John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund (BTO) Competitors $34.46 -0.62 (-1.77%) Closing price 08/1/2025 03:58 PM EasternExtended Trading$34.42 -0.04 (-0.12%) As of 08/1/2025 04:10 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock BTO vs. ADX, PTY, GAB, OXLC, NUV, RVT, STEW, BCAT, CET, and GSBDShould 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), Gabelli Equity Trust (GAB), Oxford Lane Capital (OXLC), Nuveen Municipal Value Fund (NUV), Royce Small-Cap Trust (RVT), SRH Total Return Fund (STEW), BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust (BCAT), Central Securities (CET), and Goldman Sachs BDC (GSBD). 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 Gabelli Equity Trust Oxford Lane Capital Nuveen Municipal Value Fund Royce Small-Cap Trust SRH Total Return Fund BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust Central Securities Goldman Sachs BDC 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 compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, profitability, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation and risk. Is ADX or BTO a better dividend stock? Adams Diversified Equity Fund pays an annual dividend of $3.79 per share and has a dividend yield of 17.9%. John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund pays an annual dividend of $2.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.5%. Do insiders and institutionals believe in ADX or BTO? 28.4% of Adams Diversified Equity Fund shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 19.5% of John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of Adams Diversified Equity Fund shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Which has better earnings and valuation, ADX or BTO? CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAdams Diversified Equity Fund$564.12M4.41N/AN/AN/AJohn Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund$142.41M4.78N/AN/AN/A Does the media prefer ADX or BTO? In the previous week, Adams Diversified Equity Fund and Adams Diversified Equity Fund both had 2 articles in the media. Adams Diversified Equity Fund's average media sentiment score of 1.54 beat John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund's score of 1.23 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 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund 1 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive 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 Which has more risk and volatility, ADX or BTO? Adams Diversified Equity Fund has a beta of 1.02, meaning 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, meaning that its share price is 19% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryAdams Diversified Equity Fund beats John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund on 5 of the 7 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$680.70M$3.76B$12.04B$20.68BDividend Yield7.40%6.66%5.62%3.67%P/E RatioN/AN/A19.7429.07Price / Sales4.7823.2325.9266.27Price / CashN/A18.0121.3322.84Price / BookN/A1.082.094.43Net IncomeN/A$161.89M$1.00B$994.22M7 Day Performance-4.06%-0.25%-2.46%-3.35%1 Month Performance-5.37%-0.89%-0.96%-2.06%1 Year Performance11.99%0.83%537.06%10.15% 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$34.46-1.8%N/A+8.2%$680.70M$142.41M0.002,719News CoveragePositive NewsADXAdams Diversified Equity FundN/A$21.93-0.3%N/A-0.8%$2.59BN/A0.0030Positive NewsPTYPimco Corporate & Income Opportunity FundN/A$13.78+0.0%N/A-2.5%$2.50BN/A0.00147,000Positive NewsGABGabelli Equity TrustN/A$5.89-0.4%N/A+8.0%$1.82BN/A0.00N/AOXLCOxford Lane Capital2.1336 of 5 stars$3.87-2.5%N/A-37.1%$1.80B$57.31M4.66601Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeNUVNuveen Municipal Value FundN/A$8.55-0.5%N/A-2.4%$1.78BN/A0.00640News CoveragePositive NewsRVTRoyce Small-Cap TrustN/A$15.30+0.2%N/A-4.3%$1.76BN/A0.0050STEWSRH Total Return FundN/A$17.65+0.3%N/A+15.6%$1.70BN/A0.00N/ANews CoverageUpcoming EarningsBCATBlackRock Capital Allocation Term TrustN/A$14.90-1.0%N/A-9.8%$1.60B$197.67M0.00147,000Positive NewsCETCentral SecuritiesN/A$48.50+0.2%N/A+11.0%$1.40B$296.20M0.006News CoverageGSBDGoldman Sachs BDC1.6369 of 5 stars$11.63-2.1%$12.00+3.2%-25.9%$1.39B$434.37M25.83N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsUpcoming Earnings Related Companies and Tools Related Companies ADX Competitors PTY Competitors GAB Competitors OXLC Competitors NUV Competitors RVT Competitors STEW Competitors BCAT Competitors CET Competitors GSBD 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 8/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersElon’s BIGGEST warning yet?Tesla's About to Prove Everyone Wrong... 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