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John Hancock Investors Trust (JHI) Competitors

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$13.42 +0.04 (+0.30%)
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JHI vs. APXT, GLAD, CCAP, EVN, and MBAV

Should you buy John Hancock Investors Trust stock or one of its competitors? John Hancock Investors Trust's main competitors and comparable companies include Apex Technology Acquisition (APXT), Gladstone Capital (GLAD), Crescent Capital BDC (CCAP), Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust (EVN), and M3-Brigade Acquisition V (MBAV). Companies are selected based on similarities in market, industry, and size. These companies are all part of the "capital markets" industry.

How does John Hancock Investors Trust compare to Apex Technology Acquisition?

John Hancock Investors Trust (NYSE:JHI) and Apex Technology Acquisition (NASDAQ:APXT) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk, profitability and earnings.

27.0% of John Hancock Investors Trust shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 6.0% of Apex Technology Acquisition shares are held by institutional investors. 21.1% of Apex Technology Acquisition shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, John Hancock Investors Trust had 1 more articles in the media than Apex Technology Acquisition. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for John Hancock Investors Trust and 0 mentions for Apex Technology Acquisition. John Hancock Investors Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.69 beat Apex Technology Acquisition's score of 0.00 indicating that John Hancock Investors Trust is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
John Hancock Investors Trust Very Positive
Apex Technology Acquisition Neutral

John Hancock Investors Trust has a beta of 0.66, indicating that its share price is 34% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Apex Technology Acquisition has a beta of 0.72, indicating that its share price is 28% less volatile than the broader market.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
John Hancock Investors TrustN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Apex Technology AcquisitionN/AN/A-$60.72MN/AN/A

John Hancock Investors Trust's return on equity of 0.00% beat Apex Technology Acquisition's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
John Hancock Investors TrustN/A N/A N/A
Apex Technology Acquisition N/A -750.42%-10.63%

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
John Hancock Investors Trust
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00
Apex Technology Acquisition
1 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.00

Summary

John Hancock Investors Trust beats Apex Technology Acquisition on 5 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does John Hancock Investors Trust compare to Gladstone Capital?

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

27.0% of John Hancock Investors Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 10.7% of Gladstone Capital shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.8% of Gladstone Capital shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

John Hancock Investors Trust has a beta of 0.66, meaning that its stock price is 34% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Gladstone Capital has a beta of 0.92, meaning that its stock price is 8% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Gladstone Capital had 6 more articles in the media than John Hancock Investors Trust. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Gladstone Capital and 1 mentions for John Hancock Investors Trust. John Hancock Investors Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.69 beat Gladstone Capital's score of 0.67 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)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Very Positive
Gladstone Capital
3 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Gladstone Capital has a consensus target price of $21.67, indicating a potential upside of 11.23%. Given Gladstone Capital's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Gladstone Capital is more favorable than John Hancock Investors Trust.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
John Hancock Investors Trust
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00
Gladstone Capital
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.40

Gladstone Capital has a net margin of 50.48% compared to John Hancock Investors Trust's net margin of 0.00%. Gladstone Capital's return on equity of 9.67% beat John Hancock Investors Trust's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
John Hancock Investors TrustN/A N/A N/A
Gladstone Capital 50.48%9.67%5.00%

Gladstone Capital has higher revenue and earnings than John Hancock Investors Trust.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
John Hancock Investors TrustN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Gladstone Capital$89.12M4.94$58.11M$2.069.46

John Hancock Investors Trust pays an annual dividend of $1.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.2%. Gladstone Capital pays an annual dividend of $1.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.2%. Gladstone Capital pays out 87.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Gladstone Capital has raised its dividend for 4 consecutive years. Gladstone Capital is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Summary

Gladstone Capital beats John Hancock Investors Trust on 12 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does John Hancock Investors Trust compare to Crescent Capital BDC?

John Hancock Investors Trust (NYSE:JHI) and Crescent Capital BDC (NASDAQ:CCAP) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation and media sentiment.

Crescent Capital BDC has higher revenue and earnings than John Hancock Investors Trust.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
John Hancock Investors TrustN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Crescent Capital BDC$167.29M2.57$34.51M$0.4128.49

John Hancock Investors Trust has a beta of 0.66, suggesting that its stock price is 34% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Crescent Capital BDC has a beta of 0.52, suggesting that its stock price is 48% less volatile than the broader market.

