Wall Street Zen Upgrades Beneficient (NASDAQ:BENF) to Hold

Beneficient (NASDAQ:BENF) was upgraded by analysts at Wall Street Zen from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report issued on Saturday.

Separately, Weiss Ratings restated a “sell (e+)” rating on shares of Beneficient in a research note on Monday, December 29th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Sell rating, Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Sell”.

Beneficient Stock Performance

BENF opened at $3.69 on Friday. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $5.21 and its 200-day moving average price is $4.65. Beneficient has a 52-week low of $1.75 and a 52-week high of $12.48.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Beneficient

A hedge fund recently raised its stake in Beneficient stock. Geode Capital Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of Beneficient (NASDAQ:BENF) by 154.8% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 154,257 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 93,709 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC owned approximately 1.11% of Beneficient worth $1,084,000 at the end of the most recent quarter. 90.57% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Trending Headlines about Beneficient

Here are the key news stories impacting Beneficient this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Sidoti raised its Q4 2027 EPS forecast to $0.71, signaling an expectation of a stronger recovery in that later quarter. Sidoti raises Q4 2027 EPS
• Positive Sentiment: Yahoo Finance’s F3Q26 earnings recap highlights improvements in business operations, compliance and capital management — points that can support investor confidence and help justify recent buying interest. BENF: F3Q26 Earnings Recap
• Positive Sentiment: A recent investor write-up outlines reasons for the stock’s earlier run-up (improved operations, restructuring progress and capital moves), which appears to be contributing to continued buying momentum. Why Beneficient’s (BENF) Stock Is Up 20.18%
• Neutral Sentiment: The company’s Q3 2026 earnings call transcript is available for investors who want detail on management’s execution and forward commentary; this provides color but no new headline catalyst by itself. Q3 2026 earnings call transcript
• Neutral Sentiment: Reported short-interest data is effectively zero (likely an anomalous or incomplete reporting result), so short positioning is not a meaningful near-term driver based on the published figures.
• Negative Sentiment: Sidoti sharply lowered its FY2027 EPS forecast to ($5.93) from ($2.40), a large downward revision that increases uncertainty around the company’s medium-term profitability and is a clear negative for valuation and sentiment. Sidoti cuts FY2027 EPS sharply
• Negative Sentiment: Sidoti also trimmed several near-term quarterly estimates (Q2 2027, Q3 2027, Q4 2026), indicating weaker expected results through much of FY2027 despite a small upward tweak to Q1 2027 — an overall negative for near-term earnings visibility. Sidoti trims multiple quarterly estimates

Beneficient Company Profile

Beneficient, a technology-enabled financial services company, provides liquidity solutions and related trustee, custody and trust administrative services to participants in the alternative asset industry in the United States. It operates through Ben Liquidity, Ben Custody, and Customer ExAlt Trusts segments. The company offers Ben AltAccess platform for secure, online, and end-to-end delivery of each of the Ben business unit products and services, including upload documents, and work through tasks, and complete their transactions with standardized transaction agreements.