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John Hancock Income Securities Trust (JHS) Insider, 13F Hedge Fund & Politician Buy/Sell Thermometer

$10.47 +0.43% NYSE • Live Quote vs Prior Daily Close (Synced Snapshot) EXT / AFTER-HRS: $10.46

John Hancock Income Securities Trust (JHS) carries a Roarable Rating of D (Sell) with 46/100 RQD Confidence due to weak cash-flow efficiency and sensitivity to current interest rates. Wait for business cash flow and institutional buying to improve before committing fresh capital.

ROARABLE D • SELL / AVOID Cap $121.9M
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As of 2026-11-03, John Hancock Income Securities Trust (NYSE: JHS) is rated D (Sell / SELL) by Roarable's 5-pillar RQD engine with a composite confidence score of 46/100 at a spot price of $10.47 (+0.43% 1D, market cap $121.9M). Pillar breakdown: Fundamental Cash Engine 11/20, Institutional 13F & Options Flow 8/20, SEC Balance-Sheet Forensics 13/20, FRED Macro Regime Fit 5/20, and Executive Insider Alignment 9/20. Across 1097 tracked Financials issuers, JHS ranks #768 in composite RQD confidence.

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Within the Financials sector (Finance Companies), JHS carries a Roarable D (46/100 RQD), trailing P/E of N/A, gross margin of —, and ROIC of —. By comparison, PIM (Franklin Master Intermediate Income Trust) holds a D grade (48/100 RQD, P/E N/A, ROIC —, cap $153.3M) and WHF (WhiteHorse Finance Inc.) posts a C- grade (61/100 RQD, P/E 12.2x, ROIC 5.5%, cap $173.7M). Among the 5-stock peer group, WHF leads on earnings multiple (12.2x) while WHF leads on capital efficiency (5.5% ROIC).

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For John Hancock Income Securities Trust (JHS), key quantitative strengths include Established market leader in Financials with deep daily trading liquidity and sector rank #768 in Financials, while primary risk factors center on Company executives have done more routine share selling than personal cash buying lately and Sensitive to high interest rates and tighter Federal Reserve market liquidity.. Institutional options positioning shows a 50% call / 50% put premium split.

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EXT / AFTER-HRS: $10.46 (-0.11%)🧬 Disciplined Float (-0.40% YoY Shares)⚙️ Cash Engine: 11/20 (D+) • 0.1% FCF Margin
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📊 Historical Track Record Warning: Scores below 50 (46/100 · D) historically underperformed SPY in 71% of rolling 90-day windows (-6.1% avg 90D alpha vs SPY • 29.0% hit rate).
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5-PILLAR RQD RADARRw D · Rk D
Cash (11)Whales (8)SEC (13)Macro (5)CEO (9)
Each axis scored 0–20
12M PRICE TARGET CONE-5.4% Base Target
$13 Bull$10 Base$8 Bear
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WHALE OPTIONS SNAPSHOT: — (No Active Options Snapshot on file for JHS)Realized 20D OHLCV Swing Band: ±1.8%
Deterministic 5-Pillar Attribution (46/100 Composite)
🔍 WHY JHS SCORES 46/100 (D) — TOP 3 DRIVERS2 Bullish Pillars + #1 Risk Drag
▲ #1 Bullish Driver: SEC 10-K Forensic Risk+13/20 pts (28% of score)

Altman Z-Score 3.80 (FORTRESS SAFE (>3.0)) • Piotroski F-Score 7/9

▲ #2 Bullish Driver: Cash Engine Quality+11/20 pts (24% of score)

SEC XBRL Trailing 12 Months: 0.1% FCF Margin ($3.4M FCF) & 52% Gross Margin

▼ #1 Drag / Risk Factor: Macro Regime Fit5/20 pts (-15 pt drag)

Macro rate sensitivity & RSI-14 (61) create a -15 pt regime headwind

📈 PAST 4 QUARTERS RQD vs SUBSEQUENT RETURNQ1 → Q2 → Q3 → Current
Q1 (-3Q)
38
Grade E$10.10+1.2% Next Q
Q2 (-2Q)
41
Grade D$10.22+1.3% Next Q
Q3 (-1Q)
43
Grade D$10.35+1.2% Next Q
Current
46
Grade D$10.47-6.1% Hist 90D α
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While JHS currently carries a cautious 46/100 (D) rating due to Macro Regime Fit (5/20), shorts face asymmetric squeeze risk if free cash flow inflects or management executes accretive buybacks.

🚀 Contrarian Squeeze Trigger #1

Established market leader in Financials with deep daily trading liquidity.

🚀 Contrarian Squeeze Trigger #2

Options & Short-Covering Gamma: Reclaiming the 50-day SMA ($10.46) and Max Pain ($10.99) forces dealer call-delta covering toward $12.50.

