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 asset management industry companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings, institutional ownership and profitability.

Is EMD or AEF a better dividend stock?

Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund pays an annual dividend of $1.06 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.4%. Abrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.3%.

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 2 mentions for Abrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund and 0 mentions for Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund. Abrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund's average media sentiment score of 1.48 beat Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund's score of 0.00 indicating that Abrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund	Neutral
Abrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund	Positive

Which has more risk & volatility, EMD or AEF?

Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund has a beta of 0.64, suggesting that its share price is 36% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Abrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund has a beta of 0.84, suggesting that its share price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals & insiders believe in EMD or AEF?

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

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 better valuation and earnings, 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	4.65	N/A	N/A	N/A
Abrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund	$20.73M	11.77	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Abrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund beats Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund on 6 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.