Which has stronger valuation & earnings, JHS or IIM?

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 Invvlu Mu Incm N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Is JHS or IIM more profitable?

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets John Hancock Income Securities Trust N/A N/A N/A Invvlu Mu Incm N/A N/A N/A

Which has better earnings and valuation, JHS or MMU?

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 Western Asset Managed Municipals Fund $62.79M 7.79 N/A N/A N/A

Is JHS or MMU more profitable?

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets John Hancock Income Securities Trust N/A N/A N/A Western Asset Managed Municipals Fund N/A N/A N/A

Which has better valuation and earnings, JHS or MUA?

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 BlackRock MuniAssets Fund N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Is JHS or MUA more profitable?

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

Do analysts prefer GTEN or JHS?

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Gores Holdings X, Inc. / CI 1 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.00 John Hancock Income Securities Trust 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, GTEN or JHS?

Company Gross Revenue Price/Sales Ratio Net Income Earnings Per Share Price/Earnings Ratio Gores Holdings X, Inc. / CI N/A N/A $920K $0.14 74.57 John Hancock Income Securities Trust N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Is GTEN or JHS more profitable?

John Hancock Income Securities Trust's return on equity of 0.00% beat Gores Holdings X, Inc. / CI's return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Gores Holdings X, Inc. / CI N/A -30.60% 2.47% John Hancock Income Securities Trust N/A N/A N/A

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, VGM or JHS?

Company Gross Revenue Price/Sales Ratio Net Income Earnings Per Share Price/Earnings Ratio Inv Vk Tr Inv N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A John Hancock Income Securities Trust N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Is VGM or JHS more profitable?

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Inv Vk Tr Inv N/A N/A N/A John Hancock Income Securities Trust N/A N/A N/A

John Hancock Income Securities Trust (JHS) Competitors

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JHS vs. IIM, MMU, MUA, GTEN, and VGM

Should you buy John Hancock Income Securities Trust stock or one of its competitors? John Hancock Income Securities Trust's main competitors and comparable companies include Invvlu Mu Incm (IIM), Western Asset Managed Municipals Fund (MMU), BlackRock MuniAssets Fund (MUA), Gores Holdings X, Inc. / CI (GTEN), and Inv Vk Tr Inv (VGM). Companies are selected based on similarities in market, industry, and size. These companies are all part of the "capital markets" industry.

How does John Hancock Income Securities Trust compare to Invvlu Mu Incm?

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

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
Invvlu Mu Incm	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

In the previous week, Invvlu Mu Incm had 1 more articles in the media than John Hancock Income Securities Trust. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Invvlu Mu Incm and 0 mentions for John Hancock Income Securities Trust. Invvlu Mu Incm's average media sentiment score of 2.00 beat John Hancock Income Securities Trust's score of 0.00 indicating that Invvlu Mu Incm is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
John Hancock Income Securities Trust	Neutral
Invvlu Mu Incm	Very Positive

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
John Hancock Income Securities Trust	N/A	N/A	N/A
Invvlu Mu Incm	N/A	N/A	N/A

20.7% of Invvlu Mu Incm shares are held by institutional investors. 6.1% of Invvlu Mu Incm shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

John Hancock Income Securities Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.63 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.2%. Invvlu Mu Incm pays an annual dividend of $0.31 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%.

John Hancock Income Securities Trust has a beta of 0.52, indicating that its share price is 48% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Invvlu Mu Incm has a beta of 0.79, indicating that its share price is 21% less volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Invvlu Mu Incm beats John Hancock Income Securities Trust on 5 of the 6 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does John Hancock Income Securities Trust compare to Western Asset Managed Municipals Fund?

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

In the previous week, John Hancock Income Securities Trust's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Western Asset Managed Municipals Fund's score of -0.60 indicating that John Hancock Income Securities Trust is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
John Hancock Income Securities Trust	Neutral
Western Asset Managed Municipals Fund	Negative

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
John Hancock Income Securities Trust	N/A	N/A	N/A
Western Asset Managed Municipals Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A

John Hancock Income Securities Trust has a beta of 0.52, suggesting that its stock price is 48% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Western Asset Managed Municipals Fund has a beta of 0.55, suggesting that its stock price is 45% less volatile than the broader market.

