PIMCO High Income Fund (PHK) Competitors

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

Is PTY or PHK more profitable?

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

Which has higher valuation & earnings, PTY or PHK?

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Pimco Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund	$230.95M	11.15	N/A	N/A	N/A
PIMCO High Income Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Do insiders & institutionals believe in PTY or PHK?

10.3% of Pimco Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 11.8% of PIMCO High Income Fund shares are held by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more volatility and risk, PTY or PHK?

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

Is PTY or PHK a better dividend stock?

Pimco Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund pays an annual dividend of $1.42 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.0%. PIMCO High Income Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.58 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.7%.

Does the media refer more to PTY or PHK?

In the previous week, PIMCO High Income Fund had 1 more articles in the media than Pimco Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for PIMCO High Income Fund and 1 mentions for Pimco Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund. Pimco Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund's average media sentiment score of 1.64 beat PIMCO High Income Fund's score of -0.23 indicating that Pimco Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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

Summary

Pimco Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund and PIMCO High Income Fund tied by winning 3 of the 6 factors compared between the two stocks.