John Hancock Preferred Income Fund II (HPF) Competitors $15.76 +0.03 (+0.19%) Closing price 06/27/2025 03:58 PM EasternExtended Trading$15.77 +0.01 (+0.06%) As of 06/27/2025 04:04 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 AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock HPF vs. AGD, AWP, THQ, THW, AVK, AFB, ARDC, BFZ, BHK, and HYTShould you be buying John Hancock Preferred Income Fund II stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of John Hancock Preferred Income Fund II 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 Preferred Income Fund II 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 Preferred Income Fund II (NYSE:HPF) are both financial services companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, institutional ownership, risk, media sentiment, dividends, analyst recommendations and profitability. Is AGD or HPF a better dividend stock? Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund pays an annual dividend of $1.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.8%. John Hancock Preferred Income Fund II pays an annual dividend of $1.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.4%. Does the media favor AGD or HPF? In the previous week, Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund and Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund both had 1 articles in the media. John Hancock Preferred Income Fund II's average media sentiment score of 1.92 beat Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund's score of 1.36 indicating that John Hancock Preferred Income Fund II is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive John Hancock Preferred Income Fund II 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Is AGD or HPF more profitable? Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend FundN/A N/A N/A John Hancock Preferred Income Fund II N/A N/A N/A Which has stronger valuation & earnings, AGD or HPF? CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAbrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund$56.61MN/AN/AN/AN/AJohn Hancock Preferred Income Fund II$49.99MN/AN/AN/AN/A SummaryAbrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund beats John Hancock Preferred Income Fund II on 2 of the 3 factors compared between the two stocks. Get John Hancock Preferred Income Fund II News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for HPF 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 HPF 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 HPF vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricJohn Hancock Preferred Income Fund IIAsset Management IndustryFinancial SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket CapN/A$1.24B$6.45B$20.35BDividend Yield0.08%4.38%4.19%3.77%P/E RatioN/A21.9913.6227.44Price / SalesN/A2,417.421,798.1035.36Price / CashN/A60.8148.9121.76Price / BookN/A1.221.414.48Net IncomeN/A$264.68M$1.25B$987.98M7 Day Performance1.22%15.70%9.24%2.56%1 Month Performance0.06%17.64%10.79%3.47%1 Year Performance-7.13%6.81%15.43%11.19% John Hancock Preferred Income Fund II Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)HPFJohn Hancock Preferred Income Fund IIN/A$15.76+0.2%N/A-7.1%$0.00$49.99M0.00N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsAGDAbrdn Global Dynamic Dividend FundN/A$10.54+1.2%N/A+11.5%$0.00$56.61M0.00N/AAWPabrdn Global Premier Properties FundN/A$3.97+0.6%N/A+2.6%$0.00$95.16M0.00N/ATHQAbrdn Healthcare Opportunities FundN/A$18.01+1.4%N/A-10.8%$0.00$6.59M0.001,088THWAbrdn World Healthcare FundN/A$10.22+0.7%N/A-21.8%$0.00$2.90M0.00N/APositive NewsAVKAdvent Convertible and Income FundN/A$11.73+0.5%N/A+1.4%$0.00$110.08M0.00N/APositive NewsUpcoming EarningsAFBAllianceBernstein National Municipal Income FundN/A$10.22+0.2%N/A-8.3%$0.00$61.85M0.00N/ANews CoverageEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementARDCAres Dynamic Credit Allocation FundN/A$14.15+0.1%N/A-4.6%$0.00$41.20M0.00N/ANews CoverageBFZBlackRock California Municipal Income TrustN/A$10.79+0.0%N/A-10.0%$0.00$5.38M0.00N/ABHKBlackRock Core Bond TrustN/A$9.74+0.9%N/A-9.2%$0.00$10.21M0.00N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsHYTBlackRock Corporate High Yield FundN/A$9.66+0.4%N/A+0.4%$0.00$128.00M0.00N/A Related Companies and Tools Related Companies AGD Alternatives AWP Alternatives THQ Alternatives THW Alternatives AVK Alternatives AFB Alternatives ARDC Alternatives BFZ Alternatives BHK Alternatives HYT 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:HPF) was last updated on 6/29/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersElon’s BIGGEST warning yet?Tesla's About to Prove Everyone Wrong... 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