First Trust Senior Floating Rate 2022 Target Term Fund (NYSE:FIV) and Apollo Tactical Income Fund (NYSE:AIF) are both miscellaneous companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, institutional ownership, dividends, valuation and earnings.
Dividends
First Trust Senior Floating Rate 2022 Target Term Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.33 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. Apollo Tactical Income Fund pays an annual dividend of $1.25 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.5%. First Trust Senior Floating Rate 2022 Target Term Fund has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years and Apollo Tactical Income Fund has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of current ratings and price targets for First Trust Senior Floating Rate 2022 Target Term Fund and Apollo Tactical Income Fund, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score |
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First Trust Senior Floating Rate 2022 Target Term Fund | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
Apollo Tactical Income Fund | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.00 |
Apollo Tactical Income Fund has a consensus target price of $50.00, suggesting a potential upside of 240.14%. Given Apollo Tactical Income Fund's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Apollo Tactical Income Fund is more favorable than First Trust Senior Floating Rate 2022 Target Term Fund.
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares First Trust Senior Floating Rate 2022 Target Term Fund and Apollo Tactical Income Fund's top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio |
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First Trust Senior Floating Rate 2022 Target Term Fund | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Apollo Tactical Income Fund | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Profitability
This table compares First Trust Senior Floating Rate 2022 Target Term Fund and Apollo Tactical Income Fund's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets |
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First Trust Senior Floating Rate 2022 Target Term Fund | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Apollo Tactical Income Fund | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Summary
Apollo Tactical Income Fund beats First Trust Senior Floating Rate 2022 Target Term Fund on 3 of the 3 factors compared between the two stocks.