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BEN vs PFD

Side-by-side comparison of Franklin Resources Inc. (BEN) and Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Fund Incorporated (PFD): market cap, price performance, sector, and recent activity on the wire.

Summary

  • Both BEN and PFD operate in Investment Managers (Finance), so they compete in similar markets.
  • BEN is the larger of the two at $16.52B, about 89.3x PFD ($185.1M).
  • Over the past year, BEN is up 44.4% and PFD is up 2.4% - BEN leads by 42.1 points.
  • BEN has hit the wire 11 times in the past 4 weeks while PFD has been quiet.
  • BEN has more recent analyst coverage (24 ratings vs 0 for PFD).
PerformanceBEN+44.44%PFD+2.37%
2025-06-10+0.00%2026-06-10
MetricBENPFD
Company
Franklin Resources Inc.
Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Fund Incorporated
Price
$31.57-0.71%
$11.44+0.22%
Market cap
$16.52B
$185.1M
1M return
+0.05%
-1.17%
1Y return
+44.44%
+2.37%
Industry
Investment Managers
Investment Managers
Exchange
NYSE
NYSE
IPO
1991
News (4w)
11
0
Recent ratings
24
0
BEN

Franklin Resources Inc.

Franklin Resources, Inc. is a publicly owned asset management holding company. Through its subsidiaries, the firm provides its services to individuals, institutions, pension plans, trusts, and partnerships. It launches equity, fixed income, balanced, and multi-asset mutual funds through its subsidiaries. The firm invests in the public equity, fixed income, and alternative markets. Franklin Resources, Inc. was founded in 1947 and is based in San Mateo, California with an additional office in Hyderabad, India.

PFD

Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Fund Incorporated

Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred Income Fund Inc. is a closed ended equity mutual fund launched and managed by Flaherty & Crumrine Incorporated. The fund invests in the public equity markets of the United States. It invests in the stocks of companies operating in the financials sector. The fund primarily invests in preferred securities. It benchmarks the performance of its portfolio against the Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Index and S&P 500 Index. Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred Income Fund Inc was formed on September 28, 1990 and is domiciled in the United States.

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