Western Asset High Income Fund II (HIX) Competitors $4.23 0.00 (0.00%) As of 03:57 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendFinancialsHeadlinesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock 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 Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund (NYSE:AGD) and Western Asset High Income Fund II (NYSE:HIX) are both financial services companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, dividends, media sentiment, risk, valuation, profitability, community ranking, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership. Is AGD or HIX a better dividend stock? Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund pays an annual dividend of $1.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.3%. Western Asset High Income Fund II pays an annual dividend of $0.58 per share and has a dividend yield of 13.7%. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in AGD or HIX? 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. CompanyUnderperformOutperformAbrdn Global Dynamic Dividend FundOutperform Votes10862.79% Underperform Votes6437.21% Western Asset High Income Fund IIOutperform Votes12871.91% Underperform Votes5028.09% Does the media prefer AGD or HIX? In the previous week, Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund and Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund both had 2 articles in the media. Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund's average media sentiment score of 0.80 beat Western Asset High Income Fund II's score of 0.72 indicating that Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund 0 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Western Asset High Income Fund II 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has higher earnings and valuation, AGD or HIX? CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAbrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund$56.61MN/AN/AN/AN/AWestern Asset High Income Fund II$62.43MN/AN/AN/AN/A Is AGD or HIX 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 Fund II N/A N/A N/A SummaryWestern Asset High Income Fund II beats Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund on 4 of the 5 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads 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$1.16B$4.25B$19.83BDividend Yield0.09%4.41%4.18%3.75%P/E RatioN/A27.1116.0334.21Price / SalesN/A2,292.971,721.3328.59Price / CashN/A60.8148.9717.54Price / BookN/A1.123.374.64Net IncomeN/A$258.33M$1.27B$1.02B7 Day PerformanceN/A0.47%0.79%1.50%1 Month Performance-2.76%-1.52%6.81%-0.47%1 Year Performance-3.97%6.22%11.49%7.39% 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$4.23flatN/A-4.2%$0.00$62.43M0.0013,100Dividend AnnouncementNews CoverageAGDAbrdn Global Dynamic Dividend FundN/A$10.21+0.9%N/A+6.5%$0.00$56.61M0.00N/AAWPabrdn Global Premier Properties FundN/A$3.89+1.4%N/A+2.0%$0.00$95.16M0.00N/AHigh Trading VolumeTHQAbrdn Healthcare Opportunities FundN/A$20.77+2.3%N/A+6.8%$0.00$191.10M0.001,088THWAbrdn World Healthcare FundN/A$11.83+1.1%N/A-7.4%$0.00$94.49M0.00N/APositive NewsAVKAdvent Convertible and Income FundN/A$11.50+0.3%N/A-1.2%$0.00$110.08M0.00N/AAFBAllianceBernstein National Municipal Income FundN/A$10.84-0.1%N/A+0.8%$0.00$61.85M0.00N/ADividend AnnouncementNews CoverageARDCAres Dynamic Credit Allocation FundN/A$14.27+0.8%N/A+0.7%$0.00$41.20M0.00N/ANews CoverageBFZBlackRock California Municipal Income TrustN/A$11.03-0.4%N/A-5.9%$0.00$12.86M0.00N/ABHKBlackRock Core Bond TrustN/A$10.62-0.6%N/A+0.2%$0.00$10.21M0.00N/AHYTBlackRock Corporate High Yield FundN/A$9.49-1.1%N/A-1.8%$0.00$128.00M0.00N/AHigh Trading Volume Remove Ads 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 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:HIX) was last updated on 3/25/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersYour Wealth is Under AttackPlease don't wait—this is your moment to take action. 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