Western Asset Investment Grade Income Fund (PAI) Competitors $12.76 +0.01 (+0.04%) Closing price 07/28/2025 03:52 PM EasternExtended Trading$12.75 -0.02 (-0.12%) As of 07/28/2025 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. RMT, TYG, MCI, EVN, SAR, HQL, MVF, LEO, MYN, and ZTRShould 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 Royce Otc Micro (RMT), 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), BNY Mellon Strategic Municipals (LEO), BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund (MYN), and Virtus Total Return Fund (ZTR). These companies are all part of the "financial services" industry. Western Asset Investment Grade Income Fund vs. Its Competitors Royce Otc Micro Tortoise Energy Infrastructure Barings Corporate Investors Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust Saratoga Investment abrdn Life Sciences Investors BlackRock MuniVest Fund BNY Mellon Strategic Municipals BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund Virtus Total Return Fund Western Asset Investment Grade Income Fund (NYSE:PAI) and Royce Otc Micro (NYSE:RMT) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, profitability, institutional ownership, risk, dividends and earnings. Which has stronger earnings and valuation, PAI or RMT? CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioWestern Asset Investment Grade Income FundN/AN/AN/AN/AN/ARoyce Otc MicroN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A Is PAI or RMT 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%. Royce Otc Micro pays an annual dividend of $0.76 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.9%. Is PAI or RMT more profitable? Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Western Asset Investment Grade Income FundN/A N/A N/A Royce Otc Micro N/A N/A N/A Which has more risk & volatility, PAI or RMT? Western Asset Investment Grade Income Fund has a beta of 0.49, suggesting that its stock price is 51% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Royce Otc Micro has a beta of 1.18, suggesting that its stock price is 18% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do insiders and institutionals believe in PAI or RMT? 19.0% of Western Asset Investment Grade Income Fund shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 35.0% of Royce Otc Micro shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of Western Asset Investment Grade Income Fund shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Royce Otc Micro shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Does the media refer more to PAI or RMT? In the previous week, Royce Otc Micro had 3 more articles in the media than Western Asset Investment Grade Income Fund. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Royce Otc Micro and 0 mentions for Western Asset Investment Grade Income Fund. Royce Otc Micro's average media sentiment score of 1.22 beat Western Asset Investment Grade Income Fund's score of 0.00 indicating that Royce Otc Micro is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment Western Asset Investment Grade Income Fund Neutral Royce Otc Micro Positive SummaryRoyce Otc Micro beats Western Asset Investment Grade Income Fund on 5 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. Email Address 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$121.31M$3.82B$12.31B$21.14BDividend Yield4.88%6.60%5.55%3.59%P/E RatioN/AN/A18.9928.31Price / SalesN/A16.2326.0955.92Price / CashN/A18.3718.6618.21Price / BookN/A1.122.264.70Net IncomeN/A$161.89M$999.65M$992.76M7 Day Performance-0.12%0.06%-0.46%0.62%1 Month Performance-0.27%0.45%2.89%4.54%1 Year Performance4.29%0.79%539.40%10.20% 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$12.77+0.0%N/A+3.9%$121.31MN/A0.00204,000RMTRoyce Otc MicroN/A$9.48flatN/A-2.1%$480.47MN/A0.00N/APositive NewsTYGTortoise Energy InfrastructureN/A$42.81-0.4%N/A+22.1%$462.57M$214.33M0.00N/AMCIBarings Corporate InvestorsN/A$20.81-3.7%N/A+11.7%$438.66M$37.92M0.00N/AEVNEaton Vance Municipal Income TrustN/A$10.34+0.5%N/A-1.0%$407.78MN/A0.00N/APositive NewsSARSaratoga Investment1.8258 of 5 stars$25.00-0.5%$24.25-3.0%+6.9%$393.74M$148.85M7.283,211High Trading VolumeHQLabrdn Life Sciences InvestorsN/A$13.03-3.5%N/A-13.8%$389.78MN/A0.00N/AHigh Trading VolumeMVFBlackRock MuniVest FundN/A$6.44-0.3%N/A-11.1%$389.63MN/A0.00147,000LEOBNY Mellon Strategic MunicipalsN/A$5.79+0.1%N/A-7.0%$360.04MN/A0.00147,000MYNBlackRock MuniYield New York Quality FundN/A$9.20-0.3%N/A-11.9%$353.63MN/A0.00N/AZTRVirtus Total Return FundN/A$6.19-1.0%N/A+8.9%$347.18MN/A0.00N/APositive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies RMT Competitors TYG Competitors MCI Competitors EVN Competitors SAR Competitors HQL Competitors MVF Competitors LEO Competitors MYN Competitors ZTR 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 7/29/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersINVESTOR ALERT: Tiny “$3 AI Wonder Stock” on the Verge of Blasting OffRight now, we’re witnessing a monumental shift in the world.Traders Agency | SponsoredMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | SponsoredI was wrong about TrumpI made a mistake. 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