Franklin Templeton vs Blackstone
BEN and BX side by side, both in services allied with the exchange of securities. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How BEN and BX compare
Blackstone is the larger company, worth 5.5 times as much as Franklin Templeton ($89.0B against $16.1B).
On earnings, Franklin Templeton is cheaper: it trades at 21.5× trailing earnings, against 26.5× for Blackstone.
Blackstone grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (17.2% versus 7.9% for Franklin Templeton).
Blackstone keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 21.8% compared with 8.7% at Franklin Templeton.
Both pay dividends: Franklin Templeton yields 4.2% and Blackstone 4.4%.
Blackstone scores higher on the StockData Score (11 against 9 for Franklin Templeton), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | BEN | BX |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $16.1B | $89.0B |
| Share price | $31.64 | $118.51 |
| Change, 1 year | 37.9% | −20.4% |
| Change, 5 years | −11.8% | −16.9% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.17 | 1.58 |
| Employees | 9,800 | 5,285 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 9 | 11 (better) |
| Valuation score | 1 | 1 |
| Growth score | 1 | 3 (better) |
| Performance score | 0 | 5 (better) |
| Health score | 4 (better) | 0 |
| Dividend score | 3 (better) | 2 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 21.5× (better) | 26.5× |
| P/S | 1.7× (better) | 5.5× |
| P/B | 1.4× (better) | 9.9× |
| EV/EBITDA | 13.1× | – |
| P/FCF | – | 16.2× |
| PEG | – | 1.48 |
| FCF yield | – | 6.2% |
| Fair value | $27.33 | $109.83 |
| Margin of safety | −15.8% | −7.9% (better) |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 7.9% | 17.2% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 9.5% | 18.8% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 152% (better) | 22.9% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 183% (better) | 20.2% |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | −10.6% | 20.9% (better) |
| Profitability | ||
| Operating margin | 9.7% | – |
| Net margin | 8.7% | 21.8% (better) |
| FCF margin | – | 34.1% |
| Return on equity | 6.8% | 40.5% (better) |
| Return on invested capital | 8.3% | – |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.00 | – |
| Interest coverage | 10.2× | – |
| Altman Z-score | 1.23 | 2.27 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 5 | 5 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 4.2% | 4.4% (better) |
| Payout ratio | 85.4% | 181% |
| Years of dividend growth | 6 (better) | 2 |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | 3.5% | 19.7% (better) |
| Buyback yield | 3.2% | – |
| Shareholder yield | 7.4% (better) | 4.4% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 53.6% | 71.9% |
| Held by insiders | 21.0% | 0.99% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | $2.1M (better) | −$26.0M |
| Superinvestors holding | – | 2 |
| Short interest, % of float | 4.6% | 3.0% |
Go deeper
- BEN stock overview
- BEN income statement
- BEN valuation and score
- BX stock overview
- BX income statement
- BX valuation and score
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