Flaherty & Crumrine Total Return Fund (FLC) Competitors

Flaherty & Crumrine Total Return Fund (NYSE:FLC) and Aberdeen Total Dynamic Dividend Fund (NYSE:AOD) are both financial services companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, risk, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment and dividends.

Does the media refer more to FLC or AOD?

In the previous week, Aberdeen Total Dynamic Dividend Fund had 2 more articles in the media than Flaherty & Crumrine Total Return Fund. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Aberdeen Total Dynamic Dividend Fund and 0 mentions for Flaherty & Crumrine Total Return Fund. Flaherty & Crumrine Total Return Fund's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Aberdeen Total Dynamic Dividend Fund's score of -1.00 indicating that Flaherty & Crumrine Total Return Fund is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Flaherty & Crumrine Total Return Fund	Neutral
Aberdeen Total Dynamic Dividend Fund	Negative

Is FLC or AOD a better dividend stock?

Flaherty & Crumrine Total Return Fund pays an annual dividend of $1.22 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.1%. Aberdeen Total Dynamic Dividend Fund pays an annual dividend of $1.17 per share and has a dividend yield of 13.2%.

Is FLC or AOD more profitable?

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Flaherty & Crumrine Total Return Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A
Aberdeen Total Dynamic Dividend Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, FLC or AOD?

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Flaherty & Crumrine Total Return Fund	$35.56M	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Aberdeen Total Dynamic Dividend Fund	$94.38M	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Aberdeen Total Dynamic Dividend Fund beats Flaherty & Crumrine Total Return Fund on 3 of the 4 factors compared between the two stocks.