🚀 Contrarian Squeeze Trigger #3

Forensic Repair Trigger: Halting share dilution (Disciplined Float (-0.40% YoY Shares)) or retiring high-cost debt immediately upgrades the SEC 10-K Forensic pillar.

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▲ Disclosed Buys: 0 ($0)▼ Disclosed Sales: 0 ($0)

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JHS // CANDLESTICK & AUTO-TRENDLINE WORKSTATION6M: -5.85%▼ DESCENDING CHANNEL
2026-11-04O $10.42H $10.47L $10.42C $10.47VOL 21.9K
RES: $10.79SUP: $9.84SMA50: $10.46SMA200: $10.99
$11.61$11.18$10.76$10.33$9.90RES $10.79SUP $9.84$10.472026-05-052026-06-182026-08-052026-09-212026-11-04
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Multi-year comparable XBRL diluted share count not disclosed (ETF or recent listing).

Reverse-DCF Expectations Hurdle
8.0%/yr Implied 5Y Growth

vs. +6.0% actual YoY revenue growth (assuming 9.25% cost of equity & 16.5x terminal multiple).

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📊 Quantitative Sector Peer Comparison, SEC Filing Delta & Investment FAQ (JHS)

Financials Rank #768 of 1097 ⚔️ PIM vs JHS Full Matrix →

1. Head-to-Head Financials Peer Comparison (JHS vs. PIM, WHF, MPV, VTN)

Industry: Finance Companies (27 Tracked Issuers)

Across 1097 tracked Financials securities in the Roarable RQD universe, John Hancock Income Securities Trust (JHS) ranks #768 by composite RQD confidence (46/100, grade D) and #942 by equity capitalization ($121.9M). Within this direct 5-issuer industry benchmark cohort, WHF leads on earnings valuation at 12.2x trailing P/E, while WHF leads on capital efficiency and profitability with 5.5% ROIC and — gross margin. WHF currently holds the highest overall quantitative score in the immediate peer group at 61/100 (C-) compared with JHS at 46/100 (D).

Ticker / Company Roarable Grade RQD Score Trailing P/E Gross Margin ROIC 1D Change Market Cap Head-to-Head
JHS ACTIVE
John Hancock Income Securities Trust
D 46/100 — — — +0.43% $121.9M Benchmark Subject
PIM
Franklin Master Intermediate Income Trust
D 48/100 — — — 0.00% $153.3M /pim-vs-jhs →
WHF
WhiteHorse Finance Inc.
C- 61/100 12.2x — 5.5% +1.51% $173.7M /whf-vs-jhs →
MPV
Barings Participation Investors
D 51/100 — — — -2.13% $175.7M /mpv-vs-jhs →
VTN
Invesco Trust for Investment Grade New York Municipals
D 48/100 — — — -1.20% $192.7M /vtn-vs-jhs →

2. JHS Fundamental Profitability, Capital Efficiency & Balance-Sheet Forensics

TRAILING 12M & FORWARD QUANTITATIVE SNAPSHOT

John Hancock Income Securities Trust (JHS) operates in Finance Companies (Financials) with an equity capitalization of $121.9M, trailing P/E of N/A, forward P/E of N/A, and EV/EBITDA of N/A. Operating profitability registers a gross margin of —, operating margin of —, net profit margin of —, ROIC of —, and free cash flow yield of —, alongside an Altman Z-Score of N/A and Piotroski F-Score of N/A.

3. JHS Data-Verified Investor FAQ (RQD Rating, Sector Peers, SEC Forensics & Technicals)

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Is JHS stock a Buy, Hold, or Sell right now according to Roarable's RQD model?

As of 2026-11-03, John Hancock Income Securities Trust (NYSE: JHS) is rated D (Sell / SELL) by Roarable's 5-pillar RQD engine with a composite confidence score of 46/100 at a spot price of $10.47 (+0.43% 1D, market cap $121.9M). Pillar breakdown: Fundamental Cash Engine 11/20, Institutional 13F & Options Flow 8/20, SEC Balance-Sheet Forensics 13/20, FRED Macro Regime Fit 5/20, and Executive Insider Alignment 9/20. Across 1097 tracked Financials issuers, JHS ranks #768 in composite RQD confidence.

How does JHS compare to PIM and WHF in the Financials sector?

Within the Financials sector (Finance Companies), JHS carries a Roarable D (46/100 RQD), trailing P/E of N/A, gross margin of —, and ROIC of —. By comparison, PIM (Franklin Master Intermediate Income Trust) holds a D grade (48/100 RQD, P/E N/A, ROIC —, cap $153.3M) and WHF (WhiteHorse Finance Inc.) posts a C- grade (61/100 RQD, P/E 12.2x, ROIC 5.5%, cap $173.7M). Among the 5-stock peer group, WHF leads on earnings multiple (12.2x) while WHF leads on capital efficiency (5.5% ROIC).

What are the biggest fundamental strengths and SEC risk factors for JHS?

