John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund (BTO) Competitors

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BTO vs. PTY, RVT, NUV, GAB, and USA

Should you be buying John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund include Pimco Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund (PTY), Royce Small-Cap Trust (RVT), Nuveen Municipal Value Fund (NUV), Gabelli Equity Trust (GAB), and Liberty All-Star Equity Fund (USA). These companies are all part of the "financial services" industry.

How does John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund compare to Pimco Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund?

John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund (NYSE:BTO) and Pimco Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund (NYSE:PTY) are both finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, risk, media sentiment, dividends, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability and earnings.

: John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund pays an annual dividend of $2.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.0%. Pimco Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund pays an annual dividend of $1.43 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.6%.
: 19.6% of John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 10.3% of Pimco Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund shares are owned by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
: Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund N/A N/A N/A
Pimco Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund N/A N/A N/A
: Company Gross Revenue Price/Sales Ratio Net Income Earnings Per Share Price/Earnings Ratio
John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Pimco Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
: John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund has a beta of 0.95, meaning that its stock price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Pimco Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund has a beta of 0.83, meaning that its stock price is 17% less volatile than the S&P 500.
: In the previous week, Pimco Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund had 1 more articles in the media than John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Pimco Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund and 3 mentions for John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund. John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund's average media sentiment score of 0.98 beat Pimco Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund's score of 0.39 indicating that John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Pimco Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
1 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A
Pimco Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Pimco Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Pimco Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Summary

John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund beats Pimco Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund on 3 of the 5 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund compare to Royce Small-Cap Trust?

John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund (NYSE:BTO) and Royce Small-Cap Trust (NYSE:RVT) are both finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, media sentiment, valuation, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations and dividends.

: John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund has a beta of 0.95, meaning that its share price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Royce Small-Cap Trust has a beta of 1.21, meaning that its share price is 21% more volatile than the S&P 500.
: Company Gross Revenue Price/Sales Ratio Net Income Earnings Per Share Price/Earnings Ratio
John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Royce Small-Cap Trust N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
: Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund N/A N/A N/A
Royce Small-Cap Trust N/A N/A N/A
: 19.6% of John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 25.6% of Royce Small-Cap Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Royce Small-Cap Trust shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
: In the previous week, John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund had 1 more articles in the media than Royce Small-Cap Trust. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund and 2 mentions for Royce Small-Cap Trust. John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund's average media sentiment score of 0.98 beat Royce Small-Cap Trust's score of 0.80 indicating that John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Royce Small-Cap Trust
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 pays an annual dividend of $2.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.0%. Royce Small-Cap Trust pays an annual dividend of $1.42 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.6%.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Royce Small-Cap Trust	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A
Royce Small-Cap Trust	N/A	N/A	N/A

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Royce Small-Cap Trust	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Royce Small-Cap Trust beats John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund on 4 of the 6 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund compare to Nuveen Municipal Value Fund?

Nuveen Municipal Value Fund (NYSE:NUV) and John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund (NYSE:BTO) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership, dividends and media sentiment.

: Nuveen Municipal Value Fund has a beta of 0.39, meaning that its share price is 61% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund has a beta of 0.95, meaning that its share price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500.
: Company Gross Revenue Price/Sales Ratio Net Income Earnings Per Share Price/Earnings Ratio
Nuveen Municipal Value 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
: Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Nuveen Municipal Value Fund N/A N/A N/A
John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund N/A N/A N/A
: 22.5% of Nuveen Municipal Value Fund shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 19.6% of John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of Nuveen Municipal Value Fund shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
: In the previous week, John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund had 1 more articles in the media than Nuveen Municipal Value Fund. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund and 2 mentions for Nuveen Municipal Value Fund. Nuveen Municipal Value Fund's average media sentiment score of 1.44 beat John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund's score of 0.98 indicating that Nuveen Municipal Value Fund is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Nuveen Municipal Value Fund
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
: Nuveen Municipal Value Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.26 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund pays an annual dividend of $2.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.0%.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Nuveen Municipal Value 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

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Nuveen Municipal Value Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A
John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Nuveen Municipal Value Fund	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Nuveen Municipal Value Fund and John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund tied by winning 3 of the 6 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund compare to Gabelli Equity Trust?

