John Hancock Hedged Equity & Income Fund (HEQ) Competitors $10.58 +0.02 (+0.14%) As of 10:54 AM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock HEQ vs. AGD, AWP, THQ, THW, AVK, AFB, ARDC, BFZ, BHK, and HYTShould you be buying John Hancock Hedged Equity & Income Fund stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of John Hancock Hedged Equity & Income Fund include Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund (AGD), abrdn Global Premier Properties Fund (AWP), Abrdn Healthcare Opportunities Fund (THQ), Abrdn World Healthcare Fund (THW), Advent Convertible and Income Fund (AVK), AllianceBernstein National Municipal Income Fund (AFB), Ares Dynamic Credit Allocation Fund (ARDC), BlackRock California Municipal Income Trust (BFZ), BlackRock Core Bond Trust (BHK), and BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund (HYT). These companies are all part of the "financial services" industry. John Hancock Hedged Equity & Income Fund vs. Its Competitors Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund abrdn Global Premier Properties Fund Abrdn Healthcare Opportunities Fund Abrdn World Healthcare Fund Advent Convertible and Income Fund AllianceBernstein National Municipal Income Fund Ares Dynamic Credit Allocation Fund BlackRock California Municipal Income Trust BlackRock Core Bond Trust BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund (NYSE:AGD) and John Hancock Hedged Equity & Income Fund (NYSE:HEQ) are both financial services companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, profitability, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation and dividends. Which has higher earnings and valuation, AGD or HEQ? CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAbrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund$25.50MN/AN/AN/AN/AJohn Hancock Hedged Equity & Income Fund$13.38MN/AN/AN/AN/A Is AGD or HEQ a better dividend stock? Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund pays an annual dividend of $1.33 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.9%. John Hancock Hedged Equity & Income Fund pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.4%. Does the media favor AGD or HEQ? In the previous week, Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund had 1 more articles in the media than John Hancock Hedged Equity & Income Fund. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund and 1 mentions for John Hancock Hedged Equity & Income Fund. Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund's average media sentiment score of 0.50 beat John Hancock Hedged Equity & Income Fund's score of 0.00 indicating that Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive John Hancock Hedged Equity & Income Fund 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Is AGD or HEQ more profitable? Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend FundN/A N/A N/A John Hancock Hedged Equity & Income Fund N/A N/A N/A SummaryAbrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund beats John Hancock Hedged Equity & Income Fund on 4 of the 4 factors compared between the two stocks. Get John Hancock Hedged Equity & Income Fund News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for HEQ 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 HEQ 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 HEQ vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricJohn Hancock Hedged Equity & Income FundAsset Management IndustryFinancial SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket CapN/A$1.27B$6.19B$20.67BDividend Yield0.10%4.39%4.20%3.72%P/E RatioN/A22.2813.5427.48Price / SalesN/A2,361.251,734.2057.77Price / CashN/A60.8149.6117.84Price / BookN/A1.221.934.60Net IncomeN/A$263.98M$1.23B$991.76M7 Day Performance-0.14%0.59%0.72%0.20%1 Month Performance1.00%3.33%3.75%5.31%1 Year Performance1.68%5.72%16.90%9.58% John Hancock Hedged Equity & Income Fund Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)HEQJohn Hancock Hedged Equity & Income FundN/A$10.59+0.1%N/A+1.6%$0.00$13.38M0.00340AGDAbrdn Global Dynamic Dividend FundN/A$11.15flatN/A+11.6%$0.00$56.61M0.00N/ADividend AnnouncementAWPabrdn Global Premier Properties FundN/A$3.86-0.5%N/A+0.4%$0.00$95.16M0.00N/ADividend AnnouncementTHQAbrdn Healthcare Opportunities FundN/A$18.03+0.1%N/A-14.7%$0.00$6.59M0.001,088Dividend AnnouncementTHWAbrdn World Healthcare FundN/A$10.36+0.7%N/A-22.5%$0.00$2.90M0.00N/ANews CoverageDividend AnnouncementAVKAdvent Convertible and Income