John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund (PDT) Competitors $13.17 +0.05 (+0.38%) As of 11:25 AM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock PDT vs. ADX, PTY, OXLC, GAB, NUV, RVT, STEW, 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 Adams Diversified Equity Fund (ADX), Pimco Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund (PTY), Oxford Lane Capital (OXLC), Gabelli Equity Trust (GAB), Nuveen Municipal Value Fund (NUV), Royce Small-Cap Trust (RVT), SRH Total Return Fund (STEW), 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. Its Competitors Adams Diversified Equity Fund Pimco Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund Oxford Lane Capital Gabelli Equity Trust Nuveen Municipal Value Fund Royce Small-Cap Trust SRH Total Return Fund BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust Central Securities Goldman Sachs BDC John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund (NYSE:PDT) and Adams Diversified Equity Fund (NYSE:ADX) are both finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, dividends and profitability. Which has more volatility and risk, PDT or ADX? John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund has a beta of 0.79, suggesting that its stock price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Adams Diversified Equity Fund has a beta of 1.02, suggesting that its stock price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has higher earnings & valuation, PDT or ADX? CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioJohn Hancock Premium Dividend FundN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AAdams Diversified Equity Fund$564.12M4.58N/AN/AN/A Is PDT or ADX more profitable? Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets John Hancock Premium Dividend FundN/A N/A N/A Adams Diversified Equity Fund N/A N/A N/A Is PDT or ADX a better dividend stock? John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.99 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.5%. Adams Diversified Equity Fund pays an annual dividend of $3.79 per share and has a dividend yield of 17.2%. Does the media prefer PDT or ADX? In the previous week, Adams Diversified Equity Fund had 8 more articles in the media than John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Adams Diversified Equity Fund and 1 mentions for John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund. John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund's average media sentiment score of 1.16 beat Adams Diversified Equity Fund's score of 0.80 indicating that John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment John Hancock Premium 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 Adams Diversified Equity Fund 3 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do insiders and institutionals believe in PDT or ADX? 13.0% of John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 28.4% of Adams Diversified Equity Fund shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of Adams Diversified Equity Fund shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. SummaryAdams Diversified Equity Fund beats John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund on 6 of the 7 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 PDT 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 FundFIN IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$649.80M$3.80B$12.10B$20.80BDividend Yield7.55%6.64%5.56%3.65%P/E RatioN/AN/A19.2027.64Price / SalesN/A23.5926.4858.58Price / CashN/A15.8818.5517.94Price / BookN/A1.122.324.67Net IncomeN/A$165.11M$997.29M$994.51M7 Day Performance0.46%-0.62%0.66%0.15%1 Month Performance1.81%1.74%5.01%7.13%1 Year Performance12.52%0.96%542.39%11.73% 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$13.17+0.4%N/A+11.7%$647.83MN/A0.00147,000Positive NewsADXAdams Diversified Equity FundN/A$21.670.0%N/A+0.4%$2.55B$564.12M0.0030News CoveragePositive NewsDividend AnnouncementPTYPimco Corporate & Income Opportunity FundN/A$13.820.0%N/A-3.2%$2.51B$230.95M0.00147,000Positive NewsOXLCOxford Lane Capital2.3962 of 5 stars$4.16+1.0%N/A-28.6%$1.89B$57.31M5.01601Upcoming EarningsDividend AnnouncementGABGabelli Equity TrustN/A$5.89-0.3%N/A+11.0%$1.81BN/A0.00N/APositive NewsNUVNuveen Municipal Value FundN/A$8.68-0.1%N/A-1.5%$1.80BN/A0.00640Positive NewsRVTRoyce Small-Cap TrustN/A$15.43+0.2%N/A-0.9%$1.78BN/A0.0050STEWSRH Total Return FundN/A$17.66+0.2%N/A+16.7%$1.70B$550.34M0.00N/APositive NewsBCATBlackRock Capital Allocation Term TrustN/A$15.24+0.2%N/A-9.8%$1.64B$197.67M0.00147,000News CoverageCETCentral SecuritiesN/A$48.05-0.2%N/A+8.9%$1.39B$296.20M0.006News CoverageGSBDGoldman Sachs BDC1.2713 of 5 stars$11.84+0.3%$12.00+1.4%-21.6%$1.39B$434.37M26.31N/APositive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Adams Diversified Equity Fund Competitors Pimco Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund Competitors Oxford Lane Capital Competitors Gabelli Equity Trust Competitors Nuveen Municipal Value Fund Competitors Royce Small-Cap Trust Competitors SRH Total Return Fund 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 7/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersINVESTOR ALERT: Tiny “$3 AI Wonder Stock” on the Verge of Blasting OffRight now, we’re witnessing a monumental shift in the world.Traders Agency | SponsoredMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | SponsoredPresidential Bombshell: $150T Resource to Be Released as soon as this Summer?Something extraordinary is happening in Washington. 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