John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund (PDT) Competitors

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PDT vs. RVT, NUV, GAB, USA, and STEW

Should you buy John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund 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 Premium Dividend Fund include Royce Small-Cap Trust (RVT), Nuveen Municipal Value Fund (NUV), Gabelli Equity Trust (GAB), Liberty All-Star Equity Fund (USA), and SRH Total Return Fund (STEW). These companies are all part of the "financial services" industry.

How does John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund compare to Royce Small-Cap Trust?

John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund (NYSE:PDT) and Royce Small-Cap Trust (NYSE:RVT) are both finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, profitability, institutional ownership, earnings, risk, valuation, analyst recommendations and dividends.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A
Royce Small-Cap Trust	N/A	N/A	N/A

John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.99 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.7%. Royce Small-Cap Trust pays an annual dividend of $1.42 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.7%.

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 large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund has a beta of 0.71, meaning that its share price is 29% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Royce Small-Cap Trust has a beta of 1.21, meaning that its share price is 21% more volatile than the broader market.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Royce Small-Cap Trust	$88.69M	24.88	N/A	N/A	N/A

In the previous week, John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund had 2 more articles in the media than Royce Small-Cap Trust. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund and 0 mentions for Royce Small-Cap Trust. John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund's average media sentiment score of 0.84 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	Overall Sentiment
John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund	Positive
Royce Small-Cap Trust	Neutral

Summary

Royce Small-Cap Trust beats John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund on 5 of the 7 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund compare to Nuveen Municipal Value Fund?

John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund (NYSE:PDT) and Nuveen Municipal Value Fund (NYSE:NUV) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, dividends, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, earnings and analyst recommendations.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Nuveen Municipal Value Fund	$60.75M	31.27	N/A	N/A	N/A

In the previous week, John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund had 2 more articles in the media than Nuveen Municipal Value Fund. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund and 0 mentions for Nuveen Municipal Value Fund. John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund's average media sentiment score of 0.84 beat Nuveen Municipal Value Fund's score of 0.00 indicating that John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund	Positive
Nuveen Municipal Value Fund	Neutral

13.0% of John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 22.5% of Nuveen Municipal Value Fund shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of Nuveen Municipal Value Fund shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.99 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.7%. Nuveen Municipal Value Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.26 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A
Nuveen Municipal Value Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A

John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund has a beta of 0.71, meaning that its share price is 29% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Nuveen Municipal Value Fund has a beta of 0.39, meaning that its share price is 61% less volatile than the broader market.

Summary

John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund beats Nuveen Municipal Value Fund on 4 of the 7 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund compare to Gabelli Equity Trust?

John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund (NYSE:PDT) and Gabelli Equity Trust (NYSE:GAB) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, profitability, risk, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation and analyst recommendations.

John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.99 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.7%. Gabelli Equity Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.7%.

13.0% of John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 7.2% of Gabelli Equity Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 0.8% of Gabelli Equity Trust shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, Gabelli Equity Trust had 1 more articles in the media than John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Gabelli Equity Trust and 2 mentions for John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund. Gabelli Equity Trust's average media sentiment score of 0.92 beat John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund's score of 0.84 indicating that Gabelli Equity Trust is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Gabelli Equity Trust	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A
Gabelli Equity Trust	N/A	N/A	N/A

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Gabelli Equity Trust	$305.25M	5.71	N/A	N/A	N/A

John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund has a beta of 0.71, meaning that its stock price is 29% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Gabelli Equity Trust has a beta of 0.7, meaning that its stock price is 30% less volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Gabelli Equity Trust beats John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund on 5 of the 7 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund compare to Liberty All-Star Equity Fund?

John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund (NYSE:PDT) and Liberty All-Star Equity Fund (NYSE:USA) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, risk, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment, profitability and analyst recommendations.

John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.99 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.7%. Liberty All-Star Equity Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.8%.

John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund has a beta of 0.71, meaning that its stock price is 29% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Liberty All-Star Equity Fund has a beta of 1.03, meaning that its stock price is 3% more volatile than the broader market.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A
Liberty All-Star Equity Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Liberty All-Star Equity Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

In the previous week, John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund had 2 more articles in the media than Liberty All-Star Equity Fund. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund and 0 mentions for Liberty All-Star Equity Fund. John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund's average media sentiment score of 0.84 beat Liberty All-Star Equity Fund's score of 0.00 indicating that John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund	Positive
Liberty All-Star Equity Fund	Neutral

13.0% of John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 10.0% of Liberty All-Star Equity Fund shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of Liberty All-Star Equity Fund shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund and Liberty All-Star Equity Fund tied by winning 3 of the 6 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund compare to SRH Total Return Fund?

