MFS Intermediate High Income Fund (CIF) Competitors $1.76 -0.03 (-1.40%) Closing price 03:57 PM EasternExtended Trading$1.76 0.00 (0.00%) As of 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 AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock CIF vs. JHI, PAI, PCF, NIM, NMT, NMI, MGF, PFX, GECC, and CMUShould 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), 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), Nuveen Municipal Income Fund (NMI), Mfs Govt Mkts (MGF), PhenixFIN (PFX), Great Elm Capital Group (GECC), and MFS HI YLD (CMU). These companies are all part of the "financial services" industry. MFS Intermediate High Income Fund vs. Its Competitors John Hancock Investors Trust Western Asset Investment Grade Income Fund High Income Securities Fund Nuveen Select Maturities Municipal Fund Nuveen Massachusetts Quality Municipal Income Fund Nuveen Municipal Income Fund Mfs Govt Mkts PhenixFIN Great Elm Capital Group MFS HI YLD John Hancock Investors Trust (NYSE:JHI) and MFS Intermediate High Income Fund (NYSE:CIF) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, risk, dividends, media sentiment, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations and profitability. Which has stronger earnings and valuation, JHI or CIF? CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioJohn Hancock Investors Trust$8.87M13.77N/AN/AN/AMFS Intermediate High Income Fund$3.04M10.39N/AN/AN/A Is JHI or CIF a better dividend stock? John Hancock Investors Trust pays an annual dividend of $1.19 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.5%. MFS Intermediate High Income Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.18 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.3%. Does the media refer more to JHI or CIF? In the previous week, MFS Intermediate High Income Fund had 1 more articles in the media than John Hancock Investors Trust. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for MFS Intermediate High Income Fund and 1 mentions for John Hancock Investors Trust. John Hancock Investors Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.97 beat MFS Intermediate High Income Fund's score of 1.00 indicating that John Hancock Investors Trust is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment John Hancock Investors Trust 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive MFS Intermediate High Income Fund 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is JHI or CIF more profitable? Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets John Hancock Investors TrustN/A N/A N/A MFS Intermediate High Income Fund N/A N/A N/A Do institutionals and insiders believe in JHI or CIF? 27.0% of John Hancock Investors Trust shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 6.8% of MFS Intermediate High Income Fund shares are held by institutional investors. 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 more risk & volatility, JHI or CIF? John Hancock Investors Trust has a beta of 0.73, suggesting that its stock price is 27% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, MFS Intermediate High Income Fund has a beta of 0.77, suggesting that its stock price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryJohn Hancock Investors Trust beats MFS Intermediate High Income Fund on 4 of the 7 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. 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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$31.60M$4.02B$12.40B$21.35BDividend Yield10.03%6.08%5.55%3.58%P/E RatioN/AN/A29.7828.87Price / Sales10.3940.2930.4091.96Price / CashN/A17.6422.5824.53Price / BookN/A1.272.234.51Net IncomeN/A$187.53M$1.02B$1.01B7 Day Performance0.29%-0.52%-1.73%-3.39%1 Month Performance-1.24%0.90%-1.39%-0.11%1 Year Performance-1.68%3.42%537.09%11.74% 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$1.76-1.4%N/A-1.1%$31.60M$3.04M0.00N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsJHIJohn Hancock Investors TrustN/A$14.06+0.7%N/A-1.3%$122.07MN/A0.00N/APositive NewsPAIWestern Asset Investment Grade Income FundN/A$12.83+0.0%N/A+0.9%$122.03MN/A0.00204,000Positive NewsPCFHigh Income Securities FundN/A$6.27+0.4%N/A-6.8%$116.79MN/A0.00N/APositive NewsNIMNuveen Select Maturities Municipal FundN/A$9.31+0.2%N/A+0.2%$115.63MN/A0.00N/ANMTNuveen Massachusetts Quality Municipal Income FundN/A$11.59-0.4%N/A-0.4%$108.62MN/A0.00N/APositive NewsNMINuveen Municipal Income FundN/A$10.03+0.4%N/A+0.5%$102.80MN/A0.00N/AMGFMfs Govt MktsN/A$3.08-0.6%N/A-4.9%$101.03MN/A0.00N/APositive NewsPFXPhenixFIN3.8125 of 5 stars$47.53-0.5%N/A-1.8%$95.24M$15.73M5.837GECCGreat Elm Capital Group3.0494 of 5 stars$8.10+5.6%$11.00+35.8%-26.1%$88.73M$39.32M5.19N/ANews CoverageAnalyst DowngradeCMUMFS HI YLDN/A$3.46+0.3%N/A-4.3%$87.95MN/A0.00N/A Related Companies and Tools Related Companies JHI Alternatives PAI Alternatives PCF Alternatives NIM Alternatives NMT Alternatives NMI Alternatives MGF Alternatives PFX Alternatives GECC Alternatives CMU 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 10/10/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersBitcoin grabs headlines, but smart money likes this tokenIf you're a futures trader (or want to be one), this could be the biggest shift you'll ever see in the prop fi...Neuro Street Trading Academy | SponsoredYour Bank Account Is No Longer SafeWhat If Washington Declared That: YOUR Money ISN'T Actually Yours? 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