John Hancock Investors Trust (JHI) Competitors $13.31 -0.07 (-0.52%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$13.31 0.00 (0.00%) As of 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 AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock JHI vs. RMT, TYG, MVF, EVN, MCI, SAR, MYN, LEO, HQL, 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), BlackRock MuniVest Fund (MVF), Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust (EVN), Barings Corporate Investors (MCI), Saratoga Investment (SAR), BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund (MYN), BNY Mellon Strategic Municipals (LEO), Abrdn Life Sciences Investors (HQL), and DWS Municipal Income Trust (KTF). These companies are all part of the "financial services" industry. John Hancock Investors Trust vs. Royce Micro-Cap Trust Tortoise Energy Infrastructure BlackRock MuniVest Fund Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust Barings Corporate Investors Saratoga Investment BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund BNY Mellon Strategic Municipals Abrdn Life Sciences Investors DWS Municipal Income Trust Royce Micro-Cap Trust (NYSE:RMT) and John Hancock Investors Trust (NYSE:JHI) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, media sentiment, risk, community ranking, earnings, profitability, valuation, dividends and institutional ownership. Does the media refer more to RMT or JHI? In the previous week, John Hancock Investors Trust had 1 more articles in the media than Royce Micro-Cap Trust. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for John Hancock Investors Trust and 0 mentions for Royce Micro-Cap Trust. Royce Micro-Cap Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.88 beat John Hancock Investors Trust's score of 1.68 indicating that Royce Micro-Cap Trust is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment Royce Micro-Cap Trust Very Positive John Hancock Investors Trust Very Positive Is RMT or JHI a better dividend stock? Royce Micro-Cap Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.74 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.5%. John Hancock Investors Trust pays an annual dividend of $1.11 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.3%. Does the MarketBeat Community favor RMT or JHI? 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. CompanyUnderperformOutperformRoyce Micro-Cap TrustOutperform Votes8668.25% Underperform Votes4031.75% John Hancock Investors TrustOutperform Votes9769.78% Underperform Votes4230.22% Which has more volatility & risk, RMT or JHI? Royce Micro-Cap Trust has a beta of 1.18, meaning that its stock price is 18% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, John Hancock Investors Trust has a beta of 0.74, meaning that its stock price is 26% less volatile than the S&P 500. Which has stronger earnings & valuation, RMT or JHI? CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioRoyce Micro-Cap Trust$66.96M6.56N/AN/AN/AJohn Hancock Investors Trust$21.21M5.49N/AN/AN/A Is RMT or JHI more profitable? Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Royce Micro-Cap TrustN/A N/A N/A John Hancock Investors Trust N/A N/A N/A Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in RMT or JHI? 35.0% of Royce Micro-Cap Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 27.0% of John Hancock Investors Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of Royce Micro-Cap Trust shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. SummaryRoyce Micro-Cap Trust beats John Hancock Investors Trust on 7 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 {thisCompany.Symbol} 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$116.40M$6.91B$11.49B$19.38BDividend Yield8.32%6.77%5.46%3.83%P/E RatioN/A3.5722.4834.23Price / Sales5.4921.7827.2834.85Price / CashN/A7.5117.6217.51Price / BookN/A0.892.794.69Net IncomeN/A$66.51M$1.04B$1.02B7 Day Performance-0.75%-0.52%0.34%-1.34%1 Month Performance4.39%4.88%8.69%9.79%1 Year Performance-1.92%-0.23%537.74%3.27% John Hancock Investors Trust Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)JHIJohn Hancock Investors TrustN/A$13.31-0.5%N/A-1.2%$116.40M$21.21M0.00N/APositive NewsRMTRoyce Micro-Cap TrustN/A$8.81flatN/A-8.4%$446.51M$66.96M0.00N/APositive NewsTYGTortoise Energy InfrastructureN/A$41.41-0.1%N/A+18.1%$445.78M$214.33M0.00N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsDividend AnnouncementGap UpMVFBlackRock MuniVest FundN/A$6.77-0.4%N/A-4.2%$410.14M$11.04M0.00147,000Positive NewsEVNEaton Vance Municipal Income TrustN/A$10.33flatN/A+2.3%$409.76M$38.57M0.00N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsMCIBarings Corporate InvestorsN/A$19.10+0.9%N/A+7.9%$387.71M$37.92M0.00N/ADividend AnnouncementSARSaratoga Investment1.5723 of 5 stars$24.59+0.8%$24.580.0%+5.6%$377.83M$42.10M9.923,211Positive NewsMYNBlackRock MuniYield New York Quality FundN/A$9.63flatN/A-7.9%$368.95M$1.69M0.00N/APositive NewsLEOBNY Mellon Strategic MunicipalsN/A$5.88-0.7%N/A-2.6%$366.27M$73.46M0.00147,000Positive NewsDividend IncreaseHQLAbrdn Life Sciences InvestorsN/A$12.46+1.1%N/A-10.1%$359.75M$86.69M0.00N/ANews CoverageDividend AnnouncementInsider TradeKTFDWS Municipal Income TrustN/A$9.08-1.2%N/A-4.6%$355.69M$35.07M0.00N/A Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Royce Micro-Cap Trust Alternatives Tortoise Energy Infrastructure Alternatives BlackRock MuniVest Fund Alternatives Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust Alternatives Barings Corporate Investors Alternatives Saratoga Investment Alternatives BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund Alternatives BNY Mellon Strategic Municipals Alternatives Abrdn Life Sciences Investors 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 5/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMarket 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 | SponsoredGold Hits New Highs as Global Markets SpiralWhen Trump took office in 2017, gold was just $1,100 an ounce. 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