John Hancock Preferred Income Fund II (HPF) Competitors

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

Is HPF or AOD more profitable?

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

Is HPF or AOD a better dividend stock?

John Hancock Preferred Income Fund II pays an annual dividend of $1.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.7%. Aberdeen Total Dynamic Dividend Fund pays an annual dividend of $1.17 per share and has a dividend yield of 12.1%.

Does the media prefer HPF or AOD?

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

Company	Overall Sentiment
John Hancock Preferred Income Fund II	Positive
Aberdeen Total Dynamic Dividend Fund	Neutral

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, HPF or AOD?

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
John Hancock Preferred Income Fund II	$41.54M	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Aberdeen Total Dynamic Dividend Fund	$94.38M	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

John Hancock Preferred Income Fund II and Aberdeen Total Dynamic Dividend Fund tied by winning 2 of the 4 factors compared between the two stocks.