Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred Income Fund (PFD) Competitors

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

Does the media refer more to AOD or PFD?

In the previous week, Aberdeen Total Dynamic Dividend Fund had 2 more articles in the media than Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred Income Fund. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Aberdeen Total Dynamic Dividend Fund and 0 mentions for Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred Income Fund. Aberdeen Total Dynamic Dividend Fund's average media sentiment score of 1.20 beat Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred Income Fund's score of 0.00 indicating that Aberdeen Total Dynamic Dividend Fund is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Aberdeen Total Dynamic Dividend Fund	Positive
Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred Income Fund	Neutral

Which has higher valuation and earnings, AOD or PFD?

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
Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred Income Fund	$14.97M	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Is AOD or PFD a better dividend stock?

Aberdeen Total Dynamic Dividend Fund pays an annual dividend of $1.17 per share and has a dividend yield of 12.8%. Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred Income Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.79 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.9%.

Is AOD or PFD more profitable?

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Aberdeen Total Dynamic Dividend Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A
Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred Income Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Aberdeen Total Dynamic Dividend Fund beats Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred Income Fund on 4 of the 4 factors compared between the two stocks.