Western Asset Premier Bond Fund (WEA) Competitors $10.90 -0.03 (-0.23%) Closing price 08/8/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$10.90 0.00 (0.00%) As of 08/8/2025 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. AOD, AGD, AWP, THQ, THW, AVK, AFB, ARDC, BFZ, and BHKShould you be buying Western Asset Premier Bond Fund stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Western Asset Premier Bond Fund include Aberdeen Total Dynamic Dividend Fund (AOD), 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), and BlackRock Core Bond Trust (BHK). These companies are all part of the "financial services" industry. Western Asset Premier Bond Fund vs. Its Competitors Aberdeen Total Dynamic Dividend Fund 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 Aberdeen Total Dynamic Dividend Fund (NYSE:AOD) and Western Asset Premier Bond Fund (NYSE:WEA) are both financial services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, risk, valuation, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership. Which has higher valuation and earnings, AOD or WEA? CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAberdeen Total Dynamic Dividend Fund$94.38MN/AN/AN/AN/AWestern Asset Premier Bond Fund$6.55MN/AN/AN/AN/A Does the media refer more to AOD or WEA? In the previous week, Aberdeen Total Dynamic Dividend Fund had 2 more articles in the media than Western Asset Premier Bond Fund. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Aberdeen Total Dynamic Dividend Fund and 0 mentions for Western Asset Premier Bond Fund. Aberdeen Total Dynamic Dividend Fund's average media sentiment score of 0.47 beat Western Asset Premier Bond Fund's score of 0.00 indicating that Aberdeen Total Dynamic Dividend Fund is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment Aberdeen Total Dynamic Dividend Fund Neutral Western Asset Premier Bond Fund Neutral Is AOD or WEA a better dividend stock? Aberdeen Total Dynamic Dividend Fund pays an annual dividend of $1.17 per share and has a dividend yield of 12.9%. Western Asset Premier Bond Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.91 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.4%. Is AOD or WEA more profitable? Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Aberdeen Total Dynamic Dividend FundN/A N/A N/A Western Asset Premier Bond Fund N/A N/A N/A SummaryAberdeen Total Dynamic Dividend Fund beats Western Asset Premier Bond Fund on 4 of the 4 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 WEA 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$1.29B$6.35B$20.70BDividend Yield0.06%4.41%4.19%3.67%P/E RatioN/A22.5014.2728.45Price / SalesN/A2,541.671,841.3556.07Price / CashN/A60.70127.2323.21Price / BookN/A1.442.264.33Net IncomeN/A$265.04M$1.23B$996.14M7 Day Performance0.41%0.72%1.68%1.98%1 Month Performance0.32%0.66%2.47%-0.84%1 Year Performance-0.32%7.83%25.90%14.36% 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$10.90-0.2%N/A+0.3%$0.00$6.55M0.00N/AAODAberdeen Total Dynamic Dividend FundN/A$8.88-0.1%N/A+8.0%$0.00$94.38M0.00N/ANews CoverageNegative NewsShort Interest ↑AGDAbrdn Global Dynamic Dividend FundN/A$11.17+0.4%N/A+17.0%$0.00$25.50M0.00N/AAWPabrdn Global Premier Properties FundN/A$3.88+0.9%N/A-3.4%$0.00$45.21M0.00N/ATHQAbrdn Healthcare Opportunities FundN/A$15.83-2.6%N/A-26.5%$0.00$6.59M0.001,088High Trading VolumeTHWAbrdn World Healthcare FundN/A$10.85-0.5%N/A-16.9%$0.00$2.90M0.00N/AAVKAdvent Convertible and Income FundN/A$12.17-0.2%N/A-0.7%$0.00$51.89M0.00N/ANews CoverageDividend AnnouncementShort Interest ↑AFBAllianceBernstein National Municipal Income FundN/A$10.28+0.3%N/A-8.3%$0.00$602.34K0.00N/AARDCAres Dynamic Credit Allocation FundN/A$14.35-0.1%N/A-1.3%$0.00$41.20M0.00N/ABFZBlackRock California Municipal Income TrustN/A$10.58+0.3%N/A-11.9%$0.00$5.38M0.00N/ADividend AnnouncementInsider TradeBHKBlackRock Core Bond TrustN/A$9.65+0.2%N/A-12.4%$0.00$10.21M0.00N/ADividend Announcement Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Aberdeen Total Dynamic Dividend Fund Alternatives 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 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 8/9/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s national nightmare is herePorter Stansberry and Jeff Brown say a new U.S. national emergency is already underway — and it could trigger ...Porter & Company | SponsoredMan Who Called Nvidia at $1.10 Says Buy This Now...In 2004, one man called Nvidia before just about anyone knew it existed. 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