Western Asset Global Corporate Defined Opportunity Fund (GDO) Competitors $11.39 +0.06 (+0.53%) Closing price 05/30/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$11.38 -0.01 (-0.09%) As of 05/30/2025 04:04 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock GDO vs. AGD, AWP, THQ, THW, AVK, AFB, ARDC, BFZ, BHK, and HYTShould you be buying Western Asset Global Corporate Defined Opportunity Fund stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Western Asset Global Corporate Defined Opportunity Fund include Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund (AGD), abrdn Global Premier Properties Fund (AWP), Abrdn Healthcare Opportunities Fund (THQ), Abrdn World Healthcare Fund (THW), Advent Convertible and Income Fund (AVK), AllianceBernstein National Municipal Income Fund (AFB), Ares Dynamic Credit Allocation Fund (ARDC), BlackRock California Municipal Income Trust (BFZ), BlackRock Core Bond Trust (BHK), and BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund (HYT). These companies are all part of the "financial services" industry. Western Asset Global Corporate Defined Opportunity Fund vs. Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund abrdn Global Premier Properties Fund Abrdn Healthcare Opportunities Fund Abrdn World Healthcare Fund Advent Convertible and Income Fund AllianceBernstein National Municipal Income Fund Ares Dynamic Credit Allocation Fund BlackRock California Municipal Income Trust BlackRock Core Bond Trust BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund (NYSE:AGD) and Western Asset Global Corporate Defined Opportunity Fund (NYSE:GDO) are both financial services companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, institutional ownership, media sentiment, dividends, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, risk and valuation. Is AGD or GDO a better dividend stock? Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund pays an annual dividend of $1.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 12.0%. Western Asset Global Corporate Defined Opportunity Fund pays an annual dividend of $1.46 per share and has a dividend yield of 12.8%. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in AGD or GDO? Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund received 42 more outperform votes than Western Asset Global Corporate Defined Opportunity Fund when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 64.08% of users gave Western Asset Global Corporate Defined Opportunity Fund an outperform vote while only 62.79% of users gave Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformAbrdn Global Dynamic Dividend FundOutperform Votes10862.79% Underperform Votes6437.21% Western Asset Global Corporate Defined Opportunity FundOutperform Votes6664.08% Underperform Votes3735.92% Which has preferable earnings and valuation, AGD or GDO? CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAbrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund$56.61MN/AN/AN/AN/AWestern Asset Global Corporate Defined Opportunity Fund$30.41MN/AN/AN/AN/A Does the media refer more to AGD or GDO? In the previous week, Western Asset Global Corporate Defined Opportunity Fund had 2 more articles in the media than Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Western Asset Global Corporate Defined Opportunity Fund and 2 mentions for Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund. Western Asset Global Corporate Defined Opportunity Fund's average media sentiment score of 1.32 beat Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund's score of 1.11 indicating that Western Asset Global Corporate Defined Opportunity Fund is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Western Asset Global Corporate Defined Opportunity Fund 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is AGD or GDO more profitable? Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend FundN/A N/A N/A Western Asset Global Corporate Defined Opportunity Fund N/A N/A N/A SummaryWestern Asset Global Corporate Defined Opportunity Fund beats Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund on 4 of the 6 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Western Asset Global Corporate Defined Opportunity Fund News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for GDO and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart GDO vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricWestern Asset Global Corporate Defined Opportunity FundAsset Management IndustryFinancial SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket CapN/A$1.20B$5.77B$19.47BDividend Yield0.08%4.34%4.12%3.88%P/E RatioN/A20.9712.9034.84Price / SalesN/A2,424.241,738.6839.23Price / CashN/A60.6349.8317.51Price / BookN/A1.151.354.74Net IncomeN/A$264.09M$1.14B$1.02B7 Day Performance0.87%0.94%0.54%1.30%1 Month Performance-0.78%16.48%9.37%3.17%1 Year Performance-8.15%3.39%13.52%5.33% Western Asset Global Corporate Defined Opportunity Fund Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)GDOWestern Asset Global Corporate Defined Opportunity FundN/A$11.39+0.5%N/A-8.1%$0.00$30.41M0.0011,600Positive NewsShort Interest ↓AGDAbrdn Global Dynamic Dividend FundN/A$10.33+0.5%N/A+8.4%$0.00$56.61M0.00N/AShort Interest ↓AWPabrdn Global Premier Properties FundN/A$3.97+0.6%N/A+5.2%$0.00$95.16M0.00N/ANews CoverageShort Interest ↑THQAbrdn Healthcare Opportunities FundN/A$18.64+1.2%N/A-7.8%$0.00$191.10M0.001,088News CoverageTHWAbrdn World Healthcare FundN/A$10.64+1.1%N/A-19.7%$0.00$94.49M0.00N/AAVKAdvent Convertible and Income FundN/A$11.690.0%N/A-2.8%$0.00$110.08M0.00N/AShort Interest ↑AFBAllianceBernstein National Municipal Income FundN/A$10.39-0.1%N/A-3.7%$0.00$61.85M0.00N/ANews CoverageDividend AnnouncementShort Interest ↑ARDCAres Dynamic Credit Allocation FundN/A$14.17+0.4%N/A-3.0%$0.00$41.20M0.00N/AShort Interest ↑BFZBlackRock California Municipal Income TrustN/A$10.78flatN/A-6.8%$0.00$5.38M0.00N/AShort Interest ↓BHKBlackRock Core Bond TrustN/A$10.09+0.7%N/A-5.4%$0.00$10.21M0.00N/AShort Interest ↑HYTBlackRock Corporate High Yield FundN/A$9.59-0.2%N/A-0.5%$0.00$128.00M0.00N/ANews CoverageShort Interest ↓ Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund Alternatives abrdn Global Premier Properties Fund Alternatives Abrdn Healthcare Opportunities Fund Alternatives Abrdn World Healthcare Fund Alternatives Advent Convertible and Income Fund Alternatives AllianceBernstein National Municipal Income Fund Alternatives Ares Dynamic Credit Allocation Fund Alternatives BlackRock California Municipal Income Trust Alternatives BlackRock Core Bond Trust Alternatives BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:GDO) was last updated on 6/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThe Robotics Revolution has arrived … and one $7 stock could take off as a result.Robots aren't coming to America in 2025. 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