John Hancock Preferred Income Fund II (HPF) Competitors $16.52 +0.05 (+0.27%) Closing price 03:55 PM EasternExtended Trading$16.53 +0.01 (+0.03%) As of 04:05 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendFinancialsInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends HPF vs. AGD, AWP, THQ, THW, AVK, AFB, ARDC, BFZ, BHK, and HYTShould you be buying John Hancock Preferred Income Fund II stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of John Hancock Preferred Income Fund II 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 Preferred Income Fund II 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 Preferred Income Fund II (NYSE:HPF) are both financial services companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, analyst recommendations, earnings, risk, valuation, profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership and dividends. Which has better valuation and earnings, AGD or HPF? CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAbrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund$56.61MN/AN/AN/AN/AJohn Hancock Preferred Income Fund II$49.99MN/AN/AN/AN/A Does the MarketBeat Community prefer AGD or HPF? Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund received 7 more outperform votes than John Hancock Preferred Income Fund II when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 68.24% of users gave John Hancock Preferred Income Fund II 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 Preferred Income Fund IIOutperform Votes10168.24% Underperform Votes4731.76% Is AGD or HPF 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 Preferred Income Fund II pays an annual dividend of $1.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.0%. Is AGD or HPF more profitable? Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend FundN/A N/A N/A John Hancock Preferred Income Fund II N/A N/A N/A Does the media refer more to AGD or HPF? In the previous week, Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund and Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund both had 1 articles in the media. Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled John Hancock Preferred Income Fund II'saverage media sentiment score. Company Overall Sentiment Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund Neutral John Hancock Preferred Income Fund II Neutral SummaryAbrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund beats John Hancock Preferred Income Fund II on 3 of the 4 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads Get John Hancock Preferred Income Fund II News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for HPF 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 HPF vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricJohn Hancock Preferred Income Fund IIAsset Management IndustryFinancial SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket CapN/A$1.12B$4.10B$19.16BDividend Yield0.08%4.53%4.29%3.78%P/E RatioN/A26.9115.8532.82Price / SalesN/A2,338.071,748.4327.73Price / CashN/A60.7448.9917.55Price / BookN/A1.103.334.52Net IncomeN/A$255.85M$1.27B$1.02B7 Day Performance-2.33%-1.37%-1.02%-2.60%1 Month Performance-5.89%-2.99%5.09%-5.32%1 Year Performance1.88%4.01%10.34%3.62% John Hancock Preferred Income Fund II Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)HPFJohn Hancock Preferred Income Fund IIN/A$16.53+0.3%N/A+0.8%$0.00$49.99M0.00N/AShort Interest ↓AGDAbrdn Global Dynamic Dividend FundN/A$10.31-0.2%N/A+6.0%$0.00$56.61M0.00N/ADividend AnnouncementAWPabrdn Global Premier Properties FundN/A$4.00flatN/A-0.8%$0.00$95.16M0.00N/ADividend AnnouncementShort Interest ↑THQAbrdn Healthcare Opportunities FundN/A$21.10+0.2%N/A+2.2%$0.00$191.10M0.001,088Dividend AnnouncementTHWAbrdn World Healthcare FundN/A$12.07flatN/A-8.8%$0.00$94.49M0.00N/ADividend AnnouncementShort Interest ↓AVKAdvent Convertible and Income FundN/A$11.88-0.6%N/A-4.5%$0.00$110.08M0.00N/AAFBAllianceBernstein National Municipal Income FundN/A$11.29-0.1%N/A+0.1%$0.00$61.85M0.00N/AARDCAres Dynamic Credit Allocation FundN/A$14.26-1.9%N/A+1.2%$0.00$56.16M0.00N/ADividend AnnouncementNews CoveragePositive NewsHigh Trading VolumeBFZBlackRock California Municipal Income TrustN/A$11.41-0.3%N/A-6.4%$0.00$12.86M0.00N/ABHKBlackRock Core Bond TrustN/A$10.87+1.5%N/A-0.5%$0.00$26.22M0.00N/AShort Interest ↑Negative NewsHYTBlackRock Corporate High Yield FundN/A$9.89+0.1%N/A-0.5%$0.00$164.69M0.00N/AShort Interest ↓Negative News Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies AGD Alternatives AWP Alternatives THQ Alternatives THW Alternatives AVK Alternatives AFB Alternatives ARDC Alternatives BFZ Alternatives BHK Alternatives HYT 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:HPF) was last updated on 3/12/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump announces revenge on BidenA former CIA insider just made a stunning prediction: Trump’s revenge on Biden will end America’s energy cr...Paradigm Press | SponsoredTrump Orders 'National Digital Asset Stockpile'Trump Orders ‘National Digital Asset Stockpile’ THIS could be the coin they choose…Crypto 101 Media | SponsoredAlert: DOGE goes liveElon will most likely be at the helm of it all. 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