Legg Mason BW Global Income Opportunities Fund (BWG) Competitors $8.16 +0.02 (+0.25%) Closing price 05/2/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$8.17 +0.01 (+0.12%) As of 05/2/2025 06:51 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 AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock BWG vs. AGD, AWP, THQ, THW, AVK, AFB, ARDC, BFZ, BHK, and HYTShould you be buying Legg Mason BW Global Income Opportunities Fund stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Legg Mason BW Global Income Opportunities Fund 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. Legg Mason BW Global Income Opportunities Fund 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 Legg Mason BW Global Income Opportunities Fund (NYSE:BWG) and Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund (NYSE:AGD) are both financial services companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, valuation, profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment, earnings, dividends, risk and analyst recommendations. Is BWG or AGD a better dividend stock? Legg Mason BW Global Income Opportunities Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.8%. Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.8%. Is BWG or AGD more profitable? Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Legg Mason BW Global Income Opportunities FundN/A N/A N/A Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund N/A N/A N/A Does the MarketBeat Community prefer BWG or AGD? Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund received 108 more outperform votes than Legg Mason BW Global Income Opportunities Fund when rated by MarketBeat users. CompanyUnderperformOutperformLegg Mason BW Global Income Opportunities FundN/AN/AAbrdn Global Dynamic Dividend FundOutperform Votes10862.79% Underperform Votes6437.21% Which has higher valuation & earnings, BWG or AGD? CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioLegg Mason BW Global Income Opportunities Fund$31.72MN/AN/AN/AN/AAbrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund$56.61MN/AN/AN/AN/A Does the media favor BWG or AGD? In the previous week, Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund's average media sentiment score of 1.00 beat Legg Mason BW Global Income Opportunities Fund's score of -1.00 indicating that Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment Legg Mason BW Global Income Opportunities Fund Negative Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund Positive SummaryAbrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund beats Legg Mason BW Global Income Opportunities Fund on 4 of the 4 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Legg Mason BW Global Income Opportunities Fund News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for BWG 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 BWG vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricLegg Mason BW Global Income Opportunities FundAsset Management IndustryFinancial SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket CapN/A$1.17B$3.90B$19.20BDividend Yield7.66%4.39%4.16%4.00%P/E RatioN/A21.1713.0333.50Price / SalesN/A2,309.681,707.7229.19Price / CashN/A61.0850.3017.52Price / BookN/A1.133.424.55Net IncomeN/A$263.64M$1.25B$1.02B7 Day Performance1.75%1.28%1.19%2.29%1 Month Performance-2.04%8.41%12.31%2.93%1 Year Performance-0.49%2.56%12.27%4.67% Legg Mason BW Global Income Opportunities Fund Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BWGLegg Mason BW Global Income Opportunities FundN/A$8.16+0.2%N/A+1.1%$0.00$31.72M0.00147,000Short Interest ↑Negative NewsAGDAbrdn Global Dynamic Dividend FundN/A$9.40-1.3%N/A+8.9%$0.00$56.61M0.00N/AShort Interest ↓High Trading VolumeAWPabrdn Global Premier Properties FundN/A$3.70-2.1%N/A+5.9%$0.00$95.16M0.00N/AShort Interest ↓THQAbrdn Healthcare Opportunities FundN/A$18.51-2.1%N/A-2.6%$0.00$191.10M0.001,088THWAbrdn World Healthcare FundN/A$10.42-1.1%N/A-15.8%$0.00$94.49M0.00N/AShort Interest ↓Positive NewsAVKAdvent Convertible and Income FundN/A$10.59-1.8%N/A-3.9%$0.00$110.08M0.00N/ADividend AnnouncementNews CoveragePositive NewsAFBAllianceBernstein National Municipal Income FundN/A$10.04-1.2%N/A-1.5%$0.00$61.85M0.00N/AARDCAres Dynamic Credit Allocation FundN/A$13.08-1.2%N/A-2.0%$0.00$41.20M0.00N/AShort Interest ↓BFZBlackRock California Municipal Income TrustN/A$10.36-0.9%N/A-6.4%$0.00$5.38M0.00N/ANegative NewsBHKBlackRock Core Bond TrustN/A$9.98-1.5%N/A+1.5%$0.00$10.21M0.00N/AShort Interest ↓Positive NewsHYTBlackRock Corporate High Yield FundN/A$9.14-0.4%N/A-1.4%$0.00$128.00M0.00N/A Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund Alternatives abrdn Global Premier Properties Fund Alternatives Abrdn Healthcare Opportunities Fund Alternatives Abrdn World Healthcare Fund Alternatives Advent Convertible and Income Fund Alternatives AllianceBernstein National Municipal Income Fund Alternatives Ares Dynamic Credit Allocation Fund Alternatives BlackRock California Municipal Income Trust Alternatives BlackRock Core Bond Trust Alternatives BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund Alternatives 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:BWG) was last updated on 5/3/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThink NVDA’s run was epic? 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