Western Asset High Income Fund II (HIX) Competitors $4.38 -0.02 (-0.34%) Closing price 02/21/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$4.37 -0.02 (-0.43%) As of 02/21/2025 05:43 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendFinancialsHeadlinesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends HIX vs. AGD, AWP, THQ, THW, AVK, AFB, ARDC, BFZ, BHK, and HYTShould you be buying Western Asset High Income Fund II stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Western Asset High Income Fund II 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 Fund II 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 Fund II (NYSE:HIX) and Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund (NYSE:AGD) are both financial services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation, dividends and community ranking. Is HIX or AGD a better dividend stock? Western Asset High Income Fund II pays an annual dividend of $0.58 per share and has a dividend yield of 13.2%. Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund pays an annual dividend of $1.11 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.8%. Is HIX or AGD more profitable? Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Western Asset High Income Fund IIN/A N/A N/A Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund N/A N/A N/A Does the media favor HIX or AGD? In the previous week, Western Asset High Income Fund II had 2 more articles in the media than Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Western Asset High Income Fund II and 0 mentions for Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund. Western Asset High Income Fund II'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 Fund II is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment Western Asset High Income Fund II Positive Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund Neutral Which has stronger valuation and earnings, HIX or AGD? CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioWestern Asset High Income Fund II$62.43MN/AN/AN/AN/AAbrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund$56.61MN/AN/AN/AN/A Does the MarketBeat Community prefer HIX or AGD? Western Asset High Income Fund II received 20 more outperform votes than Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 71.91% of users gave Western Asset High Income Fund II an outperform vote while only 62.79% of users gave Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformWestern Asset High Income Fund IIOutperform Votes12871.91% Underperform Votes5028.09% Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend FundOutperform Votes10862.79% Underperform Votes6437.21% SummaryWestern Asset High Income Fund II beats Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund on 6 of the 6 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Western Asset High Income Fund II News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for HIX 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 HIX vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricWestern Asset High Income Fund IIAsset Management IndustryFinancial SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket CapN/A$1.22B$4.22B$20.07BDividend Yield0.09%4.54%4.29%3.65%P/E RatioN/A26.9316.0534.90Price / SalesN/A2,353.531,758.1415.64Price / CashN/A60.4148.6020.85Price / BookN/A1.153.394.92Net IncomeN/A$255.24M$1.26B$1.02B7 Day Performance-0.45%-0.44%-0.24%-1.05%1 Month Performance2.10%0.56%1.79%-1.09%1 Year Performance-0.34%9.98%14.50%13.70% Western Asset High Income Fund II Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)HIXWestern Asset High Income Fund IIN/A$4.39-0.3%N/A-0.7%$0.00$62.43M0.0013,100Dividend AnnouncementPositive NewsAGDAbrdn Global Dynamic Dividend FundN/A$10.24+0.5%N/A+8.9%$0.00$56.61M0.00N/AAWPabrdn Global Premier Properties FundN/A$4.01-0.7%N/A+7.6%$0.00$95.16M0.00N/ATHQAbrdn Healthcare Opportunities FundN/A$20.46-1.3%N/A+5.1%$0.00$191.10M0.001,088Positive NewsTHWAbrdn World Healthcare FundN/A$11.91-0.2%N/A-4.1%$0.00$94.49M0.00N/AAVKAdvent Convertible and Income FundN/A$12.27-0.5%N/A+3.1%$0.00$110.08M0.00N/AAFBAllianceBernstein National Municipal Income FundN/A$11.14flatN/A+2.1%$0.00$61.85M0.00N/AARDCAres Dynamic Credit Allocation FundN/A$15.52+0.5%N/A+12.4%$0.00$56.16M0.00N/ABFZBlackRock California Municipal Income TrustN/A$11.31+0.3%N/A-3.7%$0.00$12.86M0.00N/ABHKBlackRock Core Bond TrustN/A$10.49-0.6%N/A+1.0%$0.00$26.22M0.00N/AHYTBlackRock Corporate High Yield FundN/A$9.84-0.4%N/A+2.4%$0.00$164.69M0.00N/APositive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund Competitors abrdn Global Premier Properties Fund Competitors Abrdn Healthcare Opportunities Fund Competitors Abrdn World Healthcare Fund Competitors Advent Convertible and Income Fund Competitors AllianceBernstein National Municipal Income Fund Competitors Ares Dynamic Credit Allocation Fund Competitors BlackRock California Municipal Income Trust Competitors BlackRock Core Bond Trust Competitors BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund Competitors 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:HIX) was last updated on 2/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersSecret financial plot unfolding in Washington DC… [DEVELOPING]What stocks are next up to soar in 2025? 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