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DOW   37,775.38
QQQ   423.41
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S&P 500   5,011.12
DOW   37,775.38
QQQ   423.41
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Stock market today: Wall Street drifts to a mixed finish as yields tick higher
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Comparative Price Performance Over Time

Compare Stocks - Price & Volume

CompanyCurrent Price50-Day Moving Average52-Week RangeMarket CapBetaAvg. VolumeToday's Volume
The Central and Eastern Europe Fund, Inc. stock logo
CEE
The Central and Eastern Europe Fund
$9.45
-1.0%
$9.64
$7.81
$10.32
$59.54M1.3118,462 shs4,770 shs
John Hancock Income Securities Trust stock logo
JHS
John Hancock Income Securities Trust
$10.91
+0.9%
$10.90
$9.76
$11.25
N/A0.4230,121 shs9,155 shs
Barings Participation Investors stock logo
MPV
Barings Participation Investors
$15.46
-0.1%
$15.76
$11.18
$16.42
$164.19M0.5722,631 shs10,521 shs
MUH
BlackRock MuniHoldings Fund II
$14.72
$14.83
$9.92
$16.35
$166.93M0.3129,791 shs23,861 shs
MVC Capital, Inc. stock logo
MVC
MVC Capital
$9.12
$9.11
$3.00
$10.45
$161.65M1.8651,383 shsN/A
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Price Performance

Company1-Day Performance7-Day Performance30-Day Performance90-Day Performance1-Year Performance
The Central and Eastern Europe Fund, Inc. stock logo
CEE
The Central and Eastern Europe Fund
-0.42%-3.63%-0.31%-1.65%+11.44%
John Hancock Income Securities Trust stock logo
JHS
John Hancock Income Securities Trust
+0.89%-0.32%-0.96%-1.05%-1.23%
Barings Participation Investors stock logo
MPV
Barings Participation Investors
-0.51%-0.39%-4.51%-1.90%+19.55%
MUH
BlackRock MuniHoldings Fund II
0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%
MVC Capital, Inc. stock logo
MVC
MVC Capital
0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%

MarketRank™

CompanyOverall ScoreAnalyst's OpinionShort Interest ScoreDividend StrengthESG ScoreNews and Social Media SentimentCompany OwnershipEarnings & Valuation
The Central and Eastern Europe Fund, Inc. stock logo
CEE
The Central and Eastern Europe Fund
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
John Hancock Income Securities Trust stock logo
JHS
John Hancock Income Securities Trust
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Barings Participation Investors stock logo
MPV
Barings Participation Investors
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
MUH
BlackRock MuniHoldings Fund II
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
MVC Capital, Inc. stock logo
MVC
MVC Capital
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A

Analyst Ratings

CompanyConsensus Rating ScoreConsensus RatingConsensus Price Target% Upside from Current Price
The Central and Eastern Europe Fund, Inc. stock logo
CEE
The Central and Eastern Europe Fund
N/AN/AN/AN/A
John Hancock Income Securities Trust stock logo
JHS
John Hancock Income Securities Trust
N/AN/AN/AN/A
Barings Participation Investors stock logo
MPV
Barings Participation Investors
N/AN/AN/AN/A
MUH
BlackRock MuniHoldings Fund II
N/AN/AN/AN/A
MVC Capital, Inc. stock logo
MVC
MVC Capital
N/AN/AN/AN/A

Sales & Book Value

CompanyAnnual RevenuePrice/SalesCashflowPrice/CashBook ValuePrice/Book
The Central and Eastern Europe Fund, Inc. stock logo
CEE
The Central and Eastern Europe Fund
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
John Hancock Income Securities Trust stock logo
JHS
John Hancock Income Securities Trust
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Barings Participation Investors stock logo
MPV
Barings Participation Investors
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
MUH
BlackRock MuniHoldings Fund II
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
MVC Capital, Inc. stock logo
MVC
MVC Capital
$30.55M5.29$0.03 per share330.75$12.86 per share0.71

Profitability & Earnings

CompanyNet IncomeEPSTrailing P/E RatioForward P/E RatioP/E GrowthNet MarginsReturn on Equity (ROE)Return on Assets (ROA)Next Earnings Date
The Central and Eastern Europe Fund, Inc. stock logo
CEE
The Central and Eastern Europe Fund
N/AN/A0.00N/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
John Hancock Income Securities Trust stock logo
JHS
John Hancock Income Securities Trust
N/AN/A0.00N/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Barings Participation Investors stock logo
MPV
Barings Participation Investors
N/AN/A0.00N/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
MUH
BlackRock MuniHoldings Fund II
N/AN/A0.00N/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
MVC Capital, Inc. stock logo
MVC
MVC Capital
$16.32M$0.65N/A19.00N/A-120.96%5.22%3.31%N/A

Dividends

CompanyAnnual PayoutDividend Yield3-Year Dividend GrowthPayout RatioYears of Consecutive Growth
The Central and Eastern Europe Fund, Inc. stock logo
CEE
The Central and Eastern Europe Fund
$0.373.92%-7.37%N/A1 Years
John Hancock Income Securities Trust stock logo
JHS
John Hancock Income Securities Trust
$0.423.85%-20.17%N/AN/A
Barings Participation Investors stock logo
MPV
Barings Participation Investors
$1.298.34%+17.26%N/A2 Years
MUH
BlackRock MuniHoldings Fund II
$0.714.82%N/AN/A1 Years
MVC Capital, Inc. stock logo
MVC
MVC Capital
$0.515.59%N/A78.46%1 Years

