Franklin Resources (BEN) Competitors $24.75 -0.04 (-0.16%) Closing price 07/3/2025 03:45 PM EasternExtended Trading$24.75 0.00 (0.00%) As of 07/3/2025 04:40 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. STT, NTRS, TROW, ARCC, SEIC, IVZ, AMG, MAIN, CNS, and GBDCShould you be buying Franklin Resources stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Franklin Resources include State Street (STT), Northern Trust (NTRS), T. Rowe Price Group (TROW), Ares Capital (ARCC), SEI Investments (SEIC), Invesco (IVZ), Affiliated Managers Group (AMG), Main Street Capital (MAIN), Cohen & Steers (CNS), and Golub Capital BDC (GBDC). These companies are all part of the "asset management & custody banks" industry. Franklin Resources vs. Its Competitors State Street Northern Trust T. Rowe Price Group Ares Capital SEI Investments Invesco Affiliated Managers Group Main Street Capital Cohen & Steers Golub Capital BDC State Street (NYSE:STT) and Franklin Resources (NYSE:BEN) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, media sentiment and profitability. Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership 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 insiders. Comparatively, 22.9% of Franklin Resources shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Which has higher 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$22.13B1.42$2.69B$8.9112.38Franklin Resources$8.48B1.53$464.80M$0.6836.40 Is STT or BEN more profitable? State Street has a net margin of 12.85% compared to Franklin Resources' net margin of 4.65%. State Street's return on equity of 12.79% beat Franklin Resources' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets State Street12.85% 12.79% 0.84% Franklin Resources 4.65%9.13%3.74% Which has more volatility & risk, STT or BEN? State Street has a beta of 1.45, suggesting that its stock price is 45% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Franklin Resources has a beta of 1.45, suggesting that its stock price is 45% more volatile than the S&P 500. 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 2.8%. Franklin Resources pays an annual dividend of $1.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.2%. State Street pays out 34.1% 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. State Street has increased its dividend for 13 consecutive years and Franklin Resources has increased 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. Does the media favor STT or BEN? In the previous week, State Street had 23 more articles in the media than Franklin Resources. MarketBeat recorded 47 mentions for State Street and 24 mentions for Franklin Resources. State Street's average media sentiment score of 0.76 beat Franklin Resources' score of 0.51 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 16 Very Positive mention(s) 8 Positive mention(s) 14 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Franklin Resources 7 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 13 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts recommend STT or BEN? State Street presently has a consensus price target of $106.46, indicating a potential downside of 3.49%. Franklin Resources has a consensus price target of $21.21, indicating a potential downside of 14.31%. Given State Street's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research 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) 7 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.43Franklin Resources 5 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.85 SummaryState Street beats Franklin Resources on 12 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. 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$13.07B$13.73B$12.11B$20.73BDividend Yield5.14%5.80%5.54%3.72%P/E Ratio36.4034.0820.0228.09Price / Sales1.537.1125.6838.31Price / Cash7.2616.0121.6822.53Price / Book0.982.762.284.58Net Income$464.80M$572.21M$1.00B$986.06M7 Day Performance3.77%2.53%2.21%2.79%1 Month Performance15.71%7.54%4.45%5.42%1 Year Performance10.30%13.53%540.85%14.63% Franklin Resources Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BENFranklin Resources4.4424 of 5 stars$24.75-0.2%$21.21-14.3%+10.3%$13.07B$8.48B36.4010,200Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastSTTState Street4.7971 of 5 stars$101.30+1.7%$102.54+1.2%+48.8%$28.89B$22.13B11.3753,000Ex-DividendAnalyst ForecastNTRSNorthern Trust3.7732 of 5 stars$120.69+7.9%$108.42-10.2%+56.0%$23.48B$16.06B11.2623,300Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastHigh Trading VolumeTROWT. Rowe Price Group4.5072 of 5 stars$94.03+0.9%$94.09+0.1%-13.3%$20.72B$7.11B10.668,158Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastARCCAres Capital2.3414 of 5 stars$21.48-0.1%$22.00+2.4%+6.8%$14.91B$1.49B10.482,550Positive NewsSEICSEI Investments4.9023 of 5 stars$84.76+1.8%$88.00+3.8%+41.8%$10.55B$2.13B18.435,098Analyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionIVZInvesco4.7483 of 5 stars$14.92+0.7%$17.38+16.5%+11.3%$6.68B$6.07B11.948,500Analyst ForecastAMGAffiliated Managers Group4.0006 of 5 stars$183.57-0.5%$192.40+4.8%+28.5%$5.22B$2.04B13.954,100MAINMain Street Capital1.0273 of 5 stars$57.99-0.2%$52.80-8.9%+17.6%$5.16B$541.03M9.8590Dividend CutCNSCohen & Steers2.6236 of 5 stars$75.99+1.5%$90.00+18.4%+8.2%$3.87B$517.42M24.83390GBDCGolub Capital BDC2.3016 of 5 stars$14.29-2.2%$15.50+8.5%-6.9%$3.81B$724.68M12.64N/ANews CoveragePositive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies State Street Competitors Northern Trust Competitors T. 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