Which has better earnings and valuation, HPS or AOD?

Company Gross Revenue Price/Sales Ratio Net Income Earnings Per Share Price/Earnings Ratio John Hancock Preferred Income Fund III $38.14M N/A N/A N/A N/A Aberdeen Total Dynamic Dividend Fund $171.00M N/A N/A N/A N/A

Is HPS or AOD more profitable?

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets John Hancock Preferred Income Fund III N/A N/A N/A Aberdeen Total Dynamic Dividend Fund N/A N/A N/A

Which has better earnings & valuation, AGD or HPS?

Company Gross Revenue Price/Sales Ratio Net Income Earnings Per Share Price/Earnings Ratio Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund $46.66M N/A N/A N/A N/A John Hancock Preferred Income Fund III $38.14M N/A N/A N/A N/A

Is AGD or HPS more profitable?

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund N/A N/A N/A John Hancock Preferred Income Fund III N/A N/A N/A

Which has better earnings and valuation, HPS or AWP?

Company Gross Revenue Price/Sales Ratio Net Income Earnings Per Share Price/Earnings Ratio John Hancock Preferred Income Fund III $38.14M N/A N/A N/A N/A abrdn Global Premier Properties Fund $6.99M N/A N/A N/A N/A

Is HPS or AWP more profitable?

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets John Hancock Preferred Income Fund III N/A N/A N/A abrdn Global Premier Properties Fund N/A N/A N/A

Which has higher earnings & valuation, THQ or HPS?

Company Gross Revenue Price/Sales Ratio Net Income Earnings Per Share Price/Earnings Ratio Abrdn Healthcare Opportunities Fund -$28.02M N/A N/A N/A N/A John Hancock Preferred Income Fund III $38.14M N/A N/A N/A N/A

Is THQ or HPS more profitable?

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Abrdn Healthcare Opportunities Fund N/A N/A N/A John Hancock Preferred Income Fund III N/A N/A N/A

Which has better earnings and valuation, HPS or THW?

Company Gross Revenue Price/Sales Ratio Net Income Earnings Per Share Price/Earnings Ratio John Hancock Preferred Income Fund III $38.14M N/A N/A N/A N/A Abrdn World Healthcare Fund $86.53M N/A N/A N/A N/A

Is HPS or THW more profitable?

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets John Hancock Preferred Income Fund III N/A N/A N/A Abrdn World Healthcare Fund N/A N/A N/A

John Hancock Preferred Income Fund III (HPS) Competitors

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HPS vs. AOD, AGD, AWP, THQ, and THW

Should you buy John Hancock Preferred Income Fund III stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares John Hancock Preferred Income Fund III with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with John Hancock Preferred Income Fund III include Aberdeen Total Dynamic Dividend Fund (AOD), Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund (AGD), abrdn Global Premier Properties Fund (AWP), Abrdn Healthcare Opportunities Fund (THQ), and Abrdn World Healthcare Fund (THW). These companies are all part of the "financial services" industry.

How does John Hancock Preferred Income Fund III compare to Aberdeen Total Dynamic Dividend Fund?

John Hancock Preferred Income Fund III (NYSE:HPS) and Aberdeen Total Dynamic Dividend Fund (NYSE:AOD) are both financial services companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership, dividends, profitability, earnings, valuation and media sentiment.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
John Hancock Preferred Income Fund III	N/A	N/A	N/A
Aberdeen Total Dynamic Dividend Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
John Hancock Preferred Income Fund III	$38.14M	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Aberdeen Total Dynamic Dividend Fund	$171.00M	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

John Hancock Preferred Income Fund III pays an annual dividend of $1.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.3%. Aberdeen Total Dynamic Dividend Fund pays an annual dividend of $1.22 per share and has a dividend yield of 12.0%.

