First Trust Intermediate Duration Preferred & Income Fund (NYSE:FPF) and Apollo Tactical Income Fund (NYSE:AIF) are both miscellaneous companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability and risk.
Dividends
First Trust Intermediate Duration Preferred & Income Fund pays an annual dividend of $1.71 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.1%. Apollo Tactical Income Fund pays an annual dividend of $1.25 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.2%. First Trust Intermediate Duration Preferred & Income Fund has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years and Apollo Tactical Income Fund has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years.
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares First Trust Intermediate Duration Preferred & Income Fund and Apollo Tactical Income 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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First Trust Intermediate Duration Preferred & Income 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 Intermediate Duration Preferred & Income 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 Intermediate Duration Preferred & Income Fund | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Apollo Tactical Income Fund | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for First Trust Intermediate Duration Preferred & Income Fund and Apollo Tactical Income Fund, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score |
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First Trust Intermediate Duration Preferred & Income 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, indicating a potential upside of 229.60%. Given Apollo Tactical Income Fund's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Apollo Tactical Income Fund is more favorable than First Trust Intermediate Duration Preferred & Income Fund.
Summary
Apollo Tactical Income Fund beats First Trust Intermediate Duration Preferred & Income Fund on 3 of the 3 factors compared between the two stocks.