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John Hancock Preferred Income Fund (HPI)
16.08  0.1 (0.63%)    04-17 16:00
Open: 16.01
High: 16.1
Volume: 56,233
  
Pre. Close: 15.98
Low: 15.98
Market Cap: 431(M)
Technical analysis
2026-04-17 5:14:29 PM
Short term     
Mid term     
Targets 6-month :  18.8 1-year :  21.96
Resists First :  16.1 Second :  18.8
Pivot price 15.76
Supports First :  15.58 Second :  15.26
MAs MA(5) :  15.95 MA(20) :  15.73
MA(100) :  16.01 MA(250) :  15.7
MACD MACD :  0 Signal :  -0.1
%K %D K(14,3) :  89.5 D(3) :  87.5
RSI RSI(14): 60
52-week High :  16.83 Low :  13.94
Price, MAs and Bollinger Bands

Price has closed above its short-term moving average. Short-term moving average is currently above mid-term; and below long-term moving average. From the relationship between price and moving averages: This stock is BULLISH in short-term; and NEUTRAL in mid-long term.
[ HPI ] has closed below upper band by 12.4%. Bollinger Bands are 89.1% wider than normal. The large width of the bands suggest high volatility as compared to its normal range. The bands have been in this wide range for 19 days. This is a sign that the current trend might continue.

Stock Price Prediction
If tomorrow: Open lower Open higher
High: 16.1 - 16.16 16.16 - 16.21
Low: 15.82 - 15.89 15.89 - 15.96
Close: 15.96 - 16.07 16.07 - 16.16
Company Description

John Hancock Preferred Income Fund is a closed ended balanced 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 and 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 was formed on August 27, 2002 and is domiciled in the United States.

Headline News

Sat, 11 Apr 2026
/C O R R E C T I O N -- John Hancock Funds / - ADVFN

Fri, 10 Apr 2026
Understanding the Setup: (HPI) and Scalable Risk - Stock Traders Daily

Tue, 31 Mar 2026
John Hancock Preferred Income Fund Reports Earnings Results for the Half Year Ended January 31, 2026 - marketscreener.com

Mon, 30 Mar 2026
The Technical Signals Behind (HPI) That Institutions Follow - Stock Traders Daily

Mon, 30 Mar 2026
HPI: This 9.7% Yielding Preferred Fund Is A Buy (Rating Upgrade) - Seeking Alpha

Mon, 30 Mar 2026
John Hancock Preferred Income Fund (HPI) Experiences Pressure on Yields as Elevated Fees and Return-of-Capital Payments Threaten Long-Term Income Stability - Exchange Bitget

Financial Analysis
Price to Book Value:
P/BV, a ratio used to compare book value to its current market price, to gauge whether a stock is valued properly.
Neutral
Price to Earnings:
PE, the ratio for valuing a company that measures its current share price relative to its earnings per share (EPS).
Neutral
Discounted cash flow:
DCF, a valuation method used to estimate the value of an investment based on its expected future cash flows.
Underperform
Return on Assets:
ROA, indicates how profitable a company is in relation to its total assets, how efficiently uses assets to generate a profit.
Outperform
Return on Equity:
ROE, a measure of financial performance calculated by dividing net income by equity. a gauge of profitability and efficiency.
Neutral
Debt to Equity:
evaluate financial leverage, reflects the ability of equity to cover outstanding debts in the event of a business downturn.
Underperform
Stock Basics & Statistics
Exchange:
NYSE
Sector:
Financial Services
Industry:
Asset Management - Income
Shares Out 27 (M)
Shares Float 0 (M)
Held by Insiders 0 (%)
Held by Institutions 14.1 (%)
Shares Short 78 (K)
Shares Short P.Month 15 (K)
Stock Financials
EPS 1.37
EPS Est Next Qtrly 0
EPS Est This Year 0
EPS Est Next Year 0
Book Value (p.s.) 16.02
Profit Margin 77.5 %
Operating Margin 88.4 %
Return on Assets (ttm) 3.7 %
Return on Equity (ttm) 8.5 %
Qtrly Rev. Growth -1.9 %
Gross Profit (p.s.) 1.76
Sales Per Share 1.76
EBITDA (p.s.) 0
Qtrly Earnings Growth -53.8 %
Operating Cash Flow 38 (M)
Levered Free Cash Flow 19 (M)
Stock Valuations
PE Ratio 11.73
PEG Ratio 0
Price to Book value 1
Price to Sales 9.08
Price to Cash Flow 11.46
Stock Dividends
Dividend 0.11
Forward Dividend 0
Dividend Yield 0.7%
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