Franklin Resources (BEN) Competitors

Franklin Resources (NYSE:BEN) and T. Rowe Price Group (NASDAQ:TROW) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, media sentiment, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations and profitability.

Do analysts rate BEN or TROW?

Franklin Resources currently has a consensus price target of $23.58, suggesting a potential downside of 3.19%. T. Rowe Price Group has a consensus price target of $101.55, suggesting a potential downside of 2.52%. Given T. Rowe Price Group's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe T. Rowe Price Group is more favorable than Franklin Resources.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Franklin Resources	5 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.86
T. Rowe Price Group	4 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.77

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 Resources	3.73%	8.76%	3.57%
T. Rowe Price Group	28.72%	19.77%	15.04%

Which has preferable 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Franklin Resources	$8.64B	1.46	$464.80M	$0.51	47.77
T. Rowe Price Group	$7.10B	3.22	$2.10B	$8.95	11.64

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 5.3%. T. Rowe Price Group pays an annual dividend of $5.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.9%. 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 raised its dividend for 45 consecutive years and T. Rowe Price Group has raised 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 insiders & institutionals believe in BEN or TROW?

47.6% of Franklin Resources shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 73.4% of T. Rowe Price Group shares are held by institutional investors. 22.9% of Franklin Resources shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.0% of T. Rowe Price Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more volatility & risk, BEN or TROW?

Franklin Resources has a beta of 1.51, meaning that its share price is 51% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, T. Rowe Price Group has a beta of 1.51, meaning that its share price is 51% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to BEN or TROW?

In the previous week, T. Rowe Price Group had 19 more articles in the media than Franklin Resources. MarketBeat recorded 35 mentions for T. Rowe Price Group and 16 mentions for Franklin Resources. Franklin Resources' average media sentiment score of 1.27 beat T. Rowe Price Group's score of 1.17 indicating that Franklin Resources is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Franklin Resources	11 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
T. Rowe Price Group	21 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	9 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

T. Rowe Price Group beats Franklin Resources on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.