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John Hancock Preferred Income Fund II (HPF) Stock Analysis

John Hancock Preferred Income Fund II (HPF) is a Asset Management stock listed on NYSE and quoted in US Dollar.

Last Updated: October 21, 2026

HPF

$12.97

−$0.04 (−0.31%)

Oct 21, 2026 · Market close

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HPF Key Statistics

As of Oct 21, 2026

Trading

Open: $13.04
Previous Close: $13.01
Day's Range: 12.90–13.09
52-Week Range: 12.67–16.84
Volume: 86.33K
Beta: 0.66

Valuation

Market Cap: $281.24M
P/E Ratio: 21.62
P/S ratio: 7.51
EPS (ttm): 0.60

Financials (FY)

Revenue (FY): $49.99M
Net Income (FY): $49.52M
Profit margin: 34.75%
Shares Outstanding: 21.68M
1-Year Return: −16.55%

Dividend and dates

Dividend: $1.48+11.39%
Ex-Dividend Date: October 13, 2026
Avg Volume: 63.05K

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

Key facts

As of October 21, 2026, HPF closed at $12.97, −16.55% over 1 year.

John Hancock Preferred Income Fund II (HPF) has a market capitalization of $281.24M.

In fiscal 2024, HPF reported revenue of $49.99M.

HPF Stock Return by Calendar Year

John Hancock Preferred Income Fund II (HPF) 10-year return: what $10,000 became

1 year: $10,000 $8,345; −16.55%
5 years: $10,000 $9,057; −9.43%
10 years: $10,000 $13,359; +33.59%

If you had invested $10,000 in John Hancock Preferred Income Fund II (HPF) 10 years ago, at the close on October 21, 2016, it would have been worth $13,359 at the close on October 21, 2026: +33.59% in total, +2.94% 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.

+27.96%−18.41%−14.78%

2016*2017201820192020202120222023202420252026*

Year	Return
2026 (partial year)	−14.78%
2025	+6.38%
2024	+14.45%
2023	+10.82%
2022	−18.41%
2021	+17.94%
2020	−7.64%
2019	+27.96%
2018	−5.38%
2017	+14.74%
2016 (partial year)	−8.30%

As of October 21, 2026.

HPF Revenue and Earnings by Fiscal Year

FY ends July

RevenueNet income

202220232024

Fiscal year	Revenue	Net income	Net margin
2024	$49.99M	$49.52M	99.1%
2023	−$24.50M	−$24.96M	101.9%
2022	−$26.30M	−$26.68M	101.5%

Fiscal year	Revenue	Gross profit	Operating income	Net income	Net margin
2024	$49.99M	—	—	$49.52M	99.1%
2023	−$24.50M	—	—	−$24.96M	101.9%
2022	−$26.30M	—	—	−$26.68M	101.5%

Annual figures as reported, in the company's reporting currency. As of July 31, 2024.

HPF Dividend History

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$1.49+0.0% vs 2024

Dividends per share, 2025 · 12 payments

Year	Dividends per share	Payments	Change
2026*	$1.12	9	—
2025	$1.49	12	+0.0%
2024	$1.49	12	+0.0%
2023	$1.49	12	+0.0%

Year	Dividends per share	Payments	Change
2026 (partial year)	$1.12	9	—
2025	$1.49	12	+0.0%
2024	$1.49	12	+0.0%
2023	$1.49	12	+0.0%
2022	$1.49	12	+0.0%
2021	$1.49	12	+0.0%
2020	$1.49	12	−8.8%
2019	$1.63	12	−2.9%
2018	$1.68	12	+0.0%
2017	$1.68	12	+500.0%
2016	$0.28	2	—

Most recent payment: $0.12 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.

HPF Valuation vs Asset Management Median

Median of 512 stocks

Metric	HPF	Asset Management median	vs median
P/E	21.62	9.44	129% above
P/S ratio	7.51	8.59	13% below
Profit margin	34.75%	74.97%	40.2 pts below

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 Preferred Income Fund II (HPF) is capitalised at $281.24M on the latest close. The company sits in the Financial Services sector, in the Asset Management industry.

The 52-week range on file runs from $12.67 to $16.84. The most recent close on file for HPF is $12.97, dated October 21, 2026. That is −$0.04 (−0.31%) against the previous close. The latest close sits 2.37% above that 52-week low.

Financial Health

In fiscal 2024, John Hancock Preferred Income Fund II reported revenue of $49.99M. The same year closed with net income of $49.52M. The reported profit margin is 34.75%. That is 40.2 percentage points below the Asset Management median of 74.97%. Earnings per share on a trailing basis come to 0.6.

Across the 3 fiscal years on file, revenue moves from −$26.30M in 2022 to $49.99M in 2024. Of those 3 years, 1 report positive net income.

Valuation Assessment

HPF trades at a trailing price-to-earnings ratio of 21.62. That is 129.03% above the Asset Management median of 9.44. The price-to-sales ratio is 7.51. On price-to-sales that is 12.63% below the Asset Management median of 8.59. 512 Asset Management companies report these metrics, and the medians quoted come from that group.

Beta against the wider market is reported at 0.66. Daily returns over the trailing 10 years annualize to a volatility of 22.14%. The trailing one-year total return is −16.55%. Across 10 years the annualized return works out at +2.94%.

Growth & Income

The trailing dividend yield is 11.39%. That is 2.5 percentage points above the Asset Management median yield of 8.91%. At the indicated rate that is $1.48 a share a year. The ex-dividend date on file is October 13, 2026. Dividends are recorded for 11 calendar years; 2026 shows 9 payments totalling $1.12 a share. The year before, 2025, totalled $1.49 a share.

Across the complete calendar years on file, 2019 returned +27.96% and 2022 returned −18.41%. Of the 9 complete calendar years on file, 6 finished higher. So far in 2026 the total return is −14.78%.

Peer Comparison

John Hancock Preferred Income Fund II (HPF) 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 Preferred Income Fund II	HPF	$281.24M	21.6
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 Preferred Income Fund II trades at a P/E of 21.6.

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 Preferred Income Fund II

John Hancock Preferred Income Fund II 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 value stocks of companies, convertible preferred securities, and investment grade 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 II was formed on November 29, 2002 and is domiciled in the United States.

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