Franklin Universal Trust (FT) Competitors $7.78 +0.04 (+0.52%) Closing price 07/17/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$7.79 +0.01 (+0.12%) As of 07/17/2025 08:00 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendHeadlinesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock FT vs. BTO, CGBD, ASA, PDT, ECC, DSU, PEO, CION, IFN, and RMTShould you be buying Franklin Universal Trust stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Franklin Universal Trust include John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund (BTO), Carlyle Secured Lending (CGBD), ASA Gold and Precious Metals (ASA), John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund (PDT), Eagle Point Credit (ECC), BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund (DSU), Adams Natural Resources Fund (PEO), CION Investment (CION), India Fund (IFN), and Royce Otc Micro (RMT). These companies are all part of the "financial services" industry. Franklin Universal Trust vs. Its Competitors John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund Carlyle Secured Lending ASA Gold and Precious Metals John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund Eagle Point Credit BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund Adams Natural Resources Fund CION Investment India Fund Royce Otc Micro Franklin Universal Trust (NYSE:FT) and John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund (NYSE:BTO) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, media sentiment, risk, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, profitability and valuation. Which has more volatility and risk, FT or BTO? Franklin Universal Trust has a beta of 0.68, suggesting that its share price is 32% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund has a beta of 1.15, suggesting that its share price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media favor FT or BTO? In the previous week, Franklin Universal Trust had 2 more articles in the media than John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Franklin Universal Trust and 0 mentions for John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund. Franklin Universal Trust's average media sentiment score of 0.51 beat John Hancock Financial Opportunities 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 John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund Neutral Which has higher valuation and earnings, FT or BTO? CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioFranklin Universal TrustN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AJohn Hancock Financial Opportunities FundN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in FT or BTO? 19.6% of John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund shares are owned by institutional investors. 7.8% of Franklin Universal Trust 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. Is FT or BTO a better dividend stock? Franklin Universal Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.51 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.6%. John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund pays an annual dividend of $2.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.2%. Is FT or BTO more profitable? Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Franklin Universal TrustN/A N/A N/A John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund N/A N/A N/A SummaryFranklin Universal Trust and John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund tied by winning 3 of the 6 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Franklin Universal Trust News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for FT 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 FT 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 FT vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricFranklin Universal TrustFIN IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$194.52M$3.76B$12.04B$20.75BDividend Yield6.59%6.64%5.57%3.67%P/E RatioN/AN/A19.1827.60Price / SalesN/A22.6526.1659.14Price / CashN/A18.7221.5022.13Price / BookN/A1.222.324.66Net IncomeN/A$158.51M$997.60M$994.58M7 Day Performance0.84%-0.57%0.50%0.00%1 Month Performance4.71%1.73%4.39%5.25%1 Year Performance13.08%0.75%541.93%10.76% Franklin Universal Trust Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)FTFranklin Universal TrustN/A$7.78+0.5%N/A+11.5%$194.52MN/A0.00N/ANews CoverageBTOJohn Hancock Financial Opportunities FundN/A$36.32-0.8%N/A+11.0%$723.15MN/A0.002,719CGBDCarlyle Secured Lending2.3155 of 5 stars$13.78-1.0%$14.75+7.0%-22.5%$709.32M$232.59M10.21N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastASAASA Gold and Precious MetalsN/A$32.44+1.0%N/A+66.3%$691.37MN/A0.001,100News CoverageUpcoming EarningsPDTJohn Hancock Premium Dividend FundN/A$13.35+0.1%N/A+11.5%$656.13M$198.30M0.00147,000ECCEagle Point Credit1.3073 of 5 stars$7.75-0.3%$8.67+11.8%-26.5%$597.89M$179.77M-19.37N/AAnalyst RevisionDSUBlackRock Debt Strategies FundN/A$10.56-0.7%N/A-3.9%$579.02MN/A0.00N/AEx-DividendPEOAdams Natural Resources FundN/A$21.64-1.1%N/A-9.9%$574.95MN/A0.0018News CoveragePositive NewsUpcoming EarningsCIONCION Investment1.0872 of 5 stars$9.66-1.7%$11.00+13.9%-18.4%$517.92M$252.43M-33.31N/APositive NewsIFNIndia FundN/A$16.30-1.3%N/A-12.6%$512.73M$110.12M0.0021,000Positive NewsRMTRoyce Otc MicroN/A$9.56-0.7%N/A-4.6%$488.07MN/A0.00N/ANews Coverage Related Companies and Tools Related Companies John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund Alternatives Carlyle Secured Lending Alternatives ASA Gold and Precious Metals Alternatives John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund Alternatives Eagle Point Credit Alternatives BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund Alternatives Adams Natural Resources Fund Alternatives CION Investment Alternatives India Fund Alternatives Royce Otc Micro Alternatives 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:FT) was last updated on 7/18/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersElon Just Fired the IRS Agents Targeting Your SavingsElon Musk just fired 6,700 IRS agents — and exposed a war on your retirement. 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