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John Hancock Income Securities Trust (JHS)

Financial Services | Asset Management | Boston, United States | NYSE
11.32 USD +0.10 (0.919%) ⇧ (April 17, 2026, 3:59 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 11.32
Short-term: ★★☆☆☆ | Long-term: ★★★☆☆ | Dividends: ★★★★☆
Hot Take | April 11, 2026, 3:26 p.m. EDT

JHS shows a relatively stable dividend yield of 5.45%, with consistent payouts over the past few years, indicating reliability and sustainability. However, the short-term price momentum is weak, as the 50-day average has slightly decreased, and the stock has been trading near its 52-week low. While the recent price action suggests potential for a short-term rebound, the overall market sentiment and fundamentals are mixed. For long-term investors, the stock may offer a decent entry point due to its dividend yield and recent dips, but the high debt-to-equity ratio and low current ratio raise concerns about financial stability.
Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoARIMA ✓0.031321
AutoETS0.031369
MSTL0.032382
AutoTheta0.041485

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoARIMA

Forecast Reliability
Score 40%
H-stat 89.68
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.122
Excess Kurtosis -1.50
Attribute Value
Sector Financial Services
Ex Dividend Date 2026-03-11
Last Dividend Date 2026-03-11
Debt to Equity Ratio 62.971
Revenue per Share 1.076
Market Cap 131,781,104
Trailing P/E 11.91
Beta 0.54
Profit Margins 88.44%
Website https://www.jhinvestments.com/Fund/Overview.aspx?ProductType=ClosedEnd&FundID=99004&ClassCode=CE&BackToFundTableType=Price

