Franklin Resources, Inc. vs Ginkgo Bioworks Holdings Inc — how do they compare? Franklin Resources, Inc. trades at $33.37 (market cap $16.95B), while Ginkgo Bioworks Holdings Inc trades at $7.51 (market cap $505.73M). The key difference: Franklin Resources, Inc. is far larger — about 33.5× Ginkgo Bioworks Holdings Inc's market cap, and Franklin Resources, Inc. pays a 3.96% dividend while Ginkgo Bioworks Holdings Inc pays none. Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| BEN | DNA | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $16.95B | $505.73M |
Sector | Financials | Health |
52-Week High | $35.77 | $16.14 |
52-Week Low | $21.18 | $5.48 |
Enterprise Value | $29.90B | $607.68M |
Dividend Yield | 3.96% | — |
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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.
Read more on BEN →Ginkgo Bioworks is a leading horizontal platform for cell programming. It uses advanced automation and software to design custom organisms for customers across diverse industries, including food, agriculture, and pharma.
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