John Hancock Investors Trust (JHI) Competitors

John Hancock Investors Trust (NYSE:JHI) and Tortoise Energy Infrastructure (NYSE:TYG) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, earnings, profitability, dividends, risk, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

Does the media prefer JHI or TYG?

In the previous week, John Hancock Investors Trust had 1 more articles in the media than Tortoise Energy Infrastructure. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for John Hancock Investors Trust and 1 mentions for Tortoise Energy Infrastructure. John Hancock Investors Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.75 beat Tortoise Energy Infrastructure's score of 0.90 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	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Tortoise Energy Infrastructure	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is JHI or TYG a better dividend stock?

John Hancock Investors Trust pays an annual dividend of $1.19 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.5%. Tortoise Energy Infrastructure pays an annual dividend of $4.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.2%.

Is JHI or TYG more profitable?

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
John Hancock Investors Trust	N/A	N/A	N/A
Tortoise Energy Infrastructure	N/A	N/A	N/A

Do insiders and institutionals believe in JHI or TYG?

27.0% of John Hancock Investors Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 32.5% of Tortoise Energy Infrastructure shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Tortoise Energy Infrastructure shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more volatility & risk, JHI or TYG?

John Hancock Investors Trust has a beta of 0.73, meaning that its share price is 27% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Tortoise Energy Infrastructure has a beta of 1.05, meaning that its share price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has higher valuation & earnings, JHI or TYG?

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
John Hancock Investors Trust	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Tortoise Energy Infrastructure	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Tortoise Energy Infrastructure beats John Hancock Investors Trust on 4 of the 6 factors compared between the two stocks.