Apollo Tactical Income Fund (NYSE:AIF) and Center Coast Brookfield MLP & Energy Infrastructure Fund (NYSE:CEN) are both miscellaneous companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation, dividends and institutional ownership.
Dividends
Apollo Tactical Income Fund pays an annual dividend of $1.25 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.2%. Center Coast Brookfield MLP & Energy Infrastructure Fund pays an annual dividend of $1.25 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.9%. Apollo Tactical Income Fund has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years and Center Coast Brookfield MLP & Energy Infrastructure Fund has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years.
Profitability
This table compares Apollo Tactical Income Fund and Center Coast Brookfield MLP & Energy Infrastructure 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 |
Center Coast Brookfield MLP & Energy Infrastructure Fund | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of current ratings and target prices for Apollo Tactical Income Fund and Center Coast Brookfield MLP & Energy Infrastructure 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 |
Center Coast Brookfield MLP & Energy Infrastructure Fund | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
Apollo Tactical Income Fund currently has a consensus target price of $50.00, suggesting a potential upside of 229.60%. Given Apollo Tactical Income Fund's higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Apollo Tactical Income Fund is more favorable than Center Coast Brookfield MLP & Energy Infrastructure Fund.
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares Apollo Tactical Income Fund and Center Coast Brookfield MLP & Energy Infrastructure 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 |
Center Coast Brookfield MLP & Energy Infrastructure Fund | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Summary
Apollo Tactical Income Fund beats Center Coast Brookfield MLP & Energy Infrastructure Fund on 2 of the 3 factors compared between the two stocks.