John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund (BTO) Competitors

Adams Diversified Equity Fund (NYSE:ADX) and John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund (NYSE:BTO) are both finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, risk, analyst recommendations and earnings.

Which has higher earnings and valuation, ADX or BTO?

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Adams Diversified Equity Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Is ADX or BTO more profitable?

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Adams Diversified Equity Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A
John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A

Is ADX or BTO a better dividend stock?

Adams Diversified Equity Fund pays an annual dividend of $3.35 per share and has a dividend yield of 15.5%. John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund pays an annual dividend of $2.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.1%.

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of ADX or BTO?

28.4% of Adams Diversified Equity Fund shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 19.6% of John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Adams Diversified Equity Fund shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media refer more to ADX or BTO?

In the previous week, Adams Diversified Equity Fund had 2 more articles in the media than John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Adams Diversified Equity Fund and 2 mentions for John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund. John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund's average media sentiment score of 1.64 beat Adams Diversified Equity Fund's score of 1.38 indicating that John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Adams Diversified Equity Fund	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Which has more volatility and risk, ADX or BTO?

Adams Diversified Equity Fund has a beta of 1.02, suggesting that its share price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund has a beta of 1.19, suggesting that its share price is 19% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Adams Diversified Equity Fund beats John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund on 4 of the 6 factors compared between the two stocks.