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
Western Asset Managed Municipals Fund	$62.79M	7.79	N/A	N/A	N/A

John Hancock Income Securities Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.63 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.2%. Western Asset Managed Municipals Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%.

Summary

John Hancock Income Securities Trust and Western Asset Managed Municipals Fund tied by winning 2 of the 4 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does John Hancock Income Securities Trust compare to BlackRock MuniAssets Fund?

John Hancock Income Securities Trust (NYSE:JHS) and BlackRock MuniAssets Fund (NYSE:MUA) 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, valuation, risk, profitability, dividends, earnings, analyst recommendations and media sentiment.

In the previous week, BlackRock MuniAssets Fund had 2 more articles in the media than John Hancock Income Securities Trust. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for BlackRock MuniAssets Fund and 0 mentions for John Hancock Income Securities Trust. BlackRock MuniAssets Fund's average media sentiment score of 0.37 beat John Hancock Income Securities Trust's score of 0.00 indicating that BlackRock MuniAssets Fund is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
John Hancock Income Securities Trust	Neutral
BlackRock MuniAssets Fund	Neutral

John Hancock Income Securities Trust has a beta of 0.52, indicating that its stock price is 48% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, BlackRock MuniAssets Fund has a beta of 0.61, indicating that its stock price is 39% less volatile than the broader market.

John Hancock Income Securities Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.63 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.2%. BlackRock MuniAssets Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.33 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%.

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
BlackRock MuniAssets 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
BlackRock MuniAssets Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A

20.4% of BlackRock MuniAssets Fund shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of BlackRock MuniAssets Fund shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

BlackRock MuniAssets Fund beats John Hancock Income Securities Trust on 5 of the 6 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does John Hancock Income Securities Trust compare to Gores Holdings X, Inc. / CI?

Gores Holdings X, Inc. / CI (NASDAQ:GTEN) and John Hancock Income Securities Trust (NYSE:JHS) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings and dividends.

Gores Holdings X, Inc. / CI has a beta of 0.13, indicating that its stock price is 87% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, John Hancock Income Securities Trust has a beta of 0.52, indicating that its stock price is 48% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Gores Holdings X, Inc. / CI's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled John Hancock Income Securities Trust'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Gores Holdings X, Inc. / CI	Neutral
John Hancock Income Securities Trust	Neutral

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Gores Holdings X, Inc. / CI	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.00
John Hancock Income Securities Trust	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

John Hancock Income Securities Trust's return on equity of 0.00% beat Gores Holdings X, Inc. / CI's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Gores Holdings X, Inc. / CI	N/A	-30.60%	2.47%
John Hancock Income Securities Trust	N/A	N/A	N/A

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Gores Holdings X, Inc. / CI	N/A	N/A	$920K	$0.14	74.57
John Hancock Income Securities Trust	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Gores Holdings X, Inc. / CI and John Hancock Income Securities Trust tied by winning 2 of the 4 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does John Hancock Income Securities Trust compare to Inv Vk Tr Inv?

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

Inv Vk Tr Inv has a beta of 0.71, meaning that its stock price is 29% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, John Hancock Income Securities Trust has a beta of 0.52, meaning that its stock price is 48% less volatile than the broader market.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Inv Vk Tr Inv	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
John Hancock Income Securities Trust	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Inv Vk Tr Inv	N/A	N/A	N/A
John Hancock Income Securities Trust	N/A	N/A	N/A

38.1% of Inv Vk Tr Inv shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of Inv Vk Tr Inv shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Inv Vk Tr Inv pays an annual dividend of $0.26 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. John Hancock Income Securities Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.63 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.2%.

