Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund (EMD) Competitors

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EMD vs. FSCO, OXLC, PFLT, AEF, and DHF

Should you buy Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund include FS Credit Opportunities (FSCO), Oxford Lane Capital (OXLC), PennantPark Floating Rate Capital (PFLT), Abrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund (AEF), and BNY Mellon High Yield Strategies Fund (DHF). These companies are all part of the "asset management" industry.

How does Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund compare to FS Credit Opportunities?

Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund (NYSE:EMD) and FS Credit Opportunities (NYSE:FSCO) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, risk and dividends.

Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund has a beta of 0.64, suggesting that its stock price is 36% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, FS Credit Opportunities has a beta of 0.36, suggesting that its stock price is 64% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, FS Credit Opportunities' average media sentiment score of 1.62 beat Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund's score of 0.00 indicating that FS Credit Opportunities is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund	Neutral
FS Credit Opportunities	Very Positive

33.0% of Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 36.4% of FS Credit Opportunities shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of FS Credit Opportunities shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A
FS Credit Opportunities	N/A	N/A	N/A

Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund pays an annual dividend of $1.14 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.0%. FS Credit Opportunities pays an annual dividend of $0.71 per share and has a dividend yield of 14.0%.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund	$102.50M	2.90	N/A	N/A	N/A
FS Credit Opportunities	$163.59M	6.13	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

FS Credit Opportunities beats Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund on 5 of the 7 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund compare to Oxford Lane Capital?

Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund (NYSE:EMD) and Oxford Lane Capital (NASDAQ:OXLC) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment and earnings.

Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund has a beta of 0.64, suggesting that its stock price is 36% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Oxford Lane Capital has a beta of 0.64, suggesting that its stock price is 36% less volatile than the broader market.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A
Oxford Lane Capital	N/A	N/A	N/A

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund	$102.50M	2.90	N/A	N/A	N/A
Oxford Lane Capital	$10.10M	86.44	N/A	N/A	N/A

33.0% of Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 6.7% of Oxford Lane Capital shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.2% of Oxford Lane Capital shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, Oxford Lane Capital had 14 more articles in the media than Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Oxford Lane Capital and 0 mentions for Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund. Oxford Lane Capital's average media sentiment score of 0.44 beat Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund's score of 0.00 indicating that Oxford Lane Capital is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund	Neutral
Oxford Lane Capital	Neutral

Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund pays an annual dividend of $1.14 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.0%. Oxford Lane Capital pays an annual dividend of $4.35 per share and has a dividend yield of 45.2%.

Summary

Oxford Lane Capital beats Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund on 5 of the 7 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund compare to PennantPark Floating Rate Capital?

PennantPark Floating Rate Capital (NYSE:PFLT) and Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund (NYSE:EMD) are both small-cap asset management industry companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, institutional ownership, risk, earnings, dividends, media sentiment and analyst recommendations.

PennantPark Floating Rate Capital currently has a consensus target price of $9.80, suggesting a potential upside of 20.76%. Given PennantPark Floating Rate Capital's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe PennantPark Floating Rate Capital is more favorable than Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
PennantPark Floating Rate Capital	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.63
Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

PennantPark Floating Rate Capital has a beta of 0.78, suggesting that its stock price is 22% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund has a beta of 0.64, suggesting that its stock price is 36% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, PennantPark Floating Rate Capital had 2 more articles in the media than Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for PennantPark Floating Rate Capital and 0 mentions for Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund. PennantPark Floating Rate Capital's average media sentiment score of 0.73 beat Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund's score of 0.00 indicating that PennantPark Floating Rate Capital is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
PennantPark Floating Rate Capital	Positive
Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund	Neutral

PennantPark Floating Rate Capital pays an annual dividend of $1.23 per share and has a dividend yield of 15.2%. Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund pays an annual dividend of $1.14 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.0%. PennantPark Floating Rate Capital pays out 198.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

19.8% of PennantPark Floating Rate Capital shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 33.0% of Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of PennantPark Floating Rate Capital 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 endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

PennantPark Floating Rate Capital has a net margin of 23.08% compared to Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund's net margin of 0.00%. PennantPark Floating Rate Capital's return on equity of 9.95% beat Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
PennantPark Floating Rate Capital	23.08%	9.95%	3.87%
Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A

PennantPark Floating Rate Capital has higher revenue and earnings than Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
PennantPark Floating Rate Capital	$261.43M	3.08	$66.36M	$0.62	13.09
Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund	$102.50M	2.90	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

PennantPark Floating Rate Capital beats Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund on 13 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund compare to Abrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund?