Latest MVC, MPV, JHS, MUH, and CEE Dividends

AnnouncementCompanyPeriodAmountYieldEx-Dividend DateRecord DatePayable Date
3/1/2024
John Hancock Income Securities Trust stock logo
JHS
John Hancock Income Securities Trust
quarterly$0.10953.8%3/8/20243/11/20243/28/2024
(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)

Debt

Ownership

Miscellaneous

CompanyEmployeesShares OutstandingFree FloatOptionable
The Central and Eastern Europe Fund, Inc. stock logo
CEE
The Central and Eastern Europe Fund
N/A6.30 million6.29 millionNot Optionable
John Hancock Income Securities Trust stock logo
JHS
John Hancock Income Securities Trust
N/AN/AN/ANot Optionable
Barings Participation Investors stock logo
MPV
Barings Participation Investors
N/A10.62 million10.48 millionNot Optionable
MUH
BlackRock MuniHoldings Fund II
N/A11.34 millionN/ANot Optionable
MVC Capital, Inc. stock logo
MVC
MVC Capital
N/A17.73 millionN/AOptionable

MVC, MPV, JHS, MUH, and CEE Headlines

SourceHeadline
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NIT semifinals is no Hoosiers for Indiana State. Its what team expected after March Madness snubNIT semifinals is no 'Hoosiers' for Indiana State. It's what team expected after March Madness snub
msn.com - April 1 at 7:04 PM
Drake womens basketball player Katie Dinnebier named MVC Player of the YearDrake women's basketball player Katie Dinnebier named MVC Player of the Year
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nj.com - March 30 at 4:52 PM
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msn.com - March 30 at 8:26 AM
Winthrop senior earns school Principal’s AwardWinthrop senior earns school Principal’s Award
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Formidable Four: NIT semis made up of MVC, Big East, SEC, Pac-12Formidable Four: NIT semis made up of MVC, Big East, SEC, Pac-12
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Company Descriptions

The Central and Eastern Europe Fund logo

The Central and Eastern Europe Fund

NYSE:CEE
The Central and Eastern Europe Fund, Inc. is a closed ended equity mutual fund launched by Deutsche Investment Management Americas Inc. The fund is managed by Deutsche Asset Management International GmbH. It invests in the public equity markets across Central and Eastern Europe. The fund seeks to invest in stocks of companies operating across diversified sectors. It benchmarks the performance of its portfolio against the CECE, RTX, and ISE National 30. The fund was formerly known as The Central Europe And Russia Fund, Inc. The Central and Eastern Europe Fund, Inc. was formed on March 6, 1990 and is domiciled in the United States.
John Hancock Income Securities Trust logo

John Hancock Income Securities Trust

NYSE:JHS
John Hancock Income Securities Trust is a closed ended fixed income mutual fund launched and managed by John Hancock Investment Management LLC. It is co-managed by John Hancock Asset Management. The fund invests in the fixed income markets of United States. It invests primarily in corporate and government bonds with average maturity of 7.57 years. The fund benchmarks the performance of its portfolios against the Lehman Brothers Government/ Credit Bond Index. John Hancock Income Securities Trust was formed in February 14, 1973 and is domiciled in United States.
Barings Participation Investors logo

Barings Participation Investors

NYSE:MPV
Barings Participation Investors is a closed ended fixed income mutual fund launched and managed by Barings LLC. The fund invests in the fixed income markets of the United States. It primarily invests in below-investment grade, long-term corporate debt obligations which are directly purchased from its issuers. The fund also seeks to invest in warrants, conversion rights, or other equity related instruments. It benchmarks the performance of its portfolio against Standard and Poor's Industrials Composite, Russell 2000 Index, Lehman Brothers U.S. High Yield Index, and Lehman Brothers Intermediate U.S. Credit Index. The fund was formerly known as Babson Capital Participation Investors. Barings Participation Investors was formed on April 7, 1988 and is domiciled in the United States.

BlackRock MuniHoldings Fund II

NYSE:MUH
MVC Capital logo

MVC Capital

NYSE:MVC
MVC Capital, Inc. is a business development company specializing in equity, acquisition financing, mezzanine financing, management buyouts, leveraged buildups, corporate partnerships, PIPE transactions, going private transactions, private company recapitalizations, operational turnarounds, and growth and expansion capital transaction financing. The company seeks to invest in mature, small, and middle-market companies. It seeks to invest in companies in the consumer products, business services, industrial manufacturing and services, automotive retailing, energy, food and food service, financial services, insurance, industrial distribution and value-added distribution, medical devices and equipment, specialty chemicals, and security sectors. The company prefers to invest in companies based in the United States. The firm typically invests between $3 million and $25 million for control and non-control stakes in companies with revenues between $10 million and $150 million and EBITDA between $3 million and $25 million. It prefers to be the lead investor in transactions and also co-invests in companies with other private equity sponsors. The company invests in the form of preferred and common equity, and warrants or rights to acquire equity interests; bridge loans; term loans; debt; cash flow loans; senior and subordinated loans; convertible securities; venture capital; mezzanine; and private equity investments. It exits its investments in the form of maturity of loan, public offering, sale, mergers and acquisitions, and financial recapitalizations. It prefers to take majority stake in companies.