HPS · John Hancock Preferred Income Fund III
Market Cap
$419.48M
Shares
32.17M
Price & Indicators
20d MA
50d MA
200d MA
Earnings
Filing
Insider
Congress
Investor day
Close$12.96
Open$13.03
Day$12.89–13.03
52W close$12.86–15.65
Avg vol 30d81K
Short int179K · 0.6% float · 2.9d
Short vol32%
DataJan 2020–Sep 2026
Metrics snapshot
Useful current figures from the complete screener profile.
Revenue (TTM)
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Trailing 12 months
Net income (TTM)
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Trailing 12 months
Revenue growth YoY
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Year over year
Operating margin
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Trailing 12 months
P / E (TTM)
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Trailing earnings
FCF yield
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TTM · current market cap
Return on invested capital
—
Trailing 12 months
Net cash
—
Latest balance sheet
Dividend yield
—
Trailing 12 months
Shares change YoY
—
Year over year · more shares
Price change (1Y)
-15.5%
Trailing year
Short interest
0.6%
Latest settlement · 2.9 days to cover
Equibles Rating
blended score · not investment adviceOverall
Sell
SellHoldBuy
Technical
Strong Sell
Momentum
Very Weak
Sentiment
Bullish
Fundamentals
Limited
Quant / Vol
Very Low
Market backdrop
VIX 14.8 · calm
Equity put/call 0.58
Technical
price trend
50 / 200-day cross
No cross
Price vs 200-day avg
−10%
below
Price vs 50-day avg
−7%
below
RSI (14)
22
oversold
MACD trend
Negative
52-week position
4%
near low
Volume (OBV)
Confirms
volume backs price
Momentum
relative strength
1-month return
−7%
trailing
6-month return
−7%
trailing
YTD return
−10%
this year
Relative strength
−27%
vs S&P · 6-mo
Sentiment
smart money
Trend (MA cross)
No cross
50d $14 › 200d $14 — 200d above 50d
Institutional flow
Accumulating
+13% holders QoQ · +12 funds added
Insider flow
Flat
No net insider activity over 90 days
Short interest
Falling
0.56% of float · ▼ -23.2% MoM · 2.9 days cover
Volume signal
Normal
Volume near normal
Institution breadth
Steady
68 holders — mid 3-yr range
Squeeze score
34
low risk · 0–100
Fundamentals
Not enough data for a confident read.
Quant / Vol
risk profile
Volatility
10%
annualized · 1-yr
Max drawdown
−18%
past year
ATR
1.2%
of price · 14-day
Blended from price, momentum, positioning, fundamentals & volatility · daily-close · not investment advice. Market backdrop is context, not part of the score.
Technicals
trend & momentum for long-term holders Strong Sell
50 / 200-day cross
No cross
Neutral
Price vs 200-day avg
−10%
Bearish
Price vs 50-day avg
−7%
Bearish
RSI (14)
22
Neutral
MACD trend
Negative
Bearish
52-week position
4%
Bearish
Volume (OBV)
Confirms
Neutral
Market signals — smart money & positioning
Bullish · 2 of 6
Trend (MA cross)
No cross
50d $14 › 200d $14 — 200d above 50d
Institutional flow
Accumulating
+13% holders QoQ · +12 funds added
Insider flow
Flat
No net insider activity over 90 days
Short interest
Falling
0.56% of float · ▼ -23.2% MoM · 2.9 days cover
Volume signal
Normal
Volume near normal
Institution breadth
Steady
68 holders — mid 3-yr range
Price context
position in its 52-week range
Range low $13
Now $13 · 4%
Range high $16
vs 200-day avg -10%
vs 50-day avg -7%
Illustrative technical + ownership context — a signal mix, not investment advice.
Versus peers
Asset Management — same industry group| Company | Mkt cap | YTD | Rev growth Y/Y | P/E | Short % shares |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
HPS
this stock
John Hancock Preferred Income Fund III
|
$419.48M | -10.1% | — | — | 0.6% |
|
BLK
BlackRock, Inc.
|
$344.91B | -0.1% | +16.2% | 25.4 | 0.6% |
|
BX
Blackstone Inc.
|
$94.92B | -18.9% | +9.2% | 28.4 | 2.9% |
|
KKR
KKR & Co. Inc.
|
$88.70B | -22.5% | -11.0% | — | 1.5% |
|
BN
BROOKFIELD Corp /ON/
|
$83.40B | -18.3% | — | — | 1.0% |
Peers by industry group · P/E from as-reported trailing EPS · short % is of shares outstanding
At a glance
key data from every sectionOwnership
Short & Settlement
Filings
Performance
| 5D | 20D | 120D | MTD | YTD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HPS | -1.1% | -7.3% | -6.9% | -6.6% | -10.1% |
| SPY | -0.3% | -0.1% | +20.1% | -0.7% | +11.7% |
| vs SPY | -0.7% | -7.2% | -27.0% | -5.9% | -21.8% |