John Hancock Hedged Equity & Income Fund (HEQ) Competitors

John Hancock Hedged Equity & Income Fund (NYSE:HEQ) and Aberdeen Total Dynamic Dividend Fund (NYSE:AOD) are both financial services companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, profitability, institutional ownership and risk.

Is HEQ or AOD a better dividend stock?

John Hancock Hedged Equity & Income Fund pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.6%. Aberdeen Total Dynamic Dividend Fund pays an annual dividend of $1.17 per share and has a dividend yield of 13.2%.

Is HEQ or AOD more profitable?

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
John Hancock Hedged Equity & Income Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A
Aberdeen Total Dynamic Dividend Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A

Does the media refer more to HEQ or AOD?

In the previous week, Aberdeen Total Dynamic Dividend Fund had 1 more articles in the media than John Hancock Hedged Equity & Income Fund. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Aberdeen Total Dynamic Dividend Fund and 0 mentions for John Hancock Hedged Equity & Income Fund. John Hancock Hedged Equity & Income Fund's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Aberdeen Total Dynamic Dividend Fund's score of -1.00 indicating that John Hancock Hedged Equity & Income Fund is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
John Hancock Hedged Equity & Income Fund	Neutral
Aberdeen Total Dynamic Dividend Fund	Negative

Which has higher valuation & earnings, HEQ or AOD?

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
John Hancock Hedged Equity & Income Fund	$13.38M	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Aberdeen Total Dynamic Dividend Fund	$94.38M	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Aberdeen Total Dynamic Dividend Fund beats John Hancock Hedged Equity & Income Fund on 3 of the 4 factors compared between the two stocks.