John Hancock Investors Trust (JHI) Competitors $13.42 -0.06 (-0.45%) As of 03:36 PM 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 JHI vs. RMT, TYG, EVN, MVF, MCI, SAR, HQL, MYN, LEO, and KTFShould you be buying John Hancock Investors Trust stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of John Hancock Investors Trust include Royce Micro-Cap Trust (RMT), Tortoise Energy Infrastructure (TYG), Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust (EVN), BlackRock MuniVest Fund (MVF), Barings Corporate Investors (MCI), Saratoga Investment (SAR), Abrdn Life Sciences Investors (HQL), BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund (MYN), BNY Mellon Strategic Municipals (LEO), and DWS Municipal Income Trust (KTF). These companies are all part of the "financial services" industry. John Hancock Investors Trust vs. Its Competitors Royce Micro-Cap Trust Tortoise Energy Infrastructure Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust BlackRock MuniVest Fund Barings Corporate Investors Saratoga Investment Abrdn Life Sciences Investors BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund BNY Mellon Strategic Municipals DWS Municipal Income Trust John Hancock Investors Trust (NYSE:JHI) and Royce Micro-Cap Trust (NYSE:RMT) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, profitability, community ranking, dividends, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation and risk. Is JHI or RMT a better dividend stock? John Hancock Investors Trust pays an annual dividend of $1.41 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.5%. Royce Micro-Cap Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.74 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.4%. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in JHI or RMT? John Hancock Investors Trust received 11 more outperform votes than Royce Micro-Cap Trust when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 69.78% of users gave John Hancock Investors Trust an outperform vote while only 68.25% of users gave Royce Micro-Cap Trust an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformJohn Hancock Investors TrustOutperform Votes9769.78% Underperform Votes4230.22% Royce Micro-Cap TrustOutperform Votes8668.25% Underperform Votes4031.75% Does the media prefer JHI or RMT? In the previous week, John Hancock Investors Trust had 1 more articles in the media than Royce Micro-Cap Trust. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for John Hancock Investors Trust and 2 mentions for Royce Micro-Cap Trust. John Hancock Investors Trust's average media sentiment score of 0.96 beat Royce Micro-Cap Trust's score of 0.47 indicating that John Hancock Investors Trust is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment John Hancock Investors Trust 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Royce Micro-Cap Trust 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Which has more risk and volatility, JHI or RMT? John Hancock Investors Trust has a beta of 0.72, suggesting that its stock price is 28% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Royce Micro-Cap Trust has a beta of 1.17, suggesting that its stock price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do institutionals & insiders believe in JHI or RMT? 27.0% of John Hancock Investors Trust shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 35.0% of Royce Micro-Cap Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of Royce Micro-Cap Trust shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Is JHI or RMT more profitable? Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets John Hancock Investors TrustN/A N/A N/A Royce Micro-Cap Trust N/A N/A N/A Which has stronger valuation and earnings, JHI or RMT? CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioJohn Hancock Investors Trust$21.21M5.53N/AN/AN/ARoyce Micro-Cap Trust$66.96M6.64N/AN/AN/A SummaryJohn Hancock Investors Trust and Royce Micro-Cap Trust tied by winning 5 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks. Get John Hancock Investors Trust News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for JHI 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 JHI 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 JHI vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricJohn Hancock Investors TrustInvestment offices IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$117.36M$7.06B$11.61B$19.66BDividend Yield8.23%6.77%5.65%3.82%P/E RatioN/A3.5822.7935.09Price / Sales5.5324.5026.7742.90Price / CashN/A7.5117.6017.51Price / BookN/A0.912.854.79Net IncomeN/A$66.51M$1.04B$1.02B7 Day Performance-1.29%0.03%-0.17%-0.15%1 Month Performance-0.22%0.90%0.28%1.25%1 Year Performance0.83%2.05%539.88%9.45% John Hancock Investors Trust Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)JHIJohn Hancock Investors TrustN/A$13.42-0.4%N/A-0.4%$117.36M$21.21M0.00N/AShort Interest ↓RMTRoyce Micro-Cap TrustN/A$9.10+0.4%N/A-7.4%$461.21M$66.96M0.00N/AShort Interest ↑TYGTortoise Energy InfrastructureN/A$41.18-1.0%N/A+28.4%$443.27M$214.33M0.00N/APositive NewsEVNEaton Vance Municipal Income TrustN/A$10.27+0.4%N/A+0.4%$407.18M$38.57M0.00N/APositive NewsMVFBlackRock MuniVest FundN/A$6.67+0.6%N/A-5.8%$402.29M$11.04M0.00147,000Positive NewsShort Interest ↓MCIBarings Corporate InvestorsN/A$19.40-0.8%N/A+18.8%$393.80M$37.92M0.00N/AShort Interest ↑SARSaratoga Investment1.2896 of 5 stars$24.12-1.2%$24.25+0.5%-0.7%$370.67M$42.10M9.733,211News CoverageHQLAbrdn Life Sciences InvestorsN/A$12.84+0.2%N/A-6.2%$370.57M$86.69M0.00N/AMYNBlackRock MuniYield New York Quality FundN/A$9.46+0.3%N/A-9.7%$362.25M$1.69M0.00N/APositive NewsShort Interest ↓LEOBNY Mellon Strategic MunicipalsN/A$5.80-0.1%N/A-4.0%$360.98M$2.18M0.00147,000Positive NewsShort Interest ↓KTFDWS Municipal Income TrustN/A$8.81-0.1%N/A-7.4%$345.11M$35.07M0.00N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsDividend AnnouncementShort Interest ↓ Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Royce Micro-Cap Trust Alternatives Tortoise Energy Infrastructure Alternatives Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust Alternatives BlackRock MuniVest Fund Alternatives Barings Corporate Investors Alternatives Saratoga Investment Alternatives Abrdn Life Sciences Investors Alternatives BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund Alternatives BNY Mellon Strategic Municipals Alternatives DWS Municipal Income Trust 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:JHI) was last updated on 6/13/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersYour Bank Account Is No Longer SafeWhat If Washington Declared That: YOUR Money ISN'T Actually Yours? 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