AMETEK, Inc. vs Franklin Resources, Inc. — how do they compare? AMETEK, Inc. trades at $255.78 (market cap $58.76B), while Franklin Resources, Inc. trades at $33.37 (market cap $16.95B). The key difference: AMETEK, Inc. is far larger — about 3.5× 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.
| AME | BEN | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $58.76B | $16.95B |
Sector | Industrials | Financials |
52-Week High | $256.30 | $35.77 |
52-Week Low | $179.28 | $21.18 |
Enterprise Value | $60.30B | $29.90B |
Dividend Yield | 0.53% | 3.96% |
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Ametek is a diversified industrial conglomerate with over $6 billion in sales. The firm operates through an electronic instruments group and an electromechanical group. EIG designs and manufactures differentiated and advanced instruments for the process, aerospace, power, and industrial end markets. EMG is a focused, niche supplier of highly engineered automation solutions, thermal management systems, specialty metals, and electrical interconnects, among other products. About half of the firm's sales are made in the United States. The firm's asset-light strategy in place for nearly two decades emphasizes growth through acquisitions, new product development through research and development, driving operational efficiencies, and global and market expansion.
Read more on AME →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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