Franklin Resources, Inc. vs Xylem, Inc. — how do they compare? Franklin Resources, Inc. trades at $33.37 (market cap $16.95B), while Xylem, Inc. trades at $123.19 (market cap $28.76B). The key difference: Xylem, Inc. is the larger of the two by market cap, and Franklin Resources, Inc. pays the higher dividend (3.96%). Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| BEN | XYL | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $16.95B | $28.76B |
Sector | Financials | Industrials |
52-Week High | $35.77 | $152.95 |
52-Week Low | $21.18 | $106.34 |
Enterprise Value | $29.90B | $30.54B |
Dividend Yield | 3.96% | 1.4% |
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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 →Xylem is a global leader in water technology and offers a wide range of solutions, including the transport, treatment, testing, and efficient use of water for customers in the utility, industrial, commercial, and residential sectors. Xylem was spun off from ITT in 2011. Based in Rye Brook, New York, Xylem has a presence in over 150 countries and employs 16,200. The company generated $6.2 billion in revenue and $611 million in adjusted operating income in 2021.
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