John Hancock Income Securities Trust (JHS) Competitors $11.25 -0.11 (-0.97%) Closing price 03:56 PM EasternExtended Trading$11.25 0.00 (0.00%) As of 04:05 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, CION, PEO, IFN, TYG, MCI, RMT, MVF, EVN, 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), CION Investment (CION), Adams Natural Resources Fund (PEO), The India Fund (IFN), Tortoise Energy Infrastructure (TYG), Barings Corporate Investors (MCI), Royce Micro-Cap Trust (RMT), BlackRock MuniVest Fund (MVF), Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust (EVN), 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 CION Investment Adams Natural Resources Fund The India Fund Tortoise Energy Infrastructure Barings Corporate Investors Royce Micro-Cap Trust BlackRock MuniVest Fund Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust 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 stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership, community ranking, risk, valuation, earnings and dividends. Does the media favor DSU or JHS? In the previous week, BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund and BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund both had 1 articles in the media. John Hancock Income Securities Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.48 beat BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund's score of 1.10 indicating that John Hancock Income Securities Trust is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund Positive John Hancock Income Securities Trust Positive Which has more volatility & risk, DSU or JHS? BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund has a beta of 0.57, indicating that its share price is 43% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, John Hancock Income Securities Trust has a beta of 0.46, indicating that its share price is 54% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do institutionals and insiders 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, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth. 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% Which has preferable earnings and valuation, DSU or JHS? CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioBlackRock Debt Strategies Fund$44.55M12.58N/AN/AN/AJohn Hancock Income Securities Trust$19.18M7.37N/AN/AN/A 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 11.5%. John Hancock Income Securities Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.0%. SummaryBlackRock Debt Strategies Fund beats John Hancock Income Securities Trust on 6 of the 9 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$141.35M$6.71B$11.13B$18.95BDividend Yield5.02%6.92%5.77%4.02%P/E RatioN/A3.5222.1632.95Price / Sales7.3721.5626.1127.88Price / CashN/A7.5117.6017.52Price / BookN/A0.862.664.47Net IncomeN/A$66.51M$1.03B$1.02B7 Day Performance0.72%1.24%0.79%0.73%1 Month Performance-0.85%-1.96%-0.16%-2.63%1 Year Performance1.72%2.16%538.56%4.57% 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$11.25-1.0%N/A+3.0%$141.35M$19.18M0.00N/AShort Interest ↓News CoveragePositive NewsHigh Trading VolumeDSUBlackRock Debt Strategies FundN/A$10.15-0.1%N/A-3.7%$552.61M$44.55M0.00N/AShort Interest ↓News CoveragePositive NewsCIONCION Investment2.2177 of 5 stars$10.12+0.4%$11.00+8.7%-13.6%$536.63M$45.95M6.88N/AUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastShort Interest ↑News CoveragePEOAdams Natural Resources FundN/A$20.18-2.0%N/A-14.4%$530.17M$34.82M0.0018Ex-DividendPositive NewsIFNThe India FundN/A$15.80+1.5%N/A-12.8%$490.69M$110.12M0.0021,000Short Interest ↓News CoverageTYGTortoise Energy InfrastructureN/A$39.97+1.2%N/A+28.1%$430.22M$214.33M0.00N/APositive NewsMCIBarings Corporate InvestorsN/A$20.95+0.2%N/A+13.2%$425.31M$37.92M0.00N/APositive NewsRMTRoyce Micro-Cap TrustN/A$8.24flatN/A-7.7%$417.62M$66.96M0.00N/AShort Interest ↑MVFBlackRock MuniVest FundN/A$6.82-0.1%N/A+1.4%$411.34M$11.04M0.00147,000Short Interest ↑EVNEaton Vance Municipal Income TrustN/A$10.13+0.5%N/A+3.8%$401.83M$38.57M0.00N/AShort Interest ↑News CoveragePositive NewsMYNBlackRock MuniYield New York Quality FundN/A$9.60-0.4%N/A-3.7%$367.81M$1.69M0.00N/AShort Interest ↑News Coverage Related Companies and Tools Related Companies BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund Competitors CION Investment Competitors Adams Natural Resources Fund Competitors The India Fund Competitors Tortoise Energy Infrastructure Competitors Barings Corporate Investors Competitors Royce Micro-Cap Trust Competitors BlackRock MuniVest Fund Competitors Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust 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 5/1/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersHow to invest in Elon Musk’s Optimus before its launchElon Musk is set to completely take over the AI industry with Optimus… A breakthrough AI-powered robot that El...InvestorPlace | SponsoredBlackrock’s Sending THIS Crypto Higher on PurposeWhile everyone's distracted by Bitcoin's moves, a stealth revolution is underway. 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