Franklin Resources (BEN) Competitors

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BEN vs. TROW, VCTR, VRTS, AB, and BLK

Should you buy Franklin Resources stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Franklin Resources with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with Franklin Resources include T. Rowe Price Group (TROW), Victory Capital (VCTR), Virtus Investment Partners (VRTS), AllianceBernstein (AB), and BlackRock (BLK). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector.

How does Franklin Resources compare to T. Rowe Price Group?

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

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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Franklin Resources$8.77B2.00$524.90M$1.3125.79
T. Rowe Price Group$7.31B3.11$2.09B$9.3311.36

Franklin Resources pays an annual dividend of $1.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. T. Rowe Price Group pays an annual dividend of $5.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.9%. 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. T. Rowe Price Group pays out 55.7% 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. T. Rowe Price Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Franklin Resources has a beta of 1.55, suggesting that its share price is 55% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, T. Rowe Price Group has a beta of 1.5, suggesting that its share price is 50% more volatile than the broader market.

47.6% of Franklin Resources shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 73.4% of T. Rowe Price Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 23.4% of Franklin Resources shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.6% of T. Rowe Price Group shares are owned by 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.

In the previous week, T. Rowe Price Group had 3 more articles in the media than Franklin Resources. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for T. Rowe Price Group and 6 mentions for Franklin Resources. T. Rowe Price Group's average media sentiment score of 0.96 beat Franklin Resources' score of 0.71 indicating that T. Rowe Price Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Franklin Resources
1 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
T. Rowe Price Group
4 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 has a net margin of 28.28% compared to Franklin Resources' net margin of 8.12%. T. Rowe Price Group's return on equity of 20.60% beat Franklin Resources' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Franklin Resources8.12% 10.58% 4.21%
T. Rowe Price Group 28.28%20.60%15.55%

Franklin Resources currently has a consensus target price of $30.33, indicating a potential downside of 10.23%. T. Rowe Price Group has a consensus target price of $100.08, indicating a potential downside of 5.59%. 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
2 Sell rating(s)
5 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.18
T. Rowe Price Group
4 Sell rating(s)
11 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.73

Summary

T. Rowe Price Group beats Franklin Resources on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Franklin Resources compare to Victory Capital?

Victory Capital (NASDAQ:VCTR) and Franklin Resources (NYSE:BEN) are both finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, risk, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations and dividends.

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.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Victory Capital25.79% 22.15% 12.68%
Franklin Resources 8.12%10.58%4.21%

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

Victory Capital pays an annual dividend of $2.00 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 3.9%. Victory Capital pays out 45.0% 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. Victory Capital has raised its dividend for 6 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.

87.7% of Victory Capital shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 47.6% of Franklin Resources shares are held by institutional investors. 9.5% of Victory Capital shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 23.4% of Franklin Resources shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Victory Capital$1.47B3.66$330.06M$4.4419.42
Franklin Resources$8.77B2.00$524.90M$1.3125.79

Victory Capital presently has a consensus target price of $84.71, suggesting a potential downside of 1.77%. Franklin Resources has a consensus target price of $30.33, suggesting a potential downside of 10.23%. Given Victory Capital's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Victory Capital is more favorable than Franklin Resources.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Victory Capital
0 Sell rating(s)
5 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.44
Franklin Resources
2 Sell rating(s)
5 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.18

In the previous week, Franklin Resources had 5 more articles in the media than Victory Capital. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Franklin Resources and 1 mentions for Victory Capital. Victory Capital's average media sentiment score of 1.63 beat Franklin Resources' score of 0.71 indicating that Victory Capital is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Victory Capital
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Very Positive
Franklin Resources
1 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Summary

Victory Capital beats Franklin Resources on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Franklin Resources compare to Virtus Investment Partners?

Franklin Resources (NYSE:BEN) and Virtus Investment Partners (NASDAQ:VRTS) are both finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, media sentiment, valuation, dividends, profitability, risk and analyst recommendations.

Franklin Resources currently has a consensus target price of $30.33, suggesting a potential downside of 10.23%. Virtus Investment Partners has a consensus target price of $134.50, suggesting a potential downside of 5.02%. Given Virtus Investment Partners' higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Virtus Investment Partners is more favorable than Franklin Resources.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Franklin Resources
2 Sell rating(s)
5 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.18
Virtus Investment Partners
2 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.80

In the previous week, Franklin Resources had 6 more articles in the media than Virtus Investment Partners. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Franklin Resources and 0 mentions for Virtus Investment Partners. Franklin Resources' average media sentiment score of 0.71 beat Virtus Investment Partners' score of 0.00 indicating that Franklin Resources is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Franklin Resources Positive
Virtus Investment Partners Neutral

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

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.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Franklin Resources8.12% 10.58% 4.21%
Virtus Investment Partners 13.42%21.56%5.27%

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 company insiders. Comparatively, 6.4% of Virtus Investment Partners 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 pays an annual dividend of $1.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. Virtus Investment Partners pays an annual dividend of $9.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.8%. 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 increased its dividend for 45 consecutive years. Virtus Investment Partners is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Franklin Resources$8.77B2.00$524.90M$1.3125.79
Virtus Investment Partners$829.12M1.14$121.75M$16.998.33

Summary

Franklin Resources beats Virtus Investment Partners on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Franklin Resources compare to AllianceBernstein?

