John Hancock Hedged Equity & Income Fund (HEQ) Competitors $10.66 +0.10 (+0.95%) (As of 11/15/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends HEQ vs. AGD, AWP, THW, AVK, AWF, 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 World Healthcare Fund (THW), Advent Convertible and Income Fund (AVK), AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund (AWF), 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 World Healthcare Fund Advent Convertible and Income Fund AllianceBernstein Global High 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 John Hancock Hedged Equity & Income Fund (NYSE:HEQ) and Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund (NYSE:AGD) are both financial services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, community ranking, dividends, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, risk and institutional ownership. Does the MarketBeat Community favor HEQ or AGD? 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. CompanyUnderperformOutperformJohn Hancock Hedged Equity & Income FundOutperform Votes7268.57% Underperform Votes3331.43% Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend FundOutperform Votes10862.79% Underperform Votes6437.21% Is HEQ or AGD more profitable? Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets John Hancock Hedged Equity & Income FundN/A N/A N/A Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund N/A N/A N/A Is HEQ or AGD a better dividend stock? John Hancock Hedged Equity & Income Fund pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.4%. Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.98 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.7%. Which has better earnings and valuation, HEQ or AGD? CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioJohn Hancock Hedged Equity & Income Fund$15.51MN/AN/AN/AN/AAbrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund$17.85MN/AN/AN/AN/A Does the media favor HEQ or AGD? In the previous week, Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund had 1 more articles in the media than John Hancock Hedged Equity & Income Fund. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund and 1 mentions for John Hancock Hedged Equity & Income Fund. John Hancock Hedged Equity & Income Fund's average media sentiment score of 0.50 beat Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund's score of 0.00 indicating that John Hancock Hedged Equity & Income Fund is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment John Hancock Hedged Equity & Income Fund Positive Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund Neutral SummaryAbrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund beats John Hancock Hedged Equity & Income Fund on 4 of the 6 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Golden CrestBuffett’s Selling Out: Is Your 401(k) About to Get Wiped Out?Let me share something important with you. Just a few weeks ago, Warren Buffett unloaded $932 million worth of bank stocks. He didn't do it on a whim—he knows something big is coming. The question is: Why aren't you taking action, too?Click Here For Your Free Guide 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$938.83M$3.28B$19.82BDividend Yield0.10%5.61%4.45%3.49%P/E RatioN/A771.07418.8742.32Price / SalesN/A3,178.553,470.7620.75Price / CashN/A90.8750.7621.65Price / BookN/A1.641.414.66Net IncomeN/A$62.36M$378.01M$983.45M7 Day Performance-1.30%-0.44%0.07%-2.12%1 Month Performance-2.83%-0.50%0.32%-0.47%1 Year Performance10.47%11.51%16.69%24.69% 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$10.66+0.9%N/A+10.1%$0.00$15.51M0.00340Short Interest ↓AGDAbrdn Global Dynamic Dividend FundN/A$10.16-0.5%N/A+12.3%$0.00$17.85M0.00N/ADividend AnnouncementShort Interest ↑AWPabrdn Global Premier Properties FundN/A$4.18-0.7%N/A+13.4%$0.00$-9,264,203.000.00N/ADividend AnnouncementShort Interest ↑THWAbrdn World Healthcare FundN/A$11.88-2.1%N/A+8.6%$0.00$50.22M0.00N/ADividend IncreaseShort Interest ↑Negative NewsAVKAdvent Convertible and Income FundN/A$11.89-0.2%N/A+13.6%$0.00$40.96M0.00N/AShort Interest ↓News CoverageHigh Trading VolumeAWFAllianceBernstein Global High Income FundN/A$10.75-0.7%N/A+12.0%$0.00N/A0.00N/AShort Interest ↓AFBAllianceBernstein National Municipal Income FundN/A$11.36+0.4%N/A+12.9%$0.00$5.80M0.00N/AShort Interest ↑Negative NewsARDCAres Dynamic Credit Allocation FundN/A$15.01+0.3%N/A+17.3%$0.00$56.16M0.00N/ADividend AnnouncementBFZBlackRock California Municipal Income TrustN/A$11.69+0.3%N/A+6.8%$0.00$12.86M0.00N/AInsider SellingShort Interest ↑BHKBlackRock Core Bond TrustN/A$11.17+0.1%N/A+10.2%$0.00$26.22M0.00N/AShort Interest ↓Positive NewsHYTBlackRock Corporate High Yield FundN/A$9.89-0.2%N/A+11.1%$0.00$164.69M0.00N/AShort Interest ↑ Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund Alternatives abrdn Global Premier Properties Fund Alternatives Abrdn World Healthcare Fund Alternatives Advent Convertible and Income Fund Alternatives AllianceBernstein Global High 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 Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NYSE:HEQ) was last updated on 11/16/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThere is a little known company that is changing warfareWith geo - political instability around the world investors are flocking to defense contract stocks. 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