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BEN vs LAZ
Side-by-side comparison of Franklin Resources Inc. (BEN) and Lazard Inc. (LAZ): market cap, price performance, sector, and recent activity on the wire.
Summary
- Both BEN and LAZ operate in Investment Managers (Finance), so they compete in similar markets.
- BEN is the larger of the two at $15.94B, about 4.5x LAZ ($3.52B).
- BEN has been more active in the news (15 items in the past 4 weeks vs 4 for LAZ).
- Both have 25 recent analyst ratings on file.
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.
Lazard Inc.
Lazard Ltd, together with its subsidiaries, operates as a financial advisory and asset management firm in North America, Europe, Asia, Australia, and Central and South America. Its Financial Advisory segment offers various financial advisory services regarding mergers and acquisitions, capital advisory, restructurings, shareholder advisory, sovereign advisory, capital raising, and other strategic advisory matters. This segment serves corporate, partnership, institutional, government, sovereign, and individual clients across various industry areas, including consumers, financial institutions, healthcare and life sciences, industrials, power and energy/infrastructure, and real estate, as well as technology, media, and telecommunications. The company's Asset Management segment offers a range of investment solutions and investment management services in equity and fixed income strategies; asset allocation strategies; and alternative investments and private equity funds to corporations, public funds, sovereign entities, endowments and foundations, labor funds, financial intermediaries, and private clients. Lazard Ltd was founded in 1848 and is based in Hamilton, Bermuda.
Latest BEN
- SEC Form 4 filed by Franklin Resources Inc.
- SEC Form 4 filed by Franklin Resources Inc.
- SEC Form 4 filed by Franklin Resources Inc.
- SEC Form 4 filed by Franklin Resources Inc.
- SEC Form 4 filed by Franklin Resources Inc.
- SEC Form 4 filed by Franklin Resources Inc.
- SEC Form 4 filed by Franklin Resources Inc.
- Franklin Templeton and Benefit Street Partners Expand Asset-Backed Finance Capabilities with Encina Lender Finance Transaction
- UBS resumed coverage on Franklin Templeton with a new price target
- Franklin BSP Realty Trust, Inc. Schedules Third Quarter 2026 Earnings Release and Conference Call
Latest LAZ
- SEC Form 8-K filed by Lazard Inc.
- Lazard Reports September 2026 Assets Under Management
- Lazard to Announce Third Quarter and Nine Month 2026 Financial Results
- Pranjal Gambhir Joins Lazard as Head of Medical Technology
- Lazard Global Total Return and Income Fund Declares Monthly Distribution and Issues Estimated Sources of the Distribution Announced in August
- Matt Spence Joins Lazard As Head of Defense Technology and Emerging Technology
- Lazard Reports August 2026 Assets Under Management
- Lazard Hires Daniel Burton-Morgan As Head of Equity Capital Markets Advisory, North America
- SEC Form 144 filed by Lazard Inc.
- CEO & Chairman Orszag Peter Richard converted options into 250,000 shares, returned 75,000 shares to the company and sold $5,440,038 worth of shares (125,000 units at $43.52) as part of a pre-agreed trading plan, increasing direct ownership by 24% to 260,942 units (SEC Form 4)