AllianceBernstein (NYSE:AB) and Franklin Resources (NYSE:BEN) are both finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, media sentiment, profitability, valuation, earnings, institutional ownership and risk.

AllianceBernstein currently has a consensus price target of $39.92, suggesting a potential upside of 11.81%. Franklin Resources has a consensus price target of $30.33, suggesting a potential downside of 10.23%. Given AllianceBernstein's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe AllianceBernstein is more favorable than Franklin Resources.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
AllianceBernstein
1 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.25
Franklin Resources
2 Sell rating(s)
5 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.18

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

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

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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
AllianceBernstein$342.26M9.74$299.84M$3.2510.98
Franklin Resources$8.77B2.00$524.90M$1.3125.79

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.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
AllianceBernstein6.69% 23.11% 23.10%
Franklin Resources 8.12%10.58%4.21%

AllianceBernstein pays an annual dividend of $3.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.3%. Franklin Resources pays an annual dividend of $1.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. 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 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. Franklin Resources has increased its dividend for 45 consecutive years.

In the previous week, Franklin Resources had 4 more articles in the media than AllianceBernstein. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Franklin Resources and 2 mentions for AllianceBernstein. Franklin Resources' average media sentiment score of 0.71 beat AllianceBernstein's score of -0.15 indicating that Franklin Resources is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
AllianceBernstein
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Franklin Resources
1 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Summary

Franklin Resources beats AllianceBernstein on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Franklin Resources compare to BlackRock?

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

In the previous week, BlackRock had 62 more articles in the media than Franklin Resources. MarketBeat recorded 68 mentions for BlackRock and 6 mentions for Franklin Resources. BlackRock's average media sentiment score of 1.03 beat Franklin Resources' score of 0.71 indicating that BlackRock is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Franklin Resources
1 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
BlackRock
44 Very Positive mention(s)
6 Positive mention(s)
7 Neutral mention(s)
7 Negative mention(s)
3 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

47.6% of Franklin Resources shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.7% of BlackRock shares are owned by institutional investors. 23.4% of Franklin Resources shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.9% of BlackRock shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

BlackRock has higher revenue and earnings than Franklin Resources. BlackRock 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 Ratio
Franklin Resources$8.77B2.00$524.90M$1.3125.79
BlackRock$24.22B6.51$5.55B$39.8425.51

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

Franklin Resources pays an annual dividend of $1.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. BlackRock pays an annual dividend of $22.92 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. BlackRock pays out 57.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Franklin Resources has increased its dividend for 45 consecutive years and BlackRock has increased its dividend for 16 consecutive years. Franklin Resources is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Franklin Resources presently has a consensus price target of $30.33, indicating a potential downside of 10.23%. BlackRock has a consensus price target of $1,267.39, indicating a potential upside of 24.72%. Given BlackRock's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe BlackRock is more favorable than Franklin Resources.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Franklin Resources
2 Sell rating(s)
5 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.18
BlackRock
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
16 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.90

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.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Franklin Resources8.12% 10.58% 4.21%
BlackRock 24.40%14.74%4.95%

Summary

BlackRock beats Franklin Resources on 15 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

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BEN vs. The Competition

MetricFranklin ResourcesFIN IndustryFinance SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$17.56B$12.12B$13.96B$23.13B
Dividend Yield3.99%7.57%5.74%4.06%
P/E Ratio25.7920.4720.2331.08
Price / Sales2.007.92139.7120.72
Price / Cash9.4912.9919.5418.65
Price / Book1.353.222.254.65
Net Income$524.90M$553.89M$1.14B$1.07B
7 Day Performance2.01%-2.90%-0.19%-1.05%
1 Month Performance8.95%0.72%1.15%0.18%
1 Year Performance47.49%4.92%15.52%24.24%

Franklin Resources Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
BEN
Franklin Resources
4.4836 of 5 stars
$33.79
-0.4%
$30.33
-10.2%
+48.9%$17.56B$8.77B25.799,800
TROW
T. Rowe Price Group
3.2425 of 5 stars
$108.61
-0.9%
$100.08
-7.9%
+15.9%$23.49B$7.31B11.647,773
VCTR
Victory Capital
4.2264 of 5 stars
$85.97
+1.3%
$84.71
-1.5%
+40.3%$5.31B$1.31B19.36510
VRTS
Virtus Investment Partners
2.1459 of 5 stars
$143.83
-0.9%
$134.50
-6.5%
-19.4%$961.07M$829.12M8.51770
AB
AllianceBernstein
4.1472 of 5 stars
$36.04
-1.1%
$39.92
+10.8%
-10.6%$3.40B$4.53B11.094,468

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