Voya Prime Rate Trust (NYSE:PPR) and Apollo Tactical Income Fund (NYSE:AIF) are both miscellaneous companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, dividends, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership and valuation.
Dividends
Voya Prime Rate Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.0%. Apollo Tactical Income Fund pays an annual dividend of $1.25 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.6%. Voya Prime Rate Trust has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years and Apollo Tactical Income Fund has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years.
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares Voya Prime Rate Trust and Apollo Tactical Income Fund's revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio |
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Voya Prime Rate Trust | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Apollo Tactical Income Fund | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of recent ratings for Voya Prime Rate Trust and Apollo Tactical Income Fund, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score |
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Voya Prime Rate Trust | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
Apollo Tactical Income Fund | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.00 |
Apollo Tactical Income Fund has a consensus target price of $50.00, suggesting a potential upside of 242.47%. Given Apollo Tactical Income Fund's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Apollo Tactical Income Fund is more favorable than Voya Prime Rate Trust.
Profitability
This table compares Voya Prime Rate Trust and Apollo Tactical Income Fund's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets |
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Voya Prime Rate Trust | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Apollo Tactical Income Fund | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Summary
Apollo Tactical Income Fund beats Voya Prime Rate Trust on 3 of the 3 factors compared between the two stocks.