John Hancock Income Securities Trust (JHS) Competitors

CION Investment (NYSE:CION) and John Hancock Income Securities Trust (NYSE:JHS) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, dividends, risk and institutional ownership.

Is CION or JHS more profitable?

John Hancock Income Securities Trust has a net margin of 0.00% compared to CION Investment's net margin of -4.57%. CION Investment's return on equity of 9.63% beat John Hancock Income Securities Trust's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
CION Investment	-4.57%	9.63%	4.00%
John Hancock Income Securities Trust	N/A	N/A	N/A

Which has more volatility and risk, CION or JHS?

CION Investment has a beta of 1.11, suggesting that its share price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, John Hancock Income Securities Trust has a beta of 0.47, suggesting that its share price is 53% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor CION or JHS?

In the previous week, CION Investment had 7 more articles in the media than John Hancock Income Securities Trust. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for CION Investment and 2 mentions for John Hancock Income Securities Trust. CION Investment's average media sentiment score of 0.61 beat John Hancock Income Securities Trust's score of 0.47 indicating that CION Investment is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
CION Investment	3 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
John Hancock Income Securities Trust	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in CION or JHS?

32.0% of CION Investment shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.6% of CION Investment shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has better earnings and valuation, CION or JHS?

CION Investment has higher revenue and earnings than John Hancock Income Securities Trust.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
CION Investment	$252.43M	2.16	$33.90M	-$0.19	-55.11
John Hancock Income Securities Trust	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Do analysts rate CION or JHS?

CION Investment presently has a consensus price target of $10.75, indicating a potential upside of 2.67%. Given CION Investment's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe CION Investment is more favorable than John Hancock Income Securities Trust.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
CION Investment	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.50
John Hancock Income Securities Trust	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Is CION or JHS a better dividend stock?

CION Investment pays an annual dividend of $1.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 13.8%. John Hancock Income Securities Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.59 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.1%. CION Investment pays out -757.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. CION Investment has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years. CION Investment is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Summary

CION Investment beats John Hancock Income Securities Trust on 13 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.