Western Asset High Yield Defined Opportunity Fund (HYI) Competitors

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

Is AOD or HYI a better dividend stock?

Aberdeen Total Dynamic Dividend Fund pays an annual dividend of $1.17 per share and has a dividend yield of 12.9%. Western Asset High Yield Defined Opportunity Fund pays an annual dividend of $1.23 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.3%.

Is AOD or HYI more profitable?

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Aberdeen Total Dynamic Dividend Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A
Western Asset High Yield Defined Opportunity Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, AOD or HYI?

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
Western Asset High Yield Defined Opportunity Fund	$22.36M	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Does the media prefer AOD or HYI?

In the previous week, Aberdeen Total Dynamic Dividend Fund's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Western Asset High Yield Defined Opportunity Fund'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Aberdeen Total Dynamic Dividend Fund	Neutral
Western Asset High Yield Defined Opportunity Fund	Neutral

Summary

Aberdeen Total Dynamic Dividend Fund beats Western Asset High Yield Defined Opportunity Fund on 2 of the 2 factors compared between the two stocks.