Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund (EMD) Competitors

Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund (NYSE:EMD) and Abrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund (NYSE:AEF) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, community ranking, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, risk, dividends and institutional ownership.

Which has higher valuation and earnings, EMD or AEF?

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund	$62.71M	4.16	N/A	N/A	N/A
Abrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund	$20.73M	11.85	N/A	N/A	N/A

Does the media refer more to EMD or AEF?

In the previous week, Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund had 3 more articles in the media than Abrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund and 0 mentions for Abrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund. Abrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund's average media sentiment score of 1.54 beat Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund's score of 0.91 indicating that Abrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund	Positive
Abrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund	Very Positive

Which has more risk & volatility, EMD or AEF?

Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund has a beta of 0.64, indicating that its share price is 36% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Abrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund has a beta of 0.81, indicating that its share price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer EMD or AEF?

Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund received 45 more outperform votes than Abrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund when rated by MarketBeat users.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund	Outperform Votes 45 67.16%	Underperform Votes 22 32.84%
Abrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund	N/A	N/A

Is EMD or AEF more profitable?

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A
Abrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of EMD or AEF?

33.0% of Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 73.9% of Abrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 16.7% of Abrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is EMD or AEF a better dividend stock?

Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund pays an annual dividend of $1.03 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.3%. Abrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.45 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.3%.

Summary

Abrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund beats Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund on 5 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.