Western Asset Investment Grade Income Fund (PAI) Competitors $12.18 -0.45 (-3.56%) Closing price 04/4/2025 03:54 PM EasternExtended Trading$12.18 0.00 (0.00%) As of 04/4/2025 04:05 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 InterestTrendsBuy This Stock PAI vs. IFN, MCI, TYG, RMT, MVF, EVN, MYN, KTF, SAR, 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 The India Fund (IFN), Barings Corporate Investors (MCI), Tortoise Energy Infrastructure (TYG), Royce Micro-Cap Trust (RMT), BlackRock MuniVest Fund (MVF), Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust (EVN), BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund (MYN), DWS Municipal Income Trust (KTF), Saratoga Investment (SAR), and Abrdn Life Sciences Investors (HQL). These companies are all part of the "financial services" industry. Western Asset Investment Grade Income Fund vs. The India Fund Barings Corporate Investors Tortoise Energy Infrastructure Royce Micro-Cap Trust BlackRock MuniVest Fund Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund DWS Municipal Income Trust Saratoga Investment Abrdn Life Sciences Investors Western Asset Investment Grade Income Fund (NYSE:PAI) and The India Fund (NYSE:IFN) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, analyst recommendations, dividends, media sentiment, risk, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation and earnings. Does the media favor PAI or IFN? In the previous week, The India Fund had 2 more articles in the media than Western Asset Investment Grade Income Fund. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for The India Fund and 1 mentions for Western Asset Investment Grade Income Fund. Western Asset Investment Grade Income Fund's average media sentiment score of 1.87 beat The India Fund's score of 1.31 indicating that Western Asset Investment Grade Income Fund is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Western Asset Investment Grade Income Fund 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive The India Fund 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is PAI or IFN more profitable? Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Western Asset Investment Grade Income FundN/A N/A N/A The India Fund N/A N/A N/A Which has more risk & volatility, PAI or IFN? Western Asset Investment Grade Income Fund has a beta of 0.51, indicating that its share price is 49% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, The India Fund has a beta of 0.85, indicating that its share price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the MarketBeat Community favor PAI or IFN? The India Fund received 31 more outperform votes than Western Asset Investment Grade Income Fund when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 67.14% of users gave The India Fund an outperform vote while only 61.54% of users gave Western Asset Investment Grade Income Fund an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformWestern Asset Investment Grade Income FundOutperform Votes11261.54% Underperform Votes7038.46% The India FundOutperform Votes14367.14% Underperform Votes7032.86% Which has higher earnings and valuation, PAI or IFN? CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioWestern Asset Investment Grade Income Fund$4.03M28.75N/AN/AN/AThe India Fund$110.12M4.05N/AN/AN/A Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in PAI or IFN? 19.0% of Western Asset Investment Grade Income Fund shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 10.8% of The India Fund shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of Western Asset Investment Grade Income Fund shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Is PAI or IFN a better dividend stock? Western Asset Investment Grade Income Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.6%. The India Fund pays an annual dividend of $2.33 per share and has a dividend yield of 16.2%. SummaryThe India Fund beats Western Asset Investment Grade Income Fund on 6 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads 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$115.84M$7.25B$10.40B$17.77BDividend Yield4.78%6.76%5.42%3.79%P/E RatioN/A3.6021.4529.98Price / Sales28.7515.2425.0124.14Price / CashN/A7.5117.6317.53Price / BookN/A0.862.564.13Net IncomeN/A$66.51M$1.03B$1.02B7 Day Performance-4.81%-4.44%-5.37%-8.66%1 Month Performance-3.37%-5.93%496.71%-10.76%1 Year Performance2.07%-2.26%530.09%-5.27% 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$12.18-3.6%N/A+1.5%$115.84M$4.03M0.00204,000News CoveragePositive NewsIFNThe India FundN/A$15.76+0.5%N/A-29.7%$489.51M$110.12M0.0021,000Positive NewsMCIBarings Corporate InvestorsN/A$23.58+3.4%N/A+27.3%$478.55M$37.92M0.00N/AInsider TradeNews CoveragePositive NewsHigh Trading VolumeTYGTortoise Energy InfrastructureN/A$43.02-0.5%N/A+21.6%$463.06M$214.33M0.00N/APositive NewsRMTRoyce Micro-Cap TrustN/A$8.41-0.7%N/A-16.6%$425.98M$66.96M0.00N/APositive NewsGap DownMVFBlackRock MuniVest FundN/A$7.01-0.3%N/A+1.4%$422.80M$29.36M0.00147,000Dividend AnnouncementShort Interest ↓News CoveragePositive NewsEVNEaton Vance Municipal Income TrustN/A$10.29-0.5%N/A+0.3%$407.98M$38.57M0.00N/ADividend AnnouncementMYNBlackRock MuniYield New York Quality FundN/A$9.93+0.2%N/A-4.0%$380.26M$19.20M0.00N/ADividend AnnouncementNews CoveragePositive NewsKTFDWS Municipal Income TrustN/A$9.36+0.2%N/A-1.3%$366.46M$35.07M0.00N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsSARSaratoga Investment1.6065 of 5 stars$25.30+0.4%$25.08-0.9%+2.2%$362.95M$46.93M10.203,211Analyst DowngradeHQLAbrdn Life Sciences InvestorsN/A$12.67-1.6%N/A-12.8%$346.54M$86.69M0.00N/AInsider TradeNews CoverageHigh Trading Volume Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies IFN Competitors MCI Competitors TYG Competitors RMT Competitors MVF Competitors EVN Competitors MYN Competitors KTF Competitors SAR 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 4/5/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our Partners“Fed Proof” Your Bank Account with THESE 4 Simple StepsStarting as soon as a few months from now, the United States government will make a sweeping change to bank ac...Weiss Ratings | SponsoredAmerica’s Retirement Accounts Are at Risk—Here’s WhyWhen Trump took office in 2017, gold was just $1,100 an ounce. 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