Franklin Resources (BEN) Competitors $24.82 +0.10 (+0.38%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$24.82 0.00 (0.00%) As of 07:25 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 T. Rowe Price Group (NASDAQ:TROW) and Franklin Resources (NYSE:BEN) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, earnings, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and media sentiment. Do analysts recommend TROW or BEN? T. Rowe Price Group currently has a consensus price target of $96.64, indicating a potential downside of 9.63%. Franklin Resources has a consensus price target of $21.92, indicating a potential downside of 11.68%. Given T. Rowe Price Group's higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe T. Rowe Price Group is more favorable than Franklin Resources.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score T. Rowe Price Group 4 Sell rating(s) 8 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.67Franklin Resources 5 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.85 Which has stronger earnings & valuation, TROW or BEN? T. Rowe Price Group has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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 RatioT. Rowe Price Group$7.11B3.31$2.10B$8.8212.12Franklin Resources$8.48B1.54$464.80M$0.6836.49 Which has more volatility & risk, TROW or BEN? T. Rowe Price Group has a beta of 1.49, indicating that its stock price is 49% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Franklin Resources has a beta of 1.45, indicating that its stock price is 45% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media refer more to TROW or BEN? In the previous week, T. Rowe Price Group had 2 more articles in the media than Franklin Resources. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for T. Rowe Price Group and 14 mentions for Franklin Resources. Franklin Resources' average media sentiment score of 1.27 beat T. Rowe Price Group's score of 1.18 indicating that Franklin Resources is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment T. Rowe Price Group 9 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Franklin Resources 10 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is TROW or BEN a better dividend stock? T. Rowe Price Group pays an annual dividend of $5.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.8%. Franklin Resources pays an annual dividend of $1.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.2%. T. Rowe Price Group pays out 57.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Franklin Resources pays out 188.2% 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 has raised its dividend for 39 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 & institutionals believe in TROW or BEN? 73.4% of T. Rowe Price Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 47.6% of Franklin Resources shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.0% of T. Rowe Price Group 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 large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Is TROW or BEN more profitable? T. Rowe Price Group has a net margin of 28.38% compared to Franklin Resources' net margin of 4.65%. T. Rowe Price Group's return on equity of 20.17% beat Franklin Resources' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets T. Rowe Price Group28.38% 20.17% 15.48% Franklin Resources 4.65%9.13%3.74% SummaryT. Rowe Price Group beats Franklin Resources on 11 of the 19 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 BEN 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 ResourcesFIN IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$12.99B$14.24B$12.29B$21.12BDividend Yield5.18%5.81%5.55%3.60%P/E Ratio36.4935.8419.0328.44Price / Sales1.546.9226.0160.38Price / Cash7.2116.4921.6322.92Price / Book0.982.792.204.69Net Income$464.80M$560.62M$997.25M$995.51M7 Day Performance0.87%1.23%0.89%1.64%1 Month Performance6.92%7.67%4.37%5.92%1 Year Performance4.97%10.75%540.78%11.50% Franklin Resources Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BENFranklin Resources4.4378 of 5 stars$24.82+0.4%$21.92-11.7%+8.1%$12.99B$8.48B36.4910,200Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst RevisionTROWT. Rowe Price Group4.7133 of 5 stars$102.26+0.8%$95.82-6.3%-6.0%$22.53B$7.09B11.598,158Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst RevisionVCTRVictory Capital3.8826 of 5 stars$64.91+0.3%$71.56+10.2%+32.5%$4.36B$893.48M14.46510VRTSVirtus Investment Partners3.5315 of 5 stars$203.70-0.5%$172.50-15.3%-10.1%$1.41B$898.60M12.05770News CoveragePositive NewsABAllianceBernstein2.4947 of 5 stars$41.10-0.7%$37.50-8.8%+25.7%$4.55B$4.48B11.054,341Trending NewsEarnings ReportDividend CutAnalyst ForecastBLKBlackRock4.505 of 5 stars$1,111.13+0.9%$1,132.29+1.9%+35.2%$172.14B$20.96B27.0021,100Trending NewsDividend AnnouncementInsider TradeCNSCohen & Steers2.4122 of 5 stars$76.92+0.2%$82.33+7.0%-5.7%$3.92B$549.97M25.14390IVZInvesco4.6665 of 5 stars$17.36-0.4%$17.52+0.9%+29.2%$7.77B$6.07B13.888,500Earnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastLAZLazard4.616 of 5 stars$53.24+2.6%$51.00-4.2%+26.1%$6.00B$2.97B18.553,263Earnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastAMPAmeriprise Financial4.6175 of 5 stars$539.34+0.6%$526.43-2.4%+22.2%$51.36B$17.26B18.3313,600Trending NewsEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst DowngradeSTTState Street4.7455 of 5 stars$109.98+0.4%$109.92-0.1%+33.8%$31.37B$22.13B12.3453,000Trending NewsInsider TradeAnalyst Revision Related Companies and Tools Related Companies T. 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