John Hancock Income Securities Trust (JHS) Competitors $11.70 +0.05 (+0.43%) Closing price 09/26/2025 03:34 PM EasternExtended Trading$11.70 0.00 (0.00%) As of 09/26/2025 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, IFN, TYG, EVN, MCI, 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 BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund (DSU), Adams Natural Resources Fund (PEO), ROYCE OTC MICRO (RMT), Eagle Point Credit (ECC), CION Investment (CION), India Fund (IFN), Tortoise Energy Infrastructure (TYG), Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust (EVN), Barings Corporate Investors (MCI), and abrdn Life Sciences Investors (HQL). 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 India Fund Tortoise Energy Infrastructure Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust Barings Corporate Investors abrdn Life Sciences Investors 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 compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends, valuation, risk, earnings, media sentiment and institutional ownership. Which has preferable earnings and 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 Which has more volatility and risk, DSU or JHS? BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund has a beta of 0.54, suggesting that its stock price is 46% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, John Hancock Income Securities Trust has a beta of 0.48, suggesting that its stock price is 52% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media favor DSU or JHS? In the previous week, BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled John Hancock Income Securities Trust'saverage media sentiment score. Company Overall Sentiment BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund Neutral John Hancock Income Securities Trust Neutral Do insiders & 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 hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. 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 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 11.2%. John Hancock Income Securities Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.62 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.3%. SummaryBlackRock Debt Strategies Fund beats John Hancock Income Securities Trust on 4 of the 4 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. Message frequency will vary. Messages will consist of stock alerts, news stories, and partner advertisements/offers. Consent is not a condition of the purchase of any goods or services. Text HELP for help/customer support. Unsubscribe at any time by replying "STOP" to any text message that you receive from MarketBeat or by visiting our mailing preferences page. Read our full terms of service and privacy policy. 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$146.95M$4.02B$12.65B$21.61BDividend Yield5.29%6.00%5.48%3.54%P/E RatioN/AN/A239.2829.51Price / SalesN/A19.1430.7160.58Price / CashN/A18.2719.6518.12Price / BookN/A1.312.284.61Net IncomeN/A$161.89M$1.01B$1.00B7 Day Performance-0.04%-0.63%-0.42%-0.56%1 Month Performance1.08%2.12%1.01%1.82%1 Year Performance0.60%2.33%539.80%12.19% 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$11.70+0.4%N/A+0.6%$146.95MN/A0.00N/ADSUBlackRock Debt Strategies FundN/A$10.56-0.1%N/A-5.0%$575.20MN/A0.00N/APEOAdams Natural Resources FundN/A$21.80+1.3%N/A-4.4%$572.90MN/A0.0018Positive NewsRMTROYCE OTC MICRON/A$10.500.0%N/A+7.6%$551.93MN/A0.00N/AECCEagle Point Credit3.4859 of 5 stars$6.63+0.7%$8.21+23.9%-33.0%$509.79M$179.77M60.23N/ACIONCION Investment1.4381 of 5 stars$9.76-0.6%$10.75+10.2%-18.9%$508.14M$252.43M-51.34N/ANews CoverageIFNIndia FundN/A$14.71-1.4%N/A-23.8%$456.74MN/A0.0021,000TYGTortoise Energy InfrastructureN/A$42.22-0.7%N/A+11.5%$454.66MN/A0.00N/AEx-DividendEVNEaton Vance Municipal Income TrustN/A$11.22+0.8%N/A+1.8%$444.90MN/A0.00N/APositive NewsMCIBarings Corporate InvestorsN/A$20.44-1.2%N/A+6.8%$414.87MN/A0.00N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsHQLabrdn Life Sciences InvestorsN/A$14.11-0.1%N/A-0.5%$407.36MN/A0.00N/AInsider Trade 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 India Fund Competitors Tortoise Energy Infrastructure Competitors Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust Competitors Barings Corporate Investors 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 9/29/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s national nightmare is herePorter Stansberry and Jeff Brown say a new U.S. national emergency is already underway — and it could trigger ...Porter & Company | SponsoredHe Called Nvidia at $1.10. 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