Apollo Tactical Income Fund (NYSE:AIF) and First Trust Enhanced Equity Income Fund (NYSE:FFA) are both miscellaneous companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, valuation, analyst recommendations and dividends.
Dividends
Apollo Tactical Income Fund pays an annual dividend of $1.25 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.2%. First Trust Enhanced Equity Income Fund pays an annual dividend of $1.14 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.9%. Apollo Tactical Income Fund has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years and First Trust Enhanced Equity Income Fund has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years.
Profitability
This table compares Apollo Tactical Income Fund and First Trust Enhanced Equity Income 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 |
First Trust Enhanced Equity Income Fund | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for Apollo Tactical Income Fund and First Trust Enhanced Equity Income Fund, as reported by MarketBeat.
| 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 |
First Trust Enhanced Equity Income Fund | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
Apollo Tactical Income Fund presently has a consensus target price of $50.00, indicating a potential upside of 227.44%. Given Apollo Tactical Income Fund's higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Apollo Tactical Income Fund is more favorable than First Trust Enhanced Equity Income Fund.
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares Apollo Tactical Income Fund and First Trust Enhanced Equity Income Fund's 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 |
First Trust Enhanced Equity Income Fund | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Summary
Apollo Tactical Income Fund beats First Trust Enhanced Equity Income Fund on 3 of the 3 factors compared between the two stocks.