Franklin Resources, Inc. vs MPLX LP — how do they compare? Franklin Resources, Inc. trades at $33.37 (market cap $16.95B), while MPLX LP trades at $59.35 (market cap $60.12B). The key difference: MPLX LP is far larger — about 3.5× Franklin Resources, Inc.'s market cap, and MPLX LP pays the higher dividend (7.26%). Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| BEN | MPLX | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $16.95B | $60.12B |
Sector | Financials | Technology |
52-Week High | $35.77 | $60.51 |
52-Week Low | $21.18 | $47.80 |
Enterprise Value | $29.90B | $85.22B |
Dividend Yield | 3.96% | 7.26% |
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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 →MPLX LP is a Master Limited Partnership (MLP) formed by Marathon Petroleum Corporation (MPC). It is a diversified, growth-oriented company primarily engaged in the gathering, processing, and transportation of natural gas and natural gas liquids (NGLs), as well as the transportation, storage, and distribution of crude oil and refined petroleum products. MPLX owns and operates a network of midstream energy infrastructure assets, providing essential services to the energy industry across the United States.
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