John Hancock Preferred Income Fund III (HPS) Competitors

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

Is HPS or AOD more profitable?

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

Is HPS or AOD a better dividend stock?

John Hancock Preferred Income Fund III pays an annual dividend of $1.32 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 12.3%.

Does the media refer more to HPS or AOD?

In the previous week, Aberdeen Total Dynamic Dividend Fund had 1 more articles in the media than John Hancock Preferred Income Fund III. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Aberdeen Total Dynamic Dividend Fund and 1 mentions for John Hancock Preferred Income Fund III. Aberdeen Total Dynamic Dividend Fund's average media sentiment score of 0.50 beat John Hancock Preferred Income Fund III's score of 0.00 indicating that Aberdeen Total Dynamic Dividend Fund is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

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

Which has better earnings and valuation, HPS or AOD?

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
John Hancock Preferred Income Fund III	$39.36M	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 Preferred Income Fund III on 4 of the 4 factors compared between the two stocks.