Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund (EMD) Competitors

Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund (NYSE:EMD) and Abrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund (NYSE:AEF) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, community ranking, profitability, risk, valuation, institutional ownership and dividends.

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in EMD or AEF?

33.0% of Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 73.9% of Abrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 16.7% of Abrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more volatility and risk, EMD or AEF?

Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund has a beta of 0.64, meaning that its share price is 36% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Abrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund has a beta of 0.82, meaning that its share price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to EMD or AEF?

In the previous week, Abrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund had 2 more articles in the media than Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Abrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund and 1 mentions for Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund. Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund's average media sentiment score of 1.72 beat Abrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund's score of 1.32 indicating that Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt 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
Abrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is EMD or AEF more profitable?

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A
Abrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, EMD or AEF?

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund	$62.71M	4.46	N/A	N/A	N/A
Abrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund	$20.73M	11.12	N/A	N/A	N/A

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in EMD or AEF?

Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund received 45 more outperform votes than Abrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund when rated by MarketBeat users.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund	Outperform Votes 45 67.16%	Underperform Votes 22 32.84%
Abrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund	N/A	N/A

Is EMD or AEF a better dividend stock?

Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund pays an annual dividend of $1.05 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.7%. Abrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.8%.

Summary

Abrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund beats Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund on 5 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.