In the previous week, Aberdeen Total Dynamic Dividend Fund had 1 more articles in the media than John Hancock Preferred Income Fund III. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Aberdeen Total Dynamic Dividend Fund and 0 mentions for John Hancock Preferred Income Fund III. Aberdeen Total Dynamic Dividend Fund's average media sentiment score of 0.30 beat John Hancock Preferred Income Fund III's score of 0.00 indicating that Aberdeen Total Dynamic Dividend Fund is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
John Hancock Preferred Income Fund III	Neutral
Aberdeen Total Dynamic Dividend Fund	Neutral

Summary

Aberdeen Total Dynamic Dividend Fund beats John Hancock Preferred Income Fund III on 4 of the 4 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does John Hancock Preferred Income Fund III compare to Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund?

Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund (NYSE:AGD) and John Hancock Preferred Income Fund III (NYSE:HPS) are both financial services companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends and media sentiment.

In the previous week, Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled John Hancock Preferred Income Fund III'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund	Neutral
John Hancock Preferred Income Fund III	Neutral

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund	$46.66M	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
John Hancock Preferred Income Fund III	$38.14M	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A
John Hancock Preferred Income Fund III	N/A	N/A	N/A

Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund pays an annual dividend of $1.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.7%. John Hancock Preferred Income Fund III pays an annual dividend of $1.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.3%.

Summary

Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund beats John Hancock Preferred Income Fund III on 2 of the 2 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does John Hancock Preferred Income Fund III compare to abrdn Global Premier Properties Fund?

John Hancock Preferred Income Fund III (NYSE:HPS) and abrdn Global Premier Properties Fund (NYSE:AWP) are both financial services companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, risk, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings and profitability.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
John Hancock Preferred Income Fund III	$38.14M	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
abrdn Global Premier Properties Fund	$6.99M	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

In the previous week, abrdn Global Premier Properties Fund had 1 more articles in the media than John Hancock Preferred Income Fund III. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for abrdn Global Premier Properties Fund and 0 mentions for John Hancock Preferred Income Fund III. John Hancock Preferred Income Fund III's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled abrdn Global Premier Properties Fund'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
John Hancock Preferred Income Fund III	Neutral
abrdn Global Premier Properties Fund	Neutral

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
John Hancock Preferred Income Fund III	N/A	N/A	N/A
abrdn Global Premier Properties Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A

John Hancock Preferred Income Fund III pays an annual dividend of $1.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.3%. abrdn Global Premier Properties Fund pays an annual dividend of $1.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 12.1%.

Summary

abrdn Global Premier Properties Fund beats John Hancock Preferred Income Fund III on 2 of the 3 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does John Hancock Preferred Income Fund III compare to Abrdn Healthcare Opportunities Fund?

Abrdn Healthcare Opportunities Fund (NYSE:THQ) and John Hancock Preferred Income Fund III (NYSE:HPS) are both financial services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, dividends, earnings, profitability, risk and institutional ownership.

Abrdn Healthcare Opportunities Fund pays an annual dividend of $2.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.6%. John Hancock Preferred Income Fund III pays an annual dividend of $1.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.3%.

In the previous week, Abrdn Healthcare Opportunities Fund's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled John Hancock Preferred Income Fund III'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Abrdn Healthcare Opportunities Fund	Neutral
John Hancock Preferred Income Fund III	Neutral

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Abrdn Healthcare Opportunities Fund	-$28.02M	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
John Hancock Preferred Income Fund III	$38.14M	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Abrdn Healthcare Opportunities Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A
John Hancock Preferred Income Fund III	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Abrdn Healthcare Opportunities Fund and John Hancock Preferred Income Fund III tied by winning 1 of the 2 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does John Hancock Preferred Income Fund III compare to Abrdn World Healthcare Fund?

John Hancock Preferred Income Fund III (NYSE:HPS) and Abrdn World Healthcare Fund (NYSE:THW) are both financial services companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, earnings, media sentiment, profitability, dividends, risk and institutional ownership.

John Hancock Preferred Income Fund III pays an annual dividend of $1.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.3%. Abrdn World Healthcare Fund pays an annual dividend of $1.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.7%.

