American Express Co vs Franklin Resources, Inc. — how do they compare? American Express Co trades at $341.27 (market cap $230.15B), while Franklin Resources, Inc. trades at $33.37 (market cap $16.95B). The key difference: American Express Co is far larger — about 13.6× 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.
| AXP | BEN | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $230.15B | $16.95B |
Sector | Financials | Financials |
52-Week High | $384.82 | $35.77 |
52-Week Low | $292.27 | $21.18 |
Dividend Yield | 1.11% | 3.96% |
Enterprise Value | — | $29.90B |
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American Express Company is a global payment and travel company. The Company's principal products and services are charge and credit payment card products and travel-related services offered to consumers and businesses around the world.
Read more on AXP →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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