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 contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, earnings, profitability, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, risk and institutional ownership.

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

Which has preferable valuation and 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

Does the media favor HPF or AOD?

In the previous week, Aberdeen Total Dynamic Dividend Fund had 1 more articles in the media than John Hancock Preferred Income Fund II. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Aberdeen Total Dynamic Dividend Fund and 0 mentions for John Hancock Preferred Income Fund II. John Hancock Preferred Income Fund II's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Aberdeen Total Dynamic Dividend Fund's score of -1.00 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	Neutral
Aberdeen Total Dynamic Dividend Fund	Negative

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 9.3%. Aberdeen Total Dynamic Dividend Fund pays an annual dividend of $1.17 per share and has a dividend yield of 13.3%.

Summary

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