John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund (NYSE:PDT) and SRH Total Return Fund (NYSE:STEW) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, media sentiment, profitability, institutional ownership, valuation and earnings.

John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund has a beta of 0.71, suggesting that its share price is 29% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, SRH Total Return Fund has a beta of 0.85, suggesting that its share price is 15% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund had 1 more articles in the media than SRH Total Return Fund. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund and 1 mentions for SRH Total Return Fund. John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund's average media sentiment score of 0.84 beat SRH Total Return Fund's score of 0.34 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	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
SRH Total Return Fund	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.99 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.7%. SRH Total Return Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.73 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.1%.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A
SRH Total Return Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A

13.0% of John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 15.6% of SRH Total Return Fund shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of SRH Total Return Fund shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
SRH Total Return Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund and SRH Total Return Fund tied by winning 3 of the 6 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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.

Media Sentiment Over Time

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.

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Metric	John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund	FIN Industry	Finance Sector	NYSE Exchange
Market Cap	$635.78M	$4.60B	$13.47B	$23.00B
Dividend Yield	7.64%	7.23%	5.82%	4.07%
P/E Ratio	N/A	0.02	23.17	28.39
Price / Sales	N/A	49.17	170.13	39.98
Price / Cash	N/A	5.56	20.50	25.11
Price / Book	N/A	4.58	2.15	4.76
Net Income	N/A	$388.27M	$1.11B	$1.06B
7 Day Performance	-0.29%	0.20%	-0.66%	-0.75%
1 Month Performance	-2.89%	0.72%	0.57%	1.73%
1 Year Performance	3.73%	15.69%	11.19%	25.04%

John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund Competitors List

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
PDT John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund	N/A	$12.93 +0.1%	N/A	+3.2%	$635.78M	N/A	N/A	147,000	Ex-Dividend Short Interest Decrease
RVT Royce Small-Cap Trust	N/A	$18.44 -1.7%	N/A	+22.2%	$2.21B	N/A	N/A	50
NUV Nuveen Municipal Value Fund	N/A	$9.20 -0.4%	N/A	+5.6%	$1.91B	N/A	N/A	640
GAB Gabelli Equity Trust	N/A	$5.58 -0.3%	N/A	-2.9%	$1.73B	N/A	N/A	N/A	Dividend Announcement Short Interest Decrease
USA Liberty All-Star Equity Fund	N/A	$5.73 -0.3%	N/A	-14.2%	$1.73B	N/A	N/A	N/A

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John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund (PDT) Competitors

PDT vs. RVT, NUV, GAB, USA, and STEW

How does John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund compare to Royce Small-Cap Trust?

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How does John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund compare to Nuveen Municipal Value Fund?

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How does John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund compare to Gabelli Equity Trust?

Summary

How does John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund compare to Liberty All-Star Equity Fund?

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How does John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund compare to SRH Total Return Fund?

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John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund (PDT) Competitors

PDT vs. RVT, NUV, GAB, USA, and STEW

How does John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund compare to Royce Small-Cap Trust?

Is PDT or RVT more profitable?

Is PDT or RVT a better dividend stock?

Do institutionals and insiders believe in PDT or RVT?

Which has more volatility & risk, PDT or RVT?

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, PDT or RVT?

Does the media prefer PDT or RVT?

Summary

How does John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund compare to Nuveen Municipal Value Fund?

Which has higher valuation & earnings, PDT or NUV?

Does the media prefer PDT or NUV?

Do insiders & institutionals believe in PDT or NUV?

Is PDT or NUV a better dividend stock?

Is PDT or NUV more profitable?

Which has more volatility and risk, PDT or NUV?

Summary

How does John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund compare to Gabelli Equity Trust?

Is PDT or GAB a better dividend stock?

Do insiders & institutionals believe in PDT or GAB?

Does the media prefer PDT or GAB?

Is PDT or GAB more profitable?

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, PDT or GAB?

Which has more volatility & risk, PDT or GAB?

Summary

How does John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund compare to Liberty All-Star Equity Fund?

Is PDT or USA a better dividend stock?

Which has more volatility and risk, PDT or USA?

Is PDT or USA more profitable?

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, PDT or USA?

Does the media refer more to PDT or USA?

Do institutionals & insiders believe in PDT or USA?

Summary

How does John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund compare to SRH Total Return Fund?

Which has more risk and volatility, PDT or STEW?

Does the media refer more to PDT or STEW?

Is PDT or STEW a better dividend stock?

Is PDT or STEW more profitable?

Do institutionals and insiders believe in PDT or STEW?

Which has higher valuation & earnings, PDT or STEW?

Summary

New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

Media Sentiment Over Time

PDT vs. The Competition

John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund Competitors List

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