John Hancock Income Securities Trust (JHS) Competitors $11.24 +0.04 (+0.31%) Closing price 07/17/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$11.24 0.00 (0.00%) As of 07/17/2025 04:04 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 AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock JHS vs. CION, IFN, RMT, TYG, MCI, EVN, MVF, SAR, HQL, and LEOShould you be buying John Hancock Income Securities Trust stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of John Hancock Income Securities Trust include CION Investment (CION), India Fund (IFN), Royce Otc Micro (RMT), Tortoise Energy Infrastructure (TYG), Barings Corporate Investors (MCI), Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust (EVN), BlackRock MuniVest Fund (MVF), Saratoga Investment (SAR), abrdn Life Sciences Investors (HQL), and BNY Mellon Strategic Municipals (LEO). These companies are all part of the "financial services" industry. John Hancock Income Securities Trust vs. Its Competitors CION Investment India Fund Royce Otc Micro Tortoise Energy Infrastructure Barings Corporate Investors Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust BlackRock MuniVest Fund Saratoga Investment abrdn Life Sciences Investors BNY Mellon Strategic Municipals John Hancock Income Securities Trust (NYSE:JHS) and CION Investment (NYSE:CION) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, risk, profitability, media sentiment, valuation, analyst recommendations, dividends and institutional ownership. Does the media prefer JHS or CION? In the previous week, CION Investment had 2 more articles in the media than John Hancock Income Securities Trust. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for CION Investment and 0 mentions for John Hancock Income Securities Trust. CION Investment's average media sentiment score of 1.17 beat John Hancock Income Securities Trust's score of 0.00 indicating that CION Investment is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment John Hancock Income Securities Trust Neutral CION Investment Positive Do insiders & institutionals believe in JHS or CION? 32.0% of CION Investment shares are held by institutional investors. 0.6% of CION Investment shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Is JHS or CION a better dividend stock? John Hancock Income Securities Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.59 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.3%. CION Investment pays an annual dividend of $1.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 14.2%. CION Investment pays out -496.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. CION Investment has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years. CION Investment is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Is JHS or CION more profitable? John Hancock Income Securities Trust has a net margin of 0.00% compared to CION Investment's net margin of -6.49%. CION Investment's return on equity of 10.07% beat John Hancock Income Securities Trust's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets John Hancock Income Securities TrustN/A N/A N/A CION Investment -6.49%10.07%4.28% Do analysts prefer JHS or CION? CION Investment has a consensus target price of $11.00, indicating a potential upside of 8.32%. Given CION Investment's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe CION Investment is more favorable than John Hancock Income Securities Trust.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score John Hancock Income Securities Trust 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00CION Investment 1 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.50 Which has more risk and volatility, JHS or CION? John Hancock Income Securities Trust has a beta of 0.48, suggesting that its stock price is 52% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CION Investment has a beta of 1.11, suggesting that its stock price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has better earnings & valuation, JHS or CION? CION Investment has higher revenue and earnings than John Hancock Income Securities Trust. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioJohn Hancock Income Securities Trust$10.86M13.00N/AN/AN/ACION Investment$252.43M2.12$33.90M-$0.29-35.02 SummaryCION Investment beats John Hancock Income Securities Trust on 13 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks. Get John Hancock Income Securities Trust News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for JHS 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 JHS 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 JHS vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricJohn Hancock Income Securities TrustFIN IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$140.72M$3.76B$12.04B$20.75BDividend Yield5.28%6.64%5.57%3.67%P/E RatioN/AN/A19.1827.62Price / Sales13.0022.6526.1859.14Price / CashN/A18.7221.5022.13Price / BookN/A1.222.324.66Net IncomeN/A$158.51M$997.60M$994.58M7 Day Performance0.22%-0.57%0.50%0.00%1 Month Performance1.22%1.73%4.40%5.25%1 Year Performance0.45%0.75%541.94%10.76% John Hancock Income Securities Trust Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)JHSJohn Hancock Income Securities TrustN/A$11.24+0.3%N/A+0.4%$140.72M$10.86M0.00N/ACIONCION Investment1.0872 of 5 stars$9.95+0.3%$11.00+10.6%-18.4%$523.97M-$2.97M-34.29N/APositive NewsIFNIndia FundN/A$16.00+0.4%N/A-12.6%$496.74M$110.12M0.0021,000Positive NewsRMTRoyce Otc MicroN/A$9.46-0.7%N/A-4.6%$479.45M$66.96M0.00N/ANews CoverageTYGTortoise Energy InfrastructureN/A$43.27-0.4%N/A+21.2%$465.80MN/A0.00N/APositive NewsDividend AnnouncementMCIBarings Corporate InvestorsN/A$21.62+0.3%N/A+14.6%$438.89MN/A0.00N/APositive NewsEVNEaton Vance Municipal Income TrustN/A$10.35-0.2%N/A-2.5%$410.58MN/A0.00N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsMVFBlackRock MuniVest FundN/A$6.54-0.1%N/A-11.0%$394.13MN/A0.00147,000Positive NewsEx-DividendSARSaratoga Investment1.6834 of 5 stars$24.84+0.2%$24.25-2.4%+8.5%$389.34M$148.85M10.063,211HQLabrdn Life Sciences InvestorsN/A$12.95-1.1%N/A-14.3%$373.72MN/A0.00N/ALEOBNY Mellon Strategic MunicipalsN/A$5.83-0.4%N/A-6.6%$362.85M$2.18M0.00147,000Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies CION Investment Competitors India Fund Competitors Royce Otc Micro Competitors Tortoise Energy Infrastructure Competitors Barings Corporate Investors Competitors Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust Competitors BlackRock MuniVest Fund Competitors Saratoga Investment Competitors abrdn Life Sciences Investors Competitors BNY Mellon Strategic Municipals Competitors 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:JHS) was last updated on 7/18/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersElon Just Fired the IRS Agents Targeting Your SavingsElon Musk just fired 6,700 IRS agents — and exposed a war on your retirement. 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