John Hancock Preferred Income Fund III (HPS)

NYSE: HPS · Real-Time Price · USD
14.32
+0.06 (0.42%)
At close: Apr 13, 2026, 4:00 PM EDT
14.32
0.00 (0.00%)
After-hours: Apr 13, 2026, 7:00 PM EDT
Market Value460.24M
Revenue (ttm)51.25M -0.5%
Net Income37.74M -30.3%
EPS1.17 -30.6%
Shares Out 32.14M
PE Ratio12.21
Forward PEn/a
Dividend$1.32 (9.19%)
Ex-Dividend DateApr 13, 2026
Volume51,625
Open14.16
Previous Close14.26
Day's Range14.16 - 14.38
52-Week Range13.80 - 15.68
Beta0.70
Analystsn/a
Price Targetn/a
Earnings Daten/a

About HPS

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 again... [Read more]

Founded 2003
Country United States
Stock Exchange NYSE
Ticker Symbol HPS
Full Company Profile

Financial Performance

In fiscal year 2025, HPS's revenue was $50.98 million, a decrease of -1.62% compared to the previous year's $51.81 million. Earnings were $38.93 million, a decrease of -40.59%.

Financial Statements

News

JOHN HANCOCK CLOSED-END FUNDS DECLARE MONTHLY DISTRIBUTIONS

BOSTON, April 1, 2026 /PRNewswire/ - The John Hancock closed-end funds listed below declared their monthly distributions today as follows

Other symbols: HPFHPIHTDPDT
12 days ago - PRNewsWire

JOHN HANCOCK CLOSED-END FUNDS RELEASE EARNINGS DATA

BOSTON, Feb. 12, 2026 /PRNewswire/ - The John Hancock Closed-End Funds listed in the table below announced earnings1 for the three months ended January 31, 2026. The same data for the comparable three...

Other symbols: HPFHPIHTDJHIJHSPDT
2 months ago - PRNewsWire

The Fed Is Juicing These 3 Massive Monthly Dividends

The Fed is cutting, and that's bullish for preferred stocks and their big payouts. Let's look at a trio yielding up to 9.8% (paying monthly dividends) that will benefit from every ease from Mr.

Other symbols: JPCLDP
5 months ago - Forbes

JOHN HANCOCK ANNOUNCES PORTFOLIO MANAGER CHANGES FOR JOHN HANCOCK CLOSED-END FUNDS

BOSTON, MA , Oct. 30, 2025 /PRNewswire/ - John Hancock Investment Management LLC (the "Adviser") today announced changes to the portfolio management teams for John Hancock Preferred Income Fund (NYSE:...

Other symbols: HPFHPIHTDJHSPDT
5 months ago - PRNewsWire

JOHN HANCOCK CLOSED-END FUNDS ANNOUNCE ANNUAL SHAREHOLDER MEETING AND RECORD DATES

BOSTON , Sept. 25, 2025 /PRNewswire/ - The nine John Hancock closed-end funds listed below announced today that each fund's Annual Meeting of Shareholders ("Annual Meeting") will be held on February 1...

Other symbols: BTOHEQHPFHPIHTDJHIJHS
7 months ago - PRNewsWire

JOHN HANCOCK FINANCIAL OPPORTUNITIES FUND

ANNOUNCE RESULTS OF ANNUAL MEETINGS OF SHAREHOLDERS BOSTON , Feb. 21, 2023 /PRNewswire/ - The following eight closed-end funds managed by John Hancock Investment Management LLC announced the results o...

Other symbols: BTOHEQHPFHPIHTDPDT
3 years ago - PRNewsWire

JOHN HANCOCK ANNOUNCES PORTFOLIO MANAGER CHANGES FOR JOHN HANCOCK CLOSED-END FUNDS AND ETFs

BOSTON, Feb. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - John Hancock Investment Management LLC (the "Adviser") today announced changes to the portfolio management teams for John Hancock Preferred Income Fund (NYSE: HPI)...

4 years ago - PRNewsWire

The Best Preferred Stocks For 2021

The Fed is content to sit on a near-zero benchmark rate until at least next year if not 2023.

Other symbols: LDPPDTPFF
5 years ago - Forbes