John Hancock Income Securities Trust (JHS) Competitors $11.33 -0.01 (-0.09%) As of 07/3/2025 03:30 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock JHS vs. PEO, IFN, CION, RMT, TYG, MCI, EVN, MVF, SAR, 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 Adams Natural Resources Fund (PEO), India Fund (IFN), CION Investment (CION), ROYCE OTC MICRO (RMT), Tortoise Energy Infrastructure (TYG), Barings Corporate Investors (MCI), Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust (EVN), BlackRock MuniVest Fund (MVF), Saratoga Investment (SAR), and abrdn Life Sciences Investors (HQL). These companies are all part of the "financial services" industry. John Hancock Income Securities Trust vs. Its Competitors Adams Natural Resources Fund India Fund CION Investment ROYCE OTC MICRO Tortoise Energy Infrastructure Barings Corporate Investors Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust BlackRock MuniVest Fund Saratoga Investment abrdn Life Sciences Investors Adams Natural Resources Fund (NYSE:PEO) and John Hancock Income Securities Trust (NYSE:JHS) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, profitability, risk and analyst recommendations. Which has more volatility and risk, PEO or JHS? Adams Natural Resources Fund has a beta of 0.74, indicating that its share price is 26% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, John Hancock Income Securities Trust has a beta of 0.48, indicating that its share price is 52% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media favor PEO or JHS? In the previous week, Adams Natural Resources Fund's average media sentiment score of 0.72 beat John Hancock Income Securities Trust's score of 0.00 indicating that Adams Natural Resources Fund is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment Adams Natural Resources Fund Positive John Hancock Income Securities Trust Neutral Is PEO or JHS more profitable? Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Adams Natural Resources FundN/A N/A N/A John Hancock Income Securities Trust N/A N/A N/A Is PEO or JHS a better dividend stock? Adams Natural Resources Fund pays an annual dividend of $2.62 per share and has a dividend yield of 12.0%. John Hancock Income Securities Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.59 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.2%. Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in PEO or JHS? 33.5% of Adams Natural Resources Fund shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Adams Natural Resources Fund shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Which has stronger earnings and valuation, PEO or JHS? CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAdams Natural Resources FundN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AJohn Hancock Income Securities Trust$19.18M7.42N/AN/AN/A SummaryAdams Natural Resources Fund beats John Hancock Income Securities Trust on 5 of the 6 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$142.33M$3.72B$12.11B$20.73BDividend Yield5.21%6.77%5.54%3.72%P/E RatioN/AN/A20.0228.09Price / Sales7.4222.0825.6838.31Price / CashN/A17.7521.6822.53Price / BookN/A1.172.284.58Net IncomeN/A$158.51M$1.00B$986.06M7 Day Performance0.85%1.51%2.21%2.79%1 Month Performance0.85%2.65%4.59%5.46%1 Year Performance2.81%2.89%538.58%15.06% 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$11.33-0.1%N/A+2.9%$142.33M$19.18M0.00N/APEOAdams Natural Resources FundN/A$21.40-0.3%N/A-7.3%$563.91MN/A0.0018IFNIndia FundN/A$16.54-0.3%N/A-7.2%$515.22MN/A0.0021,000CIONCION Investment1.7104 of 5 stars$9.59+0.8%$11.00+14.7%-20.8%$501.06M$252.43M-33.07N/ANews CoverageRMTROYCE OTC MICRON/A$9.24+0.8%N/A+4.0%$464.76MN/A0.00N/ATYGTortoise Energy InfrastructureN/A$43.88+2.5%N/A+23.3%$461.06MN/A0.00N/ANews CoverageHigh Trading VolumeMCIBarings Corporate InvestorsN/A$21.64+1.8%N/A+17.1%$431.35MN/A0.00N/AEVNEaton Vance Municipal Income TrustN/A$10.27+0.2%N/A+0.9%$406.59MN/A0.00N/ADividend AnnouncementMVFBlackRock MuniVest FundN/A$6.58+0.6%N/A-8.9%$394.45MN/A0.00147,000News CoverageDividend AnnouncementSARSaratoga Investment1.7511 of 5 stars$24.81+0.5%$24.25-2.3%+11.2%$379.20M$148.85M12.163,211Upcoming EarningsDividend AnnouncementHQLabrdn Life Sciences InvestorsN/A$12.80+0.2%N/A-8.7%$368.99MN/A0.00N/ANews CoveragePositive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Adams Natural Resources Fund Competitors India Fund Competitors CION Investment Competitors ROYCE OTC MICRO Competitors Tortoise Energy Infrastructure Competitors Barings Corporate Investors Competitors Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust Competitors BlackRock MuniVest Fund Competitors Saratoga Investment 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 7/5/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s New Order Could Boost Social Security Benefits by 400%If you collect—or plan to collect—Social Security, you need to see this. 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