Which has better valuation and earnings, JHS or IFN?

Company Gross Revenue Price/Sales Ratio Net Income Earnings Per Share Price/Earnings Ratio John Hancock Income Securities Trust N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A India Fund -$44.69M -11.25 N/A N/A N/A

Is JHS or IFN more profitable?

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets John Hancock Income Securities Trust N/A N/A N/A India Fund N/A N/A N/A

Do analysts prefer JHS or ECC?

Eagle Point Credit has a consensus target price of $6.50, suggesting a potential upside of 66.45%. Given Eagle Point Credit's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Eagle Point Credit is more favorable than John Hancock Income Securities Trust. Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score John Hancock Income Securities Trust 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Eagle Point Credit 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.60

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, JHS or ECC?

John Hancock Income Securities Trust has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Eagle Point Credit. Company Gross Revenue Price/Sales Ratio Net Income Earnings Per Share Price/Earnings Ratio John Hancock Income Securities Trust N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Eagle Point Credit $203.99M 2.53 -$115M $0.67 5.83

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, JHS or TWN?

Company Gross Revenue Price/Sales Ratio Net Income Earnings Per Share Price/Earnings Ratio John Hancock Income Securities Trust N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Taiwan Fund N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Is JHS or TWN more profitable?

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets John Hancock Income Securities Trust N/A N/A N/A Taiwan Fund N/A N/A N/A

Which has better earnings and valuation, JHS or EVN?

Company Gross Revenue Price/Sales Ratio Net Income Earnings Per Share Price/Earnings Ratio John Hancock Income Securities Trust N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Is JHS or EVN more profitable?

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets John Hancock Income Securities Trust N/A N/A N/A Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust N/A N/A N/A

Which has higher earnings & valuation, CCAP or JHS?

Crescent Capital BDC 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 Crescent Capital BDC $167.29M 2.59 $34.51M $0.41 28.71 John Hancock Income Securities Trust N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

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JHS vs. IFN, ECC, TWN, EVN, and CCAP

Should you buy John Hancock Income Securities Trust stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares John Hancock Income Securities Trust with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with John Hancock Income Securities Trust include India Fund (IFN), Eagle Point Credit (ECC), Taiwan Fund (TWN), Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust (EVN), and Crescent Capital BDC (CCAP). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector.

How does John Hancock Income Securities Trust compare to India Fund?

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

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
John Hancock Income Securities Trust	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
India Fund	-$44.69M	-11.25	N/A	N/A	N/A

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
John Hancock Income Securities Trust	N/A	N/A	N/A
India Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A

10.8% of India Fund shares are owned by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

John Hancock Income Securities Trust has a beta of 0.5, indicating that its stock price is 50% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, India Fund has a beta of 0.68, indicating that its stock price is 32% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, India Fund had 1 more articles in the media than John Hancock Income Securities Trust. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for India Fund and 0 mentions for John Hancock Income Securities Trust. John Hancock Income Securities Trust's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled India Fund'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
John Hancock Income Securities Trust	Neutral
India Fund	Neutral

John Hancock Income Securities Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.62 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.7%. India Fund pays an annual dividend of $2.17 per share and has a dividend yield of 18.4%.

Summary

India Fund beats John Hancock Income Securities Trust on 4 of the 5 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does John Hancock Income Securities Trust compare to Eagle Point Credit?

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

John Hancock Income Securities Trust has a beta of 0.5, meaning that its stock price is 50% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Eagle Point Credit has a beta of 0.36, meaning that its stock price is 64% less volatile than the broader market.

