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John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund Stock AnalysisComprehensive stock analysis for John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund (PDT) including live price, Snowflake performance metrics, financial statements, and investment research.Stock AnalysisPDT
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John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund

🇺🇸PDT•NYSE

John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund

🇺🇸PDT•NYSE
Market cap
$589.54M
Sentiment

Your view on PDT

Mkt Cap
$589.54M
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PDT
John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund
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Company Overview

Overview

What the company does, where it operates, and who runs it.

About John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund

Industry
Asset Management
Sector
Financial Services
CEO
Not available
Headquarters
601 Congress Street, Boston, MA, US
Industry
Asset Management
Sector
Financial Services
CEO
Not available
Headquarters
601 Congress Street, Boston, MA, US
Description

John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund is a closed ended equity 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 markets of the United States.

It seeks to invest in stocks of companies operating across diversified sectors, with an emphasis on the utilities sector. The fund primarily invests in dividend paying preferred stocks and common stocks of companies.

It benchmarks the performance of its portfolio against a composite benchmark comprised of 70% Bank of America Merrill Lynch Preferred Stock DRD Eligible Index and 30% S&P 500 Utilities Index. The fund was formerly known as John Hancock Patriot Premium Dividend Fund II.

John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund was formed on December 21, 1989 and is domiciled in the United States.

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Financial Data

Stock Data

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Fair Value

What FRC thinks it is worth vs. the current price.

FRC's fair value estimate for John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund, and the rating behind it. PDT last traded at $11.99, 4.7× trailing earnings — the estimate is read against that market price. FRC analysts run the firm's valuation model across the companies on this platform to estimate what each one is worth, rather than republishing a consensus average. Shows the current estimate, our rating, and when it was last revised. A free account covers 7 company valuations a month; a paid subscription is unlimited.

Financial Ratios

Profitability, returns, valuation, and leverage ratios.

Valuation, profitability, liquidity and leverage ratios for John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund. Starting points for John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund: P/E 4.7, EPS $2.55, beta 0.69 — an Asset Management name. P/E, P/B, EV/EBITDA, margins, return on equity, current ratio and debt coverage, each shown against the company's own history.

Dividend Analysis

Yield, payout ratio, and dividend coverage metrics.

Dividend history, yield and payout sustainability for John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund. John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund paid $1.01 per share over the last year — a 8.4% yield at the current $11.99 price. Per-share payments, yield over time, payout ratio and growth streak, with coverage measured against free cash flow.

Earnings Analysis

EPS history, beat rate, and upcoming earnings reports.

Reported vs. expected earnings history for John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund. Trailing twelve-month EPS for John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund stands at $2.55. EPS surprises by quarter, revenue against estimates, and the upcoming reporting date.

Financial Statements

Income statement, balance sheet, and cash flow statements.

Income statement, balance sheet and cash flow history for John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund. John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund has reported as a listed company since 1989. Annual and quarterly filings with period-over-period comparison, so you can trace how revenue, margins and cash generation have moved.

Peer Comparison

Comparables

List of peer companies in the same industry.

John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund valued side by side against its closest peers. John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund is measured against Asset Management peers within the Financial Services sector. Peer-relative multiples and operating metrics, so the valuation is read in the context of its own sector rather than in isolation.

Ownership & News

Institutional Ownership

Premium

Which funds and firms own the stock.

Which institutions hold John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund, and how their positions are changing. At a $589.5M market value, institutional positions materially move John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund's register. Top holders, position sizes, and quarter-over-quarter accumulation or distribution from regulatory filings. Included with FRC Premium.

Insider Trading

Premium

Recent buying and selling by company executives.

Buying and selling by John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund executives and directors. Shares of John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund have traded between $11.41 and $13.50 over the past 52 weeks — context for the timing of the transactions below. Insider transactions as disclosed to regulators, with role, size and date — the clearest read on how the people running the company are positioned. Included with FRC Premium.

Senate Trading

Premium

U.S. Senator disclosures filed under the STOCK Act.

U.S. Senate disclosures naming John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund. John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund is a $589.5M Financial Services company. Senators' reported transactions in this security, alongside the fundamentals — a signal most research platforms leave out entirely. Included with FRC Premium.

House Trading

Premium

U.S. Representative disclosures filed under the STOCK Act.

U.S. House of Representatives disclosures naming John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund. Representatives' reported transactions in this security, shown next to the company's fundamentals. Included with FRC Premium.

News

Latest headlines and market coverage.

Latest headlines and company announcements for John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund. Coverage tracks John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund within Asset Management (Financial Services). Press releases and market coverage, newest first.

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