John Hancock Hedged Equity & Income Fund (HEQ) Competitors $10.49 +0.05 (+0.49%) As of 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 superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, risk, media sentiment, profitability, earnings, community ranking, institutional ownership and dividends. Is AGD or HEQ a better dividend stock? Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund pays an annual dividend of $1.07 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.4%. John Hancock Hedged Equity & Income Fund pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.5%. Does the media refer more to 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 3 mentions for John Hancock Hedged Equity & Income Fund and 2 mentions for Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund. Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund's average media sentiment score of 1.11 beat John Hancock Hedged Equity & Income Fund's score of -0.50 indicating that Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Abrdn Global Dynamic 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 John Hancock Hedged Equity & Income Fund 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Negative 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 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 earnings and valuation, 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$15.51MN/AN/AN/AN/A SummaryAbrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund beats John Hancock Hedged Equity & Income Fund on 4 of the 6 factors compared between the two stocks. 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$1.17B$3.93B$20.37BDividend Yield0.10%4.68%4.44%3.62%P/E RatioN/A818.58434.8742.15Price / SalesN/A1,484.722,113.1216.70Price / CashN/A66.0952.8620.36Price / BookN/A1.191.915.93Net IncomeN/A$63.37M$440.80M$1.01B7 Day Performance-0.32%0.03%0.93%0.47%1 Month Performance2.44%2.54%4.13%5.56%1 Year Performance3.75%9.90%14.93%17.41% 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$10.50+0.6%N/A+3.4%$0.00$15.51M0.00340Short Interest ↓AGDAbrdn Global Dynamic Dividend FundN/A$10.06-1.3%N/A+7.9%$0.00$56.61M0.00N/AShort Interest ↓News CoverageAWPabrdn Global Premier Properties FundN/A$4.01+0.1%N/A+4.4%$0.00$95.16M0.00N/APositive NewsTHQAbrdn Healthcare Opportunities FundN/A$20.97+2.7%N/A+14.1%$0.00$191.10M0.001,088Short Interest ↓THWAbrdn World Healthcare FundN/A$11.97+0.3%N/A-4.1%$0.00$94.49M0.00N/AShort Interest ↓Positive NewsAVKAdvent Convertible and Income FundN/A$12.18-0.5%N/A+3.5%$0.00$110.08M0.00N/AShort Interest ↓AFBAllianceBernstein National Municipal Income FundN/A$11.04+0.3%N/A+2.8%$0.00$61.85M0.00N/ADividend AnnouncementShort Interest ↓ARDCAres Dynamic Credit Allocation FundN/A$15.11-0.1%N/A+10.8%$0.00$56.16M0.00N/AShort Interest ↓BFZBlackRock California Municipal Income TrustN/A$11.25-0.1%N/A-4.4%$0.00$12.86M0.00N/AInsider TradeShort Interest ↓News CoverageBHKBlackRock Core Bond TrustN/A$10.49+0.5%N/A-3.8%$0.00$26.22M0.00N/AShort Interest ↓HYTBlackRock Corporate High Yield FundN/A$9.77-0.4%N/A+2.1%$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 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 1/30/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersIs Big Tech dead?China just threw a “$5.5 million” curveball called Deep Seek to Silicon Valley and the timing of it is no coin...Brownstone Research | SponsoredAlert: DOGE goes live"It's Elon's world, and the rest of us live in it." 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