John Hancock Income Securities Trust (JHS) Competitors $11.29 +0.02 (+0.14%) Closing price 07/25/2025 03:58 PM EasternExtended Trading$11.28 0.00 (-0.01%) As of 07/25/2025 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. ECC, CION, IFN, RMT, TYG, MCI, EVN, SAR, MVF, and HQLShould you be buying John Hancock Income Securities Trust stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of John Hancock Income Securities Trust include Eagle Point Credit (ECC), CION Investment (CION), India Fund (IFN), Royce Otc Micro (RMT), Tortoise Energy Infrastructure (TYG), Barings Corporate Investors (MCI), Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust (EVN), Saratoga Investment (SAR), BlackRock MuniVest Fund (MVF), and abrdn Life Sciences Investors (HQL). These companies are all part of the "financial services" industry. John Hancock Income Securities Trust vs. Its Competitors Eagle Point Credit CION Investment India Fund Royce Otc Micro Tortoise Energy Infrastructure Barings Corporate Investors Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust Saratoga Investment BlackRock MuniVest Fund abrdn Life Sciences Investors John Hancock Income Securities Trust (NYSE:JHS) and Eagle Point Credit (NYSE:ECC) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk and earnings. Is JHS or ECC a better dividend stock? John Hancock Income Securities Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.59 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.2%. Eagle Point Credit pays an annual dividend of $1.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 24.3%. Eagle Point Credit pays out -420.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Does the media favor JHS or ECC? In the previous week, Eagle Point Credit had 3 more articles in the media than John Hancock Income Securities Trust. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Eagle Point Credit and 0 mentions for John Hancock Income Securities Trust. Eagle Point Credit's average media sentiment score of 0.62 beat John Hancock Income Securities Trust's score of 0.00 indicating that Eagle Point Credit is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment John Hancock Income Securities Trust Neutral Eagle Point Credit Positive Is JHS or ECC more profitable? John Hancock Income Securities Trust has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Eagle Point Credit's net margin of -27.15%. Eagle Point Credit's return on equity of 12.90% beat John Hancock Income Securities Trust's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets John Hancock Income Securities TrustN/A N/A N/A Eagle Point Credit -27.15%12.90%8.41% Do institutionals and insiders believe in JHS or ECC? 19.5% of Eagle Point Credit shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of Eagle Point Credit shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Which has stronger valuation and earnings, JHS or ECC? Eagle Point Credit has higher revenue and earnings than John Hancock Income Securities Trust. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioJohn Hancock Income Securities TrustN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AEagle Point Credit$179.77M2.96$85.49M-$0.40-17.31 Which has more volatility & risk, JHS or ECC? John Hancock Income Securities Trust has a beta of 0.48, suggesting that its share price is 52% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Eagle Point Credit has a beta of 0.41, suggesting that its share price is 59% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts prefer JHS or ECC? Eagle Point Credit has a consensus target price of $8.67, suggesting a potential upside of 25.15%. Given Eagle Point Credit's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Eagle Point Credit is more favorable than John Hancock Income Securities Trust.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score John Hancock Income Securities Trust 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00Eagle Point Credit 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50 SummaryEagle Point Credit beats John Hancock Income Securities Trust on 12 of the 14 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. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding JHS 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 JHS vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricJohn Hancock Income Securities TrustFIN IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$141.60M$3.79B$12.28B$21.11BDividend Yield5.24%6.61%5.54%3.60%P/E RatioN/AN/A19.0328.44Price / SalesN/A16.7026.0958.65Price / CashN/A18.5721.6322.92Price / BookN/A1.122.204.69Net IncomeN/A$165.11M$997.25M$995.51M7 Day Performance0.50%0.50%0.60%1.65%1 Month Performance0.60%0.83%3.44%4.54%1 Year Performance0.35%4.91%536.57%9.99% 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$11.29+0.1%N/A+0.7%$141.60MN/A0.00N/AECCEagle Point Credit2.105 of 5 stars$7.33+0.3%$8.67+18.3%-29.3%$562.88M$97.61M-18.29N/ACIONCION Investment1.0568 of 5 stars$10.09+0.4%$11.00+9.1%-17.6%$532.43M$252.43M-34.84N/APositive NewsIFNIndia FundN/A$16.01+0.1%N/A-11.6%$496.65MN/A0.0021,000RMTRoyce Otc MicroN/A$9.54+0.8%N/A-1.8%$483.23MN/A0.00N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsTYGTortoise Energy InfrastructureN/A$42.71-0.3%N/A+20.9%$459.88M$214.33M0.00N/ANews CoverageMCIBarings Corporate InvestorsN/A$20.85+0.2%N/A+11.5%$423.13M$37.92M0.00N/APositive NewsEVNEaton Vance Municipal Income TrustN/A$10.38+0.5%N/A+1.0%$411.55M$38.57M0.00N/ANews CoverageSARSaratoga Investment1.8779 of 5 stars$25.000.0%$24.25-3.0%+8.4%$391.78M$49.06M10.123,211MVFBlackRock MuniVest FundN/A$6.45+0.2%N/A-10.7%$388.94MN/A0.00147,000HQLabrdn Life Sciences InvestorsN/A$13.20+1.4%N/A-13.0%$380.82M-$10.95M0.00N/APositive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Eagle Point Credit Competitors CION Investment Competitors India Fund Competitors Royce Otc Micro Competitors Tortoise Energy Infrastructure Competitors Barings Corporate Investors Competitors Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust Competitors Saratoga Investment Competitors BlackRock MuniVest Fund Competitors abrdn Life Sciences Investors 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 7/26/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump's 2025 Economic Revolution Is Here Are Your Retirement Savings Ready?Time is short. 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