Franklin Resources (BEN) Competitors $23.15 -0.65 (-2.73%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$23.27 +0.12 (+0.51%) As of 05:24 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock BEN vs. TROW, VCTR, VRTS, AB, BLK, CNS, IVZ, LAZ, AMP, and STTShould you be buying Franklin Resources stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Franklin Resources include T. Rowe Price Group (TROW), Victory Capital (VCTR), Virtus Investment Partners (VRTS), AllianceBernstein (AB), BlackRock (BLK), Cohen & Steers (CNS), Invesco (IVZ), Lazard (LAZ), Ameriprise Financial (AMP), and State Street (STT). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector. Franklin Resources vs. Its Competitors T. Rowe Price Group Victory Capital Virtus Investment Partners AllianceBernstein BlackRock Cohen & Steers Invesco Lazard Ameriprise Financial State Street Franklin Resources (NYSE:BEN) and T. Rowe Price Group (NASDAQ:TROW) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, risk, media sentiment, dividends, valuation and earnings. Is BEN or TROW more profitable? T. Rowe Price Group has a net margin of 28.72% compared to Franklin Resources' net margin of 3.73%. T. Rowe Price Group's return on equity of 19.77% beat Franklin Resources' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Franklin Resources3.73% 8.76% 3.57% T. Rowe Price Group 28.72%19.77%15.04% Which has higher valuation and earnings, BEN or TROW? T. Rowe Price Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Franklin Resources. T. Rowe Price Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Franklin Resources, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioFranklin Resources$8.48B1.42$464.80M$0.5145.39T. Rowe Price Group$7.09B3.27$2.10B$8.9511.81 Which has more volatility & risk, BEN or TROW? Franklin Resources has a beta of 1.5, meaning that its share price is 50% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, T. Rowe Price Group has a beta of 1.5, meaning that its share price is 50% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts prefer BEN or TROW? Franklin Resources currently has a consensus target price of $24.25, suggesting a potential upside of 4.75%. T. Rowe Price Group has a consensus target price of $104.83, suggesting a potential downside of 0.81%. Given Franklin Resources' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Franklin Resources is more favorable than T. Rowe Price Group.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Franklin Resources 5 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.93T. Rowe Price Group 4 Sell rating(s) 9 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.87 Does the media refer more to BEN or TROW? In the previous week, T. Rowe Price Group had 5 more articles in the media than Franklin Resources. MarketBeat recorded 28 mentions for T. Rowe Price Group and 23 mentions for Franklin Resources. T. Rowe Price Group's average media sentiment score of 0.98 beat Franklin Resources' score of 0.78 indicating that T. Rowe Price Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Franklin Resources 8 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 9 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive T. Rowe Price Group 12 Very Positive mention(s) 4 Positive mention(s) 8 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is BEN or TROW a better dividend stock? Franklin Resources pays an annual dividend of $1.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.5%. T. Rowe Price Group pays an annual dividend of $5.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.8%. Franklin Resources pays out 251.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. T. Rowe Price Group pays out 56.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Franklin Resources has increased its dividend for 45 consecutive years and T. Rowe Price Group has increased its dividend for 39 consecutive years. Franklin Resources is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in BEN or TROW? 47.6% of Franklin Resources shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 73.4% of T. Rowe Price Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 22.9% of Franklin Resources shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.6% of T. Rowe Price Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. SummaryT. Rowe Price Group beats Franklin Resources on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Franklin Resources News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for BEN and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 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Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart BEN vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricFranklin ResourcesFIN IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$12.02B$13.39B$12.67B$22.12BDividend Yield5.38%6.12%5.51%3.55%P/E Ratio45.3925.3430.3029.95Price / Sales1.428.7429.9770.78Price / Cash6.9415.5819.7618.33Price / Book0.912.812.314.65Net Income$464.80M$567.68M$1.02B$1.01B7 Day Performance-0.75%0.82%0.45%1.21%1 Month Performance-7.25%-0.30%1.00%3.21%1 Year Performance16.33%8.80%542.69%14.03% Franklin Resources Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BENFranklin Resources4.6973 of 5 stars$23.15-2.7%$24.25+4.8%+19.6%$12.02B$8.48B45.3910,200Analyst ForecastTROWT. Rowe Price Group4.3423 of 5 stars$103.52+0.0%$101.55-1.9%-4.8%$22.74B$7.09B11.578,158Analyst ForecastVCTRVictory Capital4.3641 of 5 stars$65.25-0.7%$74.11+13.6%+13.5%$4.36B$893.48M16.11510Analyst ForecastVRTSVirtus Investment Partners3.9806 of 5 stars$191.18-0.6%$188.25-1.5%-8.1%$1.29B$884.72M11.31770Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastABAllianceBernstein3.0773 of 5 stars$37.91+0.0%$39.33+3.8%+10.8%$4.19B$4.48B11.254,341BLKBlackRock4.7647 of 5 stars$1,173.98+1.5%$1,171.93-0.2%+22.3%$181.79B$20.41B28.3821,100Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastCNSCohen & Steers4.333 of 5 stars$66.29-0.2%$81.67+23.2%-30.4%$3.38B$517.42M21.05390IVZInvesco4.5245 of 5 stars$22.99+1.2%$19.98-13.1%+35.6%$10.25B$6.07B24.728,500Analyst ForecastLAZLazard4.7511 of 5 stars$53.11-1.6%$55.00+3.6%+5.3%$5.99B$3.05B18.313,263Analyst ForecastAMPAmeriprise Financial4.6987 of 5 stars$499.03-0.1%$544.50+9.1%+1.0%$47.04B$17.26B15.5313,600Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastSTTState Street4.8157 of 5 stars$117.13+1.2%$118.55+1.2%+33.3%$33.23B$22.13B13.1253,000Analyst Forecast Related Companies and Tools Related Companies T. 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