John Hancock Income Securities Trust (JHS) Competitors $11.61 +0.03 (+0.27%) As of 01:12 PM 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, ECC, CION, RMT, IFN, TYG, MCI, EVN, and SARShould 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), Eagle Point Credit (ECC), CION Investment (CION), Royce Otc Micro (RMT), India Fund (IFN), Tortoise Energy Infrastructure (TYG), Barings Corporate Investors (MCI), Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust (EVN), and Saratoga Investment (SAR). 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 Eagle Point Credit CION Investment Royce Otc Micro India Fund Tortoise Energy Infrastructure Barings Corporate Investors Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust Saratoga Investment 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 contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, media sentiment, earnings, analyst recommendations, profitability and risk. 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 $0.59 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.1%. 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 Does the media prefer DSU or JHS? In the previous week, John Hancock Income Securities Trust had 2 more articles in the media than BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for John Hancock Income Securities Trust and 2 mentions for BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund. John Hancock Income Securities Trust's average media sentiment score of 0.75 beat BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund's score of 0.64 indicating that John Hancock Income Securities Trust is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive John Hancock Income Securities Trust 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive 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 Do institutionals & insiders 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 large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Which has more risk and volatility, DSU or JHS? BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund has a beta of 0.54, meaning 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, meaning that its stock price is 52% less volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryBlackRock Debt Strategies Fund beats John Hancock Income Securities Trust on 4 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. 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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$145.83M$3.98B$12.46B$21.27BDividend Yield5.10%6.21%5.45%3.52%P/E RatioN/AN/A232.4029.52Price / SalesN/A20.4430.8949.54Price / CashN/A17.9721.9524.13Price / BookN/A1.202.284.54Net IncomeN/A$161.89M$1.01B$999.70M7 Day Performance0.31%0.76%0.37%0.35%1 Month Performance1.33%2.57%3.65%5.47%1 Year Performance-0.42%2.39%543.58%15.40% 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$11.61+0.3%N/A-0.4%$145.83MN/A0.00N/ANews CoverageDividend CutShort Interest ↓DSUBlackRock Debt Strategies FundN/A$10.61-0.1%N/A-2.6%$577.93MN/A0.00N/ANews CoverageDividend AnnouncementPEOAdams Natural Resources FundN/A$21.96-0.7%N/A-3.7%$576.98MN/A0.0018ECCEagle Point Credit3.056 of 5 stars$7.50-0.7%$8.67+15.6%-22.8%$576.74M$179.77M68.14N/ACIONCION Investment1.2029 of 5 stars$10.33-1.1%$10.75+4.1%-12.4%$537.83M$252.43M-54.34N/APositive NewsEx-DividendRMTRoyce Otc MicroN/A$10.10-0.7%N/A+7.9%$531.26MN/A0.00N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsDividend AnnouncementShort Interest ↓IFNIndia FundN/A$14.93-0.9%N/A-17.8%$463.70MN/A0.0021,000Positive NewsTYGTortoise Energy InfrastructureN/A$42.37-0.6%N/A+19.4%$456.33MN/A0.00N/APositive NewsMCIBarings Corporate InvestorsN/A$21.78-0.3%N/A+18.8%$442.13MN/A0.00N/APositive NewsShort Interest ↓EVNEaton Vance Municipal Income TrustN/A$10.41-0.4%N/A-3.0%$412.97MN/A0.00N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsDividend AnnouncementSARSaratoga Investment1.2753 of 5 stars$25.55+0.0%$24.25-5.1%+3.8%$407.49M$148.85M10.343,211 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund Competitors Adams Natural Resources Fund Competitors Eagle Point Credit Competitors CION Investment Competitors Royce Otc Micro Competitors India Fund Competitors Tortoise Energy Infrastructure Competitors Barings Corporate Investors Competitors Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust Competitors Saratoga Investment 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 9/5/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersWhy Trump’s “Smart Dollar” could rewrite the rulesMUST SEE: Donald Trump's Radical Overhaul of the U.S. Dollar Congress just approved President Trump's lates...Stansberry Research | Sponsored“Sell Nvidia before earnings”Eric Fry just went live with one of his most controversial calls yet: “Sell Nvidia.” While Wall Street has bee...InvestorPlace | SponsoredHow “Trump’s New Dollar” Could Impact Your WealthPresident Trump just signed a game-changing law… That could soon upgrade the U.S. dollar in your checking a...Brownstone Research | SponsoredForget Tesla — This Tiny AI Stock Is Musk’s Real PlayWhile Wall Street focused on Tesla’s earnings, Elon Musk was quietly building a supercomputer so powerful it c...Behind the Markets | SponsoredRetire Comfortably with These New Monthly Income ETFs?Too many retirees lie awake at night, worried their savings won’t last. 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