MFS Intermediate High Income Fund (CIF) Competitors $1.78 0.00 (0.00%) Closing price 03:52 PM EasternExtended Trading$1.78 +0.00 (+0.28%) As of 06:13 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, 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 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 contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, risk, profitability, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, dividends, media sentiment and earnings. Do insiders & institutionals believe in JHI or CIF? 27.0% of John Hancock Investors Trust shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 6.9% of MFS Intermediate High Income Fund shares are held 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. Which has preferable earnings and valuation, JHI or CIF? CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioJohn Hancock Investors TrustN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AMFS Intermediate High Income FundN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A 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 Which has more volatility and risk, 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 0.74, suggesting that its stock price is 26% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is JHI or CIF a better dividend stock? John Hancock Investors Trust pays an annual dividend of $1.51 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.5%. MFS Intermediate High Income Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.18 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.1%. Does the media refer more to JHI or CIF? In the previous week, John Hancock Investors Trust and John Hancock Investors Trust both had 1 articles in the media. MFS Intermediate High Income Fund's average media sentiment score of 1.00 beat John Hancock Investors Trust's score of -1.00 indicating that MFS Intermediate High Income Fund is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment John Hancock Investors Trust Negative MFS Intermediate High Income Fund Positive SummaryJohn Hancock Investors Trust and MFS Intermediate High Income Fund tied by winning 2 of the 4 factors compared between the two stocks. 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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$32.05M$3.97B$12.63B$21.50BDividend Yield10.04%6.20%5.39%3.48%P/E RatioN/AN/A244.6529.84Price / SalesN/A40.5331.4952.22Price / CashN/A18.7719.2518.13Price / BookN/A1.232.314.65Net IncomeN/A$161.89M$1.01B$999.94M7 Day Performance0.85%0.84%0.66%0.79%1 Month Performance2.01%3.07%3.19%4.54%1 Year Performance0.46%3.35%543.58%16.77% 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$1.78flatN/A+0.2%$32.05MN/A0.00N/APositive NewsShort Interest ↓Gap UpJHIJohn Hancock Investors TrustN/A$14.34+0.1%N/A+3.5%$125.40M$8.87M0.00N/ANegative NewsEx-DividendShort Interest ↑PFOFlaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income FundN/A$9.50+0.4%N/A+3.6%$124.22MN/A0.00N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsPAIWestern Asset Investment Grade Income FundN/A$12.74flatN/A+0.2%$121.17M$8.98M0.00204,000News CoveragePositive NewsDividend AnnouncementPCFHigh Income Securities FundN/A$6.39-0.4%N/A-4.4%$119.50M$20.02M0.00N/AShort Interest ↑NIMNuveen Select Maturities Municipal FundN/A$9.30+0.2%N/A-0.6%$115.72MN/A0.00N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsNMTNuveen Massachusetts Quality Municipal Income FundN/A$11.57-0.1%N/A+1.4%$108.07M-$1.86M0.00N/AMGFMfs Govt MktsN/A$3.09-0.5%N/A-4.4%$100.83MN/A0.00N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsShort Interest ↓NMINuveen Municipal Income FundN/A$9.79flatN/A-3.1%$100.74MN/A0.00N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsShort Interest ↓PFXPhenixFIN3.7416 of 5 stars$47.95-0.4%N/A+2.3%$96.09M$15.73M5.887Positive NewsOCCIOFS Credit2.1437 of 5 stars$5.87-1.8%N/A-20.0%$92.45M$32.55M34.53N/ANews CoverageEarnings ReportShort Interest ↓Gap Down 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 9/15/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersHe Called Nvidia at $1.10. 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