John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund (PDT) Competitors $13.21 -0.13 (-0.97%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$13.21 0.00 (0.00%) 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. RVT, GAB, NUV, STEW, BCAT, OXLC, CET, GSBD, MFIC, and NMFCShould you be buying John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund include Royce Small-Cap Trust (RVT), Gabelli Equity Trust (GAB), Nuveen Municipal Value Fund (NUV), SRH Total Return Fund (STEW), BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust (BCAT), Oxford Lane Capital (OXLC), Central Securities (CET), Goldman Sachs BDC (GSBD), MidCap Financial Investment (MFIC), and New Mountain Finance (NMFC). These companies are all part of the "financial services" industry. John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund vs. Its Competitors Royce Small-Cap Trust Gabelli Equity Trust Nuveen Municipal Value Fund SRH Total Return Fund BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust Oxford Lane Capital Central Securities Goldman Sachs BDC MidCap Financial Investment New Mountain Finance John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund (NYSE:PDT) and Royce Small-Cap Trust (NYSE:RVT) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, risk, valuation, profitability, earnings and media sentiment. Is PDT or RVT more profitable? Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets John Hancock Premium Dividend FundN/A N/A N/A Royce Small-Cap Trust N/A N/A N/A Is PDT or RVT a better dividend stock? John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.99 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.5%. Royce Small-Cap Trust pays an annual dividend of $1.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.3%. Which has more risk and volatility, PDT or RVT? 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. Comparatively, Royce Small-Cap Trust has a beta of 1.28, indicating that its share price is 28% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media prefer PDT or RVT? In the previous week, John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund and John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund both had 1 articles in the media. John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund's average media sentiment score of 0.59 beat Royce Small-Cap Trust's score of 0.00 indicating that John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Royce Small-Cap Trust 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Which has preferable valuation and earnings, PDT or RVT? CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioJohn Hancock Premium Dividend FundN/AN/AN/AN/AN/ARoyce Small-Cap Trust$9.80M195.26N/AN/AN/A Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in PDT or RVT? 13.0% of John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 25.6% of Royce Small-Cap Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Royce Small-Cap Trust 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. SummaryRoyce Small-Cap Trust beats John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund on 5 of the 6 factors compared between the two stocks. Get John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for PDT 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 PDT vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricJohn Hancock Premium Dividend FundFIN IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$649.80M$3.97B$12.58B$21.36BDividend Yield7.42%5.98%5.44%3.52%P/E RatioN/AN/A239.0729.19Price / SalesN/A52.0231.6783.65Price / CashN/A18.6022.7724.47Price / BookN/A1.312.274.52Net IncomeN/A$161.89M$1.01B$1.00B7 Day Performance-1.27%-0.55%-1.14%-1.35%1 Month Performance-1.49%2.55%1.16%1.99%1 Year Performance-1.34%2.74%540.32%13.78% 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$13.21-1.0%N/A-0.7%$649.80MN/A0.00147,000RVTRoyce Small-Cap TrustN/A$16.35+0.4%N/A+4.3%$1.95BN/A0.0050GABGabelli Equity TrustN/A$6.19+1.6%N/A+12.7%$1.87BN/A0.00N/APositive NewsHigh Trading VolumeNUVNuveen Municipal Value FundN/A$8.94-0.4%N/A-0.7%$1.86BN/A0.00640Positive NewsSTEWSRH Total Return FundN/A$18.25+0.2%N/A+15.5%$1.76BN/A0.00N/ANews CoverageBCATBlackRock Capital Allocation Term TrustN/A$14.81-0.1%N/A-10.1%$1.59B$159.64M0.00147,000OXLCOxford Lane Capital2.3627 of 5 stars$17.23-1.4%N/A-33.9%$1.56B$57.31M4.15601Positive NewsCETCentral SecuritiesN/A$51.70+1.4%N/A+11.6%$1.50B$222.17M0.006Positive NewsGSBDGoldman Sachs BDC1.4299 of 5 stars$11.09-1.3%$10.00-9.8%-24.0%$1.28B$434.37M8.80N/APositive NewsMFICMidCap Financial Investment2.5098 of 5 stars$12.19-1.5%$13.30+9.1%-11.1%$1.15B$301.78M11.29N/APositive NewsNMFCNew Mountain Finance3.5158 of 5 stars$9.82-0.9%$10.60+7.9%-18.7%$1.05B$371.67M12.92N/APositive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Royce Small-Cap Trust Competitors Gabelli Equity Trust Competitors Nuveen Municipal Value Fund Competitors SRH Total Return Fund Competitors BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust Competitors Oxford Lane Capital Competitors Central Securities Competitors Goldman Sachs BDC Competitors MidCap Financial Investment Competitors New Mountain Finance 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 9/25/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s national nightmare is herePorter Stansberry and Jeff Brown say a new U.S. national emergency is already underway — and it could trigger ...Porter & Company | SponsoredHe Called Nvidia at $1.10. 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