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John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund (BTO) Stock Analysis

John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund (BTO) is a Asset Management stock listed on NYSE and quoted in US Dollar.

Last Updated: October 21, 2026

BTO

$36.65

+$0.05 (+0.14%)

Oct 21, 2026 · Market close

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BTO Key Statistics

As of Oct 21, 2026
Trading
Open
$36.81
Previous Close
$36.60
Day's Range
36.44–36.85
52-Week Range
32.01–42.00
Volume
29.62K
BetaHow much the share price moves relative to the wider market. 1.0 moves in line with it; above 1.0 swings more, below 1.0 less.
0.95
Valuation
Market Cap
$717.76M
P/E Ratio
3.90
P/S ratioMarket value divided by annual revenue. Useful for companies that are not yet profitable, where a P/E cannot be calculated.
27.41
EPS (ttm)Profit attributable to each share over the last twelve months.
9.29
Financials (FY)
Revenue (FY)
$71.28M−49.94%
Net Income (FY)
$70.01M−50.33%
Profit marginThe share of revenue left as profit after all costs and taxes.
703.15%
Shares OutstandingThe total number of shares held by all investors. Market value is this figure multiplied by the share price.
19.83M
1-Year Return
+11.62%
Dividend and dates
Dividend
$2.60+7.12%
Ex-Dividend Date
September 11, 2026
Avg Volume
41.82K

Only metrics the company reports are shown. Data provided by Yahoo Finance via yfinance. Updated daily.

Key facts

As of October 21, 2026, BTO closed at $36.65, +11.62% over 1 year.

John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund (BTO) has a market capitalization of $717.76M.

In fiscal 2025, BTO reported revenue of $71.28M.

BTO Stock Return by Calendar Year

John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund (BTO) 10-year return: what $10,000 became

1 year
$10,000 $11,162
+11.62%
5 years
$10,000 $11,866
+18.66%
10 years
$10,000 $25,071
+150.71%

If you had invested $10,000 in John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund (BTO) 10 years ago, at the close on October 21, 2016, it would have been worth $25,071 at the close on October 21, 2026: +150.71% in total, +9.63% a year, with dividends reinvested. A historical calculation from closing prices adjusted for splits and dividends, before fees and taxes.

Calendar-year returns computed from daily closing prices. Partial years are shown muted and marked with an asterisk.

YearReturn
2026 (partial year)+8.32%
2025+5.85%
2024+28.92%
2023−1.16%
2022−23.58%
2021+61.86%
2020−8.97%
2019+38.87%
2018−25.68%
2017+13.12%
2016 (partial year)+38.97%

As of October 21, 2026.

BTO Revenue and Earnings by Fiscal Year

FY ends December
Fiscal yearRevenueNet incomeNet margin
2025$71.28M$70.01M98.2%
2024$142.41M$140.94M99.0%
2023$9.94M$8.64M86.9%
2022−$85.61M−$86.92M101.5%
Fiscal yearRevenueGross profitOperating incomeNet incomeNet margin
2025$71.28M——$70.01M98.2%
2024$142.41M——$140.94M99.0%
2023$9.94M——$8.64M86.9%
2022−$85.61M——−$86.92M101.5%

Annual figures as reported, in the company's reporting currency. As of December 31, 2025.

BTO Dividend History

$2.60+0.0% vs 2024

Dividends per share, 2025 · 4 payments

YearDividends per sharePaymentsChange
2026*$1.953—
2025$2.604+0.0%
2024$2.604+0.0%
2023$2.604+4.0%
YearDividends per sharePaymentsChange
2026 (partial year)$1.953—
2025$2.604+0.0%
2024$2.604+0.0%
2023$2.604+4.0%
2022$2.504+13.6%
2021$2.204+0.0%
2020$2.204+0.0%
2019$2.204+32.5%
2018$1.664+12.2%
2017$1.484+300.0%
2016$0.371—

Most recent payment: $0.65 per share, ex-dividend September 11, 2026. Per-share amounts summed by calendar year from ex-dividend dates. Partial years are shown muted and marked with an asterisk.

BTO Valuation vs Asset Management Median

Median of 512 stocks
MetricBTOAsset Management medianvs median
P/E3.909.4459% below
P/S ratio27.418.593.2x the median
Profit margin703.15%74.97%628.2 pts above

Medians across 512 Asset Management stocks that report the metric. Medians, not averages, so one outlier cannot move them. As of October 21, 2026.

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Analysis

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Company Overview

John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund (BTO) carries a market capitalisation of $717.76M. It is classified in the Asset Management industry, within the Financial Services sector.

BTO last closed at $36.65 on October 21, 2026. That is +$0.05 (+0.14%) against the previous close. Over the past 52 weeks the price has ranged from $32.01 to $42.00. The latest close sits 14.5% above that 52-week low.

Financial Health

The most recent full year on file, fiscal 2025, shows revenue of $71.28M. That is −49.94% against the prior fiscal year, when revenue was $142.41M. Net income for the same year was $70.01M. That is −50.33% against the prior fiscal year. Profit margin runs at 703.15%. That is 628.2 percentage points above the Asset Management median of 74.97%. Earnings per share on a trailing basis come to 9.29.

Across the 4 fiscal years on file, revenue moves from −$85.61M in 2022 to $71.28M in 2025. Of those 4 years, 3 report positive net income.

Valuation Assessment

BTO trades at a trailing price-to-earnings ratio of 3.9. That is 58.69% below the Asset Management median of 9.44. Measured against sales, the shares trade at 27.41 times revenue. On price-to-sales that is 3.2 times the Asset Management median of 8.59. The medians here are taken across 512 Asset Management companies that report the metric.

Beta against the wider market is reported at 0.95. Daily returns over the trailing 10 years annualize to a volatility of 35.98%. The trailing one-year total return is +11.62%. Across 10 years the annualized return works out at +9.63%.

Growth & Income

The trailing dividend yield is 7.12%. That is 1.8 percentage points below the Asset Management median yield of 8.91%. The indicated annual rate is $2.60 a share. The ex-dividend date on file is September 11, 2026. Dividends are recorded for 11 calendar years; 2026 shows 3 payments totalling $1.95 a share. The year before, 2025, totalled $2.60 a share.

2026 is still running; the total return is +8.32% year to date. The strongest complete calendar year on file is 2021 at +61.86%; the weakest is 2018 at −25.68%. Of the 9 complete calendar years on file, 5 finished higher.

Peer Comparison

John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund (BTO) operates in the Asset Management industry. Here is how it compares to its closest peers by market capitalization:

Company Ticker Market Cap P/E Ratio
John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund BTO $717.76M 3.9
BlackRock, Inc. BLK $184.31B 25.8
Blackstone Inc. BX $127.43B 23.9
Brookfield Corporation BN $83.74B 69.5

The Asset Management industry average P/E ratio is 9.4x. John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund trades at a P/E of 3.9.

Every figure above is read from this page's own data on each daily rebuild. Informational only, not financial advice. As of October 21, 2026.

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About John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund

John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund is a closed-ended equity 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 public equity markets across the globe. It seeks to invest in the stocks of companies operating across the financial services sector. The fund invests in companies across all market capitalizations. It benchmarks the performance of its portfolio against the S&P Composite 1500 Banks Index. The fund was formerly known as John Hancock Bank and Thrift Opportunity Fund. John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund was formed on August 23, 1994 and is domiciled in the United States.

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