First Trust High Yield Opportunities 2027 Term Fund (FTHY) Stock Analysis

Company Overview

First Trust High Yield Opportunities 2027 Term Fund (FTHY) is capitalised at $470.33M on the latest close. It is classified in the Asset Management industry, within the Financial Services sector.

The 52-week range on file runs from $12.49 to $14.42. The most recent close on file for FTHY is $12.79, dated October 21, 2026. That is +$0.09 (+0.71%) against the previous close. The latest close sits 2.4% above that 52-week low.

Financial Health

In fiscal 2024, First Trust High Yield Opportunities 2027 Term Fund reported revenue of $46.18M. Against the prior fiscal year total of $55.00M, that is a change of −16.02%. Net income for the same year was $45.48M. That is −15.87% against the prior fiscal year. Trailing earnings per share are 0.69.

Across the 4 fiscal years on file, revenue moves from −$71.78M in 2021 to $46.18M in 2024. Of those 4 years, 2 report positive net income.

Valuation Assessment

On trailing earnings, the shares are priced at 18.54 times earnings. That is 96.4% above the Asset Management median of 9.44. 512 Asset Management companies report these metrics, and the medians quoted come from that group.

Daily returns over the trailing 6 years annualize to a volatility of 12.51%. Over the trailing twelve months the total return is −0.72%. Across 5 years the annualized return works out at +0.52%.

Growth & Income

FTHY pays a dividend yielding 11.81%. That is 2.9 percentage points above the Asset Management median yield of 8.91%. At the indicated rate that is $1.50 a share a year. The ex-dividend date on file is October 1, 2026. Dividends are recorded for 7 calendar years; 2026 shows 9 payments totalling $1.13 a share. The year before, 2025, totalled $1.50 a share.

2026 is still running; the total return is −2.24% year to date. The strongest complete calendar year on file is 2024 at +15.71%; the weakest is 2022 at −26.10%. Of the 5 complete calendar years on file, 4 finished higher.