Franklin Universal Trust (FT) Competitors $7.39 +0.04 (+0.54%) (As of 12:42 PM ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends FT vs. AGD, AWP, THW, AVK, AWF, AFB, ARDC, BFZ, BHK, and HYTShould you be buying Franklin Universal Trust stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Franklin Universal Trust include Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund (AGD), abrdn Global Premier Properties Fund (AWP), Abrdn World Healthcare Fund (THW), Advent Convertible and Income Fund (AVK), AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund (AWF), AllianceBernstein National Municipal Income Fund (AFB), Ares Dynamic Credit Allocation Fund (ARDC), BlackRock California Municipal Income Trust (BFZ), BlackRock Core Bond Trust (BHK), and BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund (HYT). These companies are all part of the "financial services" industry. Franklin Universal Trust vs. Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund abrdn Global Premier Properties Fund Abrdn World Healthcare Fund Advent Convertible and Income Fund AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund AllianceBernstein National Municipal Income Fund Ares Dynamic Credit Allocation Fund BlackRock California Municipal Income Trust BlackRock Core Bond Trust BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund (NYSE:AGD) and Franklin Universal Trust (NYSE:FT) are both financial services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, earnings, community ranking, media sentiment and profitability. Does the media favor AGD or FT? In the previous week, Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund and Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund both had 1 articles in the media. Franklin Universal Trust's average media sentiment score of 0.57 beat Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund's score of 0.00 indicating that Franklin Universal Trust is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund Neutral Franklin Universal Trust Positive Is AGD or FT a better dividend stock? Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund pays an annual dividend of $1.02 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.2%. Franklin Universal Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.51 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.9%. Which has preferable valuation and earnings, AGD or FT? CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAbrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund$17.85MN/AN/AN/AN/AFranklin Universal Trust$34.97MN/AN/AN/AN/A Is AGD or FT more profitable? Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend FundN/A N/A N/A Franklin Universal Trust N/A N/A N/A Does the MarketBeat Community believe in AGD or FT? Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund received 28 more outperform votes than Franklin Universal Trust when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 64.52% of users gave Franklin Universal Trust an outperform vote while only 62.79% of users gave Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformAbrdn Global Dynamic Dividend FundOutperform Votes10862.79% Underperform Votes6437.21% Franklin Universal TrustOutperform Votes8064.52% Underperform Votes4435.48% SummaryFranklin Universal Trust beats Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund on 3 of the 5 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Brownstone ResearchDo this Before Elon’s Reveal on January 22ndElon’s newest tech could pay you an extra $30,000 a year — while you sleep. It’s smaller than a quarter but designed to power a $9 trillion AI revolution. And I’ve identified a little-known supplier Elon is depending on to make it all happen.I urge you to watch this video now. 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 {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 FT vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricFranklin Universal TrustInvestment offices IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket CapN/A$8.63B$10.49B$19.68BDividend Yield6.77%6.51%10.36%3.51%P/E RatioN/A0.4548.5843.82Price / SalesN/A15.073,157.6117.71Price / CashN/A7.0330.5921.73Price / BookN/A0.902.765.45Net IncomeN/A$73.96M$1.02B$987.88M7 Day Performance-2.83%-2.46%-1.39%-2.21%1 Month Performance-2.12%-0.59%-0.08%0.76%1 Year Performance11.46%5.75%16.27%16.46% Franklin Universal Trust Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)FTFranklin Universal TrustN/A$7.39+0.5%N/A+11.0%$0.00$34.97M0.00N/AAGDAbrdn Global Dynamic Dividend FundN/A$10.11+0.4%N/A+6.6%$0.00$17.85M0.00N/AShort Interest ↑AWPabrdn Global Premier Properties FundN/A$4.13+0.2%N/A+3.7%$0.00$-9,264,203.000.00N/APositive NewsTHWAbrdn World Healthcare FundN/A$11.43-1.0%N/A-5.1%$0.00$94.49M0.00N/AAVKAdvent Convertible and Income FundN/A$12.23flatN/A+10.1%$0.00$40.96M0.00N/AShort Interest ↓AWFAllianceBernstein Global High Income FundN/A$10.81-0.5%N/A+6.8%$0.00$152.17M0.00N/AAFBAllianceBernstein National Municipal Income FundN/A$11.17-1.2%N/A+3.7%$0.00$5.80M0.00N/APositive NewsARDCAres Dynamic Credit Allocation FundN/A$15.27-0.3%N/A+14.1%$0.00$56.16M0.00N/ABFZBlackRock California Municipal Income TrustN/A$11.63-0.2%N/A-1.4%$0.00$12.86M0.00N/ABHKBlackRock Core Bond TrustN/A$11.00-0.1%N/A+0.3%$0.00$26.22M0.00N/AShort Interest ↓Positive NewsHYTBlackRock Corporate High Yield FundN/A$9.90+0.2%N/A+6.6%$0.00$164.69M0.00N/AShort Interest ↓ Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund Alternatives abrdn Global Premier Properties Fund Alternatives Abrdn World Healthcare Fund Alternatives Advent Convertible and Income Fund Alternatives AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund Alternatives AllianceBernstein National Municipal Income Fund Alternatives Ares Dynamic Credit Allocation Fund Alternatives BlackRock California Municipal Income Trust Alternatives BlackRock Core Bond Trust Alternatives BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NYSE:FT) was last updated on 12/18/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThis drone stock is setting up to transform medical supply deliveryDrone stocks are on a tear, with certain symbols seeing gains as high as 300% over just a matter of weeks.The Tomorrow Investor | SponsoredHealthcare Takes A Big Step Forward With The Help of A.I.To date, we've seen baseline AI models lay the groundwork. 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