MFS Intermediate High Income Fund (CIF) Competitors $1.76 +0.01 (+0.28%) Closing price 08/4/2025 03:55 PM EasternExtended Trading$1.76 0.00 (0.00%) As of 08/4/2025 06:08 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, PFO, PCF, PTMN, NIM, NMT, PFX, NMI, and MGFShould 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), Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Fund (PFO), High Income Securities Fund (PCF), Portman Ridge Finance (PTMN), Nuveen Select Maturities Municipal Fund (NIM), Nuveen Massachusetts Quality Municipal Income Fund (NMT), PhenixFIN (PFX), Nuveen Municipal Income Fund (NMI), and Mfs Govt Mkts (MGF). 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 Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Fund High Income Securities Fund Portman Ridge Finance Nuveen Select Maturities Municipal Fund Nuveen Massachusetts Quality Municipal Income Fund PhenixFIN Nuveen Municipal Income Fund Mfs Govt Mkts MFS Intermediate High Income Fund (NYSE:CIF) and John Hancock Investors Trust (NYSE:JHI) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, risk, profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation, earnings and analyst recommendations. Does the media favor CIF or JHI? In the previous week, MFS Intermediate High Income Fund had 2 more articles in the media than John Hancock Investors Trust. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for MFS Intermediate High Income Fund and 0 mentions for John Hancock Investors Trust. John Hancock Investors Trust's average media sentiment score of 0.00 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 news media. Company Overall Sentiment MFS Intermediate High Income Fund Negative 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 preferable 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 TrustN/AN/AN/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 10.2%. John Hancock Investors Trust pays an annual dividend of $1.19 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.5%. Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in CIF or JHI? 6.9% of MFS Intermediate High Income Fund shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 27.0% of John Hancock Investors Trust shares are held by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Which has more risk & volatility, CIF or JHI? MFS Intermediate High Income Fund has a beta of 0.74, indicating that its stock price is 26% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, John Hancock Investors Trust has a beta of 0.73, indicating that its stock price is 27% less volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryMFS Intermediate High Income Fund beats John Hancock Investors Trust on 3 of the 5 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 Media 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$31.69M$3.76B$11.97B$20.47BDividend Yield10.16%6.67%5.67%3.70%P/E RatioN/AN/A19.9129.36Price / SalesN/A17.8325.9278.27Price / CashN/A17.4518.0017.52Price / BookN/A1.092.224.62Net IncomeN/A$161.89M$999.86M$993.83M7 Day Performance1.15%0.33%-0.97%-1.79%1 Month Performance1.73%-0.69%-0.48%-1.30%1 Year Performance3.22%3.26%542.87%15.88% 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$1.77+0.3%N/A+1.7%$31.69MN/A0.00N/ANegative NewsDividend IncreaseShort Interest ↑JHIJohn Hancock Investors TrustN/A$14.03+0.1%N/A+3.6%$122.62MN/A0.00N/ANews CoveragePAIWestern Asset Investment Grade Income FundN/A$12.84+0.7%N/A+2.1%$122.07MN/A0.00204,000High Trading VolumePFOFlaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income FundN/A$9.210.0%N/A+8.4%$120.39M$24.27M0.00N/APCFHigh Income Securities FundN/A$6.32flatN/A-2.7%$118.31MN/A0.00N/APTMNPortman Ridge Finance1.8236 of 5 stars$12.43-0.4%$14.00+12.6%-36.7%$114.39M-$4.59M-11.0025Upcoming EarningsNIMNuveen Select Maturities Municipal FundN/A$9.10-0.1%N/A-0.8%$113.30MN/A0.00N/ANews CoverageDividend AnnouncementShort Interest ↑NMTNuveen Massachusetts Quality Municipal Income FundN/A$11.34+0.3%N/A+0.7%$105.80MN/A0.00N/ANews CoverageDividend AnnouncementPFXPhenixFINN/A$50.37+1.4%N/A+5.9%$101.75M$20.09M6.187NMINuveen Municipal Income FundN/A$9.84-0.7%N/A-2.1%$101.25MN/A0.00N/ANews CoverageDividend AnnouncementShort Interest ↑MGFMfs Govt MktsN/A$3.09-0.5%N/A-3.1%$100.54MN/A0.00N/ANews CoverageDividend Cut Related Companies and Tools Related Companies JHI Alternatives PAI Alternatives PFO Alternatives PCF Alternatives PTMN Alternatives NIM Alternatives NMT Alternatives PFX Alternatives NMI Alternatives MGF 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 8/5/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMan Who Called Nvidia at $1.10 Says Buy This Now...In 2004, one man called Nvidia before just about anyone knew it existed. 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