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
1.25% 5.48% 5.11% 6.10%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-03-12 0.138 1.254545
2025-12-11 0.183 1.613963
2025-09-12 0.142 1.261363
2025-06-12 0.144 1.352113
2025-03-13 0.132 1.244388
2024-12-12 0.202 1.886361
2024-09-13 0.113 1.056255
2024-06-13 0.116 1.167222
2024-03-08 0.110 1.138490
2023-12-08 0.128 1.363864
2023-09-08 0.087 0.927613
2023-06-09 0.099 1.050411
2023-03-10 0.091 0.975301
2022-12-29 0.124 1.340254
2022-12-09 0.138 1.489629
2022-09-09 0.122 1.264924
2022-06-10 0.168 1.714083
2022-03-10 0.178 1.652786
2021-12-10 0.452 3.679806
2021-09-10 0.191 1.507725
2021-06-10 0.195 1.576244
2021-03-10 0.197 1.663113
2020-12-10 0.300 2.548545
2020-09-10 0.186 1.670449
2020-06-10 0.205 1.936194
2020-03-11 0.140 1.318363
2019-12-11 0.220 2.127777
2019-09-12 0.155 1.530466
2019-06-12 0.150 1.523591
2019-03-08 0.152 1.610433
2018-12-12 0.209 2.398901
2018-09-13 0.171 1.903940
2018-06-08 0.177 2.016978
2018-03-09 0.174 1.884169
2017-12-08 0.218 2.316249
2017-09-08 0.193 2.054617
2017-06-08 0.200 2.183631
2017-03-09 0.198 2.287420
2016-12-08 0.218 2.587016
2016-09-08 0.211 2.374672
2016-06-09 0.221 2.561044
2016-03-09 0.200 2.540515
2015-12-09 0.219 2.838227
2015-09-09 0.218 2.835465
2015-06-09 0.218 2.788538
2015-03-10 0.220 2.841876
2014-12-09 0.241 3.180075
2014-09-10 0.222 2.919513
2014-06-10 0.231 3.019560
2014-03-11 0.219 2.938842
2013-12-10 0.282 4.007752
2013-09-11 0.229 3.387616
2013-06-11 0.259 3.502034
2013-03-07 0.230 2.871382
2012-12-11 0.309 4.017585
2012-09-12 0.254 3.352646
2012-06-07 0.273 3.912017
2012-03-08 0.264 3.811112
2011-12-08 0.305 4.717832
2011-09-08 0.290 4.448918
2011-06-09 0.275 4.324874
2011-03-09 0.287 4.812543
2010-12-09 0.282 4.770346
2010-09-09 0.292 4.871379
2010-06-09 0.303 5.445994
2010-03-09 0.276 5.216244
2009-12-09 0.291 5.884818
2009-09-09 0.320 7.120482
2009-06-09 0.279 7.075232
2009-03-10 0.260 7.774354
2008-12-11 0.267 8.469997
2008-09-12 0.299 7.679259
2008-06-09 0.288 6.772180
2008-03-19 0.255 6.390328
2007-12-12 0.233 5.748700
2007-09-19 0.235 5.574098
2007-06-13 0.230 5.412502
2007-03-26 0.223 5.169841
2006-12-13 0.221 5.143246
2006-09-20 0.233 5.872244
2006-06-14 0.228 6.110379
2006-03-15 0.245 6.380925
2005-12-14 0.243 6.683987
2005-09-21 0.245 6.220273
2005-06-15 0.260 6.582313
2005-03-16 0.280 7.121480
2004-12-22 0.275 6.844078
2004-09-22 0.290 7.666758
2004-06-23 0.310 8.753918
2004-03-17 0.310 8.182530
2003-12-17 0.534 14.996004
2003-09-03 0.230 6.960038
2003-05-28 0.228 6.542001
2003-03-05 0.228 6.784260
2002-11-26 0.218 6.999794
2002-09-04 0.225 7.135776
2002-05-30 0.240 7.639344
2002-03-06 0.233 7.520440
2001-11-28 0.250 8.328608
2001-09-20 0.260 9.221398
2001-05-30 0.255 8.917130
2001-03-08 0.258 9.093644
2000-12-20 0.265 9.760578
2000-09-20 0.270 10.635215
2000-06-15 0.265 11.104831
2000-03-16 0.270 11.888809
1999-12-16 0.278 12.323782
1999-09-16 0.278 12.235387
1999-06-17 0.273 11.563733
1999-03-18 0.272 10.829893
1998-12-17 0.270 10.511484
1998-09-17 0.282 11.210488
1998-06-18 0.288 11.607727
1998-03-19 0.295 11.872375
1997-12-19 0.300 12.150140
1997-09-19 0.300 13.177288
1997-06-18 0.300 13.544316
1997-03-19 0.302 13.903716
1996-12-19 0.305 14.561891
1996-09-19 0.305 14.986473
1996-06-19 0.305 15.421916
1996-03-20 0.305 14.860434
1995-12-20 0.310 15.399919
1995-09-20 0.315 15.835811
1995-06-21 0.315 15.903960
1995-03-20 0.315 17.021213
1994-12-19 0.320 19.216574
1994-09-20 0.320 18.351217
1994-06-20 0.320 19.218529
1994-03-21 0.393 22.222342
1993-12-17 0.320 17.844016
1993-09-20 0.330 17.810191
1993-06-21 0.335 18.691480
1993-03-22 0.335 19.193749
1992-12-21 0.335 20.161312
1992-09-21 0.342 19.938980
1992-06-22 0.347 21.724872
1992-03-16 0.350 22.208008
1991-12-10 0.358 23.540046
1991-09-10 0.367 24.856778
1991-06-11 0.367 25.815030
1991-03-13 0.367 27.263506
1990-12-11 0.367 29.092361
1990-09-11 0.367 31.666514
1990-06-12 0.367 31.093510
1990-03-13 0.367 31.070054
1989-12-12 0.367 30.569005
1989-09-12 0.367 32.870188
1989-06-13 0.367 33.386792
1989-03-14 0.367 36.017958
1988-12-13 0.382 36.839289
1988-09-13 0.382 37.793827
1988-06-14 0.367 38.205847
1988-03-15 0.367 37.858598
1987-12-11 0.390 42.973873
1987-10-09 0.368 42.378493
1987-07-13 0.368 39.290416
1987-04-10 0.368 38.075801
1987-01-12 0.368 37.497869
Additional Data
dividendRate 0.61
dividendYield 5.36
exDividendDate 2026-03-12
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.619
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.055208705
lastDividendValue 0.138
lastDividendDate 2026-03-12
dividendDate 2018-12-31

