John Hancock Income Securities Trust (JHS) Competitors $11.08 -0.08 (-0.72%) As of 11:00 AM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock JHS vs. DSU, PEO, CION, IFN, RMT, TYG, MVF, EVN, MCI, and MYNShould 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), CION Investment (CION), The India Fund (IFN), Royce Micro-Cap Trust (RMT), Tortoise Energy Infrastructure (TYG), BlackRock MuniVest Fund (MVF), Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust (EVN), Barings Corporate Investors (MCI), and BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund (MYN). These companies are all part of the "financial services" industry. John Hancock Income Securities Trust vs. BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund Adams Natural Resources Fund CION Investment The India Fund Royce Micro-Cap Trust Tortoise Energy Infrastructure BlackRock MuniVest Fund Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust Barings Corporate Investors BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality 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 compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, valuation, media sentiment, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings and community ranking. 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 11.4%. John Hancock Income Securities Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.1%. Does the media favor DSU or JHS? In the previous week, BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund had 2 more articles in the media than John Hancock Income Securities Trust. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund and 0 mentions for John Hancock Income Securities Trust. John Hancock Income Securities Trust's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund's score of -0.46 indicating that John Hancock Income Securities Trust is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund Neutral John Hancock Income Securities Trust Neutral Does the MarketBeat Community favor DSU or JHS? John Hancock Income Securities Trust received 24 more outperform votes than BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 69.90% of users gave John Hancock Income Securities Trust an outperform vote while only 63.13% of users gave BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformBlackRock Debt Strategies FundOutperform Votes11363.13% Underperform Votes6636.87% John Hancock Income Securities TrustOutperform Votes13769.90% Underperform Votes5930.10% Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of 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, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has more volatility & risk, DSU or JHS? BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund has a beta of 0.56, suggesting that its stock price is 44% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, John Hancock Income Securities Trust has a beta of 0.5, suggesting that its stock price is 50% less volatile than the S&P 500. 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 Which has better earnings and valuation, DSU or JHS? CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioBlackRock Debt Strategies Fund$44.55M12.71N/AN/AN/AJohn Hancock Income Securities Trust$19.18M7.26N/AN/AN/A SummaryBlackRock Debt Strategies Fund beats John Hancock Income Securities Trust on 7 of the 10 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 {thisCompany.Symbol} 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 TrustInvestment offices IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$139.21M$6.90B$11.46B$19.25BDividend Yield4.97%6.79%5.45%3.83%P/E RatioN/A3.5722.4034.49Price / Sales7.2621.8027.3234.66Price / CashN/A7.5117.6217.51Price / BookN/A0.892.794.67Net IncomeN/A$66.51M$1.04B$1.02B7 Day Performance-1.77%-1.04%-1.05%-2.14%1 Month Performance0.96%3.52%5.36%7.04%1 Year Performance-3.06%0.06%537.58%3.72% 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$11.08-0.7%N/A-3.0%$139.21M$19.18M0.00N/ADSUBlackRock Debt Strategies FundN/A$10.49-0.1%N/A-5.6%$571.95M$44.55M0.00N/APEOAdams Natural Resources FundN/A$20.69+2.5%N/A-14.5%$530.53M$34.82M0.0018News CoveragePositive NewsCIONCION Investment2.6394 of 5 stars$9.58+2.1%$11.00+14.9%-23.5%$507.79M$45.95M6.51N/APositive NewsIFNThe India FundN/A$16.18+3.5%N/A-6.1%$502.33M$110.12M0.0021,000Dividend AnnouncementRMTRoyce Micro-Cap TrustN/A$8.76+4.0%N/A-11.0%$443.97M$66.96M0.00N/APositive NewsHigh Trading VolumeTYGTortoise Energy InfrastructureN/A$40.59+1.2%N/A+16.2%$436.95M$214.33M0.00N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsDividend AnnouncementMVFBlackRock MuniVest FundN/A$6.86-0.5%N/A-6.6%$413.45M$11.04M0.00147,000Positive NewsEVNEaton Vance Municipal Income TrustN/A$10.46+0.5%N/A-0.2%$412.54M$38.57M0.00N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsMCIBarings Corporate InvestorsN/A$19.18-4.5%N/A+9.9%$389.23M$37.92M0.00N/ADividend AnnouncementHigh Trading VolumeMYNBlackRock MuniYield New York Quality FundN/A$9.72-0.4%N/A-8.9%$373.94M$1.69M0.00N/APositive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund Competitors Adams Natural Resources Fund Competitors CION Investment Competitors The India Fund Competitors Royce Micro-Cap Trust Competitors Tortoise Energy Infrastructure Competitors BlackRock MuniVest Fund Competitors Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust Competitors Barings Corporate Investors Competitors BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality 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 5/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersJuly 2025 Rule Change to Impact Retirement InvestorsThere's a massive change from a new rule going into effect this July. 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