John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund (BTO) Competitors $36.24 -0.39 (-1.06%) As of 03:27 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock BTO vs. ADX, PTY, OXLC, USA, NUV, GAB, RVT, STEW, BCAT, and CETShould you be buying John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund include Adams Diversified Equity Fund (ADX), Pimco Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund (PTY), Oxford Lane Capital (OXLC), Liberty All-Star Equity Fund (USA), Nuveen Municipal Value Fund (NUV), Gabelli Equity Trust (GAB), Royce Small-Cap Trust (RVT), SRH Total Return Fund (STEW), BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust (BCAT), and Central Securities (CET). These companies are all part of the "financial services" industry. John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund vs. Its Competitors Adams Diversified Equity Fund Pimco Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund Oxford Lane Capital Liberty All-Star Equity Fund Nuveen Municipal Value Fund Gabelli Equity Trust Royce Small-Cap Trust SRH Total Return Fund BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust Central Securities Adams Diversified Equity Fund (NYSE:ADX) and John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund (NYSE:BTO) are both finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, valuation and risk. Is ADX or BTO a better dividend stock? Adams Diversified Equity Fund pays an annual dividend of $3.33 per share and has a dividend yield of 15.4%. John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund pays an annual dividend of $2.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.2%. Which has stronger valuation and earnings, ADX or BTO? CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAdams Diversified Equity FundN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AJohn Hancock Financial Opportunities FundN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A Do institutionals & insiders believe in ADX or BTO? 28.4% of Adams Diversified Equity Fund shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 19.6% of John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of Adams Diversified Equity Fund shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Which has more volatility & 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 1.15, suggesting that its share price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is ADX or BTO more profitable? Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Adams Diversified Equity FundN/A N/A N/A John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund N/A N/A N/A Does the media favor ADX or BTO? In the previous week, Adams Diversified Equity Fund had 1 more articles in the media than John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Adams Diversified Equity Fund and 1 mentions for John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund. Adams Diversified Equity Fund's average media sentiment score of 1.34 beat John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund's score of 0.00 indicating that Adams Diversified Equity Fund is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Adams Diversified Equity Fund 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral SummaryAdams Diversified Equity Fund beats John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund on 5 of the 6 factors compared between the two stocks. Get John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for BTO and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding BTO and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart BTO vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricJohn Hancock Financial Opportunities FundFIN IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$713.80M$3.69B$11.89B$20.44BDividend Yield7.10%6.77%5.53%3.72%P/E RatioN/AN/A19.9727.81Price / SalesN/A19.0325.6237.98Price / CashN/A17.7518.7218.22Price / BookN/A1.152.254.58Net IncomeN/A$158.51M$990.08M$982.91M7 Day Performance2.18%0.33%1.47%1.75%1 Month Performance4.78%1.86%3.50%4.26%1 Year Performance29.33%2.19%542.44%14.33% John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BTOJohn Hancock Financial Opportunities FundN/A$36.24-1.1%N/A+31.0%$715.38MN/A0.002,719ADXAdams Diversified Equity FundN/A$21.75+1.3%N/A-0.5%$2.53BN/A0.0030Positive NewsPTYPimco Corporate & Income Opportunity FundN/A$13.90+0.9%N/A-3.8%$2.50BN/A0.00147,000Positive NewsDividend AnnouncementHigh Trading VolumeOXLCOxford Lane Capital2.6146 of 5 stars$4.20+1.4%N/A-23.9%$1.90B$57.31M5.06601Positive NewsUSALiberty All-Star Equity FundN/A$6.85+1.2%N/A+0.3%$1.83BN/A0.00N/APositive NewsNUVNuveen Municipal Value FundN/A$8.71+0.3%N/A+0.7%$1.80BN/A0.00640Positive NewsDividend AnnouncementGABGabelli Equity TrustN/A$5.82+0.7%N/A+12.5%$1.78BN/A0.00N/APositive NewsRVTRoyce Small-Cap TrustN/A$15.06+0.8%N/A+8.4%$1.72BN/A0.0050STEWSRH Total Return FundN/A$17.68+0.7%N/A+22.4%$1.69BN/A0.00N/APositive NewsBCATBlackRock Capital Allocation Term TrustN/A$15.17+0.5%N/A-9.9%$1.63B$197.67M0.00147,000News CoverageDividend CutCETCentral SecuritiesN/A$47.86+0.2%N/A+9.2%$1.38B$296.20M0.006Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies ADX Competitors PTY Competitors OXLC Competitors USA Competitors NUV Competitors GAB Competitors RVT Competitors STEW Competitors BCAT Competitors CET Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:BTO) was last updated on 7/7/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersA grave, grave error.I thought what happened 25 years ago was a once- in-a-lifetime event… but how wrong I was. 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