Franklin Resources (BEN) Competitors

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

Do analysts rate STT or BEN?

State Street currently has a consensus target price of $103.69, indicating a potential upside of 27.40%. Franklin Resources has a consensus target price of $18.96, indicating a potential upside of 7.57%. Given State Street's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly 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)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.38
Franklin Resources	5 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.58

Does the MarketBeat Community favor STT or BEN?

State Street received 238 more outperform votes than Franklin Resources when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 55.92% of users gave State Street an outperform vote while only 39.28% of users gave Franklin Resources an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
State Street	Outperform Votes 685 55.92%	Underperform Votes 540 44.08%
Franklin Resources	Outperform Votes 447 39.28%	Underperform Votes 691 60.72%

Does the media refer more to STT or BEN?

In the previous week, State Street had 15 more articles in the media than Franklin Resources. MarketBeat recorded 50 mentions for State Street and 35 mentions for Franklin Resources. State Street's average media sentiment score of 1.25 beat Franklin Resources' score of 0.18 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	24 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	16 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Franklin Resources	13 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	7 Negative mention(s)	2 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has more risk & volatility, STT or BEN?

State Street has a beta of 1.42, indicating that its stock price is 42% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Franklin Resources has a beta of 1.36, indicating that its stock price is 36% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders and institutionals believe in STT or BEN?

87.4% of State Street shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 47.6% of Franklin Resources shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of State Street shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 22.9% of Franklin Resources shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

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 3.7%. Franklin Resources pays an annual dividend of $1.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.3%. State Street pays out 36.9% 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. 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.

Is STT or BEN more profitable?

State Street has a net margin of 12.14% compared to Franklin Resources' net margin of 4.32%. State Street's return on equity of 12.60% beat Franklin Resources' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
State Street	12.14%	12.60%	0.83%
Franklin Resources	4.32%	9.45%	3.87%

Which has stronger valuation & 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
State Street	$12.92B	1.82	$2.69B	$8.24	9.88
Franklin Resources	$8.74B	1.06	$464.80M	$0.65	27.12

Summary

State Street beats Franklin Resources on 16 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.