Flaherty & Crumrine Total Return Fund (FLC) Competitors

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

Is AOD or FLC a better dividend stock?

Aberdeen Total Dynamic Dividend Fund pays an annual dividend of $1.17 per share and has a dividend yield of 12.5%. Flaherty & Crumrine Total Return Fund pays an annual dividend of $1.13 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.4%.

Does the media refer more to AOD or FLC?

In the previous week, Aberdeen Total Dynamic Dividend Fund had 2 more articles in the media than Flaherty & Crumrine Total Return Fund. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Aberdeen Total Dynamic Dividend Fund and 1 mentions for Flaherty & Crumrine Total Return Fund. Aberdeen Total Dynamic Dividend Fund's average media sentiment score of 1.13 beat Flaherty & Crumrine Total Return Fund's score of -1.00 indicating that Aberdeen Total Dynamic Dividend Fund is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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

Is AOD or FLC more profitable?

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

Which has higher valuation and earnings, AOD or FLC?

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

Summary

Aberdeen Total Dynamic Dividend Fund beats Flaherty & Crumrine Total Return Fund on 4 of the 4 factors compared between the two stocks.