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Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund Inc. (HIO)
3.675  0.015 (0.41%)    04-07 15:59
Open: 3.64
High: 3.68
Volume: 394,199
  
Pre. Close: 3.66
Low: 3.64
Market Cap: 349(M)
Technical analysis
2026-04-07 3:41:53 PM
Short term     
Mid term     
Targets 6-month :  4.4 1-year :  5.14
Resists First :  3.76 Second :  4.4
Pivot price 3.62
Supports First :  3.61 Second :  3.51
MAs MA(5) :  3.64 MA(20) :  3.63
MA(100) :  3.67 MA(250) :  3.65
MACD MACD :  -0.1 Signal :  -0.1
%K %D K(14,3) :  67.5 D(3) :  61.3
RSI RSI(14): 51.6
52-week High :  3.82 Low :  3.23
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 NEUTRAL in mid-long term.
[ HIO ] has closed below upper band by 28.2%. Bollinger Bands are 68.7% wider than normal. The large width of the bands suggest high volatility as compared to its normal range. The bands have been in this wide range for 6 days. This is a sign that the current trend might continue.

Stock Price Prediction
If tomorrow: Open lower Open higher
High: 3.67 - 3.69 3.69 - 3.71
Low: 3.56 - 3.58 3.58 - 3.61
Close: 3.62 - 3.66 3.66 - 3.7
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

Tue, 07 Apr 2026
Insider Kim Stout files initial Form 3 for HIO (NYSE: HIO) - Stock Titan

Tue, 07 Apr 2026
HSTC:HIO PB Ratio: 0.60 — 20% Below Median - GuruFocus

Wed, 25 Mar 2026
[EFFECT] WESTERN ASSET HIGH INCOME OPPORTUNITY FUND INC. SEC Filing - Stock Titan

Mon, 23 Feb 2026
This income fund holds $381M yet its shares trade at a 7.5% discount - Stock Titan

Tue, 27 Jan 2026
Five managers now oversee Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund - Stock Titan

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

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).
Neutral
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 32.2 (%)
Shares Short 206 (K)
Shares Short P.Month 48 (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 13.08
PEG Ratio 0
Price to Book value 0.89
Price to Sales 10.5
Price to Cash Flow 0
Stock Dividends
Dividend 0.03
Forward Dividend 0
Dividend Yield 1%
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