Western Asset Investment Grade Income Fund (PAI) Competitors $12.36 +0.12 (+0.94%) As of 03:13 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 PAI vs. MCI, TYG, MVF, EVN, RMT, MYN, KTF, SAR, MIY, and HQLShould you be buying Western Asset Investment Grade Income Fund stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Western Asset Investment Grade Income Fund include Barings Corporate Investors (MCI), Tortoise Energy Infrastructure (TYG), BlackRock MuniVest Fund (MVF), Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust (EVN), Royce Micro-Cap Trust (RMT), BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund (MYN), DWS Municipal Income Trust (KTF), Saratoga Investment (SAR), BlackRock MuniYield Michigan Quality Fund (MIY), and Abrdn Life Sciences Investors (HQL). These companies are all part of the "financial services" industry. Western Asset Investment Grade Income Fund vs. Barings Corporate Investors Tortoise Energy Infrastructure BlackRock MuniVest Fund Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust Royce Micro-Cap Trust BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund DWS Municipal Income Trust Saratoga Investment BlackRock MuniYield Michigan Quality Fund Abrdn Life Sciences Investors Barings Corporate Investors (NYSE:MCI) and Western Asset Investment Grade Income Fund (NYSE:PAI) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation, media sentiment, community ranking, risk, institutional ownership and earnings. Do insiders and institutionals believe in MCI or PAI? 19.0% of Western Asset Investment Grade Income Fund shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.1% of Barings Corporate Investors shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Western Asset Investment Grade Income Fund shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has better valuation & earnings, MCI or PAI? CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioBarings Corporate Investors$37.92M11.16N/AN/AN/AWestern Asset Investment Grade Income Fund$4.03M29.18N/AN/AN/A Is MCI or PAI more profitable? Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Barings Corporate InvestorsN/A N/A N/A Western Asset Investment Grade Income Fund N/A N/A N/A Which has more volatility & risk, MCI or PAI? Barings Corporate Investors has a beta of 0.42, meaning that its stock price is 58% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Western Asset Investment Grade Income Fund has a beta of 0.48, meaning that its stock price is 52% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is MCI or PAI a better dividend stock? Barings Corporate Investors pays an annual dividend of $1.59 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.6%. Western Asset Investment Grade Income Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.5%. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in MCI or PAI? Barings Corporate Investors received 121 more outperform votes than Western Asset Investment Grade Income Fund when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 75.65% of users gave Barings Corporate Investors an outperform vote while only 61.54% of users gave Western Asset Investment Grade Income Fund an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformBarings Corporate InvestorsOutperform Votes23375.65% Underperform Votes7524.35% Western Asset Investment Grade Income FundOutperform Votes11261.54% Underperform Votes7038.46% Does the media refer more to MCI or PAI? In the previous week, Barings Corporate Investors and Barings Corporate Investors both had 3 articles in the media. Western Asset Investment Grade Income Fund's average media sentiment score of 1.74 beat Barings Corporate Investors' score of 1.21 indicating that Western Asset Investment Grade Income Fund is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Barings Corporate Investors 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Western Asset Investment Grade Income Fund 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive SummaryBarings Corporate Investors beats Western Asset Investment Grade Income Fund on 5 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Western Asset Investment Grade Income Fund News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for PAI 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 PAI vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricWestern Asset Investment Grade Income FundInvestment offices IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$117.60M$7.31B$11.13B$18.89BDividend Yield5.09%7.08%5.91%4.15%P/E RatioN/A3.4822.0632.49Price / Sales29.1823.6625.8528.43Price / CashN/A7.5117.6017.53Price / BookN/A0.892.634.44Net IncomeN/A$66.51M$1.04B$1.02B7 Day Performance2.27%2.06%2.46%3.29%1 Month Performance-4.30%-3.70%-2.07%-5.59%1 Year Performance4.35%1.83%536.87%4.04% Western Asset Investment Grade Income Fund Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PAIWestern Asset Investment Grade Income FundN/A$12.37+0.9%N/A+1.2%$117.60M$4.03M0.00204,000Positive NewsMCIBarings Corporate InvestorsN/A$20.92+3.1%N/A+17.2%$424.66M$37.92M0.00N/APositive NewsTYGTortoise Energy InfrastructureN/A$38.29+3.4%N/A+23.2%$412.19M$214.33M0.00N/APositive NewsMVFBlackRock MuniVest FundN/A$6.75+1.4%N/A+0.1%$407.12M$11.04M0.00147,000Positive NewsEVNEaton Vance Municipal Income TrustN/A$10.08+1.4%N/A+1.0%$399.84M$38.57M0.00N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsRMTRoyce Micro-Cap TrustN/A$7.88+0.6%N/A-7.6%$399.37M$66.96M0.00N/APositive NewsMYNBlackRock MuniYield New York Quality FundN/A$9.69+1.9%N/A-4.6%$371.25M$19.20M0.00N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsKTFDWS Municipal Income TrustN/A$8.93+1.5%N/A-4.0%$349.82M$35.07M0.00N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsSARSaratoga Investment1.4729 of 5 stars$22.87+1.6%$25.08+9.7%+2.9%$328.09M$46.93M9.223,211MIYBlackRock MuniYield Michigan Quality FundN/A$11.11+0.7%N/A+1.2%$326.25M$4.66M0.00N/APositive NewsHigh Trading VolumeHQLAbrdn Life Sciences InvestorsN/A$11.78+2.6%N/A-4.1%$322.20M$86.69M0.00N/A Related Companies and Tools Related Companies MCI Competitors TYG Competitors MVF Competitors EVN Competitors RMT Competitors MYN Competitors KTF Competitors SAR Competitors MIY Competitors HQL 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:PAI) was last updated on 4/25/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersElon Set to Shock the World by May 1st ?Tech legend Jeff Brown recently traveled to the industrial zone of South Memphis to investigate what he believ...Brownstone Research | SponsoredFeds Just Admitted It—They Can Take Your CashHere’s the cold truth: If your money is sitting idle in a bank account, it’s vulnerable. 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