John Hancock Income Securities Trust (JHS) Competitors $11.88 +0.05 (+0.42%) Closing price 10/17/2025 03:55 PM EasternExtended Trading$11.86 -0.02 (-0.13%) As of 10/17/2025 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 JHS vs. DSU, PEO, RMT, ECC, CION, HQL, TYG, IFN, EVN, and MVFShould you be buying John Hancock Income Securities Trust stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of John Hancock Income Securities Trust include BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund (DSU), Adams Natural Resources Fund (PEO), ROYCE OTC MICRO (RMT), Eagle Point Credit (ECC), CION Investment (CION), abrdn Life Sciences Investors (HQL), Tortoise Energy Infrastructure (TYG), India Fund (IFN), Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust (EVN), and BlackRock MuniVest Fund (MVF). These companies are all part of the "financial services" industry. John Hancock Income Securities Trust vs. Its Competitors BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund Adams Natural Resources Fund ROYCE OTC MICRO Eagle Point Credit CION Investment abrdn Life Sciences Investors Tortoise Energy Infrastructure India Fund Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust BlackRock MuniVest Fund BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund (NYSE:DSU) and John Hancock Income Securities Trust (NYSE:JHS) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, earnings, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership and risk. Is DSU or JHS more profitable? Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets BlackRock Debt Strategies FundN/A N/A N/A John Hancock Income Securities Trust N/A N/A N/A Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in DSU or JHS? 24.3% of BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Which has more volatility & risk, DSU or JHS? BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund has a beta of 0.54, indicating that its share price is 46% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, John Hancock Income Securities Trust has a beta of 0.5, indicating that its share price is 50% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is DSU or JHS a better dividend stock? BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund pays an annual dividend of $1.18 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.6%. John Hancock Income Securities Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.62 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.2%. Which has better earnings & valuation, DSU or JHS? CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioBlackRock Debt Strategies FundN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AJohn Hancock Income Securities TrustN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A Does the media refer more to DSU or JHS? In the previous week, John Hancock Income Securities Trust had 2 more articles in the media than BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for John Hancock Income Securities Trust and 1 mentions for BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund. John Hancock Income Securities Trust's average media sentiment score of 0.38 beat BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund's score of -1.00 indicating that John Hancock Income Securities Trust is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund Negative John Hancock Income Securities Trust Neutral SummaryBlackRock Debt Strategies Fund beats John Hancock Income Securities Trust on 4 of the 6 factors compared between the two stocks. Get John Hancock Income Securities Trust News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for JHS and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. 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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 JHS vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricJohn Hancock Income Securities TrustFIN IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$149.14M$4.11B$12.51B$21.82BDividend Yield5.22%6.04%5.61%3.62%P/E RatioN/AN/A28.0329.79Price / SalesN/A23.6229.7560.43Price / CashN/A16.4619.3418.06Price / BookN/A1.252.244.59Net IncomeN/A$187.53M$1.02B$1.01B7 Day Performance0.34%-0.02%0.22%1.31%1 Month Performance1.80%0.01%-2.24%-0.93%1 Year Performance1.63%3.08%537.64%9.51% John Hancock Income Securities Trust Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)JHSJohn Hancock Income Securities TrustN/A$11.88+0.4%N/A+1.6%$149.14MN/A0.00N/ANews CoverageShort Interest ↑DSUBlackRock Debt Strategies FundN/A$10.37-0.6%N/A-6.7%$564.85MN/A0.00N/ANegative NewsShort Interest ↑PEOAdams Natural Resources FundN/A$21.08-0.2%N/A-12.8%$554.09MN/A0.0018News CoverageRMTROYCE OTC MICRON/A$10.42+1.6%N/A+6.0%$547.99MN/A0.00N/AECCEagle Point Credit3.5098 of 5 stars$6.47-3.7%$8.21+27.0%-37.5%$497.48M$179.77M58.78N/APositive NewsEx-DividendCIONCION Investment1.6014 of 5 stars$9.43+1.1%$8.50-9.8%-24.2%$490.97M$1.66M-49.61N/AHQLabrdn Life Sciences InvestorsN/A$16.22+0.2%N/A+8.7%$468.13MN/A0.00N/ATYGTortoise Energy InfrastructureN/A$42.60-0.4%N/A+3.5%$458.80MN/A0.00N/ANews CoverageDividend AnnouncementIFNIndia FundN/A$14.65-1.1%N/A-18.6%$455.03MN/A0.0021,000News CoveragePositive NewsEVNEaton Vance Municipal Income TrustN/A$11.08-0.8%N/A+0.6%$439.58MN/A0.00N/AEx-DividendMVFBlackRock MuniVest FundN/A$7.07+0.3%N/A-7.6%$405.39MN/A0.00147,000Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund Competitors Adams Natural Resources Fund Competitors ROYCE OTC MICRO Competitors Eagle Point Credit Competitors CION Investment Competitors abrdn Life Sciences Investors Competitors Tortoise Energy Infrastructure Competitors India Fund Competitors Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust Competitors BlackRock MuniVest Fund Competitors 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:JHS) was last updated on 10/19/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersINVESTOR ALERT: Tiny “$3 AI Wonder Stock” on the Verge of Blasting OffRight now, we’re witnessing a monumental shift in the world.Traders Agency | SponsoredCapital Gains Tax Strategies for SeniorsCapital gains taxes can take a bite out of your retirement income—unless you have a smart strategy. 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