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JHI vs. GLAD, EVN, MCI, AEF, and CCAP

Should you buy John Hancock Investors Trust stock or one of its competitors? John Hancock Investors Trust's main competitors and comparable companies include Gladstone Capital (GLAD), Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust (EVN), Barings Corporate Investors (MCI), Abrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund (AEF), and Crescent Capital BDC (CCAP). 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 Gladstone Capital?

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

Gladstone Capital has a consensus target price of $21.67, suggesting a potential upside of 8.90%. 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 higher revenue and earnings than John Hancock Investors Trust.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
John Hancock Investors Trust$13.65M8.42N/AN/AN/A
Gladstone Capital$89.12M5.04$58.11M$2.069.66

John Hancock Investors Trust has a beta of 0.66, meaning that its share price is 34% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Gladstone Capital has a beta of 0.93, meaning that its share price is 7% less volatile than the broader market.

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%

In the previous week, John Hancock Investors Trust had 1 more articles in the media than Gladstone Capital. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for John Hancock Investors Trust and 1 mentions for Gladstone Capital. John Hancock Investors Trust's average media sentiment score of 0.54 beat Gladstone Capital's score of 0.52 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)
Positive
Gladstone Capital
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

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 hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

John Hancock Investors Trust pays an annual dividend of $1.53 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.6%. Gladstone Capital pays an annual dividend of $1.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.0%. 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.

Summary

Gladstone Capital beats John Hancock Investors Trust on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

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

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

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

In the previous week, John Hancock Investors Trust had 1 more articles in the media than Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for John Hancock Investors Trust and 1 mentions for Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust. Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.00 beat John Hancock Investors Trust's score of 0.54 indicating that Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

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

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

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
John Hancock Investors Trust$13.65M8.42N/AN/AN/A
Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust$38.33M10.97N/AN/AN/A

John Hancock Investors Trust pays an annual dividend of $1.53 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.6%. Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.31 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%.

Summary

John Hancock Investors Trust and Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust tied by winning 4 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does John Hancock Investors Trust compare to Barings Corporate Investors?

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

In the previous week, John Hancock Investors Trust and John Hancock Investors Trust both had 2 articles in the media. Barings Corporate Investors' average media sentiment score of 0.86 beat John Hancock Investors Trust's score of 0.54 indicating that Barings Corporate Investors is being referred to more favorably in the news 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)
Positive
Barings Corporate Investors
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

John Hancock Investors Trust pays an annual dividend of $1.53 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.6%. Barings Corporate Investors pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.6%.

27.0% of John Hancock Investors Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 1.1% of Barings Corporate Investors shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

John Hancock Investors Trust has a beta of 0.66, indicating that its stock price is 34% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Barings Corporate Investors has a beta of 0.38, indicating that its stock price is 62% less volatile than the broader market.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
John Hancock Investors TrustN/A N/A N/A
Barings Corporate Investors N/A N/A N/A

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
John Hancock Investors Trust$13.65M8.42N/AN/AN/A
Barings Corporate Investors$38.16M10.07N/AN/AN/A

Summary

Barings Corporate Investors beats John Hancock Investors Trust on 4 of the 7 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does John Hancock Investors Trust compare to Abrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund?

Abrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund (NYSE:AEF) 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 risk, profitability, earnings, dividends, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Abrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund$96.44M4.20N/AN/AN/A
John Hancock Investors Trust$13.65M8.42N/AN/AN/A

In the previous week, John Hancock Investors Trust had 1 more articles in the media than Abrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for John Hancock Investors Trust and 1 mentions for Abrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund. Abrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund's average media sentiment score of 1.84 beat John Hancock Investors Trust's score of 0.54 indicating that Abrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Abrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Very Positive
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)
Positive

73.9% of Abrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 27.0% of John Hancock Investors Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 16.7% of Abrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Abrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.79 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.9%. John Hancock Investors Trust pays an annual dividend of $1.53 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.6%.

Abrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund has a beta of 1.02, suggesting that its stock price is 2% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, John Hancock Investors Trust has a beta of 0.66, suggesting that its stock price is 34% less volatile than the broader market.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Abrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income FundN/A N/A N/A
John Hancock Investors Trust N/A N/A N/A

Summary

Abrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund beats John Hancock Investors Trust on 5 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

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

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

49.5% of Crescent Capital BDC shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 27.0% of John Hancock Investors Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.2% of Crescent Capital BDC shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Crescent Capital BDC$167.29M2.28$34.51M-$0.09N/A
John Hancock Investors Trust$13.65M8.42N/AN/AN/A

Crescent Capital BDC currently has a consensus price target of $13.10, suggesting a potential upside of 26.44%. Given Crescent Capital BDC's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research 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
Crescent Capital BDC
0 Sell rating(s)
5 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.17
John Hancock Investors Trust
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00

John Hancock Investors Trust has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Crescent Capital BDC's net margin of -2.02%. Crescent Capital BDC's return on equity of 9.02% beat John Hancock Investors Trust's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Crescent Capital BDC-2.02% 9.02% 3.82%
John Hancock Investors Trust N/A N/A N/A

In the previous week, Crescent Capital BDC had 10 more articles in the media than John Hancock Investors Trust. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Crescent Capital BDC and 2 mentions for John Hancock Investors Trust. Crescent Capital BDC's average media sentiment score of 0.60 beat John Hancock Investors Trust's score of 0.54 indicating that Crescent Capital BDC is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Crescent Capital BDC
8 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
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)
Positive

Crescent Capital BDC pays an annual dividend of $1.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 13.1%. John Hancock Investors Trust pays an annual dividend of $1.53 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.6%. Crescent Capital BDC pays out -1,511.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Crescent Capital BDC has raised 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 beta of 0.52, indicating that its share price is 48% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, John Hancock Investors Trust has a beta of 0.66, indicating that its share price is 34% less volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Crescent Capital BDC beats John Hancock Investors Trust on 13 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

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JHI vs. The Competition

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MetricJohn Hancock Investors TrustCapital Markets IndustryFinance SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$114.91M$5.66B$14.09B$23.50B
Dividend Yield9.42%7.42%5.89%3.73%
P/E RatioN/A31.5826.1929.15
Price / Sales8.421,231.67513.7921.45
Price / CashN/A48.0730.8419.95
Price / BookN/A3.582.784.81
Net IncomeN/A$419.48M$1.32B$1.07B
7 Day Performance-0.53%7.80%4.30%0.99%
1 Month Performance-1.75%-0.11%1.14%-1.18%
1 Year Performance-8.40%6.73%11.38%12.56%

John Hancock Investors Trust Competitors List

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CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
JHI
John Hancock Investors Trust
N/A$13.15
-0.2%		N/A-7.7%$114.95M$13.65MN/AN/A
GLAD
Gladstone Capital
1.9674 of 5 stars		$20.09
+0.8%		$21.67
+7.8%		-22.8%$450.28M$53.19M9.7570
EVN
Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust
N/A$10.58
-0.3%		N/A-0.4%$423MN/AN/AN/A
MCI
Barings Corporate Investors
N/A$19.07
-2.0%		N/A-12.3%$400.02MN/AN/AN/A
AEF
Abrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund
N/A$9.60
flat		N/A+58.8%$389.77M$96.44MN/AN/A

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