First Trust Intermediate Duration Preferred & Income Fund (FPF) Competitors

First Trust Intermediate Duration Preferred & Income Fund (NYSE:FPF) and Aberdeen Total Dynamic Dividend Fund (NYSE:AOD) are both financial services companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, earnings, dividends and media sentiment.

Does the media refer more to FPF or AOD?

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

Company	Overall Sentiment
First Trust Intermediate Duration Preferred & Income Fund	Neutral
Aberdeen Total Dynamic Dividend Fund	Negative

Which has higher earnings and valuation, FPF or AOD?

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
First Trust Intermediate Duration Preferred & Income Fund	$94.04M	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Aberdeen Total Dynamic Dividend Fund	$94.38M	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Is FPF or AOD more profitable?

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
First Trust Intermediate Duration Preferred & Income Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A
Aberdeen Total Dynamic Dividend Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A

Is FPF or AOD a better dividend stock?

First Trust Intermediate Duration Preferred & Income Fund pays an annual dividend of $1.65 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.8%. Aberdeen Total Dynamic Dividend Fund pays an annual dividend of $1.17 per share and has a dividend yield of 13.2%.

Summary

Aberdeen Total Dynamic Dividend Fund beats First Trust Intermediate Duration Preferred & Income Fund on 3 of the 4 factors compared between the two stocks.