Templeton Emerging Markets Fund (NYSE:EMF) vs. Cohen & Steers (NYSE:CNS) Head-To-Head Analysis

Cohen & Steers (NYSE:CNS) and Templeton Emerging Markets Fund (NYSE:EMF) are both finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, dividends and risk.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

51.5% of Cohen & Steers shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 49.9% of Templeton Emerging Markets Fund shares are held by institutional investors. 45.4% of Cohen & Steers shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Cohen & Steers and Templeton Emerging Markets Fund”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Cohen & Steers	$556.12 million	7.71	$153.22 million	$3.26	25.59
Templeton Emerging Markets Fund	$141.07 million	2.39	N/A	N/A	N/A

Cohen & Steers has higher revenue and earnings than Templeton Emerging Markets Fund.

Volatility & Risk

Cohen & Steers has a beta of 1.21, meaning that its share price is 21% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Templeton Emerging Markets Fund has a beta of 0.96, meaning that its share price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Cohen & Steers and Templeton Emerging Markets Fund’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Cohen & Steers	28.82%	27.41%	19.58%
Templeton Emerging Markets Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A

Dividends

Cohen & Steers pays an annual dividend of $2.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. Templeton Emerging Markets Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.90 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.0%. Cohen & Steers pays out 82.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Cohen & Steers has increased its dividend for 16 consecutive years.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings for Cohen & Steers and Templeton Emerging Markets Fund, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Cohen & Steers	1	1	2	0	2.25
Templeton Emerging Markets Fund	0	0	0	0	0.00

Cohen & Steers presently has a consensus price target of $78.00, suggesting a potential downside of 6.49%. Given Cohen & Steers’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Cohen & Steers is more favorable than Templeton Emerging Markets Fund.

Summary

Cohen & Steers beats Templeton Emerging Markets Fund on 12 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Cohen & Steers

Cohen & Steers, Inc. is a holding company, which operates as an investment manager specializing in liquid real assets, which include real estate securities, listed infrastructure, commodities, natural resource equities, preferred securities, and other income solutions. It manages investment vehicles, such as institutional accounts, open-end funds and closed-end funds. The company was founded by Martin Cohen and Robert Hamilton Steers in 1986 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

About Templeton Emerging Markets Fund

Templeton Emerging Markets Fund is a closed-ended equity mutual fund launched by Franklin Resources Inc. The fund is managed by Templeton Asset Management Ltd. It invests in the public equity markets of emerging market countries across the globe. The fund seeks to invest in stocks of companies operating across diversified sectors. It primarily invests in value stocks of companies. The fund employs fundamental analysis with a focus on such factors as long-term earnings, asset value, and cash flow potential to create its portfolio. It benchmarks the performance of its portfolio against the MSCI Emerging Markets Index. Templeton Emerging Markets Fund was formed on February 26, 1987 and is domiciled in the United States.