Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund (EMD) Competitors

Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund (NYSE:EMD) and BNY Mellon High Yield Strategies Fund (NYSE:DHF) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, earnings, media sentiment, valuation, institutional ownership and community ranking.

Which has more volatility & risk, EMD or DHF?

Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund has a beta of 0.64, meaning that its stock price is 36% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BNY Mellon High Yield Strategies Fund has a beta of 0.89, meaning that its stock price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer EMD or DHF?

In the previous week, Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund had 3 more articles in the media than BNY Mellon High Yield Strategies Fund. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund and 2 mentions for BNY Mellon High Yield Strategies Fund. Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund's average media sentiment score of 1.17 beat BNY Mellon High Yield Strategies Fund's score of 1.07 indicating that Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
BNY Mellon High Yield Strategies Fund	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has higher valuation & earnings, EMD or DHF?

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund	$71.45M	3.94	N/A	N/A	N/A
BNY Mellon High Yield Strategies Fund	$33.52M	5.65	N/A	N/A	N/A

Do insiders and institutionals believe in EMD or DHF?

33.0% of Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 36.2% of BNY Mellon High Yield Strategies Fund shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 16.6% of BNY Mellon High Yield Strategies Fund shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in EMD or DHF?

BNY Mellon High Yield Strategies Fund received 102 more outperform votes than Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 69.34% of users gave BNY Mellon High Yield Strategies Fund an outperform vote while only 67.16% of users gave Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund	Outperform Votes 45 67.16%	Underperform Votes 22 32.84%
BNY Mellon High Yield Strategies Fund	Outperform Votes 147 69.34%	Underperform Votes 65 30.66%

Is EMD or DHF a better dividend stock?

Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund pays an annual dividend of $1.02 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.4%. BNY Mellon High Yield Strategies Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.21 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.1%.

Is EMD or DHF more profitable?

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A
BNY Mellon High Yield Strategies Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

BNY Mellon High Yield Strategies Fund beats Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund on 6 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.