In the previous week, John Hancock Preferred Income Fund III's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Abrdn World Healthcare Fund'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
John Hancock Preferred Income Fund III	Neutral
Abrdn World Healthcare Fund	Neutral

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
John Hancock Preferred Income Fund III	N/A	N/A	N/A
Abrdn World Healthcare Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
John Hancock Preferred Income Fund III	$38.14M	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Abrdn World Healthcare Fund	$86.53M	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Abrdn World Healthcare Fund beats John Hancock Preferred Income Fund III on 2 of the 2 factors compared between the two stocks.

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HPS vs. The Competition

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Metric	John Hancock Preferred Income Fund III	Asset Management Industry	Financial Sector	NYSE Exchange
Market Cap	N/A	$2.54B	$5.43B	$23.31B
Dividend Yield	0.08%	6.02%	5.26%	4.07%
P/E Ratio	N/A	60.24	29.21	31.64
Price / Sales	N/A	2,055.64	1,105.29	21.37
Price / Cash	N/A	60.33	85.55	24.80
Price / Book	N/A	1.38	6.69	4.74
Net Income	N/A	$265.27M	$1.14B	$1.07B
7 Day Performance	-1.28%	-0.36%	-0.35%	0.99%
1 Month Performance	-2.77%	-0.61%	0.36%	0.46%
1 Year Performance	0.25%	8.61%	18.17%	25.30%

John Hancock Preferred Income Fund III Competitors List

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
HPS John Hancock Preferred Income Fund III	N/A	$14.27 +0.3%	N/A	+0.2%	$0.00	$38.14M	N/A	N/A
AOD Aberdeen Total Dynamic Dividend Fund	N/A	$10.32 -1.3%	N/A	+16.2%	$0.00	$171.00M	N/A	N/A	Positive News Ex-Dividend
AGD Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund	N/A	$12.28 -1.8%	N/A	+9.7%	$0.00	$46.66M	N/A	N/A	Ex-Dividend Gap Down
AWP abrdn Global Premier Properties Fund	N/A	$11.51 -2.0%	N/A	+1.4%	$0.00	$6.99M	N/A	N/A	News Coverage Ex-Dividend
THQ Abrdn Healthcare Opportunities Fund	N/A	$18.66 +0.5%	N/A	+2.4%	$0.00	-$28.02M	N/A	1,088	Ex-Dividend

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John Hancock Preferred Income Fund III (HPS) Competitors

HPS vs. AOD, AGD, AWP, THQ, and THW

How does John Hancock Preferred Income Fund III compare to Aberdeen Total Dynamic Dividend Fund?

Is HPS or AOD more profitable?

Which has better earnings and valuation, HPS or AOD?

Is HPS or AOD a better dividend stock?

Does the media prefer HPS or AOD?

Summary

How does John Hancock Preferred Income Fund III compare to Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund?

Does the media refer more to AGD or HPS?

Which has better earnings & valuation, AGD or HPS?

Is AGD or HPS more profitable?

Is AGD or HPS a better dividend stock?

Summary

How does John Hancock Preferred Income Fund III compare to abrdn Global Premier Properties Fund?

Which has better earnings and valuation, HPS or AWP?

Does the media favor HPS or AWP?

Is HPS or AWP more profitable?

Is HPS or AWP a better dividend stock?

Summary

How does John Hancock Preferred Income Fund III compare to Abrdn Healthcare Opportunities Fund?

Is THQ or HPS a better dividend stock?

Does the media prefer THQ or HPS?

Which has higher earnings & valuation, THQ or HPS?

Is THQ or HPS more profitable?

Summary

How does John Hancock Preferred Income Fund III compare to Abrdn World Healthcare Fund?

Is HPS or THW a better dividend stock?

Does the media prefer HPS or THW?

Is HPS or THW more profitable?

Which has better earnings and valuation, HPS or THW?

Summary

New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

Media Sentiment Over Time

HPS vs. The Competition

John Hancock Preferred Income Fund III Competitors List

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