John Hancock Hedged Equity & Income Fund (HEQ) Competitors $10.48 +0.03 (+0.33%) As of 03/7/2025 04:00 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends 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 better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, earnings, media sentiment, risk, institutional ownership, profitability, community ranking and analyst recommendations. 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 Does the media favor AGD or HEQ? In the previous week, John Hancock Hedged Equity & Income Fund had 1 more articles in the media than Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for John Hancock Hedged Equity & Income Fund and 0 mentions for Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund. John Hancock Hedged Equity & Income Fund's average media sentiment score of 1.00 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 news media. Company Overall Sentiment Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund Neutral John Hancock Hedged Equity & Income Fund Positive Does the MarketBeat Community prefer 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% Which has higher valuation and 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 Is AGD or HEQ a better dividend stock? Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund pays an annual dividend of $1.11 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.9%. John Hancock Hedged Equity & Income Fund pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.5%. SummaryAbrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund and John Hancock Hedged Equity & Income Fund tied by winning 3 of the 6 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$1.15B$4.22B$19.64BDividend Yield0.10%4.43%4.23%3.98%P/E RatioN/A26.7415.9333.81Price / SalesN/A2,321.761,731.0930.67Price / CashN/A56.5445.6617.56Price / BookN/A1.123.384.64Net IncomeN/A$250.08M$1.21B$1.02B7 Day Performance-1.06%-1.18%6.61%-2.10%1 Month Performance0.09%-2.04%6.19%-3.78%1 Year Performance3.49%4.98%11.16%6.30% 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$10.48+0.3%N/A+3.5%$0.00$13.38M0.00340Dividend AnnouncementPositive NewsAGDAbrdn Global Dynamic Dividend FundN/A$10.31-0.2%N/A+6.4%$0.00$56.61M0.00N/AAWPabrdn Global Premier Properties FundN/A$4.00flatN/A-0.4%$0.00$95.16M0.00N/APositive NewsTHQAbrdn Healthcare Opportunities FundN/A$21.10+0.2%N/A+4.7%$0.00$191.10M0.001,088THWAbrdn World Healthcare FundN/A$12.07flatN/A-6.5%$0.00$94.49M0.00N/AAVKAdvent Convertible and Income FundN/A$11.88-0.6%N/A-2.7%$0.00$110.08M0.00N/ADividend AnnouncementAFBAllianceBernstein National Municipal Income FundN/A$11.29-0.1%N/A-0.4%$0.00$61.85M0.00N/AARDCAres Dynamic Credit Allocation FundN/A$14.26-1.9%N/A+1.9%$0.00$56.16M0.00N/ANews CoverageHigh Trading VolumeBFZBlackRock California Municipal Income TrustN/A$11.41-0.3%N/A-6.2%$0.00$12.86M0.00N/ADividend AnnouncementBHKBlackRock Core Bond TrustN/A$10.87+1.5%N/A-0.2%$0.00$26.22M0.00N/ADividend AnnouncementNegative NewsHYTBlackRock Corporate High Yield FundN/A$9.89+0.1%N/A+0.5%$0.00$164.69M0.00N/ADividend AnnouncementNegative News 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 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 3/10/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersURGENT: This Altcoin Opportunity Won’t Wait – Act NowCrypto has officially entered the "banana zone" – that wild phase where prices can 1000x in days. 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