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John Hancock Income Securities Trust (JHS) Stock Analysis

John Hancock Income Securities Trust (JHS) is a Asset Management stock listed on NYSE and quoted in US Dollar.

Last Updated: October 21, 2026

JHS

$10.22

−$0.03 (−0.29%)

Oct 21, 2026 · Market close

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JHS Key Statistics

As of Oct 21, 2026

Trading

Open: $10.21
Previous Close: $10.25
Day's Range: 10.22–10.24
52-Week Range: 10.03–11.93
Volume: 4.03K
Beta: 0.54

Valuation

Market Cap: $119.03M
P/E Ratio: 13.63
P/S ratio: 9.56
EPS (ttm): 0.75

Financials (FY)

Revenue (FY): $11.37M−40.71%
Net Income (FY): $11.09M−41.38%
Profit margin: 71.98%
Shares Outstanding: 11.65M
1-Year Return: −9.19%

Dividend and dates

Dividend: $0.63+6.14%
Ex-Dividend Date: September 11, 2026
Avg Volume: 11.35K

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

Key facts

As of October 21, 2026, JHS closed at $10.22, −9.19% over 1 year.

John Hancock Income Securities Trust (JHS) has a market capitalization of $119.03M.

In fiscal 2025, JHS reported revenue of $11.37M.

JHS Stock Return by Calendar Year

John Hancock Income Securities Trust (JHS) 10-year return: what $10,000 became

1 year: $10,000 $9,081; −9.19%
5 years: $10,000 $8,486; −15.14%
10 years: $10,000 $11,998; +19.98%

If you had invested $10,000 in John Hancock Income Securities Trust (JHS) 10 years ago, at the close on October 21, 2016, it would have been worth $11,998 at the close on October 21, 2026: +19.98% in total, +1.84% 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.

+22.10%−26.46%−10.39%

2016*2017201820192020202120222023202420252026*

Year	Return
2026 (partial year)	−10.39%
2025	+10.22%
2024	+8.00%
2023	+6.09%
2022	−26.46%
2021	+4.65%
2020	+12.22%
2019	+22.10%
2018	−9.52%
2017	+11.96%
2016 (partial year)	−2.39%

As of October 21, 2026.

JHS Revenue and Earnings by Fiscal Year

FY ends October

RevenueNet income

2022202320242025

Fiscal year	Revenue	Net income	Net margin
2025	$11.37M	$11.09M	97.5%
2024	$19.18M	$18.91M	98.6%
2023	$619.47K	$273.29K	44.1%
2022	−$42.00M	−$42.26M	100.6%

Fiscal year	Revenue	Gross profit	Operating income	Net income	Net margin
2025	$11.37M	—	—	$11.09M	97.5%
2024	$19.18M	—	—	$18.91M	98.6%
2023	$619.47K	—	—	$273.29K	44.1%
2022	−$42.00M	—	—	−$42.26M	100.6%

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

JHS Dividend History

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$0.60+11.1% vs 2024

Dividends per share, 2025 · 4 payments

Year	Dividends per share	Payments	Change
2026*	$0.45	3	—
2025	$0.60	4	+11.1%
2024	$0.54	4	+33.6%
2023	$0.41	4	−44.5%

Year	Dividends per share	Payments	Change
2026 (partial year)	$0.45	3	—
2025	$0.60	4	+11.1%
2024	$0.54	4	+33.6%
2023	$0.41	4	−44.5%
2022	$0.73	5	−29.5%
2021	$1.04	4	+24.5%
2020	$0.83	4	+22.7%
2019	$0.68	4	−7.4%
2018	$0.73	4	−9.6%
2017	$0.81	4	+271.1%
2016	$0.22	1	—

Most recent payment: $0.15 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.

JHS Valuation vs Asset Management Median

Median of 512 stocks

Metric	JHS	Asset Management median	vs median
P/E	13.63	9.44	44% above
P/S ratio	9.56	8.59	11% above
Profit margin	71.98%	74.97%	3.0 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 Income Securities Trust (JHS) is capitalised at $119.03M on the latest close. The company sits in the Financial Services sector, in the Asset Management industry.

Over the past 52 weeks the price has ranged from $10.03 to $11.93. JHS last closed at $10.22 on October 21, 2026. That is −$0.03 (−0.29%) against the previous close. The latest close sits 1.89% above that 52-week low.

Financial Health

The most recent full year on file, fiscal 2025, shows revenue of $11.37M. That is −40.71% against the prior fiscal year, when revenue was $19.18M. The same year closed with net income of $11.09M. That is −41.38% against the prior fiscal year. Profit margin runs at 71.98%. That is 3 percentage points below the Asset Management median of 74.97%. Earnings per share on a trailing basis come to 0.75.

Across the 4 fiscal years on file, revenue moves from −$42.00M in 2022 to $11.37M in 2025. Of those 4 years, 3 report positive net income.

Valuation Assessment

JHS trades at a trailing price-to-earnings ratio of 13.63. That is 44.39% above the Asset Management median of 9.44. The price-to-sales ratio is 9.56. On price-to-sales that is 11.21% above the Asset Management median of 8.59. 512 Asset Management companies report these metrics, and the medians quoted come from that group.

The trailing one-year total return is −9.19%. Across 10 years the annualized return works out at +1.84%. Beta against the wider market is reported at 0.54. Annualized volatility over the trailing 10 years is 12.9%.

Growth & Income

Shareholders receive a dividend, yielding 6.14% on the latest price. That is 2.8 percentage points below the Asset Management median yield of 8.91%. At the indicated rate that is $0.63 a share a year. The ex-dividend date on file is September 11, 2026. Dividends are recorded for 11 calendar years; 2026 shows 3 payments totalling $0.45 a share. The year before, 2025, totalled $0.60 a share.

So far in 2026 the total return is −10.39%. Across the complete calendar years on file, 2019 returned +22.10% and 2022 returned −26.46%. Of the 9 complete calendar years on file, 7 finished higher.

Peer Comparison

John Hancock Income Securities Trust (JHS) 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 Income Securities Trust	JHS	$119.03M	13.6
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 Income Securities Trust trades at a P/E of 13.6.

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 Income Securities Trust

John Hancock Income Securities Trust 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 United States. It invests primarily in corporate and government bonds with average maturity of 7.57 years. The fund benchmarks the performance of its portfolios against the Lehman Brothers Government/ Credit Bond Index. John Hancock Income Securities Trust was formed in February 14, 1973 and is domiciled in United States.

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