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, GBDC, CNS, 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), Golub Capital BDC (GBDC), Cohen & Steers (CNS), 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 Golub Capital BDC Cohen & Steers Prospect Capital Oaktree Specialty Lending Virtus Investment Partners Franklin Resources (NYSE:BEN) and Eaton Vance (NYSE:EV) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, dividends, valuation, earnings, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability and community ranking. Which has more risk and volatility, BEN or EV? Franklin Resources has a beta of 1.36, meaning that its share price is 36% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Eaton Vance has a beta of 1.23, meaning that its share price is 23% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts recommend BEN or EV? Franklin Resources presently has a consensus target price of $18.96, suggesting a potential upside of 1.08%. Given Franklin Resources' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Franklin Resources is more favorable than Eaton Vance.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Franklin Resources 5 Sell rating(s) 7 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.58Eaton Vance 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Do insiders and institutionals believe in BEN or EV? 47.6% of Franklin Resources shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 67.4% of Eaton Vance shares are owned by institutional investors. 22.9% of Franklin Resources shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Is BEN or EV a better dividend stock? Franklin Resources pays an annual dividend of $1.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.8%. Eaton Vance pays an annual dividend of $1.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.9%. 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. Eaton Vance pays out 45.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. 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. Does the media prefer BEN or EV? In the previous week, Franklin Resources had 16 more articles in the media than Eaton Vance. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Franklin Resources and 0 mentions for Eaton Vance. Franklin Resources' average media sentiment score of 0.90 beat Eaton Vance's score of 0.00 indicating that Franklin Resources is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment Franklin Resources Positive Eaton Vance Neutral Which has better valuation & earnings, BEN or EV? 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 RatioFranklin Resources$8.74B1.13$464.80M$0.6528.85Eaton Vance$1.73B1.44$138.52M$3.296.64 Is BEN or EV 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 Franklin Resources4.32% 9.45% 3.87% Eaton Vance 8.01%29.84%8.98% Does the MarketBeat Community favor BEN or EV? 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 34.59% of users gave Eaton Vance an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformFranklin ResourcesOutperform Votes44739.28% Underperform Votes69160.72% Eaton VanceOutperform Votes26634.59% Underperform Votes50365.41% 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$10.49B$11.11B$18.85BDividend Yield2.05%24.82%5.93%4.16%P/E Ratio17.6235.9222.0432.25Price / Sales1.447.5625.7028.08Price / Cash19.1617.7117.6017.53Price / Book1.883.552.614.42Net Income$138.52M$411.75M$1.04B$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-6.6%$2.49B$1.73B17.621,983BENFranklin Resources3.8043 of 5 stars$17.36-1.4%$18.96+9.2%-27.4%$9.12B$8.74B26.719,800SEICSEI Investments4.7686 of 5 stars$69.67-2.8%$86.80+24.6%+9.0%$8.84B$2.13B15.764,840Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastNews CoverageIVZInvesco4.9134 of 5 stars$12.43-2.9%$17.03+37.0%-7.4%$5.56B$6.07B10.538,610Earnings ReportDividend IncreaseAnalyst ForecastNews CoverageMAINMain Street Capital1.4813 of 5 stars$52.00-2.4%$52.60+1.2%+10.1%$4.61B$601.25M9.4290AMGAffiliated Managers Group4.4928 of 5 stars$153.61-1.6%$192.40+25.3%-1.8%$4.42B$2.04B10.173,950Short Interest ↓GBDCGolub Capital BDC1.6189 of 5 stars$13.85-2.0%$15.83+14.3%-16.7%$3.68B$309.01M10.04N/APositive NewsCNSCohen & Steers2.9049 of 5 stars$71.24-4.1%$90.00+26.3%+3.9%$3.63B$553.52M23.99390PSECProspect Capital1.5074 of 5 stars$3.49-2.0%$4.50+28.9%-33.7%$1.56B$101.04M-17.452,019OCSLOaktree Specialty Lending2.2862 of 5 stars$14.08-1.9%$16.42+16.6%-26.6%$1.16B$48.88M21.02N/AUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastNews CoveragePositive NewsVRTSVirtus Investment Partners3.0534 of 5 stars$142.95-4.0%$179.00+25.2%-34.2%$990.79M$902.82M8.46770Upcoming Earnings Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Franklin Resources Competitors SEI Investments Competitors Invesco Competitors Main Street Capital Competitors Affiliated Managers Group Competitors Golub Capital BDC Competitors Cohen & Steers 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 4/24/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s Bitcoin Reserve is No Accident…Bryce Paul believes this is the #1 coin to buy right now The catalyst behind this surge is a massive new b...Crypto 101 Media | SponsoredURGENT: Someone's Moving Gold Out of London...People who don’t understand the gold market are about to lose a lot of money. 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