John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund (PDT) Competitors $13.35 -0.07 (-0.53%) Closing price 03:58 PM EasternExtended Trading$13.35 +0.00 (+0.01%) As of 04:10 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 PDT vs. PTY, ADX, RVT, GAB, NUV, STEW, OXLC, BCAT, CET, and GSBDShould you be buying John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund include Pimco Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund (PTY), Adams Diversified Equity Fund (ADX), Royce Small-Cap Trust (RVT), Gabelli Equity Trust (GAB), Nuveen Municipal Value Fund (NUV), SRH Total Return Fund (STEW), Oxford Lane Capital (OXLC), BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust (BCAT), Central Securities (CET), and Goldman Sachs BDC (GSBD). These companies are all part of the "financial services" industry. John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund vs. Its Competitors Pimco Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund Adams Diversified Equity Fund Royce Small-Cap Trust Gabelli Equity Trust Nuveen Municipal Value Fund SRH Total Return Fund Oxford Lane Capital BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust Central Securities Goldman Sachs BDC Pimco Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund (NYSE:PTY) and John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund (NYSE:PDT) are both finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, risk, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, earnings and profitability. Which has preferable earnings and valuation, PTY or PDT? CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioPimco Corporate & Income Opportunity FundN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AJohn Hancock Premium Dividend FundN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A Does the media favor PTY or PDT? In the previous week, John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund had 2 more articles in the media than Pimco Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund and 2 mentions for Pimco Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund. Pimco Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund's average media sentiment score of 1.64 beat John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund's score of 0.35 indicating that Pimco Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Pimco Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Is PTY or PDT a better dividend stock? Pimco Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund pays an annual dividend of $1.43 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.1%. John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.99 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.4%. Which has more volatility and risk, PTY or PDT? Pimco Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund has a beta of 0.85, indicating that its share price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund has a beta of 0.83, indicating that its share price is 17% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do insiders & institutionals believe in PTY or PDT? 10.3% of Pimco Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 13.0% of John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund shares are held by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Is PTY or PDT more profitable? Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Pimco Corporate & Income Opportunity FundN/A N/A N/A John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund N/A N/A N/A SummaryPimco Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund beats John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund on 3 of the 5 factors compared between the two stocks. 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New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding PDT 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 PDT vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricJohn Hancock Premium Dividend FundFIN IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$656.64M$3.94B$12.40B$21.16BDividend Yield7.39%6.19%5.42%3.51%P/E RatioN/AN/A228.9429.10Price / SalesN/A39.8732.0447.92Price / CashN/A18.0019.0618.29Price / BookN/A1.132.335.30Net IncomeN/A$161.89M$1.01B$998.51M7 Day Performance-0.57%0.30%-0.22%-0.57%1 Month Performance0.03%2.49%4.16%6.43%1 Year Performance1.51%1.79%541.30%13.75% John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PDTJohn Hancock Premium Dividend FundN/A$13.35-0.5%N/A+2.2%$656.64MN/A0.00147,000Dividend AnnouncementHigh Trading VolumePTYPimco Corporate & Income Opportunity FundN/A$14.09+0.1%N/A-0.8%$2.56BN/A0.00147,000News CoveragePositive NewsDividend AnnouncementADXAdams Diversified Equity FundN/A$21.60-0.2%N/A+0.3%$2.55BN/A0.0030News CoveragePositive NewsRVTRoyce Small-Cap TrustN/A$15.98+0.4%N/A+2.9%$1.90BN/A0.0050News CoveragePositive NewsShort Interest ↓GABGabelli Equity TrustN/A$6.01+0.1%N/A+9.2%$1.84BN/A0.00N/ANews CoverageNUVNuveen Municipal Value FundN/A$8.64-0.3%N/A-1.4%$1.80BN/A0.00640News CoveragePositive NewsDividend AnnouncementSTEWSRH Total Return FundN/A$18.20+0.0%N/A+16.0%$1.76BN/A0.00N/AOXLCOxford Lane Capital1.1762 of 5 stars$3.63+1.7%N/A-31.2%$1.65B$57.31M4.37601Stock SplitBCATBlackRock Capital Allocation Term TrustN/A$14.79-0.2%N/A-10.0%$1.59B$197.67M0.00147,000News CoverageNegative NewsShort Interest ↑CETCentral SecuritiesN/A$49.93-0.1%N/A+12.0%$1.44B$222.17M0.006News CoveragePositive NewsGSBDGoldman Sachs BDC1.2754 of 5 stars$11.29-1.2%$10.00-11.4%-19.6%$1.30B$161.13M8.96N/ANews CoveragePositive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Pimco Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund Competitors Adams Diversified Equity Fund Competitors Royce Small-Cap Trust Competitors Gabelli Equity Trust Competitors Nuveen Municipal Value Fund Competitors SRH Total Return Fund Competitors Oxford Lane Capital Competitors BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust Competitors Central Securities Competitors Goldman Sachs BDC 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:PDT) was last updated on 9/3/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersHow “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 | SponsoredWhat's the Best Way to Lower RMD Taxes?Turning 73 triggers a key IRS rule: you must begin taking required minimum distributions (RMDs) from certain r...SmartAsset | SponsoredWhat Steve Bannon revealed about Trump’s gold playA Trump advisor just said 3 words that could reset the dollar. 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