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.02655673
Address1 200 Berkeley Street
All Time High 18.375
All Time Low 7.64
Ask 11.32
Ask Size 300
Average Daily Volume10 Day 7,740
Average Daily Volume3 Month 14,680
Average Volume 14,680
Average Volume10Days 7,740
Beta 0.543
Bid 11.28
Bid Size 200
Book Value 12.449
City Boston
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 11.315
Current Ratio 0.079
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,774,915,200
Day High 11.315
Day Low 11.28
Debt To Equity 62.971
Dividend Date 1,546,214,400
Dividend Rate 0.61
Dividend Yield 5.36
Earnings Growth 0.064
Earnings Quarterly Growth 0.064
Earnings Timestamp End 1,720,004,340
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,720,004,340
Ebitda Margins 0.0
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 0.95
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,773,273,600
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 11.2982
Fifty Day Average Change 0.016799927
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.0014869561
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 2.655673
Fifty Two Week High 12.09
Fifty Two Week High Change -0.7750006
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.06410261
Fifty Two Week Low 10.74
Fifty Two Week Low Change 0.5749998
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.05353816
Fifty Two Week Range 10.74 - 12.09
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 322,151,400,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 5.04
Free Cashflow 7,517,695
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Gross Margins 1.0
Gross Profits 12,534,962
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.00123
Held Percent Institutions 0.62294996
Implied Shares Outstanding 11,646,585
Industry Asset Management
Industry Disp Asset Management
Industry Key asset-management
Is Earnings Date Estimate 0
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,773,273,600
Last Dividend Value 0.138
Last Fiscal Year End 1,761,868,800
Long Business Summary 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.
Long Name John Hancock Income Securities Trust
Market us_market
Market Cap 131,781,104
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_6157759
Most Recent Quarter 1,761,868,800
Net Income To Common 11,085,955
Next Fiscal Year End 1,793,404,800
Non Diluted Market Cap 131,781,109
Open 11.34
Operating Cashflow 7,192,927
Operating Margins 0.87341005
Payout Ratio 0.65169996
Phone 617 663 3000
Post Market Change 0.0
Post Market Change Percent 0.0
Post Market Price 11.315
Post Market Time 1,776,464,641
Previous Close 11.212
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 0.9089083
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 10.513083
Profit Margins 0.8844
Quick Ratio 0.023
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key none
Region US
Regular Market Change 0.103
Regular Market Change Percent 0.918656
Regular Market Day High 11.315
Regular Market Day Low 11.28
Regular Market Day Range 11.28 - 11.315
Regular Market Open 11.34
Regular Market Previous Close 11.212
Regular Market Price 11.315
Regular Market Time 1,776,455,990
Regular Market Volume 4,455
Return On Assets 0.029000001
Return On Equity 0.0775
Revenue Growth 0.026
Revenue Per Share 1.076
Sand P52 Week Change 0.36506534
Sector Financial Services
Sector Disp Financial Services
Sector Key financial-services
Shares Outstanding 11,646,585
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0004
Shares Short 4,709
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,772,150,400
Shares Short Prior Month 3,505
Short Name John Hancock Income Securities
Short Ratio 0.31
Source Interval 15
State MA
Symbol JHS
Total Debt 91,300,000
Total Revenue 12,534,962
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.619
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.055208705
Trailing Eps 0.95
Trailing P E 11.910526
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 11.5152
Two Hundred Day Average Change -0.20020008
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.017385723
Type Disp Equity
Volume 4,455
Website https://www.jhinvestments.com/Fund/Overview.aspx?ProductType=ClosedEnd&FundID=99004&ClassCode=CE&BackToFundTableType=Price
Zip 2,116