covey has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 6.5.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Franklin Covey has recently decreased by 7.35%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

Franklin Covey does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Franklin Covey does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.98% of the float of Franklin Covey has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Franklin Covey has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 6.5.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Franklin Covey has recently decreased by 7.35%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.06

News Sentiment

Franklin Covey has a news sentiment score of 0.06. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.63 average news sentiment score of Business Services companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 17 news articles for Franklin Covey this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Franklin Covey insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

15.00% of the stock of Franklin Covey is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

69.88% of the stock of Franklin Covey is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

FC Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have FC shares performed this year?

Franklin Covey's stock was trading at $43.53 on January 1st, 2024. Since then, FC shares have decreased by 17.6% and is now trading at $35.86.
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How were Franklin Covey's earnings last quarter?

Franklin Covey Co. (NYSE:FC) issued its earnings results on Wednesday, November, 6th. The business services provider reported $0.89 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.82 by $0.07. The business services provider earned $84.12 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $80.38 million. Franklin Covey had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 31.28% and a net margin of 8.15%.

Who are Franklin Covey's major shareholders?

Top institutional shareholders of Franklin Covey include Rice Hall James & Associates LLC (4.20%), Geode Capital Management LLC (2.24%), State Street Corp (1.94%) and Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. (1.86%).
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How do I buy shares of Franklin Covey?

Shares of FC stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.
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What other stocks do shareholders of Franklin Covey own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Franklin Covey investors own include Tesla (TSLA), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Meta Platforms (META), NVIDIA (NVDA), Home Depot (HD) and Netflix (NFLX).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 11/06/2024
• Today: 11/17/2024
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 1/02/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 8/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Business Services
• Industry: Management services
• Sub-Industry: Research & Consulting Services
• Current Symbol: NYSE:FC
• CUSIP: 35346910
• CIK: 886206
• Web: www.franklincovey.com
• Phone: (801) 817-1776
• Fax: 801-977-1414
• Employees: 1,160
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $63.33
• High Stock Price Target: $95.00
• Low Stock Price Target: $45.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +76.6%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
• Research Coverage: 3 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): $1.74
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 20.61
• Forward P/E Ratio: 26.37
• P/E Growth: 1.32
• Net Income: $23.40 million
• Net Margins: 8.15%
• Pretax Margin: 11.51%
• Return on Equity: 31.28%
• Return on Assets: 10.00%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.03
• Current Ratio: 0.99
• Quick Ratio: 0.85

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $287.23 million
• Price / Sales: 1.65
• Cash Flow: $2.71 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 13.23
• Book Value: $5.96 per share
• Price / Book: 6.02

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 13,180,000
• Free Float: 11,206,000
• Market Cap: $472.63 million
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.24