John Hancock Preferred Income Fund III HPS
At closeNov 3, 2026, 4:00 PM EST
After hours · Nov 3, 4:00 PM ET
- YTD
- -18.39%
- 1 year
- -24.08%
- Market cap
- 377.62M
- Revenue (ttm)
- 51.81M
- Profit margin
- 126.48%
- EPS (ttm)
- 0.55
- Shares out
- 32.00M
- P/E ratio
- 21.38
- Dividend
- 1.32 (8.84%)
- Ex-dividend date
- Dec 11, 2024
- YTD return
- -18.39%
- 1-year return
- -24.08%
- Volume
- 131.37K
- Avg volume
- 123.42K
- Open
- 11.81
- Previous close
- 11.78
- Day's range
- 11.70 – 11.81
- 52-week range
- 11.39 – 15.54
- Beta
- 0.92
15m +0.20 (+1.73%)
Key statistics
- Enterprise value
- 751.96M
- PEG ratio
- 0.00
- Price / sales
- 9.21
- Price / book
- 1.04
- Dividend yield
- 8.84%
- Payout ratio
- 69.76%
- Revenue growth
- 2.30%
- Free cash flow
- 18.10M
- Total cash
- 361.63K
- Total debt
- 274.30M
- Return on equity
- 14.63%
- Short % of float
- 0.00%
- 50-day average
- 15.84
- 200-day average
- 15.81
Next earnings
Consensus EPS estimate 0.00.
About John Hancock Preferred Income Fund III
John Hancock Preferred Income Fund III is a closed ended fixed income mutual fund launched and managed by John Hancock Investment Management LLC. It is co-managed by John Hancock Asset Management. The fund invests in the fixed income markets of the United States. It seeks to invest in securities of companies operating across diversified sectors. The fund primarily invests in preferred securities or other fixed-income securities rated investment grade or higher by Moody's or Standard & Poor's. It benchmarks the performance of its portfolio against the Bank of America Merrill Lynch Hybrid Preferred Securities Index and Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index. John Hancock Preferred Income Fund III was formed on June 19, 2003 and is domiciled in the United States.
- Sector
- Financial Services
- Industry
- Asset Management
- Country
- United States
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Insider holders
| Insider | Relation | Latest transaction | Date | Shares held |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELLISON-SOUTHALL NONI L | Director | Purchase | Oct 11, 2023 | 879 |
| GARFIELD DEAN C | Director | Purchase | Jan 1, 2024 | 1,169 |
Institution ownership
| Holder | % held | Shares | Value | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UBS Group AG | 2.96% | 948,284 | 14.14M | Sep 29, 2024 |
| Morgan Stanley | 2.58% | 825,858 | 12.31M | Sep 29, 2024 |
| Ameriprise Financial, Inc. | 0.95% | 303,775 | 4.53M | Sep 29, 2024 |
| Invesco Ltd. | 0.64% | 205,140 | 3.06M | Sep 29, 2024 |
| Rothschild Investment LLC | 0.50% | 158,900 | 2.37M | Sep 29, 2024 |
| Cetera Investment Advisers | 0.36% | 115,010 | 1.71M | Sep 29, 2024 |
Fund ownership
| Holder | % held | Shares | Value | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Invesco ETF Tr II-Invesco Income Composite ETF | 0.64% | 205,679 | 3.07M | Oct 30, 2024 |