American Water Works Company Inc vs Franklin Resources, Inc. — how do they compare? American Water Works Company Inc trades at $131.69 (market cap $25.69B), while Franklin Resources, Inc. trades at $33.24 (market cap $17.06B). The key difference: American Water Works Company Inc is the larger of the two by market cap, and Franklin Resources, Inc. pays the higher dividend (4.02%). Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| AWK | BEN | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $25.69B | $17.06B |
Sector | Utilities | Financials |
52-Week High | $147.00 | $34.44 |
52-Week Low | $121.13 | $21.18 |
Enterprise Value | $41.25B | $28.88B |
Dividend Yield | 2.72% | 4.02% |
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American Water Works is the largest investor-owned U.S. water and wastewater utility, serving approximately 3.5 million customers in 16 states. It provides water and wastewater services to residential, commercial, and industrial customers and operates predominantly in regulated markets. The company's only nonregulated business is water services for military bases, which operates under long-term contracts.
Read more on AWK →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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