John Hancock Preferred Income Fund (HPI) Competitors

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

Which has better valuation and earnings, AOD or HPI?

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Aberdeen Total Dynamic Dividend Fund	$94.38M	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
John Hancock Preferred Income Fund	$51.87M	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Does the media favor AOD or HPI?

In the previous week, John Hancock Preferred Income Fund had 1 more articles in the media than Aberdeen Total Dynamic Dividend Fund. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for John Hancock Preferred Income Fund and 2 mentions for Aberdeen Total Dynamic Dividend Fund. John Hancock Preferred Income Fund's average media sentiment score of 0.44 beat Aberdeen Total Dynamic Dividend Fund's score of 0.00 indicating that John Hancock Preferred Income Fund is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

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

Is AOD or HPI more profitable?

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

Is AOD or HPI a better dividend stock?

Aberdeen Total Dynamic Dividend Fund pays an annual dividend of $1.17 per share and has a dividend yield of 12.2%. John Hancock Preferred Income Fund pays an annual dividend of $1.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.5%.

Summary

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