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Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund Inc. (HIO)
3.74  0.01 (0.27%)    12-26 16:00
Open: 3.74
High: 3.75
Volume: 706,726
  
Pre. Close: 3.73
Low: 3.73
Market Cap: 356(M)
Technical analysis
2025-12-26 4:39:39 PM
Short term     
Mid term     
Targets 6-month :  4.45 1-year :  5.19
Resists First :  3.8 Second :  4.45
Pivot price 3.74
Supports First :  3.72 Second :  3.66
MAs MA(5) :  3.72 MA(20) :  3.75
MA(100) :  3.85 MA(250) :  0
MACD MACD :  -0.1 Signal :  -0.1
%K %D K(14,3) :  37.9 D(3) :  38.6
RSI RSI(14): 46.5
52-week High :  4.15 Low :  3.35
Price, MAs and Bollinger Bands

Price has closed above its short-term moving average. Short-term moving average is currently below mid-term; and below long-term moving average. From the relationship between price and moving averages: This stock is NEUTRAL in short-term; and BEARISH in mid-long term.
[ HIO ] has closed above bottom band by 43.8%. Bollinger Bands are 25.1% narrower than normal. The current width of the bands does not suggest anything about the future direction or movement of prices.

Stock Price Prediction
If tomorrow: Open lower Open higher
High: 3.75 - 3.77 3.77 - 3.78
Low: 3.69 - 3.71 3.71 - 3.73
Close: 3.71 - 3.74 3.74 - 3.76
Company Description

Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund Inc. is a closed ended fixed-income mutual fund launched and managed by Legg Mason Partners Fund Advisor, LLC. It is co-managed by Western Asset Management Company and Western Asset Management Company Limited. The fund invests in the fixed income markets of the United States. It seeks to invest in high-yielding corporate debt obligations. The fund seeks to maintain an average duration of around four years with an average credit quality of B. It benchmarks the performance of its portfolio against the Barclays Capital U.S. Corporate High Yield 2% Issuer Cap Index. The fund was formerly known as High Income Opportunity Fund. Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund Inc. was formed on November 16, 1993 and is domiciled in the United States.

Headline News

Fri, 19 Dec 2025
Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund (NYSE:HIO) Share Price Crosses Below 200 Day Moving Average – Should You Sell? - Defense World

Tue, 18 Nov 2025
HIO: Struggling To Cover The Distribution And Potentially Limited Upside (NYSE:HIO) - Seeking Alpha

Sat, 16 Aug 2025
High-Yield Closed-End Funds (Part 4): HIO - Seeking Alpha

Wed, 06 Aug 2025
Press Release: Franklin Templeton Fund Adviser, LLC Announces Distributions for the Months of September, October and November 2025 - 富途牛牛

Fri, 06 Jun 2025
HIO: Limited Appeal Due To Poor NAV Growth And Weak Dividend Coverage (NYSE:HIO) - Seeking Alpha

Sat, 22 Mar 2025
HIO: Junk Bond Focus Better Than Floaters For Rate Cuts - Seeking Alpha

Financial Analysis
Price to Book Value:
P/BV, a ratio used to compare book value to its current market price, to gauge whether a stock is valued properly.
Neutral
Price to Earnings:
PE, the ratio for valuing a company that measures its current share price relative to its earnings per share (EPS).
Underperform
Discounted cash flow:
DCF, a valuation method used to estimate the value of an investment based on its expected future cash flows.
Neutral
Return on Assets:
ROA, indicates how profitable a company is in relation to its total assets, how efficiently uses assets to generate a profit.
Outperform
Return on Equity:
ROE, a measure of financial performance calculated by dividing net income by equity. a gauge of profitability and efficiency.
Neutral
Debt to Equity:
evaluate financial leverage, reflects the ability of equity to cover outstanding debts in the event of a business downturn.
Underperform
Stock Basics & Statistics
Exchange:
NYSE
Sector:
Financial Services
Industry:
Asset Management - Income
Shares Out 95 (M)
Shares Float 0 (M)
Held by Insiders 0 (%)
Held by Institutions 29.7 (%)
Shares Short 8 (K)
Shares Short P.Month 134 (K)
Stock Financials
EPS 0.28
EPS Est Next Qtrly 0
EPS Est This Year 0
EPS Est Next Year 0
Book Value (p.s.) 4.07
Profit Margin 78.8 %
Operating Margin 88.6 %
Return on Assets (ttm) 4.5 %
Return on Equity (ttm) 6.6 %
Qtrly Rev. Growth -7.5 %
Gross Profit (p.s.) 0.34
Sales Per Share 0.34
EBITDA (p.s.) 0
Qtrly Earnings Growth 6.4 %
Operating Cash Flow 0 (M)
Levered Free Cash Flow 0 (M)
Stock Valuations
PE Ratio 13.35
PEG Ratio 0
Price to Book value 0.91
Price to Sales 10.71
Price to Cash Flow 0
Stock Dividends
Dividend 0.03
Forward Dividend 0
Dividend Yield 1%
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