MFS Intermediate High Income Fund (CIF) Competitors $1.74 +0.01 (+0.35%) Closing price 08/22/2025 03:58 PM EasternExtended Trading$1.74 -0.01 (-0.29%) As of 07:00 AM 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 AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock CIF vs. JHI, PFO, PAI, PCF, NIM, NMT, MGF, NMI, PFX, and OCCIShould you be buying MFS Intermediate High Income Fund stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of MFS Intermediate High Income Fund include John Hancock Investors Trust (JHI), Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Fund (PFO), Western Asset Investment Grade Income Fund (PAI), High Income Securities Fund (PCF), Nuveen Select Maturities Municipal Fund (NIM), Nuveen Massachusetts Quality Municipal Income Fund (NMT), Mfs Govt Mkts (MGF), Nuveen Municipal Income Fund (NMI), PhenixFIN (PFX), and OFS Credit (OCCI). These companies are all part of the "financial services" industry. MFS Intermediate High Income Fund vs. Its Competitors John Hancock Investors Trust Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Fund Western Asset Investment Grade Income Fund High Income Securities Fund Nuveen Select Maturities Municipal Fund Nuveen Massachusetts Quality Municipal Income Fund Mfs Govt Mkts Nuveen Municipal Income Fund PhenixFIN OFS Credit MFS Intermediate High Income Fund (NYSE:CIF) and John Hancock Investors Trust (NYSE:JHI) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, media sentiment, valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends and earnings. Does the media favor CIF or JHI? In the previous week, John Hancock Investors Trust had 1 more articles in the media than MFS Intermediate High Income Fund. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for John Hancock Investors Trust and 0 mentions for MFS Intermediate High Income Fund. MFS Intermediate High Income Fund's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat John Hancock Investors Trust's score of -0.08 indicating that MFS Intermediate High Income Fund is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment MFS Intermediate High Income Fund Neutral John Hancock Investors Trust Neutral Is CIF or JHI more profitable? Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets MFS Intermediate High Income FundN/A N/A N/A John Hancock Investors Trust N/A N/A N/A Which has more volatility and risk, CIF or JHI? MFS Intermediate High Income Fund has a beta of 0.74, meaning that its stock price is 26% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, John Hancock Investors Trust has a beta of 0.73, meaning that its stock price is 27% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of CIF or JHI? 6.9% of MFS Intermediate High Income Fund shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 27.0% of John Hancock Investors Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Which has higher earnings & valuation, CIF or JHI? CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioMFS Intermediate High Income FundN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AJohn Hancock Investors Trust$8.87M13.88N/AN/AN/A Is CIF or JHI a better dividend stock? MFS Intermediate High Income Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.18 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.3%. John Hancock Investors Trust pays an annual dividend of $1.19 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.5%. SummaryMFS Intermediate High Income Fund and John Hancock Investors Trust tied by winning 3 of the 6 factors compared between the two stocks. Get MFS Intermediate High Income Fund News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for CIF 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 CIF 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 CIF vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricMFS Intermediate High Income FundFIN IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$31.43M$3.93B$12.54B$21.21BDividend Yield10.27%6.37%5.45%3.53%P/E RatioN/AN/A19.4129.10Price / SalesN/A14.6325.9854.96Price / CashN/A17.9519.1718.24Price / BookN/A1.132.304.70Net IncomeN/A$161.89M$1.01B$992.19M7 Day Performance-0.57%0.23%1.79%2.37%1 Month PerformanceN/A1.63%1.61%2.18%1 Year Performance-1.69%0.92%541.36%10.76% MFS Intermediate High Income Fund Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CIFMFS Intermediate High Income FundN/A$1.75+0.3%N/A-1.7%$31.43MN/A0.00N/AJHIJohn Hancock Investors TrustN/A$14.05-0.2%N/A+3.6%$122.82M$8.87M0.00N/AHigh Trading VolumePFOFlaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income FundN/A$9.28+0.1%N/A+4.3%$121.38MN/A0.00N/APositive NewsDividend AnnouncementEx-DividendHigh Trading VolumePAIWestern Asset Investment Grade Income FundN/A$12.70+0.2%N/A+1.4%$120.78MN/A0.00204,000Ex-DividendPCFHigh Income Securities FundN/A$6.36-1.1%N/A-3.9%$119.03M$20.02M0.00N/APositive NewsNIMNuveen Select Maturities Municipal FundN/A$9.13-0.4%N/A-1.0%$113.58M$2.03M0.00N/ANMTNuveen Massachusetts Quality Municipal Income FundN/A$11.16-0.4%N/A-1.9%$104.15M-$1.86M0.00N/AMGFMfs Govt MktsN/A$3.08-0.4%N/A-4.5%$100.31M$5.42M0.00N/ANMINuveen Municipal Income FundN/A$9.72-0.3%N/A-3.0%$100.02M$3.66M0.00N/APositive NewsPFXPhenixFIN3.932 of 5 stars$49.50+1.0%N/A+4.2%$99.20M$15.73M6.077Positive NewsOCCIOFS Credit1.0027 of 5 stars$5.61-0.2%N/A-20.5%$88.36M$32.55M33.00N/APositive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies JHI Alternatives PFO Alternatives PAI Alternatives PCF Alternatives NIM Alternatives NMT Alternatives MGF Alternatives NMI Alternatives PFX Alternatives OCCI Alternatives 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:CIF) was last updated on 8/25/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersGENIUS Act: Cancel Your Money?A new law called the GENIUS Act could quietly trigger the most radical shift in American finance in decades. 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