Western Asset Premier Bond Fund (WEA) Competitors $10.57 -0.01 (-0.09%) Closing price 05/23/2025 03:51 PM EasternExtended Trading$10.57 0.00 (0.00%) As of 05/23/2025 04:04 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock WEA vs. AGD, AWP, THQ, THW, AVK, AFB, ARDC, BFZ, BHK, and HYTShould you be buying Western Asset Premier Bond Fund stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Western Asset Premier Bond Fund include Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund (AGD), abrdn Global Premier Properties Fund (AWP), Abrdn Healthcare Opportunities Fund (THQ), Abrdn World Healthcare Fund (THW), Advent Convertible and Income Fund (AVK), AllianceBernstein National Municipal Income Fund (AFB), Ares Dynamic Credit Allocation Fund (ARDC), BlackRock California Municipal Income Trust (BFZ), BlackRock Core Bond Trust (BHK), and BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund (HYT). These companies are all part of the "financial services" industry. Western Asset Premier Bond Fund vs. Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund abrdn Global Premier Properties Fund Abrdn Healthcare Opportunities Fund Abrdn World Healthcare Fund Advent Convertible and Income Fund AllianceBernstein National Municipal Income Fund Ares Dynamic Credit Allocation Fund BlackRock California Municipal Income Trust BlackRock Core Bond Trust BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund (NYSE:AGD) and Western Asset Premier Bond Fund (NYSE:WEA) are both financial services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, media sentiment, community ranking, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation and profitability. Is AGD or WEA more profitable? Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend FundN/A N/A N/A Western Asset Premier Bond Fund N/A N/A N/A Does the media refer more to AGD or WEA? In the previous week, Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund and Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund both had 1 articles in the media. Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund's average media sentiment score of 0.76 beat Western Asset Premier Bond Fund's score of 0.67 indicating that Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund Positive Western Asset Premier Bond Fund Positive Which has higher earnings & valuation, AGD or WEA? CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAbrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund$56.61MN/AN/AN/AN/AWestern Asset Premier Bond Fund$6.55MN/AN/AN/AN/A Does the MarketBeat Community believe in AGD or WEA? Western Asset Premier Bond Fund received 6 more outperform votes than Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 69.94% of users gave Western Asset Premier Bond Fund an outperform vote while only 62.79% of users gave Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformAbrdn Global Dynamic Dividend FundOutperform Votes10862.79% Underperform Votes6437.21% Western Asset Premier Bond FundOutperform Votes11469.94% Underperform Votes4930.06% Is AGD or WEA a better dividend stock? Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund pays an annual dividend of $1.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 12.1%. Western Asset Premier Bond Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.9%. SummaryAbrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund beats Western Asset Premier Bond Fund on 3 of the 5 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Western Asset Premier Bond Fund News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for WEA 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 {thisCompany.Symbol} 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 WEA vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricWestern Asset Premier Bond FundAsset Management IndustryFinancial SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket CapN/A$1.19B$5.27B$19.29BDividend Yield0.06%4.40%4.18%3.84%P/E RatioN/A21.2112.7934.41Price / SalesN/A2,310.521,676.8134.88Price / CashN/A60.4649.6217.52Price / BookN/A1.141.344.69Net IncomeN/A$263.32M$1.22B$1.02B7 Day Performance-0.94%-0.40%-0.02%-2.39%1 Month Performance-3.51%16.33%9.89%4.31%1 Year Performance-1.12%2.32%12.25%4.80% Western Asset Premier Bond Fund Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)WEAWestern Asset Premier Bond FundN/A$10.57-0.1%N/A-1.5%$0.00$6.55M0.00N/ADividend AnnouncementAGDAbrdn Global Dynamic Dividend FundN/A$10.25-0.4%N/A+5.7%$0.00$56.61M0.00N/ANews CoverageNegative NewsAWPabrdn Global Premier Properties FundN/A$3.96+0.3%N/A+0.7%$0.00$95.16M0.00N/ATHQAbrdn Healthcare Opportunities FundN/A$18.43+1.3%N/A-11.6%$0.00$191.10M0.001,088THWAbrdn World Healthcare FundN/A$10.53+1.3%N/A-19.1%$0.00$94.49M0.00N/APositive NewsAVKAdvent Convertible and Income FundN/A$11.69-0.4%N/A-3.1%$0.00$110.08M0.00N/AAFBAllianceBernstein National Municipal Income FundN/A$10.42-0.1%N/A-5.4%$0.00$61.85M0.00N/ANews CoverageARDCAres Dynamic Credit Allocation FundN/A$14.12-0.8%N/A-0.2%$0.00$41.20M0.00N/APositive NewsUpcoming EarningsBFZBlackRock California Municipal Income TrustN/A$10.78-0.8%N/A-9.0%$0.00$5.38M0.00N/ABHKBlackRock Core Bond TrustN/A$10.02-3.8%N/A-2.2%$0.00$10.21M0.00N/AGap DownHigh Trading VolumeHYTBlackRock Corporate High Yield FundN/A$9.60-0.5%N/A-0.8%$0.00$128.00M0.00N/A Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund Alternatives abrdn Global Premier Properties Fund Alternatives Abrdn Healthcare Opportunities Fund Alternatives Abrdn World Healthcare Fund Alternatives Advent Convertible and Income Fund Alternatives AllianceBernstein National Municipal Income Fund Alternatives Ares Dynamic Credit Allocation Fund Alternatives BlackRock California Municipal Income Trust Alternatives BlackRock Core Bond Trust Alternatives BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund Alternatives 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:WEA) was last updated on 5/24/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersBuffett’s $325 Billion Cash Problem — Solved by Gold?A bombshell announcement is just weeks away — and it could send shockwaves through the gold market. 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