Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund (HIO) Competitors $3.78 +0.01 (+0.13%) As of 01:46 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendHeadlinesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock HIO vs. AGD, AWP, THQ, THW, AVK, 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 Healthcare Opportunities Fund (THQ), Abrdn World Healthcare Fund (THW), Advent Convertible and Income Fund (AVK), 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 Healthcare Opportunities Fund Abrdn World Healthcare Fund Advent Convertible and 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 business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, community ranking, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, risk, dividends and media sentiment. Which has stronger valuation and earnings, AGD or HIO? CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAbrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund$56.61MN/AN/AN/AN/AWestern Asset High Income Opportunity Fund$48.61MN/AN/AN/AN/A Is AGD or HIO a better dividend stock? Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 12.3%. Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.42 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.1%. Does the media favor AGD or HIO? In the previous week, Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund's average media sentiment score of 1.30 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 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 Does the MarketBeat Community believe in 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% SummaryAbrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund beats Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund on 3 of the 5 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for HIO and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. 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$1.08B$3.76B$18.91BDividend Yield0.07%4.45%4.21%4.16%P/E RatioN/A24.1214.0932.34Price / SalesN/A2,244.511,667.4428.34Price / CashN/A61.1450.2917.53Price / BookN/A1.123.374.45Net IncomeN/A$261.65M$1.24B$1.02B7 Day Performance0.80%1.30%1.88%3.20%1 Month Performance-6.66%3.25%7.11%-5.90%1 Year Performance1.75%1.61%9.73%3.61% 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$3.79+0.1%N/A+1.1%$0.00$48.61M0.00N/APositive NewsAGDAbrdn Global Dynamic Dividend FundN/A$9.40-1.3%N/A+2.5%$0.00$56.61M0.00N/AHigh Trading VolumeAWPabrdn Global Premier Properties FundN/A$3.70-2.1%N/A+1.6%$0.00$95.16M0.00N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsTHQAbrdn Healthcare Opportunities FundN/A$18.51-2.1%N/A-3.3%$0.00$191.10M0.001,088Short Interest ↑THWAbrdn World Healthcare FundN/A$10.42-1.1%N/A-16.6%$0.00$94.49M0.00N/APositive NewsAVKAdvent Convertible and Income FundN/A$10.59-1.8%N/A-6.3%$0.00$110.08M0.00N/AAFBAllianceBernstein National Municipal Income FundN/A$10.04-1.2%N/A-3.1%$0.00$61.85M0.00N/ADividend AnnouncementShort Interest ↑Negative NewsARDCAres Dynamic Credit Allocation FundN/A$13.08-1.2%N/A-3.1%$0.00$41.20M0.00N/AEx-DividendBFZBlackRock California Municipal Income TrustN/A$10.36-0.9%N/A-10.6%$0.00$5.38M0.00N/APositive NewsBHKBlackRock Core Bond TrustN/A$9.98-1.5%N/A-2.0%$0.00$10.21M0.00N/AHYTBlackRock Corporate High Yield FundN/A$9.14-0.4%N/A-3.0%$0.00$128.00M0.00N/APositive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies AGD Alternatives AWP Alternatives THQ Alternatives THW Alternatives AVK Alternatives AFB Alternatives ARDC Alternatives BFZ Alternatives BHK Alternatives HYT Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:HIO) was last updated on 4/24/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersM.A.G.A. is Finished – This Could be even BetterYou’ve no doubt heard Trump’s rally cry: Make America Great Again. 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