Franklin Resources (BEN) Competitors

Franklin Resources pays an annual dividend of $1.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.4%. Victory Capital pays an annual dividend of $1.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. Franklin Resources pays out 100.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Victory Capital pays out 44.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Franklin Resources has increased its dividend for 45 consecutive years and Victory Capital has increased its dividend for 6 consecutive years. Franklin Resources is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Franklin Resources currently has a consensus target price of $29.56, suggesting a potential downside of 2.30%. Victory Capital has a consensus target price of $84.71, suggesting a potential upside of 0.32%. Given Victory Capital's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Victory Capital is more favorable than Franklin Resources.

In the previous week, Franklin Resources had 1 more articles in the media than Victory Capital. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Franklin Resources and 3 mentions for Victory Capital. Victory Capital's average media sentiment score of 1.43 beat Franklin Resources' score of 1.05 indicating that Victory Capital is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Victory Capital has a net margin of 25.79% compared to Franklin Resources' net margin of 8.12%. Victory Capital's return on equity of 22.15% beat Franklin Resources' return on equity.

Franklin Resources has a beta of 1.55, suggesting that its share price is 55% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Victory Capital has a beta of 1.1, suggesting that its share price is 10% more volatile than the broader market.

Franklin Resources has higher revenue and earnings than Victory Capital. Victory Capital is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Franklin Resources, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

47.6% of Franklin Resources shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.7% of Victory Capital shares are held by institutional investors. 23.4% of Franklin Resources shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 9.5% of Victory Capital shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Franklin Resources has higher revenue and earnings than Virtus Investment Partners. Virtus Investment Partners is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Franklin Resources, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

In the previous week, Franklin Resources had 4 more articles in the media than Virtus Investment Partners. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Franklin Resources and 0 mentions for Virtus Investment Partners. Franklin Resources' average media sentiment score of 1.05 beat Virtus Investment Partners' score of 0.00 indicating that Franklin Resources is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Franklin Resources has a beta of 1.55, suggesting that its share price is 55% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Virtus Investment Partners has a beta of 1.38, suggesting that its share price is 38% more volatile than the broader market.

Franklin Resources pays an annual dividend of $1.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.4%. Virtus Investment Partners pays an annual dividend of $9.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.9%. Franklin Resources pays out 100.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Virtus Investment Partners pays out 56.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Franklin Resources has raised its dividend for 45 consecutive years. Virtus Investment Partners is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Virtus Investment Partners has a net margin of 13.42% compared to Franklin Resources' net margin of 8.12%. Virtus Investment Partners' return on equity of 21.56% beat Franklin Resources' return on equity.

47.6% of Franklin Resources shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.5% of Virtus Investment Partners shares are held by institutional investors. 23.4% of Franklin Resources shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 6.4% of Virtus Investment Partners shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Franklin Resources presently has a consensus price target of $29.56, suggesting a potential downside of 2.30%. Virtus Investment Partners has a consensus price target of $134.50, suggesting a potential downside of 3.59%. Given Franklin Resources' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Franklin Resources is more favorable than Virtus Investment Partners.

Franklin Resources has higher revenue and earnings than AllianceBernstein. AllianceBernstein is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Franklin Resources, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Franklin Resources pays an annual dividend of $1.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.4%. AllianceBernstein pays an annual dividend of $3.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.1%. Franklin Resources pays out 100.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. AllianceBernstein pays out 102.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Franklin Resources has raised its dividend for 45 consecutive years.

In the previous week, Franklin Resources had 2 more articles in the media than AllianceBernstein. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Franklin Resources and 2 mentions for AllianceBernstein. Franklin Resources' average media sentiment score of 1.05 beat AllianceBernstein's score of 0.10 indicating that Franklin Resources is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Franklin Resources has a beta of 1.55, meaning that its share price is 55% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, AllianceBernstein has a beta of 0.8, meaning that its share price is 20% less volatile than the broader market.

Franklin Resources presently has a consensus target price of $29.56, suggesting a potential downside of 2.30%. AllianceBernstein has a consensus target price of $40.25, suggesting a potential upside of 10.24%. Given AllianceBernstein's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe AllianceBernstein is more favorable than Franklin Resources.

47.6% of Franklin Resources shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 19.3% of AllianceBernstein shares are owned by institutional investors. 23.4% of Franklin Resources shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.7% of AllianceBernstein shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Franklin Resources has a net margin of 8.12% compared to AllianceBernstein's net margin of 6.69%. AllianceBernstein's return on equity of 23.11% beat Franklin Resources' return on equity.

BlackRock has a net margin of 24.40% compared to Franklin Resources' net margin of 8.12%. BlackRock's return on equity of 14.74% beat Franklin Resources' return on equity.

BlackRock has a beta of 1.42, meaning that its share price is 42% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Franklin Resources has a beta of 1.55, meaning that its share price is 55% more volatile than the broader market.

80.7% of BlackRock shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 47.6% of Franklin Resources shares are held by institutional investors. 1.9% of BlackRock shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 23.4% of Franklin Resources shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

BlackRock presently has a consensus price target of $1,269.06, indicating a potential upside of 27.86%. Franklin Resources has a consensus price target of $29.56, indicating a potential downside of 2.30%. Given BlackRock's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe BlackRock is more favorable than Franklin Resources.

BlackRock pays an annual dividend of $22.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. Franklin Resources pays an annual dividend of $1.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.4%. BlackRock pays out 57.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Franklin Resources pays out 100.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. BlackRock has increased its dividend for 16 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.

BlackRock has higher revenue and earnings than Franklin Resources. Franklin Resources is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than BlackRock, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

In the previous week, BlackRock had 47 more articles in the media than Franklin Resources. MarketBeat recorded 51 mentions for BlackRock and 4 mentions for Franklin Resources. Franklin Resources' average media sentiment score of 1.05 beat BlackRock's score of 0.77 indicating that Franklin Resources is being referred to more favorably in the news media.