Franklin Resources (BEN) Competitors $18.79 +0.04 (+0.21%) As of 04/30/2025 03:59 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock BEN vs. STT, TROW, NTRS, ARCC, SEIC, IVZ, MAIN, AMG, GBDC, and CNSShould you be buying Franklin Resources stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Franklin Resources include State Street (STT), T. Rowe Price Group (TROW), Northern Trust (NTRS), Ares Capital (ARCC), SEI Investments (SEIC), Invesco (IVZ), Main Street Capital (MAIN), Affiliated Managers Group (AMG), Golub Capital BDC (GBDC), and Cohen & Steers (CNS). These companies are all part of the "asset management & custody banks" industry. Franklin Resources vs. State Street T. Rowe Price Group Northern Trust Ares Capital SEI Investments Invesco Main Street Capital Affiliated Managers Group Golub Capital BDC Cohen & Steers State Street (NYSE:STT) and Franklin Resources (NYSE:BEN) are both finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, media sentiment, community ranking, valuation, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, profitability and analyst recommendations. Does the media favor STT or BEN? In the previous week, State Street had 21 more articles in the media than Franklin Resources. MarketBeat recorded 34 mentions for State Street and 13 mentions for Franklin Resources. State Street's average media sentiment score of 1.13 beat Franklin Resources' score of 0.85 indicating that State Street is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment State Street 23 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 10 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Franklin Resources 8 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is STT or BEN more profitable? State Street has a net margin of 12.14% compared to Franklin Resources' net margin of 4.32%. State Street's return on equity of 12.60% beat Franklin Resources' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets State Street12.14% 12.60% 0.83% Franklin Resources 4.32%9.45%3.87% Which has more volatility and risk, STT or BEN? State Street has a beta of 1.42, suggesting that its stock price is 42% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Franklin Resources has a beta of 1.36, suggesting that its stock price is 36% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts prefer STT or BEN? State Street presently has a consensus price target of $102.15, indicating a potential upside of 15.97%. Franklin Resources has a consensus price target of $18.96, indicating a potential upside of 0.90%. Given State Street's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe State Street is more favorable than Franklin Resources.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score State Street 1 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.38Franklin Resources 5 Sell rating(s) 7 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.58 Does the MarketBeat Community prefer STT or BEN? State Street received 240 more outperform votes than Franklin Resources when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 55.94% of users gave State Street an outperform vote while only 39.28% of users gave Franklin Resources an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformState StreetOutperform Votes68755.94% Underperform Votes54144.06% Franklin ResourcesOutperform Votes44739.28% Underperform Votes69160.72% Is STT or BEN a better dividend stock? State Street pays an annual dividend of $3.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. Franklin Resources pays an annual dividend of $1.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.8%. State Street pays out 34.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Franklin Resources pays out 196.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. State Street has raised its dividend for 13 consecutive years and Franklin Resources has raised its dividend for 45 consecutive years. Franklin Resources is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Do insiders and institutionals believe in STT or BEN? 87.4% of State Street shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 47.6% of Franklin Resources shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of State Street shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 22.9% of Franklin Resources shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Which has stronger valuation and earnings, STT or BEN? State Street has higher revenue and earnings than Franklin Resources. State Street 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 RatioState Street$13.07B1.95$2.69B$8.919.89Franklin Resources$8.74B1.13$464.80M$0.6528.91 SummaryState Street beats Franklin Resources on 16 of the 21 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. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. 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 ResourcesInvestment advice IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$9.87B$10.59B$11.12B$18.97BDividend Yield6.84%24.58%5.79%4.02%P/E Ratio28.9136.3122.0032.71Price / Sales1.137.7126.1027.84Price / Cash5.9917.7117.6017.53Price / Book0.743.652.654.47Net Income$464.80M$411.75M$1.03B$1.02B7 Day Performance0.11%1.86%0.57%0.50%1 Month Performance-2.61%-0.50%-0.43%-2.83%1 Year Performance-17.48%4.23%537.91%4.36% Franklin Resources Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BENFranklin Resources4.3127 of 5 stars$18.79+0.2%$18.96+0.9%-17.8%$9.87B$8.74B28.919,800Upcoming EarningsShort Interest ↓Positive NewsSTTState Street4.9476 of 5 stars$79.92-1.6%$102.15+27.8%+21.5%$23.06B$13.07B9.7042,200Positive NewsTROWT. Rowe Price Group4.6772 of 5 stars$83.19-3.4%$96.00+15.4%-19.2%$18.49B$7.09B9.087,870Upcoming EarningsPositive NewsNTRSNorthern Trust3.9829 of 5 stars$85.95-2.7%$113.08+31.6%+14.1%$16.82B$8.29B8.7923,600Short Interest ↑Positive NewsARCCAres Capital2.1332 of 5 stars$19.81-2.9%$22.61+14.1%+0.2%$13.56B$1.71B8.092,550Earnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastShort Interest ↑SEICSEI Investments4.8804 of 5 stars$69.25-3.4%$86.80+25.3%+18.7%$8.79B$2.13B15.674,840Analyst RevisionPositive NewsIVZInvesco4.8987 of 5 stars$12.39-3.2%$17.03+37.5%-1.8%$5.55B$6.07B10.508,610Short Interest ↑MAINMain Street Capital1.4727 of 5 stars$51.65-3.1%$52.60+1.8%+7.9%$4.57B$601.25M9.3690Upcoming EarningsNews CoverageAMGAffiliated Managers Group4.4577 of 5 stars$151.80-2.7%$192.40+26.7%+6.0%$4.37B$2.04B10.053,950Upcoming EarningsPositive NewsGBDCGolub Capital BDC1.9547 of 5 stars$13.82-2.2%$15.83+14.6%-17.6%$3.67B$309.01M10.01N/AUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastNews CoverageCNSCohen & Steers3.6595 of 5 stars$70.81-4.6%$90.00+27.1%+10.6%$3.61B$536.76M23.84390 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies State Street Competitors T. 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