John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund (PDT) Competitors $12.36 +0.12 (+0.98%) Closing price 03:58 PM EasternExtended Trading$12.36 +0.01 (+0.04%) 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 AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock PDT vs. PTY, ADX, USA, GAB, STEW, OXLC, RVT, BCAT, CET, and GSBDShould you be buying John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund include PIMCO Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund (PTY), Adams Diversified Equity Fund (ADX), Liberty All-Star Equity Fund (USA), The Gabelli Equity Trust (GAB), SRH Total Return Fund (STEW), Oxford Lane Capital (OXLC), Royce Value Trust (RVT), BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust (BCAT), Central Securities (CET), and Goldman Sachs BDC (GSBD). These companies are all part of the "financial services" industry. John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund vs. PIMCO Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund Adams Diversified Equity Fund Liberty All-Star Equity Fund The Gabelli Equity Trust SRH Total Return Fund Oxford Lane Capital Royce Value Trust BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust Central Securities Goldman Sachs BDC PIMCO Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund (NYSE:PTY) and John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund (NYSE:PDT) are both finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, media sentiment, earnings, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk and community ranking. Is PTY or PDT more profitable? Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets PIMCO Corporate & Income Opportunity FundN/A N/A N/A John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund N/A N/A N/A Which has more volatility & risk, PTY or PDT? PIMCO Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund has a beta of 0.86, suggesting that its share price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund has a beta of 0.8, suggesting that its share price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do institutionals & insiders believe in PTY or PDT? 10.3% of PIMCO Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 13.0% of John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund shares are held by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in PTY or PDT? PIMCO Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund received 3 more outperform votes than John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.92% of users gave PIMCO Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund an outperform vote while only 64.71% of users gave John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformPIMCO Corporate & Income Opportunity FundOutperform Votes12464.92% Underperform Votes6735.08% John Hancock Premium Dividend FundOutperform Votes12164.71% Underperform Votes6635.29% Is PTY or PDT a better dividend stock? PIMCO Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund pays an annual dividend of $1.42 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.8%. John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.99 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.0%. Does the media favor PTY or PDT? In the previous week, PIMCO Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund had 2 more articles in the media than John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for PIMCO Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund and 1 mentions for John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund. PIMCO Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund's average media sentiment score of 1.60 beat John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund's score of 1.00 indicating that PIMCO Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment PIMCO Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund Very Positive John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund Positive Which has better valuation & earnings, PTY or PDT? CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioPIMCO Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund$230.95M10.36N/AN/AN/AJohn Hancock Premium Dividend Fund$198.30M3.07N/AN/AN/A SummaryPIMCO Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund beats John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund on 8 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks. Get John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for PDT 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 PDT vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricJohn Hancock Premium Dividend FundManagement investment, open IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$607.93M$607.93M$10.83B$18.42BDividend Yield8.20%8.20%6.00%4.22%P/E RatioN/AN/A21.6731.10Price / Sales3.073.0725.4326.57Price / CashN/AN/A17.6117.54Price / BookN/AN/A2.564.30Net IncomeN/AN/A$1.03B$1.02B7 Day Performance2.53%2.53%2.71%2.90%1 Month Performance-3.55%-3.55%-3.76%-7.77%1 Year Performance14.44%14.44%535.17%2.31% John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PDTJohn Hancock Premium Dividend FundN/A$12.36+1.0%N/A+13.7%$607.93M$198.30M0.00147,000Short Interest ↓Positive NewsPTYPIMCO Corporate & Income Opportunity FundN/A$12.94+1.4%N/A-3.2%$2.35B$230.95M0.00147,000News CoveragePositive NewsADXAdams Diversified Equity FundN/A$18.58+1.3%N/A-4.1%$2.18B$564.12M0.0030News CoveragePositive NewsUSALiberty All-Star Equity FundN/A$6.34+0.3%N/A-9.0%$1.72B$259.99M0.00N/ADividend CutShort Interest ↑News CoverageGABThe Gabelli Equity TrustN/A$5.29+1.1%N/A-0.6%$1.63B$203.01M0.00N/AShort Interest ↑STEWSRH Total Return FundN/A$16.76+1.5%N/A+15.3%$1.62B$550.34M0.00N/AShort Interest ↑OXLCOxford Lane Capital2.1164 of 5 stars$4.47+0.9%N/A-12.0%$1.55B$194.42M5.39601Dividend AnnouncementShort Interest ↓RVTRoyce Value TrustN/A$13.26+0.5%N/A-5.8%$1.53B$9.80M0.0050News CoveragePositive NewsBCATBlackRock Capital Allocation Term TrustN/A$14.20+0.8%N/A-10.6%$1.53B$197.67M0.00147,000Short Interest ↓News CoveragePositive NewsCETCentral SecuritiesN/A$43.39+1.1%N/A+5.3%$1.26B$296.20M0.006News CoveragePositive NewsGSBDGoldman Sachs BDC2.2045 of 5 stars$10.21+1.0%$13.00+27.3%-30.8%$1.20B$78.71M14.59N/AShort Interest ↑News Coverage Related Companies and Tools Related Companies PIMCO Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund Competitors Adams Diversified Equity Fund Competitors Liberty All-Star Equity Fund Competitors The Gabelli Equity Trust Competitors SRH Total Return Fund Competitors Oxford Lane Capital Competitors Royce Value Trust Competitors BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust Competitors Central Securities Competitors Goldman Sachs BDC 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:PDT) was last updated on 4/17/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersGet Your Bank Account “Fed Invasion” Ready with THESE 4 Simple StepsStarting as soon as a few months from now, the United States government will make a sweeping change to bank ac...Weiss Ratings | SponsoredElon Musk Confirms: Tesla’s Optimus is Replacing Workers… and Heading to MarsElon Musk just confirmed Tesla’s robot will go to Mars. 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