The Gabelli Utility Trust (GUT) Competitors

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

Does the media refer more to GUT or AOD?

In the previous week, The Gabelli Utility Trust had 1 more articles in the media than Aberdeen Total Dynamic Dividend Fund. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for The Gabelli Utility Trust and 1 mentions for Aberdeen Total Dynamic Dividend Fund. Aberdeen Total Dynamic Dividend Fund's average media sentiment score of 1.00 beat The Gabelli Utility Trust's score of 0.50 indicating that Aberdeen Total Dynamic Dividend Fund is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
The Gabelli Utility Trust	Positive
Aberdeen Total Dynamic Dividend Fund	Positive

Which has higher valuation and earnings, GUT or AOD?

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
The Gabelli Utility Trust	$37.37M	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Aberdeen Total Dynamic Dividend Fund	$94.38M	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Is GUT or AOD more profitable?

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
The Gabelli Utility Trust	N/A	N/A	N/A
Aberdeen Total Dynamic Dividend Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A

Is GUT or AOD a better dividend stock?

The Gabelli Utility Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.65 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.8%. Aberdeen Total Dynamic Dividend Fund pays an annual dividend of $1.17 per share and has a dividend yield of 12.8%.

Summary

Aberdeen Total Dynamic Dividend Fund beats The Gabelli Utility Trust on 3 of the 4 factors compared between the two stocks.