HPQ vs BEN Comparison

HP (formerly Hewlett-Packard) is a behemoth in the PC and printing markets. It has focused on these markets since it exited IT infrastructure in 2015 with the split from Hewlett Packard Enterprise. HP focuses on the commercial market, but maintains sales of consumer devices and printers. The firm has a broad and global customer base, with only one third of sales coming from the US. HP completely outsources manufacturing and relies heavily on channel partners for its sales and marketing.

Franklin Resources provides investment services for individual and institutional investors. At the end of December 2025, Franklin had $1.684 trillion in managed assets, composed primarily of equity (41%), fixed-income (26%), multi-asset/balanced (12%) funds, alternatives (16%), and money market funds (5%). Distribution tends to be weighted between retail investors (57% of AUM) and institutional accounts (40%), with high-net-worth clients accounting for the remainder. Franklin is one of the more global of the US-based asset managers we cover, with 30% of its assets under management invested in global/international strategies and 29% sourced from clients domiciled outside the United States.