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

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

Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund has a beta of 0.64, suggesting that its stock price is 36% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Abrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund has a beta of 0.98, suggesting that its stock price is 2% less volatile than the broader market.

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

Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund pays an annual dividend of $1.14 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.0%. Abrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.71 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.6%.

In the previous week, Abrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund had 1 more articles in the media than Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund. MarketBeat recorded 1 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 0.75 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

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund	$102.50M	2.90	N/A	N/A	N/A
Abrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund	$96.44M	3.94	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.

How does Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund compare to BNY Mellon High Yield Strategies Fund?

BNY Mellon High Yield Strategies Fund (NYSE:DHF) and Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund (NYSE:EMD) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, media sentiment, earnings, dividends, profitability, valuation and risk.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
BNY Mellon High Yield Strategies Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A
Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A

In the previous week, BNY Mellon High Yield Strategies Fund had 3 more articles in the media than Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for BNY Mellon High Yield Strategies Fund and 0 mentions for Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund. BNY Mellon High Yield Strategies Fund's average media sentiment score of 0.56 beat Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund's score of 0.00 indicating that BNY Mellon High Yield Strategies Fund is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
BNY Mellon High Yield Strategies Fund	Positive
Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund	Neutral

BNY Mellon High Yield Strategies Fund has a beta of 0.72, indicating that its stock price is 28% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund has a beta of 0.64, indicating that its stock price is 36% less volatile than the broader market.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
BNY Mellon High Yield Strategies Fund	$15.70M	11.25	N/A	N/A	N/A
Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund	$102.50M	2.90	N/A	N/A	N/A

BNY Mellon High Yield Strategies Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.21 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.7%. Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund pays an annual dividend of $1.14 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.0%.

36.2% of BNY Mellon High Yield Strategies Fund shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 33.0% of Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund shares are held by institutional investors. 16.6% of BNY Mellon High Yield Strategies Fund shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

BNY Mellon High Yield Strategies Fund beats Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund on 6 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Metric	Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund	Asset Management Industry	Financial Sector	NYSE Exchange
Market Cap	$297.61M	$2.41B	$5.85B	$23.19B
Dividend Yield	11.80%	5.94%	5.22%	4.10%
P/E Ratio	N/A	25.27	15.89	30.65
Price / Sales	2.90	1,970.45	1,012.76	14.65
Price / Cash	N/A	60.17	92.81	25.12
Price / Book	N/A	1.38	6.57	4.74
Net Income	N/A	$265.53M	$1.14B	$1.07B
7 Day Performance	-0.28%	0.82%	0.79%	1.45%
1 Month Performance	-3.03%	1.99%	1.90%	1.58%
1 Year Performance	8.39%	13.24%	19.92%	28.44%

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
EMD Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund	N/A	$10.40 -0.2%	N/A	+8.4%	$297.61M	$102.50M	N/A	N/A
FSCO FS Credit Opportunities	N/A	$5.03 -0.5%	N/A	-28.0%	$996.74M	$163.59M	N/A	N/A	Positive News
OXLC Oxford Lane Capital	2.7276 of 5 stars	$9.90 +1.4%	N/A	-56.5%	$897.31M	$10.10M	1.38	601	Earnings Report
PFLT PennantPark Floating Rate Capital	4.5815 of 5 stars	$8.30 +0.7%	$9.80 +18.1%	N/A	$823.13M	$261.43M	13.38	658
AEF Abrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund	N/A	$9.26 +2.7%	N/A	+71.1%	$375.97M	$96.44M	N/A	N/A

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