In the previous week, Inv Vk Tr Inv had 1 more articles in the media than John Hancock Income Securities Trust. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Inv Vk Tr Inv and 0 mentions for John Hancock Income Securities Trust. Inv Vk Tr Inv's average media sentiment score of 2.00 beat John Hancock Income Securities Trust's score of 0.00 indicating that Inv Vk Tr Inv is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Inv Vk Tr Inv	Very Positive
John Hancock Income Securities Trust	Neutral

Summary

Inv Vk Tr Inv beats John Hancock Income Securities Trust on 5 of the 6 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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JHS vs. The Competition

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Metric	John Hancock Income Securities Trust	Capital Markets Industry	Finance Sector	NYSE Exchange
Market Cap	$127.15M	$5.17B	$13.36B	$22.96B
Dividend Yield	6.21%	7.59%	6.06%	3.72%
P/E Ratio	N/A	30.09	24.73	28.61
Price / Sales	N/A	1,132.24	479.25	94.35
Price / Cash	N/A	47.59	43.52	36.47
Price / Book	N/A	3.48	2.71	4.72
Net Income	N/A	$415.02M	$1.32B	$1.07B
7 Day Performance	-1.78%	-0.39%	-0.53%	0.35%
1 Month Performance	-6.82%	-2.10%	-2.68%	-3.80%
1 Year Performance	-14.65%	10.37%	10.00%	6.48%

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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	$10.16 +0.4%	N/A	-13.7%	$127.15M	N/A	N/A	N/A	Short Interest Increase
IIM Invvlu Mu Incm	N/A	$10.41 -0.5%	N/A	-14.8%	$490.33M	$19.01M	N/A	147,000	Positive News Short Interest Decrease
MMU Western Asset Managed Municipals Fund	N/A	$8.88 -0.6%	N/A	-13.3%	$484.75M	N/A	N/A	147,000	Short Interest Decrease
MUA BlackRock MuniAssets Fund	N/A	$9.51 -0.5%	N/A	-16.4%	$478.62M	$13.87M	N/A	147,000	Short Interest Increase
GTEN Gores Holdings X, Inc. / CI	N/A	$10.48 -0.1%	N/A	N/A	$472.21M	N/A	74.82	3	Positive News

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JHS vs. IIM, MMU, MUA, GTEN, and VGM

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How does John Hancock Income Securities Trust compare to Gores Holdings X, Inc. / CI?

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John Hancock Income Securities Trust (JHS) Competitors

JHS vs. IIM, MMU, MUA, GTEN, and VGM

How does John Hancock Income Securities Trust compare to Invvlu Mu Incm?

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, JHS or IIM?

Does the media favor JHS or IIM?

Is JHS or IIM more profitable?

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

Is JHS or IIM a better dividend stock?

Which has more volatility and risk, JHS or IIM?

Summary

How does John Hancock Income Securities Trust compare to Western Asset Managed Municipals Fund?

Does the media refer more to JHS or MMU?

Is JHS or MMU more profitable?

Which has more risk & volatility, JHS or MMU?

Which has better earnings and valuation, JHS or MMU?

Is JHS or MMU a better dividend stock?

Summary

How does John Hancock Income Securities Trust compare to BlackRock MuniAssets Fund?

Does the media favor JHS or MUA?

Which has more volatility and risk, JHS or MUA?

Is JHS or MUA a better dividend stock?

Which has better valuation and earnings, JHS or MUA?

Is JHS or MUA more profitable?

Do insiders & institutionals believe in JHS or MUA?

Summary

How does John Hancock Income Securities Trust compare to Gores Holdings X, Inc. / CI?

Which has more risk & volatility, GTEN or JHS?

Does the media favor GTEN or JHS?

Do analysts prefer GTEN or JHS?

Is GTEN or JHS more profitable?

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, GTEN or JHS?

Summary

How does John Hancock Income Securities Trust compare to Inv Vk Tr Inv?

Which has more risk & volatility, VGM or JHS?

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, VGM or JHS?

Is VGM or JHS more profitable?

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of VGM or JHS?

Is VGM or JHS a better dividend stock?

Does the media favor VGM or JHS?

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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