PIMCO High Income Fund (PHK) Competitors

PIMCO High Income Fund (NYSE:PHK) and Pimco Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund (NYSE:PTY) are both finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, earnings, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and media sentiment.

Is PHK or PTY a better dividend stock?

PIMCO High Income Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.58 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.9%. Pimco Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund pays an annual dividend of $1.43 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.3%.

Do institutionals & insiders believe in PHK or PTY?

11.8% of PIMCO High Income Fund shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 10.3% of Pimco Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund shares are held by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media favor PHK or PTY?

In the previous week, Pimco Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund had 1 more articles in the media than PIMCO High Income Fund. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Pimco Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund and 1 mentions for PIMCO High Income Fund. PIMCO High Income Fund's average media sentiment score of 1.05 beat Pimco Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund's score of 0.85 indicating that PIMCO High Income Fund is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
PIMCO High 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
Pimco Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is PHK or PTY more profitable?

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
PIMCO High Income Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A
Pimco Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A

Which has more risk & volatility, PHK or PTY?

PIMCO High Income Fund has a beta of 0.69, suggesting that its share price is 31% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Pimco Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund has a beta of 0.85, suggesting that its share price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, PHK or PTY?

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
PIMCO High Income Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Pimco Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

PIMCO High Income Fund beats Pimco Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund on 3 of the 5 factors compared between the two stocks.