Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund (HIO) Competitors $3.74 -0.10 (-2.47%) As of 10:06 AM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendFinancialsHeadlinesOwnershipSEC 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 Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund (NYSE:HIO) and Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund (NYSE:AGD) are both financial services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, valuation, profitability, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, media sentiment and dividends. Does the media favor HIO or AGD? In the previous week, Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund had 1 more articles in the media than Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund and 1 mentions for Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund. Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund's average media sentiment score of 1.30 beat Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund's score of 0.88 indicating that Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is HIO or AGD a better dividend stock? Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.42 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.2%. Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund pays an annual dividend of $1.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 12.4%. Does the MarketBeat Community prefer HIO or AGD? 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. CompanyUnderperformOutperformWestern Asset High Income Opportunity FundOutperform Votes7668.47% Underperform Votes3531.53% Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend FundOutperform Votes10862.79% Underperform Votes6437.21% Is HIO or AGD more profitable? Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Western Asset High Income Opportunity FundN/A N/A N/A Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund N/A N/A N/A Which has preferable earnings & valuation, HIO or AGD? CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioWestern Asset High Income Opportunity Fund$48.61MN/AN/AN/AN/AAbrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund$56.61MN/AN/AN/AN/A SummaryAbrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund beats Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund on 4 of the 6 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads 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$1.05B$3.97B$18.13BDividend Yield0.07%4.36%4.14%3.79%P/E RatioN/A26.1615.6630.20Price / SalesN/A2,115.941,584.4324.52Price / CashN/A60.8148.9717.54Price / BookN/A1.053.294.22Net IncomeN/A$259.09M$1.28B$1.02B7 Day Performance-6.26%-3.75%3.82%-7.43%1 Month Performance-7.42%-5.06%2.39%-8.35%1 Year Performance-3.85%0.02%7.34%-3.39% 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$3.75-2.5%N/A-1.5%$0.00$48.61M0.00N/AUpcoming EarningsPositive NewsAGDAbrdn Global Dynamic Dividend FundN/A$9.94-0.5%N/A+2.5%$0.00$56.61M0.00N/AShort Interest ↓High Trading VolumeAWPabrdn Global Premier Properties FundN/A$3.87+1.4%N/A+1.3%$0.00$95.16M0.00N/ATHQAbrdn Healthcare Opportunities FundN/A$20.67+1.0%N/A+2.8%$0.00$191.10M0.001,088THWAbrdn World Healthcare FundN/A$11.50-0.5%N/A-12.7%$0.00$94.49M0.00N/AAVKAdvent Convertible and Income FundN/A$11.52-0.5%N/A-5.3%$0.00$110.08M0.00N/ADividend AnnouncementNegative NewsAFBAllianceBernstein National Municipal Income FundN/A$10.83+0.1%N/A+1.8%$0.00$61.85M0.00N/AEarnings ReportShort Interest ↑ARDCAres Dynamic Credit Allocation FundN/A$14.08-0.3%N/A-1.8%$0.00$41.20M0.00N/ABFZBlackRock California Municipal Income TrustN/A$10.99+0.1%N/A-4.6%$0.00$12.86M0.00N/ADividend AnnouncementNegative NewsBHKBlackRock Core Bond TrustN/A$10.84+0.6%N/A+2.3%$0.00$10.21M0.00N/ADividend AnnouncementNegative NewsHYTBlackRock Corporate High Yield FundN/A$9.60-0.2%N/A-4.0%$0.00$128.00M0.00N/ADividend AnnouncementNegative News Remove Ads 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 4/4/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump Allies Confirm Exec Order 14024 Triggers Dollar CollapseExecutive Order 14024 is paving the way for irreversible damage to the dollar's value—threatening your wealth,...Priority Gold | SponsoredTrump Orders 'National Digital Asset Stockpile'‘Digital Asset Reserve’ for THIS Coin??? 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