AFLAC Incorporated vs Franklin Resources, Inc. — how do they compare? AFLAC Incorporated trades at $121.06 (market cap $60.70B), while Franklin Resources, Inc. trades at $33.37 (market cap $16.95B). The key difference: AFLAC Incorporated is far larger — about 3.6× Franklin Resources, Inc.'s market cap, and Franklin Resources, Inc. pays the higher dividend (3.96%). Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| AFL | BEN | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $60.70B | $16.95B |
Sector | Financials | Financials |
52-Week High | $129.55 | $35.77 |
52-Week Low | $103.55 | $21.18 |
Enterprise Value | $70.65B | $29.90B |
Dividend Yield | 2.02% | 3.96% |
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Aflac Inc offers supplemental health insurance and life insurance in the two largest insurance markets in the world, the U.S. and Japan. In addition to its cancer policies, the company has broadened its product offerings to include accidents, disability, and long-term-care insurance. It markets its products through independent distributors, selling most of its policies directly to consumers at their places of work.
Read more on AFL →Franklin Resources provides investment services for individual and institutional investors. At the end of August 2022, Franklin had $1.388 trillion in managed assets, composed primarily of equity (32%), fixed-income (38%), multi-asset/balanced (10%) funds, alternatives (16%), and money market funds (4%). Distribution tends to be weighted more toward retail investors (49% of AUM) investors, as opposed to institutional (49%) and high-net-worth (2%) clients. Franklin is also one of the more global firms of the U.S.-based asset managers with more than 35% of its AUM invested in global/international strategies and 25% of managed assets sourced from clients domiciled outside the United States.
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