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BEN vs TSLX
Side-by-side comparison of Franklin Resources Inc. (BEN) and Sixth Street Specialty Lending Inc. (TSLX): market cap, price performance, sector, and recent activity on the wire.
Summary
- Both BEN and TSLX operate in Investment Managers (Finance), so they compete in similar markets.
- BEN is the larger of the two at $17.60B, about 10.2x TSLX ($1.72B).
- BEN has hit the wire 13 times in the past 4 weeks while TSLX has been quiet.
- BEN has more recent analyst coverage (24 ratings vs 10 for TSLX).
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.
Sixth Street Specialty Lending Inc.
Sixth Street Specialty Lending, Inc. is a business development company. The fund provides senior secured loans (first-lien, second-lien, and unitranche), mezzanine debt, non-control structured equity, and common equity with a focus on co-investments for organic growth, acquisitions, market or product expansion, restructuring initiatives, recapitalizations, and refinancing. The fund invests in business services, software & technology, healthcare, energy, consumer & retail, manufacturing, industrials, royalty related businesses, education, and specialty finance. It seeks to finance middle market companies principally located in the United States. The fund invests in companies with enterprise value between $50 million and $1 billion or more and EBITDA between $10 million and $250 million. The transaction size is between $15 million and $350 million. The fund invests across the spectrum of the capital structure and can arrange syndicated transactions of up to $500 million and hold sizeable positions within its credits.
Latest BEN
- Leading European Real Assets Manager Stoneshield Capital to Join Forces with Franklin Templeton and Clarion Partners
- Leading European Real Assets Manager Stoneshield Capital to Join Forces with Franklin Templeton and Clarion Partners
- Franklin Templeton, Inc. Announces Preliminary Month-End Assets Under Management
- Chief Executive Officer Johnson Jennifer M covered exercise/tax liability with 116,053 shares, decreasing direct ownership by 3% to 3,437,981 units (SEC Form 4)
- Executive Chairman Johnson Gregory E covered exercise/tax liability with 10,568 shares, decreasing direct ownership by 0.39% to 2,676,986 units (SEC Form 4)
- Chief Accounting Officer Oshita Lindsey Harumi covered exercise/tax liability with 2,598 shares, decreasing direct ownership by 9% to 26,129 units (SEC Form 4)
- Co-President, CFO & COO Nicholls Matthew covered exercise/tax liability with 61,533 shares, decreasing direct ownership by 8% to 717,264 units (SEC Form 4)
- Co-President, Public Markets Murphy Terrence covered exercise/tax liability with 25,125 shares, decreasing direct ownership by 6% to 390,884 units (SEC Form 4)
- EVP, General Counsel Merchant Thomas C covered exercise/tax liability with 9,807 shares, decreasing direct ownership by 11% to 82,805 units (SEC Form 4)
- Co-President, Chief Commercial Gamba Daniel covered exercise/tax liability with 64,136 shares, decreasing direct ownership by 10% to 608,584 units (SEC Form 4)
Latest TSLX
- Amendment: SEC Form SCHEDULE 13G/A filed by Sixth Street Specialty Lending Inc.
- Sixth Street Specialty Lending Inc. filed SEC Form 8-K: Results of Operations and Financial Condition, Regulation FD Disclosure, Financial Statements and Exhibits
- Sixth Street Specialty Lending, Inc. Reports Second Quarter 2026 Earnings Results; Declares a Third Quarter Base Dividend Per Share of $0.42
- SEC Form 10-Q filed by Sixth Street Specialty Lending Inc.
- SEC Form SCHEDULE 13G filed by Sixth Street Specialty Lending Inc.
- Sixth Street Specialty Lending, Inc. Schedules Earnings Release and Conference Call to Discuss Its Second Quarter Ended June 30, 2026 Financial Results
- SEC Form 8-K filed by Sixth Street Specialty Lending Inc.
- CEO Stanley Robert J. acquired 20,000 shares (SEC Form 4)
- SEC Form 8-K filed by Sixth Street Specialty Lending Inc.
- SEC Form DEFR14A filed by Sixth Street Specialty Lending Inc.