John Hancock Income Securities Trust has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Eagle Point Credit's net margin of -87.16%. John Hancock Income Securities Trust's return on equity of 0.00% beat Eagle Point Credit's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
John Hancock Income Securities Trust	N/A	N/A	N/A
Eagle Point Credit	-87.16%	-1.09%	-0.61%

In the previous week, Eagle Point Credit had 1 more articles in the media than John Hancock Income Securities Trust. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Eagle Point Credit and 0 mentions for John Hancock Income Securities Trust. John Hancock Income Securities Trust's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Eagle Point Credit'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
John Hancock Income Securities Trust	Neutral
Eagle Point Credit	Neutral

19.5% of Eagle Point Credit shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of Eagle Point Credit shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

John Hancock Income Securities Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.62 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.7%. Eagle Point Credit pays an annual dividend of $1.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 34.8%. Eagle Point Credit pays out 203.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Eagle Point Credit has a consensus target price of $6.50, suggesting a potential upside of 66.45%. Given Eagle Point Credit's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Eagle Point Credit is more favorable than John Hancock Income Securities Trust.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
John Hancock Income Securities Trust	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Eagle Point Credit	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60

John Hancock Income Securities Trust has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Eagle Point Credit.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
John Hancock Income Securities Trust	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Eagle Point Credit	$203.99M	2.53	-$115M	$0.67	5.83

Summary

Eagle Point Credit beats John Hancock Income Securities Trust on 8 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does John Hancock Income Securities Trust compare to Taiwan Fund?

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

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
John Hancock Income Securities Trust	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Taiwan Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
John Hancock Income Securities Trust	N/A	N/A	N/A
Taiwan Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A

John Hancock Income Securities Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.62 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.7%. Taiwan Fund pays an annual dividend of $6.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.9%.

In the previous week, John Hancock Income Securities Trust's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Taiwan Fund'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
John Hancock Income Securities Trust	Neutral
Taiwan Fund	Neutral

John Hancock Income Securities Trust has a beta of 0.5, suggesting that its stock price is 50% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Taiwan Fund has a beta of 1.43, suggesting that its stock price is 43% more volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Taiwan Fund beats John Hancock Income Securities Trust on 2 of the 2 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does John Hancock Income Securities Trust compare to Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust?

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

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
John Hancock Income Securities Trust	N/A	N/A	N/A
Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust	N/A	N/A	N/A

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
John Hancock Income Securities Trust	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

John Hancock Income Securities Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.62 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.7%. Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%.

John Hancock Income Securities Trust has a beta of 0.5, indicating that its stock price is 50% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust has a beta of 0.63, indicating that its stock price is 37% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust had 1 more articles in the media than John Hancock Income Securities Trust. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust and 0 mentions for John Hancock Income Securities Trust. Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.00 beat John Hancock Income Securities Trust's score of 0.00 indicating that Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
John Hancock Income Securities Trust	Neutral
Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust	Positive

Summary

Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust beats John Hancock Income Securities Trust on 3 of the 4 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does John Hancock Income Securities Trust compare to Crescent Capital BDC?

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

Crescent Capital BDC pays an annual dividend of $1.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.6%. John Hancock Income Securities Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.62 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.7%. Crescent Capital BDC pays out 331.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Crescent Capital BDC has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Crescent Capital BDC is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

In the previous week, Crescent Capital BDC had 2 more articles in the media than John Hancock Income Securities Trust. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Crescent Capital BDC and 0 mentions for John Hancock Income Securities Trust. John Hancock Income Securities Trust's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Crescent Capital BDC's score of -0.36 indicating that John Hancock Income Securities Trust is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Crescent Capital BDC	Neutral
John Hancock Income Securities Trust	Neutral

Crescent Capital BDC presently has a consensus target price of $13.90, suggesting a potential upside of 18.10%. Given Crescent Capital BDC's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Crescent Capital BDC is more favorable than John Hancock Income Securities Trust.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Crescent Capital BDC	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
John Hancock Income Securities Trust	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

49.5% of Crescent Capital BDC shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.2% of Crescent Capital BDC 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.

Crescent Capital BDC 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
Crescent Capital BDC	$167.29M	2.59	$34.51M	$0.41	28.71
John Hancock Income Securities Trust	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Crescent Capital BDC has a beta of 0.52, meaning that its stock price is 48% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, John Hancock Income Securities Trust has a beta of 0.5, meaning that its stock price is 50% less volatile than the broader market.

