Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund (EMD) Competitors

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

Does the media favor AEF or EMD?

In the previous week, Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund had 3 more articles in the media than Abrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund and 1 mentions for Abrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund. Abrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund's average media sentiment score of 1.69 beat Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund's score of 1.30 indicating that Abrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Abrdn Emerging Markets Equity 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
Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

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

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

Is AEF or EMD a better dividend stock?

Abrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.2%. Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund pays an annual dividend of $1.15 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.2%.

Which has more volatility & risk, AEF or EMD?

Abrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund has a beta of 0.83, indicating that its share price is 17% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund has a beta of 0.64, indicating that its share price is 36% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is AEF or EMD more profitable?

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

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, AEF or EMD?

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Abrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund	$20.73M	11.95	N/A	N/A	N/A
Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund	$62.71M	4.69	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Abrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund beats Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund on 5 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.