Western Asset Investment Grade Income Fund (PAI) Competitors $13.02 -0.11 (-0.84%) As of 07/3/2025 03:30 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendHeadlinesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock PAI vs. TYG, RMT, MCI, EVN, MVF, SAR, HQL, MYN, LEO, 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 Tortoise Energy Infrastructure (TYG), ROYCE OTC MICRO (RMT), Barings Corporate Investors (MCI), Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust (EVN), BlackRock MuniVest Fund (MVF), Saratoga Investment (SAR), abrdn Life Sciences Investors (HQL), BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund (MYN), BNY Mellon Strategic Municipals (LEO), and DWS Municipal Income Trust (KTF). These companies are all part of the "financial services" industry. Western Asset Investment Grade Income Fund vs. Its Competitors Tortoise Energy Infrastructure ROYCE OTC MICRO Barings Corporate Investors Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust BlackRock MuniVest Fund Saratoga Investment abrdn Life Sciences Investors BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund BNY Mellon Strategic Municipals DWS Municipal Income Trust Western Asset Investment Grade Income Fund (NYSE:PAI) and Tortoise Energy Infrastructure (NYSE:TYG) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, dividends and risk. Does the media favor PAI or TYG? In the previous week, Tortoise Energy Infrastructure had 1 more articles in the media than Western Asset Investment Grade Income Fund. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Tortoise Energy Infrastructure and 0 mentions for Western Asset Investment Grade Income Fund. Tortoise Energy Infrastructure's average media sentiment score of 0.87 beat Western Asset Investment Grade Income Fund's score of 0.00 indicating that Tortoise Energy Infrastructure is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment Western Asset Investment Grade Income Fund Neutral Tortoise Energy Infrastructure Positive Do insiders & institutionals believe in PAI or TYG? 19.0% of Western Asset Investment Grade Income Fund shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 32.5% of Tortoise Energy Infrastructure shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of Western Asset Investment Grade Income Fund shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Tortoise Energy Infrastructure shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has more volatility and risk, PAI or TYG? 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, Tortoise Energy Infrastructure has a beta of 1.04, suggesting that its stock price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is PAI or TYG more profitable? Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Western Asset Investment Grade Income FundN/A N/A N/A Tortoise Energy Infrastructure N/A N/A N/A Which has higher earnings & valuation, PAI or TYG? CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioWestern Asset Investment Grade Income FundN/AN/AN/AN/AN/ATortoise Energy InfrastructureN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A Is PAI or TYG 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 4.8%. Tortoise Energy Infrastructure pays an annual dividend of $4.11 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.4%. SummaryTortoise Energy Infrastructure 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$123.83M$3.72B$12.12B$20.71BDividend Yield4.78%6.77%5.54%3.71%P/E RatioN/AN/A20.0528.08Price / SalesN/A30.9326.0438.37Price / CashN/A17.7521.7022.53Price / BookN/A1.172.284.58Net IncomeN/A$158.51M$1.00B$985.54M7 Day Performance1.72%1.51%2.25%2.79%1 Month Performance5.47%2.44%3.69%4.37%1 Year Performance8.05%2.80%541.99%15.08% 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$13.02-0.8%N/A+8.0%$123.83MN/A0.00204,000Gap UpTYGTortoise Energy InfrastructureN/A$42.04-1.3%N/A+23.9%$458.37MN/A0.00N/ANews CoverageRMTROYCE OTC MICRON/A$8.81+0.8%N/A+4.7%$442.96MN/A0.00N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsMCIBarings Corporate InvestorsN/A$20.84-1.5%N/A+15.6%$429.52MN/A0.00N/AEVNEaton Vance Municipal Income TrustN/A$10.22-0.2%N/A+0.5%$406.19MN/A0.00N/ADividend AnnouncementMVFBlackRock MuniVest FundN/A$6.59+0.2%N/A-9.7%$397.11MN/A0.00147,000News CoverageDividend AnnouncementHigh Trading VolumeSARSaratoga Investment1.738 of 5 stars$24.59+0.4%$24.25-1.4%+11.4%$376.29M$148.85M12.053,211Upcoming EarningsDividend AnnouncementHQLabrdn Life Sciences InvestorsN/A$12.46-1.0%N/A-8.3%$363.21MN/A0.00N/ANews CoverageMYNBlackRock MuniYield New York Quality FundN/A$9.43+0.2%N/A-8.5%$360.53MN/A0.00N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsDividend AnnouncementLEOBNY Mellon Strategic MunicipalsN/A$5.79+0.2%N/A-2.9%$360.04MN/A0.00147,000Dividend AnnouncementKTFDWS Municipal Income TrustN/A$8.74+0.3%N/A-7.7%$341.20MN/A0.00N/A Related Companies and Tools Related Companies TYG Competitors RMT Competitors MCI Competitors EVN Competitors MVF Competitors SAR Competitors HQL Competitors MYN Competitors LEO 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 7/6/2025 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 | SponsoredTrump’s Exec Order #14154 could be a “Millionaire-Maker”Former Presidential Advisor, Jim Rickards, says Trump could “rewire our economy and hand millions of Americans...Paradigm Press | SponsoredThe day and month stocks are most likely to crash nextGood News for Stocks 50-year Wall Street veteran, Marc Chaikin is stepping forward to share why history giv...Chaikin Analytics | Sponsored140% Yields From Stocks Like Tesla? 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