27.0% of John Hancock Investors Trust shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 49.5% of Crescent Capital BDC shares are held by institutional investors. 1.2% of Crescent Capital BDC shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Crescent Capital BDC has a consensus price target of $13.90, indicating a potential upside of 19.01%. Given Crescent Capital BDC's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Crescent Capital BDC is more favorable than John Hancock Investors Trust.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
John Hancock Investors Trust
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00
Crescent Capital BDC
0 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.33

In the previous week, Crescent Capital BDC had 4 more articles in the media than John Hancock Investors Trust. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Crescent Capital BDC and 1 mentions for John Hancock Investors Trust. John Hancock Investors Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.69 beat Crescent Capital BDC's score of -0.18 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)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Very Positive
Crescent Capital BDC
0 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

John Hancock Investors Trust pays an annual dividend of $1.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.2%. Crescent Capital BDC pays an annual dividend of $1.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.6%. Crescent Capital BDC pays out 331.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Crescent Capital BDC has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Crescent Capital BDC is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Crescent Capital BDC has a net margin of 9.26% compared to John Hancock Investors Trust's net margin of 0.00%. Crescent Capital BDC's return on equity of 9.34% beat John Hancock Investors Trust's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
John Hancock Investors TrustN/A N/A N/A
Crescent Capital BDC 9.26%9.34%4.04%

Summary

Crescent Capital BDC beats John Hancock Investors Trust on 12 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does John Hancock Investors Trust compare to Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust?

Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust (NYSE:EVN) and John Hancock Investors Trust (NYSE:JHI) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation, dividends, media sentiment, risk, profitability and institutional ownership.

Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. John Hancock Investors Trust pays an annual dividend of $1.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.2%.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Eaton Vance Municipal Income TrustN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
John Hancock Investors TrustN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A

In the previous week, Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust and Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust both had 1 articles in the media. John Hancock Investors Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.69 beat Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust's score of 1.00 indicating that John Hancock Investors Trust is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust Positive
John Hancock Investors Trust Very Positive

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Eaton Vance Municipal Income TrustN/A N/A N/A
John Hancock Investors Trust N/A N/A N/A

Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust has a beta of 0.63, suggesting that its share price is 37% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, John Hancock Investors Trust has a beta of 0.66, suggesting that its share price is 34% less volatile than the broader market.

27.0% of John Hancock Investors Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

John Hancock Investors Trust beats Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust on 4 of the 5 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does John Hancock Investors Trust compare to M3-Brigade Acquisition V?

John Hancock Investors Trust (NYSE:JHI) and M3-Brigade Acquisition V (NASDAQ:MBAV) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation and risk.

In the previous week, John Hancock Investors Trust had 1 more articles in the media than M3-Brigade Acquisition V. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for John Hancock Investors Trust and 0 mentions for M3-Brigade Acquisition V. John Hancock Investors Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.69 beat M3-Brigade Acquisition V's score of 0.00 indicating that John Hancock Investors Trust is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
John Hancock Investors Trust Very Positive
M3-Brigade Acquisition V Neutral

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
John Hancock Investors Trust
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00
M3-Brigade Acquisition V
1 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.00

John Hancock Investors Trust has a beta of 0.66, meaning that its stock price is 34% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, M3-Brigade Acquisition V has a beta of 0.12, meaning that its stock price is 88% less volatile than the broader market.

27.0% of John Hancock Investors Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
John Hancock Investors TrustN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
M3-Brigade Acquisition VN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
John Hancock Investors TrustN/A N/A N/A
M3-Brigade Acquisition V N/A N/A N/A

Summary

John Hancock Investors Trust beats M3-Brigade Acquisition V on 4 of the 5 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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JHI vs. The Competition

MetricJohn Hancock Investors TrustCapital Markets IndustryFinance SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$117M$5.58B$14.07B$24.19B
Dividend Yield9.27%7.40%5.89%3.69%
P/E RatioN/A36.9927.7325.13
Price / SalesN/A1,262.06515.2320.31
Price / CashN/A48.3030.2219.37
Price / BookN/A3.733.714.91
Net IncomeN/A$417.15M$1.31B$1.06B
7 Day Performance0.83%0.79%0.29%1.30%
1 Month Performance0.57%0.23%0.75%2.29%
1 Year Performance-4.63%6.44%12.56%19.89%

John Hancock Investors Trust Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
JHI
John Hancock Investors Trust
N/A$13.42
+0.3%
N/A-5.0%$117MN/AN/AN/A
APXT
Apex Technology Acquisition
0.6216 of 5 stars
$10.11
+0.0%
N/A-29.5%$450.28MN/AN/AN/A
GLAD
Gladstone Capital
2.421 of 5 stars
$19.08
-1.4%
$21.67
+13.6%
-27.8%$437.18M$89.12M9.2670
CCAP
Crescent Capital BDC
4.8475 of 5 stars
$11.28
-2.7%
$13.90
+23.2%
-18.5%$427.05M$167.29M27.51N/A
EVN
Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust
N/A$10.50
flat
N/A+0.9%$418.61MN/AN/AN/A

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This page (NYSE:JHI) was last updated on 8/10/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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