Tortoise Power and Energy Infrastructure Fund (TPZ) Competitors

Tortoise Power and Energy Infrastructure Fund (NYSE:TPZ) and Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund (NYSE:EMD) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, media sentiment, dividends and risk.

Is TPZ or EMD a better dividend stock?

Tortoise Power and Energy Infrastructure Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.4%. Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund pays an annual dividend of $1.15 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.2%.

Does the media refer more to TPZ or EMD?

In the previous week, Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund had 4 more articles in the media than Tortoise Power and Energy Infrastructure Fund. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund and 1 mentions for Tortoise Power and Energy Infrastructure Fund. Tortoise Power and Energy Infrastructure Fund's average media sentiment score of 1.80 beat Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund's score of 1.30 indicating that Tortoise Power and Energy Infrastructure Fund is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Tortoise Power and Energy Infrastructure 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
Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has better valuation & earnings, TPZ or EMD?

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Tortoise Power and Energy Infrastructure Fund	$24.21M	6.47	N/A	N/A	N/A
Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund	$62.71M	4.69	N/A	N/A	N/A

Is TPZ or EMD more profitable?

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Tortoise Power and Energy Infrastructure Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A
Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of TPZ or EMD?

33.0% of Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund beats Tortoise Power and Energy Infrastructure Fund on 5 of the 7 factors compared between the two stocks.