John Hancock Hedged Equity & Income Fund (HEQ) Competitors $9.93 +0.04 (+0.40%) As of 12:31 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock HEQ vs. AGD, AWP, THQ, THW, AVK, AFB, ARDC, BFZ, BHK, and HYTShould you be buying John Hancock Hedged Equity & Income Fund stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of John Hancock Hedged Equity & Income Fund include Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund (AGD), abrdn Global Premier Properties Fund (AWP), Abrdn Healthcare Opportunities Fund (THQ), Abrdn World Healthcare Fund (THW), Advent Convertible and Income Fund (AVK), AllianceBernstein National Municipal Income Fund (AFB), Ares Dynamic Credit Allocation Fund (ARDC), BlackRock California Municipal Income Trust (BFZ), BlackRock Core Bond Trust (BHK), and BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund (HYT). These companies are all part of the "financial services" industry. John Hancock Hedged Equity & Income Fund vs. Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund abrdn Global Premier Properties Fund Abrdn Healthcare Opportunities Fund Abrdn World Healthcare Fund Advent Convertible and Income Fund AllianceBernstein National Municipal Income Fund Ares Dynamic Credit Allocation Fund BlackRock California Municipal Income Trust BlackRock Core Bond Trust BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund (NYSE:AGD) and John Hancock Hedged Equity & Income Fund (NYSE:HEQ) are both financial services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, community ranking, dividends, media sentiment, risk, valuation and institutional ownership. Which has stronger valuation & earnings, AGD or HEQ? CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAbrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund$56.61MN/AN/AN/AN/AJohn Hancock Hedged Equity & Income Fund$13.38MN/AN/AN/AN/A Does the MarketBeat Community believe in AGD or HEQ? Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund received 36 more outperform votes than John Hancock Hedged Equity & Income Fund when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 68.57% of users gave John Hancock Hedged Equity & Income Fund an outperform vote while only 62.79% of users gave Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformAbrdn Global Dynamic Dividend FundOutperform Votes10862.79% Underperform Votes6437.21% John Hancock Hedged Equity & Income FundOutperform Votes7268.57% Underperform Votes3331.43% Does the media refer more to AGD or HEQ? In the previous week, Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund and Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund both had 2 articles in the media. Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled John Hancock Hedged Equity & Income Fund'saverage media sentiment score. Company Overall Sentiment Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund Neutral John Hancock Hedged Equity & Income Fund Neutral Is AGD or HEQ a better dividend stock? Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 12.6%. John Hancock Hedged Equity & Income Fund pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.1%. Is AGD or HEQ more profitable? Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend FundN/A N/A N/A John Hancock Hedged Equity & Income Fund N/A N/A N/A SummaryAbrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund beats John Hancock Hedged Equity & Income Fund on 3 of the 4 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads Get John Hancock Hedged Equity & Income Fund News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for HEQ and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} 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 HEQ vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricJohn Hancock Hedged Equity & Income FundAsset Management IndustryFinancial SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket CapN/A$1.09B$3.75B$18.54BDividend Yield0.10%4.44%4.20%4.23%P/E RatioN/A23.9414.0931.25Price / SalesN/A2,218.811,656.7725.66Price / CashN/A60.9449.2717.53Price / BookN/A1.093.334.30Net IncomeN/A$260.34M$1.24B$1.02B7 Day Performance-0.95%8.89%5.26%-0.50%1 Month Performance-3.64%-0.04%5.00%-6.61%1 Year Performance1.22%1.42%8.94%2.00% John Hancock Hedged Equity & Income Fund Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)HEQJohn Hancock Hedged Equity & Income FundN/A$9.93+0.4%N/A+0.3%$0.00$13.38M0.00340Short Interest ↑AGDAbrdn Global Dynamic Dividend FundN/A$9.45+3.6%N/A+4.0%$0.00$56.61M0.00N/ADividend AnnouncementShort Interest ↑Positive NewsGap UpAWPabrdn Global Premier Properties FundN/A$3.66+3.4%N/A+3.5%$0.00$95.16M0.00N/ADividend AnnouncementPositive NewsTHQAbrdn Healthcare Opportunities FundN/A$19.26+1.7%N/A+1.5%$0.00$191.10M0.001,088Dividend AnnouncementShort Interest ↑Positive NewsTHWAbrdn World Healthcare FundN/A$10.56+1.7%N/A-13.3%$0.00$94.49M0.00N/ADividend AnnouncementPositive NewsAVKAdvent Convertible and Income FundN/A$10.91+0.1%N/A-4.0%$0.00$110.08M0.00N/AAFBAllianceBernstein National Municipal Income FundN/A$10.02+0.9%N/A-4.0%$0.00$61.85M0.00N/AShort Interest ↑High Trading VolumeARDCAres Dynamic Credit Allocation FundN/A$13.02+0.8%N/A-4.7%$0.00$41.20M0.00N/ADividend AnnouncementShort Interest ↓News CoverageBFZBlackRock California Municipal Income TrustN/A$10.48+1.1%N/A-8.7%$0.00$12.86M0.00N/AInsider TradeNews CoverageBHKBlackRock Core Bond TrustN/A$10.08+0.7%N/A-1.5%$0.00$10.21M0.00N/AHYTBlackRock Corporate High Yield FundN/A$9.09+1.6%N/A-0.6%$0.00$128.00M0.00N/AShort Interest ↓High Trading Volume Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund Alternatives abrdn Global Premier Properties Fund Alternatives Abrdn Healthcare Opportunities Fund Alternatives Abrdn World Healthcare Fund Alternatives Advent Convertible and Income Fund Alternatives AllianceBernstein National Municipal Income Fund Alternatives Ares Dynamic Credit Allocation Fund Alternatives BlackRock California Municipal Income Trust Alternatives BlackRock Core Bond Trust Alternatives BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund Alternatives 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:HEQ) was last updated on 4/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThe Last Time This Happened, Americans Lost BillionsWall Street leaders just held a secret meeting in Las Vegas. 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