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John Hancock Preferred Income Fund III (HPS)
14.34  0.02 (0.14%)    07-17 16:00
Open: 14.345
High: 14.4
Volume: 58,485
  
Pre. Close: 14.32
Low: 14.31
Market Cap: 461(M)
Technical analysis
2026-07-17 4:44:32 PM
Short term     
Mid term     
Targets 6-month :  16.88 1-year :  17.11
Resists First :  14.45 Second :  14.64
Pivot price 14.45
Supports First :  14.14 Second :  11.77
MAs MA(5) :  14.34 MA(20) :  14.42
MA(100) :  14.3 MA(250) :  14.13
MACD MACD :  -0.1 Signal :  0
%K %D K(14,3) :  36 D(3) :  38.9
RSI RSI(14): 44.9
52-week High :  14.72 Low :  12.94
Price, MAs and Bollinger Bands

Price has closed below its short-term moving average. Short-term moving average is currently below mid-term; and above long-term moving average. From the relationship between price and moving averages: This stock is BEARISH in short-term; and NEUTRAL in mid-long term.
[ HPS ] has closed above bottom band by 21.8%. Bollinger Bands are 19.6% narrower than normal. The current width of the bands does not suggest anything about the future direction or movement of prices.

Stock Price Prediction
If tomorrow: Open lower Open higher
High: 14.42 - 14.5 14.5 - 14.58
Low: 14.09 - 14.2 14.2 - 14.3
Close: 14.19 - 14.34 14.34 - 14.48
Company Description

The John Hancock Preferred Income Fund III (HPS) functions as a closed-end investment vehicle, primarily focused on fixed-income securities. Its overall management falls under John Hancock Investment Management LLC, with additional co-management provided by John Hancock Asset Management. The fund strategically allocates capital within the United States' fixed-income markets, aiming to acquire debt instruments from companies operating across a diverse array of sectors. A significant portion of its portfolio is dedicated to preferred securities and other fixed-income instruments that possess an investment-grade credit rating or higher from either Moody's or Standard & Poor's. To assess its performance, the fund measures itself against both the Bank of America Merrill Lynch Hybrid Preferred Securities Index and the Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index. This U.S.-domiciled fund was originally established on June 19, 2003.

Headline News

Sun, 19 Jul 2026
Trading the Move, Not the Narrative: (HPS) Edition - Stock Traders Daily

Thu, 16 Jul 2026
HPS: Wait For A Better Entry On This Preferred Fund (Rating Downgrade) (NYSE:HPS) - Seeking Alpha

Thu, 09 Jul 2026
Stocks Ex-Dividend July 13 - Moomoo

Mon, 06 Jul 2026
John Hancock Preferred Income Fund III (HPS) Edges Higher as Yield-Seeking Capital Rotates Into Preferreds - Late Stage Breakouts - dars.gov.et

Mon, 06 Jul 2026
John Hancock Preferred Income Fund III (HPS) Edges Higher as Yield-Seeking Capital Rotates Into Preferreds - Volume Nodes - dars.gov.et

Wed, 01 Jul 2026
JOHN HANCOCK CLOSED-END FUNDS DECLARE MONTHLY DISTRIBUTIONS - TradingView

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 32 (M)
Shares Float 0 (M)
Held by Insiders 0 (%)
Held by Institutions 13.3 (%)
Shares Short 129 (K)
Shares Short P.Month 163 (K)
Stock Financials
EPS 1.16
EPS Est Next Qtrly 0
EPS Est This Year 0
EPS Est Next Year 0
Book Value (p.s.) 14.35
Profit Margin 73.6 %
Operating Margin 88.5 %
Return on Assets (ttm) 3.8 %
Return on Equity (ttm) 8.1 %
Qtrly Rev. Growth 1.1 %
Gross Profit (p.s.) 1.59
Sales Per Share 1.59
EBITDA (p.s.) 0
Qtrly Earnings Growth -5.1 %
Operating Cash Flow 41 (M)
Levered Free Cash Flow 20 (M)
Stock Valuations
PE Ratio 12.25
PEG Ratio 0
Price to Book value 0.99
Price to Sales 9
Price to Cash Flow 11.32
Stock Dividends
Dividend 0.1
Forward Dividend 0
Dividend Yield 0.7%
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Ex-Dividend Date Invalid DateTime.

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