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 better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership and media sentiment.

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, EMD or AEF?

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund	$81.59M	3.70	N/A	N/A	N/A
Abrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund	$43.16M	6.13	N/A	N/A	N/A

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

Is EMD or AEF a better dividend stock?

Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund pays an annual dividend of $1.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.2%. Abrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.57 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.7%.

Does the media prefer EMD or AEF?

In the previous week, Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund had 1 more articles in the media than Abrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund and 0 mentions for Abrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund. Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund's average media sentiment score of 1.90 beat Abrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund's score of 0.59 indicating that Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund	Very Positive
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, indicating 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, indicating 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 hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund and Abrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund tied by winning 4 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.