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John Hancock Preferred Income Fund III (HPS)
14.6  0.06 (0.41%)    01-16 16:00
Open: 14.6
High: 14.6452
Volume: 59,166
  
Pre. Close: 14.54
Low: 14.55
Market Cap: 469(M)
Technical analysis
2026-01-16 4:48:37 PM
Short term     
Mid term     
Targets 6-month :  17.11 1-year :  19.98
Resists First :  14.64 Second :  17.11
Pivot price 14.51
Supports First :  14.43 Second :  14.31
MAs MA(5) :  14.55 MA(20) :  14.49
MA(100) :  14.99 MA(250) :  14.75
MACD MACD :  -0.1 Signal :  -0.1
%K %D K(14,3) :  72.3 D(3) :  72.8
RSI RSI(14): 52.2
52-week High :  15.68 Low :  13.07
Price, MAs and Bollinger Bands

Price has closed above its short-term moving average. Short-term moving average is currently below mid-term; and below long-term moving average. From the relationship between price and moving averages: This stock is NEUTRAL in short-term; and BEARISH in mid-long term.
[ HPS ] has closed below upper band by 6.3%. Bollinger Bands are 62.3% narrower than normal. The narrow width of the bands suggests low volatility as compared to its normal range. The bands have been in this narrow range for 11 bars. This is a sign that the market may be about to initiate a new trend.

Stock Price Prediction
If tomorrow: Open lower Open higher
High: 14.67 - 14.75 14.75 - 14.83
Low: 14.33 - 14.44 14.44 - 14.54
Close: 14.44 - 14.6 14.6 - 14.74
Company Description

John Hancock Preferred Income Fund III 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 securities or other 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 III was formed on June 19, 2003 and is domiciled in the United States.

Headline News

Wed, 07 Jan 2026
HPS: Buying Preferred Shares Through The Rate Cycle (NYSE:HPS) - Seeking Alpha

Wed, 07 Jan 2026
HPS: Improved Valuation, But Buy Case Still Elusive (NYSE:HPS) - Seeking Alpha

Fri, 31 Oct 2025
These Monthly Payers (up to 9.8%) Smell What the Fed Is Cooking - Contrarian Outlook

Thu, 23 Oct 2025
HPS: Strong Historical Performance, Good Positioning, And Overpriced (NYSE:HPS) - Seeking Alpha

Mon, 04 Aug 2025
HPS: Valuation Has Become More Attractive (Rating Upgrade) (NYSE:HPS) - Seeking Alpha

Tue, 13 May 2025
HPS: Suppressed By Higher Interest Rate Environment - Seeking Alpha

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 141 (K)
Shares Short P.Month 184 (K)
Stock Financials
EPS 1.22
EPS Est Next Qtrly 0
EPS Est This Year 0
EPS Est Next Year 0
Book Value (p.s.) 14.28
Profit Margin 76.3 %
Operating Margin 88.5 %
Return on Assets (ttm) 3.8 %
Return on Equity (ttm) 8.4 %
Qtrly Rev. Growth -2.1 %
Gross Profit (p.s.) 1.58
Sales Per Share 1.58
EBITDA (p.s.) 0
Qtrly Earnings Growth -52.3 %
Operating Cash Flow 40 (M)
Levered Free Cash Flow 22 (M)
Stock Valuations
PE Ratio 11.96
PEG Ratio 0
Price to Book value 1.02
Price to Sales 9.19
Price to Cash Flow 11.6
Stock Dividends
Dividend 0.1
Forward Dividend 0
Dividend Yield 0.7%
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