Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund (HIO) Competitors $3.95 +0.03 (+0.77%) (As of 11/21/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends HIO vs. AGD, AWP, THW, AVK, AWF, AFB, ARDC, BFZ, BHK, and HYTShould you be buying Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund include Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund (AGD), abrdn Global Premier Properties Fund (AWP), Abrdn World Healthcare Fund (THW), Advent Convertible and Income Fund (AVK), AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund (AWF), AllianceBernstein National Municipal Income Fund (AFB), Ares Dynamic Credit Allocation Fund (ARDC), BlackRock California Municipal Income Trust (BFZ), BlackRock Core Bond Trust (BHK), and BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund (HYT). These companies are all part of the "financial services" industry. Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund vs. Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund abrdn Global Premier Properties Fund Abrdn World Healthcare Fund Advent Convertible and Income Fund AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund AllianceBernstein National Municipal Income Fund Ares Dynamic Credit Allocation Fund BlackRock California Municipal Income Trust BlackRock Core Bond Trust BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund (NYSE:AGD) and Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund (NYSE:HIO) are both financial services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, dividends, media sentiment, community ranking, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings and institutional ownership. Does the MarketBeat Community favor AGD or HIO? Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund received 32 more outperform votes than Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 68.47% of users gave Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund an outperform vote while only 62.79% of users gave Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformAbrdn Global Dynamic Dividend FundOutperform Votes10862.79% Underperform Votes6437.21% Western Asset High Income Opportunity FundOutperform Votes7668.47% Underperform Votes3531.53% Does the media favor AGD or HIO? In the previous week, Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund had 2 more articles in the media than Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund and 0 mentions for Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund. Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund's average media sentiment score of 1.00 beat Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund's score of 0.00 indicating that Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund Neutral Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund Positive Is AGD or HIO a better dividend stock? Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.98 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.8%. Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.42 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.6%. Is AGD or HIO more profitable? Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend FundN/A N/A N/A Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund N/A N/A N/A Which has higher valuation & earnings, AGD or HIO? CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAbrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund$17.85MN/AN/AN/AN/AWestern Asset High Income Opportunity Fund$34.19MN/AN/AN/AN/A SummaryWestern Asset High Income Opportunity Fund beats Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund on 5 of the 6 factors compared between the two stocks. 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The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart HIO vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricWestern Asset High Income Opportunity FundAsset Management IndustryFinancial SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket CapN/A$888.42M$3.53B$20.04BDividend Yield0.07%13.13%4.55%3.49%P/E RatioN/A777.07424.9043.40Price / SalesN/A13,923.072,060.1917.65Price / CashN/A88.4850.5921.28Price / BookN/A1.801.504.65Net IncomeN/A$62.98M$348.76M$985.54M7 Day Performance2.33%0.20%0.54%2.60%1 Month Performance-1.00%-0.20%1.11%2.57%1 Year Performance6.76%10.79%15.63%26.28% Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)HIOWestern Asset High Income Opportunity FundN/A$3.95+0.8%N/A+5.5%$0.00$34.19M0.00N/ADividend AnnouncementPositive NewsAGDAbrdn Global Dynamic Dividend FundN/A$10.03+0.5%N/A+10.7%$0.00$17.85M0.00N/AAWPabrdn Global Premier Properties FundN/A$4.32+0.9%N/A+19.3%$0.00$-9,264,203.000.00N/APositive NewsTHWAbrdn World Healthcare FundN/A$11.93+0.6%N/A+7.3%$0.00$50.22M0.00N/AAVKAdvent Convertible and Income FundN/A$11.87-0.3%N/A+15.4%$0.00$40.96M0.00N/ANews CoverageAWFAllianceBernstein Global High Income FundN/A$10.84+0.5%N/A+11.1%$0.00$126.10M0.00N/ANegative NewsHigh Trading VolumeAFBAllianceBernstein National Municipal Income FundN/A$11.23-0.3%N/A+9.4%$0.00$5.80M0.00N/AARDCAres Dynamic Credit Allocation FundN/A$15.28+0.9%N/A+21.5%$0.00$56.16M0.00N/ABFZBlackRock California Municipal Income TrustN/A$11.49+0.1%N/A+5.3%$0.00$12.86M0.00N/ANews CoverageBHKBlackRock Core Bond TrustN/A$11.20+1.2%N/A+9.6%$0.00$26.22M0.00N/ANews CoverageHYTBlackRock Corporate High Yield FundN/A$9.86+0.3%N/A+13.9%$0.00$164.69M0.00N/A Related Companies and Tools Related Companies AGD Alternatives AWP Alternatives THW Alternatives AVK Alternatives AWF Alternatives AFB Alternatives ARDC Alternatives BFZ Alternatives BHK Alternatives HYT Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NYSE:HIO) was last updated on 11/22/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our Partners[Urgent] Starlink Set For The Largest IPO In History?He turned PayPal from a tiny, off-the-radar startup… to a massive $64 billion giant. 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