Tortoise Power and Energy Infrastructure Fund (TPZ) Competitors

Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund (NYSE:EMD) and Tortoise Power and Energy Infrastructure Fund (NYSE:TPZ) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, profitability, valuation and dividends.

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in EMD or TPZ?

33.0% of Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media prefer EMD or TPZ?

In the previous week, Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund had 2 more articles in the media than Tortoise Power and Energy Infrastructure Fund. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund and 1 mentions for Tortoise Power and Energy Infrastructure Fund. Tortoise Power and Energy Infrastructure Fund's average media sentiment score of 1.80 beat Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund's score of 1.17 indicating that Tortoise Power and Energy Infrastructure Fund is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Tortoise Power and Energy Infrastructure 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

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, EMD or TPZ?

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund	$62.71M	4.71	N/A	N/A	N/A
Tortoise Power and Energy Infrastructure Fund	$24.21M	6.46	N/A	N/A	N/A

Is EMD or TPZ a better dividend stock?

Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund pays an annual dividend of $1.15 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.1%. Tortoise Power and Energy Infrastructure Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.4%.

Is EMD or TPZ more profitable?

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A
Tortoise Power and Energy Infrastructure Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund beats Tortoise Power and Energy Infrastructure Fund on 5 of the 7 factors compared between the two stocks.