Apollo Tactical Income Fund (NYSE:AIF) and Aberdeen Total Dynamic Dividend Fund (NYSE:AOD) are both miscellaneous companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, profitability, earnings, risk, institutional ownership and analyst recommendations.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of current ratings and price targets for Apollo Tactical Income Fund and Aberdeen Total Dynamic Dividend Fund, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score |
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Apollo Tactical Income Fund | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.00 |
Aberdeen Total Dynamic Dividend Fund | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
Apollo Tactical Income Fund presently has a consensus price target of $50.00, suggesting a potential upside of 227.44%. Given Apollo Tactical Income Fund's higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Apollo Tactical Income Fund is more favorable than Aberdeen Total Dynamic Dividend Fund.
Profitability
This table compares Apollo Tactical Income Fund and Aberdeen Total Dynamic Dividend Fund's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets |
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Apollo Tactical Income Fund | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Aberdeen Total Dynamic Dividend Fund | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares Apollo Tactical Income Fund and Aberdeen Total Dynamic Dividend Fund's top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio |
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Apollo Tactical Income Fund | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Aberdeen Total Dynamic Dividend Fund | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Dividends
Apollo Tactical Income Fund pays an annual dividend of $1.25 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.2%. Aberdeen Total Dynamic Dividend Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.69 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.1%. Apollo Tactical Income Fund has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years and Aberdeen Total Dynamic Dividend Fund has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years.
Summary
Apollo Tactical Income Fund beats Aberdeen Total Dynamic Dividend Fund on 3 of the 3 factors compared between the two stocks.