Franklin Resources, Inc. vs Kraft Heinz Co — how do they compare? Franklin Resources, Inc. trades at $33.37 (market cap $16.95B), while Kraft Heinz Co trades at $24.62 (market cap $29.23B). The key difference: Kraft Heinz Co is the larger of the two by market cap, and Kraft Heinz Co pays the higher dividend (6.49%). Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| BEN | KHC | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $16.95B | $29.23B |
Sector | Financials | Consumer Staples |
52-Week High | $35.77 | $28.06 |
52-Week Low | $21.18 | $21.21 |
Enterprise Value | $29.90B | $45.55B |
Dividend Yield | 3.96% | 6.49% |
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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 →In July 2015, Kraft merged with Heinz to create the third-largest food and beverage manufacturer in North America behind PepsiCo and Nestle and the fifth-largest player in the world. Beyond its namesake brands, the combined firm's portfolio includes Oscar Mayer, Velveeta, and Philadelphia. Outside North America, the firm's global reach includes a distribution network in Europe and emerging markets that drive around one fifth of its consolidated sales base, as its products are sold in more than 190 countries and territories.
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