This company has been marked as potentially delisted and may not be actively trading. Eaton Vance (EV) Competitors Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisCompetitorsHeadlinesShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock EV vs. BEN, SEIC, IVZ, MAIN, AMG, CNS, GBDC, PSEC, OCSL, and VRTSShould you be buying Eaton Vance stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Eaton Vance include Franklin Resources (BEN), SEI Investments (SEIC), Invesco (IVZ), Main Street Capital (MAIN), Affiliated Managers Group (AMG), Cohen & Steers (CNS), Golub Capital BDC (GBDC), Prospect Capital (PSEC), Oaktree Specialty Lending (OCSL), and Virtus Investment Partners (VRTS). These companies are all part of the "asset management & custody banks" industry. Eaton Vance vs. Franklin Resources SEI Investments Invesco Main Street Capital Affiliated Managers Group Cohen & Steers Golub Capital BDC Prospect Capital Oaktree Specialty Lending Virtus Investment Partners Eaton Vance (NYSE:EV) and Franklin Resources (NYSE:BEN) are both finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, risk, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and community ranking. Do institutionals and insiders believe in EV or BEN? 67.4% of Eaton Vance shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 47.6% of Franklin Resources shares are held by institutional investors. 22.9% of Franklin Resources shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Is EV or BEN more profitable? Eaton Vance has a net margin of 8.01% compared to Franklin Resources' net margin of 4.32%. Eaton Vance's return on equity of 29.84% beat Franklin Resources' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Eaton Vance8.01% 29.84% 8.98% Franklin Resources 4.32%9.45%3.87% Does the MarketBeat Community favor EV or BEN? Franklin Resources received 181 more outperform votes than Eaton Vance when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 39.28% of users gave Franklin Resources an outperform vote while only 34.55% of users gave Eaton Vance an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformEaton VanceOutperform Votes26634.55% Underperform Votes50465.45% Franklin ResourcesOutperform Votes44739.28% Underperform Votes69160.72% Does the media prefer EV or BEN? In the previous week, Franklin Resources had 21 more articles in the media than Eaton Vance. MarketBeat recorded 21 mentions for Franklin Resources and 0 mentions for Eaton Vance. Franklin Resources' average media sentiment score of 0.78 beat Eaton Vance's score of 0.00 indicating that Franklin Resources is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment Eaton Vance Neutral Franklin Resources Positive Which has stronger valuation and earnings, EV or BEN? Franklin Resources has higher revenue and earnings than Eaton Vance. Eaton Vance 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 RatioEaton Vance$1.73B1.44$138.52M$3.296.64Franklin Resources$8.74B1.20$464.80M$0.6530.83 Do analysts rate EV or BEN? Franklin Resources has a consensus target price of $18.96, suggesting a potential downside of 5.40%. Given Franklin Resources' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Franklin Resources is more favorable than Eaton Vance.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Eaton Vance 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00Franklin Resources 5 Sell rating(s) 7 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.58 Which has more volatility and risk, EV or BEN? Eaton Vance has a beta of 1.23, suggesting that its share price is 23% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Franklin Resources has a beta of 1.36, suggesting that its share price is 36% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is EV or BEN a better dividend stock? Eaton Vance pays an annual dividend of $1.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.9%. Franklin Resources pays an annual dividend of $1.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.4%. Eaton Vance pays out 45.6% 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. Franklin Resources has raised its dividend for 45 consecutive years. Eaton Vance is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. SummaryFranklin Resources beats Eaton Vance on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Eaton Vance News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for EV 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 EV vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricEaton VanceInvestment Advice IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$2.49B$10.86B$11.28B$19.20BDividend Yield2.05%24.56%5.57%4.00%P/E Ratio17.6237.3722.2633.50Price / Sales1.447.8526.5829.18Price / Cash19.1617.7117.6017.52Price / Book1.883.692.644.55Net Income$138.52M$411.75M$1.03B$1.02B Eaton Vance Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)EVEaton VanceN/A$21.85flatN/A-10.8%$2.49B$1.73B17.621,983BENFranklin Resources4.3094 of 5 stars$18.75+0.2%$18.96+1.1%-12.8%$9.85B$8.74B28.859,800Earnings ReportShort Interest ↓News CoverageGap UpSEICSEI Investments4.6889 of 5 stars$77.78-1.0%$87.60+12.6%+20.2%$9.78B$2.16B17.604,840Analyst DowngradePositive NewsIVZInvesco4.8865 of 5 stars$13.94+0.1%$17.25+23.7%-0.8%$6.24B$6.12B11.818,610Short Interest ↑MAINMain Street Capital1.6054 of 5 stars$54.53+0.7%$52.60-3.5%+7.7%$4.83B$601.25M9.8890Upcoming EarningsDividend CutNews CoveragePositive NewsAMGAffiliated Managers Group4.3978 of 5 stars$162.98+0.3%$192.40+18.1%+8.5%$4.69B$2.04B10.793,950Upcoming EarningsPositive NewsCNSCohen & Steers3.5537 of 5 stars$76.20flat$90.00+18.1%+12.6%$3.88B$553.52M25.66390Dividend AnnouncementGBDCGolub Capital BDC2.0313 of 5 stars$14.53+0.6%$15.50+6.7%-14.9%$3.86B$309.01M10.53N/AUpcoming EarningsNews CoveragePositive NewsPSECProspect Capital1.048 of 5 stars$3.69+1.1%$3.50-5.1%-31.0%$1.64B$101.04M-18.452,019Upcoming EarningsOCSLOaktree Specialty Lending1.8619 of 5 stars$14.89+1.4%$16.00+7.5%-29.5%$1.22B$48.88M22.22N/AEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementNews CoverageVRTSVirtus Investment Partners3.4262 of 5 stars$154.42+0.7%$179.25+16.1%-28.8%$1.07B$902.82M9.14770Earnings Report Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Franklin Resources Competitors SEI Investments Competitors Invesco Competitors Main Street Capital Competitors Affiliated Managers Group Competitors Cohen & Steers Competitors Golub Capital BDC Competitors Prospect Capital Competitors Oaktree Specialty Lending Competitors Virtus Investment Partners Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:EV) was last updated on 5/3/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThink NVDA’s run was epic? 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