Franklin Universal Trust (FT) Competitors

Franklin Universal Trust (NYSE:FT) and abrdn National Municipal Income Fund (NYSE:VFL) are both finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, community ranking, valuation, earnings, risk, dividends, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Which has more volatility & risk, FT or VFL?

Franklin Universal Trust has a beta of 0.74, suggesting that its share price is 26% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, abrdn National Municipal Income Fund has a beta of 0.55, suggesting that its share price is 45% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to FT or VFL?

In the previous week, Franklin Universal Trust had 1 more articles in the media than abrdn National Municipal Income Fund. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Franklin Universal Trust and 0 mentions for abrdn National Municipal Income Fund. Franklin Universal Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.00 beat abrdn National Municipal Income Fund's score of 0.00 indicating that Franklin Universal Trust is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Franklin Universal Trust	Positive
abrdn National Municipal Income Fund	Neutral

Which has higher earnings & valuation, FT or VFL?

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Franklin Universal Trust	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
abrdn National Municipal Income Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Is FT or VFL a better dividend stock?

Franklin Universal Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.51 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.8%. abrdn National Municipal Income Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.43 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.4%.

Is FT or VFL more profitable?

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Franklin Universal Trust	N/A	N/A	N/A
abrdn National Municipal Income Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A

Do analysts prefer FT or VFL?

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Franklin Universal Trust	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A
abrdn National Municipal Income Fund	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer FT or VFL?

Franklin Universal Trust received 80 more outperform votes than abrdn National Municipal Income Fund when rated by MarketBeat users.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Franklin Universal Trust	Outperform Votes 80 64.52%	Underperform Votes 44 35.48%
abrdn National Municipal Income Fund	N/A	N/A

Summary

Franklin Universal Trust beats abrdn National Municipal Income Fund on 5 of the 5 factors compared between the two stocks.