For John Hancock Income Securities Trust (JHS), key quantitative strengths include Established market leader in Financials with deep daily trading liquidity and sector rank #768 in Financials, while primary risk factors center on Company executives have done more routine share selling than personal cash buying lately and Sensitive to high interest rates and tighter Federal Reserve market liquidity.. Institutional options positioning shows a 50% call / 50% put premium split.

Where is JHS trading relative to its 50-day, 200-day, and 52-week technical levels?

JHS last traded at $10.47 (+0.43% on volume of 21,911 shares), positioning the stock +0.10% above its 50-day simple moving average ($10.46) and -4.73% below its 200-day simple moving average ($10.99). Across its 52-week range of $10.03 to $11.90, JHS sits at the 23.5% percentile with a 14-day RSI of 61.0 (BULLISH MOMENTUM) and an implied next-earnings move of ±1.8% ($10.28 to $10.66).

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JHS — John Hancock Income Securities Trust: What the Facts Mean to a Prospective Investor

Methodology: RQD v6.2 Deterministic 5-Pillar & SEC XBRL Audit
Updated: 2026-11-03

1. Roarable Rating Brief: What This Means to a Prospective Investor

John Hancock Income Securities Trust (JHS) earns a live Roarable RQD composite score of 46/100, corresponding to a D letter grade (Roarable Sell) at a spot price of $10.47 (+0.43% 1D, market capitalization $121.9M).

  • Fundamental Cash Engine (11/20): Anchored by return on invested capital (ROIC) of —, gross margin of —, operating margin of —, and free cash flow yield of —.
  • Whale 13F & Options Flow (8/20) + Insider Conviction (9/20): Tracks institutional 13F accumulation, CBOE options call/put positioning, and SEC Form 4 / Congressional PTR filings.
  • Macro Regime Fit (5/20) + Forensic Balance Sheet (13/20): Incorporates a 1.00x equity beta, Altman Z-Score of N/A, Piotroski F-Score of N/A, and Debt/Equity of N/A.

2. Business Model, Unit Margins & SEC Financial Trajectory

Sector: Financials. Industry: Finance Companies. Exchange: NYSE. Is a NYSE-listed issuer in the Finance Companies industry with a market capitalization of $0.1B.

3. Institutional Bull vs. Bear Thesis & Valuation Tradeoff

  • 🐂 Primary Bull Case (D • RQD 46/100): Established market leader in Financials with deep daily trading liquidity. Free cash flow yield of — and institutional whale pillar of 8/20. With Fundamental Cash Engine at 11/20 and Institutional Whale Flow at 8/20, sustained execution supports upside toward the upper end of the $10.03 – $11.90 52-week range.
  • 🐻 Primary Bear Case & Valuation Risk: Company executives have done more routine share selling than personal cash buying lately. Investors must weigh current valuation against — operating margins and a 1.00x macro beta.

4. 2nd-Order Butterfly Ripples & Key Questions to Watch

The supply chain is NONE, with an empty list of butterfly links and an empty list of proprietary signals. No upstream or downstream dependencies, sector correlations, or second-order bottlenecks are identified in the source data. A prospective investor should note that this is an absence of mapped linkages rather than a confirmed absence of exposure.

  • Key Question #1: Can JHS sustain or expand its — operating margin and — ROIC against Finance Companies peers over the next 4 quarters?
  • Key Question #2: Will free cash flow conversion (— FCF yield) strengthen balance-sheet liquidity (Altman Z-Score N/A) toward the $11.90 52-week high?
  • Key Question #3: How sensitive is JHS's equity valuation to Financials capital spending cycles and macro interest-rate shifts (Beta 1.00x)?

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Piotroski F-Score of 6/9 and Debt/Equity of 0.5 point to a balance sheet that is the strongest of the five RQD pillars.

Don't sleep on JHS's setup in Financials. Piotroski F-Score of 6/9 and Debt/Equity of 0.5 point to a balance sheet that is the strongest of the five RQD pillars.. Beta of 1.0 means it moves fast when momentum turns, and the 5-pillar RQD gauge (46/100) backs up the fundamental quality.

ArenaChamp_24 🐂 BULL

@MeanReversion_88 Fair point on current EV/EBITDA multiples, but you're ignoring the forward operating leverage in Finance Companies. If gross margin (0.0%) holds, EPS grows into the multiple faster than bears think.

ME MeanReversion_88 RQD DEBATE OPENER • Quantitative Statistical Arb 🐻 BEARISH 🎯 Target: $8.86 (-15.0%)
Spot @ $10.42

ROIC of 0% and FCF yield of 0% leave no earnings-based support for the current $10.42 price.

Fading this rally in JHS at $10.42. ROIC of 0% and FCF yield of 0% leave no earnings-based support for the current $10.42 price.. With a beta of 1.0 and the stock sitting at $10.42 (52-wk range $10.03–$11.90), the easy multiple expansion is already priced in.

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