Artisan Partners Asset Management (APAM) Competitors

Artisan Partners Asset Management (NYSE:APAM) and Franklin Resources (NYSE:BEN) are both finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, dividends, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation and community ranking.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in APAM or BEN?

Franklin Resources received 116 more outperform votes than Artisan Partners Asset Management when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 52.88% of users gave Artisan Partners Asset Management an outperform vote while only 40.78% of users gave Franklin Resources an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Artisan Partners Asset Management	Outperform Votes 331 52.88%	Underperform Votes 295 47.12%
Franklin Resources	Outperform Votes 447 40.78%	Underperform Votes 649 59.22%

Which has more risk & volatility, APAM or BEN?

Artisan Partners Asset Management has a beta of 1.85, suggesting that its stock price is 85% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Franklin Resources has a beta of 1.44, suggesting that its stock price is 44% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to APAM or BEN?

In the previous week, Franklin Resources had 5 more articles in the media than Artisan Partners Asset Management. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Franklin Resources and 2 mentions for Artisan Partners Asset Management. Franklin Resources' average media sentiment score of 1.03 beat Artisan Partners Asset Management's score of 0.64 indicating that Franklin Resources is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Artisan Partners Asset Management	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Franklin Resources	6 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in APAM or BEN?

86.4% of Artisan Partners Asset Management shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 47.6% of Franklin Resources shares are owned by institutional investors. 18.5% of Artisan Partners Asset Management shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 24.1% of Franklin Resources shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, APAM or BEN?

Franklin Resources has higher revenue and earnings than Artisan Partners Asset Management. Artisan Partners Asset Management is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Franklin Resources, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Artisan Partners Asset Management	$1.00B	3.52	$222.29M	$3.28	13.42
Franklin Resources	$7.85B	1.58	$882.80M	$1.75	13.49

Is APAM or BEN a better dividend stock?

Artisan Partners Asset Management pays an annual dividend of $2.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.5%. Franklin Resources pays an annual dividend of $1.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.3%. Artisan Partners Asset Management pays out 74.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Franklin Resources pays out 70.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.

Is APAM or BEN more profitable?

Artisan Partners Asset Management has a net margin of 22.99% compared to Franklin Resources' net margin of 11.09%. Artisan Partners Asset Management's return on equity of 72.77% beat Franklin Resources' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Artisan Partners Asset Management	22.99%	72.77%	16.91%
Franklin Resources	11.09%	10.82%	4.51%

Do analysts prefer APAM or BEN?

Artisan Partners Asset Management presently has a consensus target price of $43.00, indicating a potential downside of 2.34%. Franklin Resources has a consensus target price of $26.00, indicating a potential upside of 10.17%. Given Franklin Resources' higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Franklin Resources is more favorable than Artisan Partners Asset Management.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Artisan Partners Asset Management	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Franklin Resources	3 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.63

Summary

Artisan Partners Asset Management beats Franklin Resources on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.