FundN/A$12.15+0.2%N/A+1.4%$0.00$51.89M0.00N/AAFBAllianceBernstein National Municipal Income FundN/A$10.24-0.2%N/A-10.3%$0.00$61.85M0.00N/AARDCAres Dynamic Credit Allocation FundN/A$14.25-0.1%N/A-5.9%$0.00$41.20M0.00N/ADividend AnnouncementBFZBlackRock California Municipal Income TrustN/A$10.82-0.3%N/A-11.3%$0.00$5.38M0.00N/ANews CoverageInsider TradeBHKBlackRock Core Bond TrustN/A$9.63-0.1%N/A-12.7%$0.00$10.21M0.00N/APositive NewsHYTBlackRock Corporate High Yield FundN/A$9.79+0.2%N/A-0.3%$0.00$128.00M0.00N/A Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund Alternatives abrdn Global Premier Properties Fund Alternatives Abrdn Healthcare Opportunities Fund Alternatives Abrdn World Healthcare Fund Alternatives Advent Convertible and Income Fund Alternatives AllianceBernstein National Municipal Income Fund Alternatives Ares Dynamic Credit Allocation Fund Alternatives BlackRock California Municipal Income Trust Alternatives BlackRock Core Bond Trust Alternatives BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund 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:HEQ) was last updated on 7/15/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersINVESTOR ALERT: Tiny “$3 AI Wonder Stock” on the Verge of Blasting OffRight now, we’re witnessing a monumental shift in the world.Traders Agency | SponsoredI was wrong about TrumpI made a mistake. A mistake I feel very foolish about. After speaking with Donald Trump and some of his ...Porter & Company | SponsoredThis Signal Only Flashes Once Every 4 Years – And It Just TriggeredThis same signal has appeared twice before in the past 8 years — both times, it kicked off major moves in cryp...Crypto Swap Profits | SponsoredMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | SponsoredPresidential Bombshell: $150T Resource to Be Released as soon as this Summer?Something extraordinary is happening in Washington. For the first time in over a century, a sitting Preside...Paradigm Press | SponsoredThe DOJ Just Paved the Way for Account SeizuresWashington is running out of money…And guess where they'll look next? When governments go broke, they take ...Priority Gold | Sponsored[No Brainer Gold Play]: “Show me a better investment.”A Historic Gold Announcement Is About to Rock Wall Street? For months, sharp-eyed analysts have watched the...Golden Portfolio | SponsoredGoogle did what!?!?A new technology has sparked a modern-day gold rush in Silicon Valley. OpenAI’s Sam Altman invested $375M. Bil...Stansberry Research | Sponsored Adding Choose a watchlist: Watchlist Adding You have already added ten stocks to your watchlist. Upgrade to MarketBeat All Access to add more stocks to your watchlist. Adding John Hancock Hedged Equity & Income Fund Please log in to your account or sign up in order to add this asset to your watchlist. Share John Hancock Hedged Equity & Income Fund With A Colleague Link copied to clipboard. Get 30 Days of MarketBeat All Access for Free Sign up for MarketBeat All Access to gain access to MarketBeat's full suite of research tools. Start Your 30-Day Trial MarketBeat All Access Features Best-in-Class Portfolio Monitoring Get personalized stock ideas. Compare portfolio to indices. Check stock news, ratings, SEC filings, and more. Stock Ideas and Recommendations See daily stock ideas from top analysts. Receive short-term trading ideas from MarketBeat. Identify trending stocks on social media. Advanced Stock Screeners and Research Tools Use our seven stock screeners to find suitable stocks. Stay informed with MarketBeat's real-time news. Export data to Excel for personal analysis. Sign in to your free account to enjoy these benefits In-depth profiles and analysis for 20,000 public companies. Real-time analyst ratings, insider transactions, earnings data, and more. Our daily ratings and market update email newsletter. Sign in to your free account to enjoy all that MarketBeat has to offer. Sign In Create Account Your Email Address: Email Address Required Your Password: Password Required Log In or Sign in with Facebook Sign in with Google Forgot your password? Your Email Address: Please enter your email address. Please enter a valid email address Choose a Password: Please enter your password. Your password must be at least 8 characters long and contain at least 1 number, 1 letter, and 1 special character. Create My Account (Free) or Sign in with Facebook Sign in with Google By creating a free account, you agree to our terms of service. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.
Free HEQ Stock Alerts