John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund (PDT)
| Market Value | 632.03M |
| Revenue (ttm) | 55.59M |
| Net Income (ttm) | 51.08M |
| Shares Out | 49.19M |
| EPS (ttm) | 1.04 |
| PE Ratio | 12.37 |
| Forward PE | n/a |
| Dividend | $1.00 (7.75%) |
| Ex-Dividend Date | Nov 12, 2024 |
| Volume | 73,510 |
| Open | 12.82 |
| Previous Close | 12.86 |
| Day's Range | 12.78 - 12.91 |
| 52-Week Range | 10.36 - 13.55 |
| Beta | 0.95 |
| Analysts | n/a |
| Price Target | n/a |
| Earnings Date | n/a |
About PDT
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 c... [Read more]
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