Reading the news this week, I noticed that one of my holdings, T.Row Price Group (NYSE:TROW), announced an 8.6% increase in their quarterly dividend payment. Another solid increase for the Dividend Aristocrat! In my quest to potentially add and review undervalued dividend growth stocks, I thought it would be a fun exercise to compare TROW to one of their competitors, Franklin Resources, Inc. (NYSE:BEN). BEN is also a Dividend Aristocrat, so I am going to enjoy this one to see which one is the better asset management company at the moment.

In today's comparison analysis, we will take a look at several metrics when forming our conclusion. We will review the balance sheets for the companies, each company's assets under management (AUM) growth, and finally, run the two companies through the Dividend Diplomats' Dividend Stock Screener.

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