Western Asset High Income Fund II (HIX) Competitors

Western Asset High Income Fund II (NYSE:HIX) and Aberdeen Total Dynamic Dividend Fund (NYSE:AOD) are both financial services companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment, risk and profitability.

Is HIX or AOD a better dividend stock?

Western Asset High Income Fund II pays an annual dividend of $0.63 per share and has a dividend yield of 14.7%. Aberdeen Total Dynamic Dividend Fund pays an annual dividend of $1.17 per share and has a dividend yield of 12.9%.

Is HIX or AOD more profitable?

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Western Asset High Income Fund II	N/A	N/A	N/A
Aberdeen Total Dynamic Dividend Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, HIX or AOD?

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Western Asset High Income Fund II	$32.72M	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 prefer HIX or AOD?

In the previous week, Western Asset High Income Fund II had 1 more articles in the media than Aberdeen Total Dynamic Dividend Fund. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Western Asset High Income Fund II and 2 mentions for Aberdeen Total Dynamic Dividend Fund. Aberdeen Total Dynamic Dividend Fund's average media sentiment score of 0.47 beat Western Asset High Income Fund II's score of 0.33 indicating that Aberdeen Total Dynamic Dividend Fund is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Western Asset High Income Fund II	Neutral
Aberdeen Total Dynamic Dividend Fund	Neutral

Summary

Western Asset High Income Fund II and Aberdeen Total Dynamic Dividend Fund tied by winning 2 of the 4 factors compared between the two stocks.