Western Asset Investment Grade Income Fund (PAI) Competitors

Tortoise Energy Infrastructure (NYSE:TYG) and Western Asset Investment Grade Income Fund (NYSE:PAI) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, dividends, risk, valuation, profitability, analyst recommendations and media sentiment.

Which has more volatility and risk, TYG or PAI?

Tortoise Energy Infrastructure has a beta of 1.04, indicating that its stock price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Western Asset Investment Grade Income Fund has a beta of 0.52, indicating that its stock price is 48% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, TYG or PAI?

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Tortoise Energy Infrastructure	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Western Asset Investment Grade Income Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Does the media prefer TYG or PAI?

In the previous week, Western Asset Investment Grade Income Fund had 2 more articles in the media than Tortoise Energy Infrastructure. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Western Asset Investment Grade Income Fund and 0 mentions for Tortoise Energy Infrastructure. Tortoise Energy Infrastructure's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Western Asset Investment Grade Income Fund's score of -1.00 indicating that Tortoise Energy Infrastructure is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Tortoise Energy Infrastructure	Neutral
Western Asset Investment Grade Income Fund	Negative

Is TYG or PAI a better dividend stock?

Tortoise Energy Infrastructure pays an annual dividend of $4.43 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.2%. Western Asset Investment Grade Income Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.62 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.8%.

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of TYG or PAI?

32.5% of Tortoise Energy Infrastructure shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 19.0% of Western Asset Investment Grade Income Fund shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Tortoise Energy Infrastructure shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Western Asset Investment Grade Income Fund shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is TYG or PAI more profitable?

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Tortoise Energy Infrastructure	N/A	N/A	N/A
Western Asset Investment Grade Income Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Tortoise Energy Infrastructure beats Western Asset Investment Grade Income Fund on 4 of the 6 factors compared between the two stocks.