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

: Gabelli Equity Trust has a beta of 0.7, meaning that its share price is 30% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund has a beta of 0.95, meaning that its share price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500.
: 7.2% of Gabelli Equity Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 19.6% of John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.8% of Gabelli Equity Trust shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
: Company Gross Revenue Price/Sales Ratio Net Income Earnings Per Share Price/Earnings Ratio
Gabelli Equity Trust 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
: Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Gabelli Equity Trust N/A N/A N/A
John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund N/A N/A N/A
: Gabelli Equity Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.6%. John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund pays an annual dividend of $2.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.0%.
: In the previous week, John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund had 2 more articles in the media than Gabelli Equity Trust. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund and 1 mentions for Gabelli Equity Trust. John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund's average media sentiment score of 0.98 beat Gabelli Equity Trust's score of 0.00 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
Gabelli Equity Trust
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Gabelli Equity Trust	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

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Gabelli Equity Trust	N/A	N/A	N/A
John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Gabelli Equity Trust	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

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

How does John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund compare to Liberty All-Star Equity Fund?

John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund (NYSE:BTO) and Liberty All-Star Equity Fund (NYSE:USA) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, media sentiment, risk and dividends.

: John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund has a beta of 0.95, meaning that its stock price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Liberty All-Star Equity Fund has a beta of 1.03, meaning that its stock price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500.
: John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund pays an annual dividend of $2.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.0%. Liberty All-Star Equity Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.8%.
: 19.6% of John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 10.0% of Liberty All-Star Equity Fund shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of Liberty All-Star Equity Fund shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
: Company Gross Revenue Price/Sales Ratio Net Income Earnings Per Share Price/Earnings Ratio
John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Liberty All-Star Equity Fund N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
: Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund N/A N/A N/A
Liberty All-Star Equity Fund N/A N/A N/A
: In the previous week, John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund had 3 more articles in the media than Liberty All-Star Equity Fund. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund and 0 mentions for Liberty All-Star Equity Fund. John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund's average media sentiment score of 0.98 beat Liberty All-Star Equity Fund's score of 0.00 indicating that John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Company Overall Sentiment
John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund Positive
Liberty All-Star Equity Fund Neutral

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Liberty All-Star Equity Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A
Liberty All-Star Equity Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A

Company	Overall Sentiment
John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund	Positive
Liberty All-Star Equity Fund	Neutral

Summary

John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund and Liberty All-Star Equity Fund tied by winning 3 of the 6 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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.

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Metric	John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund	FIN Industry	Finance Sector	NYSE Exchange
Market Cap	$744.12M	$4.50B	$13.62B	$23.23B
Dividend Yield	6.92%	7.16%	5.74%	4.00%
P/E Ratio	N/A	0.02	23.22	28.31
Price / Sales	N/A	51.48	186.09	23.84
Price / Cash	N/A	5.45	20.66	25.54
Price / Book	N/A	3.37	2.20	4.67
Net Income	N/A	$388.27M	$1.11B	$1.07B
7 Day Performance	0.37%	0.63%	0.68%	0.52%
1 Month Performance	-0.49%	3.96%	4.53%	6.86%
1 Year Performance	13.70%	15.68%	14.46%	30.87%

John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund Competitors List

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
BTO John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund	N/A	$37.24 -0.8%	N/A	+14.3%	$744.12M	N/A	N/A	2,719	News Coverage
PTY Pimco Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund	N/A	$12.27 +0.0%	N/A	-10.9%	$2.60B	N/A	N/A	147,000	News Coverage Dividend Announcement
RVT Royce Small-Cap Trust	N/A	$18.52 +1.0%	N/A	+31.4%	$2.19B	N/A	N/A	50	News Coverage
NUV Nuveen Municipal Value Fund	N/A	$9.17 +1.1%	N/A	+6.0%	$1.88B	N/A	N/A	640	Positive News Dividend Announcement
GAB Gabelli Equity Trust	N/A	$5.67 +0.8%	N/A	+3.6%	$1.75B	N/A	N/A	N/A

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John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund (BTO) Competitors

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John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund (BTO) Competitors

BTO vs. PTY, RVT, NUV, GAB, and USA

How does John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund compare to Pimco Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund?

Summary

How does John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund compare to Royce Small-Cap Trust?

Summary

How does John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund compare to Nuveen Municipal Value Fund?

Summary

How does John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund compare to Gabelli Equity Trust?

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How does John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund compare to Liberty All-Star Equity Fund?

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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BTO vs. The Competition

John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund Competitors List

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