John Hancock Preferred Income Fund (HPI) Competitors

Aberdeen Total Dynamic Dividend Fund (NYSE:AOD) and John Hancock Preferred Income Fund (NYSE:HPI) are both financial services companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, media sentiment, earnings, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations and valuation.

Is AOD or HPI a better dividend stock?

Aberdeen Total Dynamic Dividend Fund pays an annual dividend of $1.17 per share and has a dividend yield of 12.9%. John Hancock Preferred Income Fund pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.0%.

Is AOD or HPI more profitable?

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Aberdeen Total Dynamic Dividend Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A
John Hancock Preferred Income Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A

Does the media favor AOD or HPI?

In the previous week, Aberdeen Total Dynamic Dividend Fund had 1 more articles in the media than John Hancock Preferred Income Fund. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Aberdeen Total Dynamic Dividend Fund and 1 mentions for John Hancock Preferred Income Fund. Aberdeen Total Dynamic Dividend Fund's average media sentiment score of 1.20 beat John Hancock Preferred Income Fund's score of 1.00 indicating that Aberdeen Total Dynamic Dividend Fund is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Aberdeen Total Dynamic Dividend Fund	Positive
John Hancock Preferred Income Fund	Positive

Which has better valuation and earnings, AOD or HPI?

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Aberdeen Total Dynamic Dividend Fund	$94.38M	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
John Hancock Preferred Income Fund	$51.87M	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Aberdeen Total Dynamic Dividend Fund beats John Hancock Preferred Income Fund on 4 of the 4 factors compared between the two stocks.