Western Asset Investment Grade Income Fund (PAI) Competitors $12.36 -0.08 (-0.60%) Closing price 05/21/2025 03:58 PM EasternExtended Trading$12.36 0.00 (0.00%) As of 05/21/2025 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, MVF, EVN, MCI, SAR, MYN, LEO, HQL, and KTFShould 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 Micro-Cap Trust (RMT), Tortoise Energy Infrastructure (TYG), BlackRock MuniVest Fund (MVF), Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust (EVN), Barings Corporate Investors (MCI), Saratoga Investment (SAR), BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund (MYN), BNY Mellon Strategic Municipals (LEO), Abrdn Life Sciences Investors (HQL), and DWS Municipal Income Trust (KTF). These companies are all part of the "financial services" industry. Western Asset Investment Grade Income Fund vs. Royce Micro-Cap Trust Tortoise Energy Infrastructure BlackRock MuniVest Fund Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust Barings Corporate Investors Saratoga Investment BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund BNY Mellon Strategic Municipals Abrdn Life Sciences Investors DWS Municipal Income Trust Western Asset Investment Grade Income Fund (NYSE:PAI) and Royce Micro-Cap Trust (NYSE:RMT) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, risk, community ranking, dividends, profitability and institutional ownership. Do insiders & institutionals believe in PAI or RMT? 19.0% of Western Asset Investment Grade Income Fund shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 35.0% of Royce Micro-Cap Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of Western Asset Investment Grade Income Fund shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Royce Micro-Cap Trust shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in PAI or RMT? Western Asset Investment Grade Income Fund received 26 more outperform votes than Royce Micro-Cap Trust when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 68.25% of users gave Royce Micro-Cap Trust an outperform vote while only 61.54% of users gave Western Asset Investment Grade Income Fund an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformWestern Asset Investment Grade Income FundOutperform Votes11261.54% Underperform Votes7038.46% Royce Micro-Cap TrustOutperform Votes8668.25% Underperform Votes4031.75% Which has more volatility & risk, PAI or RMT? Western Asset Investment Grade Income Fund has a beta of 0.51, indicating that its share price is 49% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Royce Micro-Cap Trust has a beta of 1.18, indicating that its share price is 18% more volatile than the S&P 500. 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 Micro-Cap Trust N/A N/A N/A Is PAI or RMT a better dividend stock? Western Asset Investment Grade Income Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.5%. Royce Micro-Cap Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.74 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.5%. Does the media favor PAI or RMT? In the previous week, Western Asset Investment Grade Income Fund had 4 more articles in the media than Royce Micro-Cap Trust. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Western Asset Investment Grade Income Fund and 0 mentions for Royce Micro-Cap Trust. Royce Micro-Cap Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.88 beat Western Asset Investment Grade Income Fund's score of 0.92 indicating that Royce Micro-Cap Trust is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment Western Asset Investment Grade Income Fund Positive Royce Micro-Cap Trust Very Positive Which has preferable earnings and valuation, PAI or RMT? CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioWestern Asset Investment Grade Income Fund$4.03M29.18N/AN/AN/ARoyce Micro-Cap Trust$66.96M6.56N/AN/AN/A SummaryRoyce Micro-Cap Trust beats Western Asset Investment Grade Income Fund on 6 of the 10 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 {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 PAI vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricWestern Asset Investment Grade Income FundInvestment offices IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$117.60M$6.91B$11.49B$19.38BDividend Yield5.02%6.78%5.46%3.84%P/E RatioN/A3.5722.4834.23Price / Sales29.1821.7827.2834.85Price / CashN/A7.5117.6217.51Price / BookN/A0.892.794.69Net IncomeN/A$66.51M$1.04B$1.02B7 Day Performance0.45%-0.52%0.34%-1.34%1 Month Performance3.39%4.88%8.69%9.79%1 Year Performance2.70%-0.23%537.74%3.27% 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$12.37-0.6%N/A+2.7%$118.32M$4.03M0.00204,000Dividend AnnouncementRMTRoyce Micro-Cap TrustN/A$8.81flatN/A-11.0%$446.51M$66.96M0.00N/APositive NewsTYGTortoise Energy InfrastructureN/A$41.41-0.1%N/A+16.2%$445.78M$214.33M0.00N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsDividend AnnouncementMVFBlackRock MuniVest FundN/A$6.77-0.4%N/A-6.6%$410.14M$11.04M0.00147,000Positive NewsEVNEaton Vance Municipal Income TrustN/A$10.33flatN/A-0.2%$409.76M$38.57M0.00N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsMCIBarings Corporate InvestorsN/A$19.10+0.9%N/A+9.9%$387.71M$37.92M0.00N/ADividend AnnouncementSARSaratoga Investment1.5593 of 5 stars$24.59+0.8%$24.580.0%+4.1%$377.83M$42.10M9.923,211Positive NewsMYNBlackRock MuniYield New York Quality FundN/A$9.63flatN/A-8.9%$368.95M$1.69M0.00N/APositive NewsLEOBNY Mellon Strategic MunicipalsN/A$5.88-0.7%N/A-3.5%$366.27M$73.46M0.00147,000Positive NewsDividend IncreaseHQLAbrdn Life Sciences InvestorsN/A$12.46+1.1%N/A-10.4%$359.75M$86.69M0.00N/ADividend AnnouncementInsider TradeKTFDWS Municipal Income TrustN/A$9.08-1.2%N/A-5.9%$355.69M$35.07M0.00N/AEx-Dividend Related Companies and Tools Related Companies RMT Competitors TYG Competitors MVF Competitors EVN Competitors MCI Competitors SAR Competitors MYN Competitors LEO Competitors HQL Competitors KTF 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 5/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersJuly 2025 Rule Change to Impact Retirement InvestorsThere's a massive change from a new rule going into effect this July. 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