Crescent Capital BDC has a net margin of 9.26% compared to John Hancock Income Securities Trust's net margin of 0.00%. Crescent Capital BDC's return on equity of 9.34% beat John Hancock Income Securities Trust's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Crescent Capital BDC	9.26%	9.34%	4.04%
John Hancock Income Securities Trust	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Crescent Capital BDC beats John Hancock Income Securities Trust on 13 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Metric	John Hancock Income Securities Trust	Capital Markets Industry	Finance Sector	NYSE Exchange
Market Cap	$136.95M	$5.60B	$14.07B	$24.13B
Dividend Yield	5.66%	7.46%	5.91%	3.71%
P/E Ratio	N/A	38.23	29.31	30.01
Price / Sales	N/A	1,264.51	512.46	12.75
Price / Cash	N/A	48.28	39.25	33.25
Price / Book	N/A	3.75	3.72	6.84
Net Income	N/A	$417.17M	$1.31B	$1.06B
7 Day Performance	-0.18%	1.24%	1.16%	1.93%
1 Month Performance	-0.74%	0.00%	0.91%	1.64%
1 Year Performance	-4.88%	6.63%	13.24%	19.09%

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
JHS John Hancock Income Securities Trust	N/A	$10.91 +0.1%	N/A	-4.6%	$136.95M	N/A	N/A	N/A
IFN India Fund	N/A	$11.75 +1.2%	N/A	-23.0%	$498.83M	N/A	N/A	21,000
ECC Eagle Point Credit	2.3015 of 5 stars	$3.79 +0.7%	$6.50 +71.7%	-42.7%	$497.90M	$203.99M	5.62	N/A	News Coverage Upcoming Earnings
TWN Taiwan Fund	N/A	$79.39 +2.3%	N/A	+94.8%	$456.37M	N/A	N/A	N/A	High Trading Volume
EVN Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust	N/A	$10.46 +0.1%	N/A	-0.5%	$416.84M	N/A	N/A	N/A	Dividend Announcement

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John Hancock Income Securities Trust (JHS) Competitors

JHS vs. IFN, ECC, TWN, EVN, and CCAP

How does John Hancock Income Securities Trust compare to India Fund?

Which has better valuation and earnings, JHS or IFN?

Is JHS or IFN more profitable?

Do institutionals and insiders believe in JHS or IFN?

Which has more volatility and risk, JHS or IFN?

Does the media refer more to JHS or IFN?

Is JHS or IFN a better dividend stock?

Summary

How does John Hancock Income Securities Trust compare to Eagle Point Credit?

Which has more volatility and risk, JHS or ECC?

Is JHS or ECC more profitable?

Does the media favor JHS or ECC?

Do institutionals and insiders believe in JHS or ECC?

Is JHS or ECC a better dividend stock?

Do analysts prefer JHS or ECC?

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, JHS or ECC?

Summary

How does John Hancock Income Securities Trust compare to Taiwan Fund?

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, JHS or TWN?

Is JHS or TWN more profitable?

Is JHS or TWN a better dividend stock?

Does the media prefer JHS or TWN?

Which has more volatility & risk, JHS or TWN?

Summary

How does John Hancock Income Securities Trust compare to Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust?

Is JHS or EVN more profitable?

Which has better earnings and valuation, JHS or EVN?

Is JHS or EVN a better dividend stock?

Which has more volatility & risk, JHS or EVN?

Does the media refer more to JHS or EVN?

Summary

How does John Hancock Income Securities Trust compare to Crescent Capital BDC?

Is CCAP or JHS a better dividend stock?

Does the media refer more to CCAP or JHS?

Do analysts prefer CCAP or JHS?

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in CCAP or JHS?

Which has higher earnings & valuation, CCAP or JHS?

Which has more risk & volatility, CCAP or JHS?

Is CCAP or JHS more profitable?

Summary

New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

Media Sentiment Over Time

JHS vs. The Competition

John Hancock Income Securities Trust Competitors List

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