John Hancock Preferred Income Fund (HPI) Competitors

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

Does the media favor HPI or AOD?

In the previous week, John Hancock Preferred Income Fund's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Aberdeen Total Dynamic Dividend Fund'saverage media sentiment score.

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

Is HPI or AOD more profitable?

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

Is HPI or AOD a better dividend stock?

John Hancock Preferred Income Fund pays an annual dividend of $1.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.2%. Aberdeen Total Dynamic Dividend Fund pays an annual dividend of $1.07 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.8%.

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, HPI or AOD?

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
John Hancock Preferred Income Fund	$51.87M	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 John Hancock Preferred Income Fund on 2 of the 2 factors compared between the two stocks.