John Hancock Income Securities Trust (JHS) Competitors

CION Investment (NYSE:CION) and John Hancock Income Securities Trust (NYSE:JHS) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, earnings and dividends.

Is CION or JHS more profitable?

John Hancock Income Securities Trust has a net margin of 0.00% compared to CION Investment's net margin of -4.57%. CION Investment's return on equity of 9.63% beat John Hancock Income Securities Trust's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
CION Investment	-4.57%	9.63%	4.00%
John Hancock Income Securities Trust	N/A	N/A	N/A

Does the media prefer CION or JHS?

In the previous week, CION Investment had 16 more articles in the media than John Hancock Income Securities Trust. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for CION Investment and 1 mentions for John Hancock Income Securities Trust. John Hancock Income Securities Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.97 beat CION Investment's score of 0.25 indicating that John Hancock Income Securities Trust is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
CION Investment	3 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
John Hancock Income Securities Trust	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Do insiders & institutionals believe in CION or JHS?

32.0% of CION Investment shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.6% of CION Investment shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more risk & volatility, CION or JHS?

CION Investment has a beta of 1.11, indicating that its stock price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, John Hancock Income Securities Trust has a beta of 0.47, indicating that its stock price is 53% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate CION or JHS?

CION Investment presently has a consensus price target of $10.75, suggesting a potential upside of 1.18%. Given CION Investment's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research 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
CION Investment	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.50
John Hancock Income Securities Trust	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Is CION or JHS a better dividend stock?

CION Investment pays an annual dividend of $1.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 13.6%. John Hancock Income Securities Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.59 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.2%. CION Investment pays out -757.9% 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.

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, CION or JHS?

CION Investment has higher revenue and earnings than John Hancock Income Securities Trust.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
CION Investment	$252.43M	2.19	$33.90M	-$0.19	-55.92
John Hancock Income Securities Trust	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

CION Investment beats John Hancock Income Securities Trust on 12 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.