Flaherty & Crumrine Total Return Fund (FLC) Competitors

Flaherty & Crumrine Total Return Fund (NYSE:FLC) and Aberdeen Total Dynamic Dividend Fund (NYSE:AOD) are both financial services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, media sentiment, valuation, earnings, institutional ownership and dividends.

Is FLC or AOD more profitable?

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Flaherty & Crumrine Total Return Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A
Aberdeen Total Dynamic Dividend Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A

Is FLC or AOD a better dividend stock?

Flaherty & Crumrine Total Return Fund pays an annual dividend of $1.22 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.1%. Aberdeen Total Dynamic Dividend Fund pays an annual dividend of $1.17 per share and has a dividend yield of 12.8%.

Which has higher earnings and valuation, FLC or AOD?

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Flaherty & Crumrine Total Return Fund	$18.77M	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Aberdeen Total Dynamic Dividend Fund	$94.38M	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Does the media favor FLC or AOD?

In the previous week, Flaherty & Crumrine Total Return Fund had 1 more articles in the media than Aberdeen Total Dynamic Dividend Fund. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Flaherty & Crumrine Total Return Fund and 0 mentions for Aberdeen Total Dynamic Dividend Fund. Flaherty & Crumrine Total Return Fund's average media sentiment score of 2.00 beat Aberdeen Total Dynamic Dividend Fund's score of 0.00 indicating that Flaherty & Crumrine Total Return Fund is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Flaherty & Crumrine Total Return Fund	Very Positive
Aberdeen Total Dynamic Dividend Fund	Neutral

Summary

Flaherty & Crumrine Total Return Fund and Aberdeen Total Dynamic Dividend Fund tied by winning 2 of the 4 factors compared between the two stocks.