Western Asset Investment Grade Income Fund (PAI) Competitors $12.72 +0.09 (+0.67%) Closing price 09/5/2025 03:57 PM EasternExtended Trading$12.72 0.00 (0.00%) As of 09/5/2025 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 AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendHeadlinesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock PAI vs. IFN, TYG, MCI, EVN, SAR, HQL, MVF, JOF, LEO, and MYNShould you be buying Western Asset Investment Grade Income Fund stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Western Asset Investment Grade Income Fund include India Fund (IFN), Tortoise Energy Infrastructure (TYG), Barings Corporate Investors (MCI), Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust (EVN), Saratoga Investment (SAR), abrdn Life Sciences Investors (HQL), BlackRock MuniVest Fund (MVF), Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund (JOF), BNY Mellon Strategic Municipals (LEO), and BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund (MYN). These companies are all part of the "financial services" industry. Western Asset Investment Grade Income Fund vs. Its Competitors India Fund Tortoise Energy Infrastructure Barings Corporate Investors Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust Saratoga Investment abrdn Life Sciences Investors BlackRock MuniVest Fund Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund BNY Mellon Strategic Municipals BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund Western Asset Investment Grade Income Fund (NYSE:PAI) and India Fund (NYSE:IFN) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, risk, dividends, earnings and valuation. Is PAI or IFN more profitable? Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Western Asset Investment Grade Income FundN/A N/A N/A India Fund N/A N/A N/A Does the media refer more to PAI or IFN? In the previous week, India Fund had 1 more articles in the media than Western Asset Investment Grade Income Fund. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for India Fund and 1 mentions for Western Asset Investment Grade Income Fund. India Fund's average media sentiment score of 1.71 beat Western Asset Investment Grade Income Fund's score of 1.27 indicating that India Fund is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Western Asset Investment Grade Income Fund 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive India Fund 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Do insiders and institutionals believe in PAI or IFN? 19.0% of Western Asset Investment Grade Income Fund shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 10.8% of India Fund shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of Western Asset Investment Grade Income Fund shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Is PAI or IFN a better dividend stock? Western Asset Investment Grade Income Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.62 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.9%. India Fund pays an annual dividend of $1.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 12.0%. Which has stronger earnings and valuation, PAI or IFN? CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioWestern Asset Investment Grade Income FundN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AIndia FundN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A Which has more risk and volatility, PAI or IFN? Western Asset Investment Grade Income Fund has a beta of 0.5, indicating that its share price is 50% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, India Fund has a beta of 0.68, indicating that its share price is 32% less volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryIndia Fund beats Western Asset Investment Grade Income Fund on 4 of the 6 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Western Asset Investment Grade Income Fund News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for PAI and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. Messages will consist of stock alerts, news stories, and partner advertisements/offers. Consent is not a condition of the purchase of any goods or services. Text HELP for help/customer support. Unsubscribe at any time by replying "STOP" to any text message that you receive from MarketBeat or by visiting our mailing preferences page. Read our full terms of service and privacy policy. New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding PAI 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 PAI vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricWestern Asset Investment Grade Income FundFIN IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$120.88M$3.96B$12.55B$21.37BDividend Yield4.91%6.17%5.41%3.48%P/E RatioN/AN/A232.5129.64Price / SalesN/A23.5730.8750.24Price / CashN/A17.9819.0918.12Price / BookN/A1.202.294.58Net IncomeN/A$161.89M$1.01B$999.86M7 Day Performance1.19%0.87%0.45%0.58%1 Month Performance-0.86%2.25%4.00%5.67%1 Year Performance0.47%3.06%544.50%18.25% Western Asset Investment Grade Income Fund Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PAIWestern Asset Investment Grade Income FundN/A$12.72+0.7%N/A+0.5%$120.88MN/A0.00204,000Positive NewsIFNIndia FundN/A$15.03-0.9%N/A-16.6%$467.71MN/A0.0021,000Positive NewsTYGTortoise Energy InfrastructureN/A$42.63-0.4%N/A+18.5%$458.91MN/A0.00N/APositive NewsMCIBarings Corporate InvestorsN/A$21.81+0.2%N/A+17.5%$443.32MN/A0.00N/APositive NewsShort Interest ↓EVNEaton Vance Municipal Income TrustN/A$10.46+0.5%N/A-1.2%$414.52MN/A0.00N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsDividend AnnouncementSARSaratoga Investment1.3579 of 5 stars$25.55+0.5%$24.25-5.1%+2.5%$407.41M$148.85M10.343,211News CoverageHQLabrdn Life Sciences InvestorsN/A$13.92+0.1%N/A-2.7%$402.77MN/A0.00N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsInsider TradeShort Interest ↓MVFBlackRock MuniVest FundN/A$6.59+0.8%N/A-9.7%$398.67MN/A0.00147,000News CoveragePositive NewsDividend AnnouncementShort Interest ↓JOFJapan Smaller Capitalization FundN/A$10.73+0.4%N/A+37.9%$377.25MN/A0.00N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsLEOBNY Mellon Strategic MunicipalsN/A$5.93+0.7%N/A-5.9%$370.63MN/A0.00147,000News CoveragePositive NewsMYNBlackRock MuniYield New York Quality FundN/A$9.30+0.4%N/A-9.8%$357.08MN/A0.00N/ANews CoverageDividend Announcement Related Companies and Tools Related Companies IFN Competitors TYG Competitors MCI Competitors EVN Competitors SAR Competitors HQL Competitors MVF Competitors JOF Competitors LEO Competitors MYN Competitors 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:PAI) was last updated on 9/7/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump's Law S.1582: $21T Dollar Revolution ComingDo you have money in any of these banks? 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