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Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund Inc. (HIO)
3.825  -0.015 (-0.39%)    05-22 15:59
Open: 3.825
High: 3.8281
Volume: 298,273
  
Pre. Close: 3.84
Low: 3.79
Market Cap: 364(M)
Technical analysis
2025-05-22 3:48:03 PM
Short term     
Mid term     
Targets 6-month :  4.57 1-year :  5.34
Resists First :  3.92 Second :  4.57
Pivot price 3.86
Supports First :  3.79 Second :  3.71
MAs MA(5) :  3.86 MA(20) :  3.84
MA(100) :  3.92 MA(250) :  3.92
MACD MACD :  0 Signal :  0
%K %D K(14,3) :  39.7 D(3) :  58.8
RSI RSI(14): 44
52-week High :  4.15 Low :  3.35
Price, MAs and Bollinger Bands

Price has closed below its short-term moving average. Short-term moving average is currently above 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 above bottom band by 13.2%. Bollinger Bands are 32% 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: 3.91 - 3.93 3.93 - 3.95
Low: 3.78 - 3.81 3.81 - 3.84
Close: 3.8 - 3.85 3.85 - 3.88
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

Mon, 19 May 2025
Comerica Bank Reduces Stock Position in Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund Inc. (NYSE:HIO) - Defense World

Thu, 08 May 2025
First Trust Advisors LP Increases Stock Position in Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund Inc. (NYSE:HIO) - Defense World

Sun, 27 Apr 2025
Dividend Investor in Mid-50s Making $23,800 A Month Shares Portfolio, Says He Started with $3.50/hour — 'Just 35 Years of Investing' - Benzinga

Thu, 17 Apr 2025
Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund Inc. Announces Result - GuruFocus

Thu, 17 Apr 2025
Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund Inc. Announces Results of Annual Meeting of Stockholders - Business Wire

Wed, 19 Feb 2025
Franklin Templeton Fund Adviser, LLC Announces Distributions for the Months of March, April and May 2025 - Business Wire

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.
Underperform
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.
Outperform
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 87 (K)
Shares Short P.Month 1,270 (K)
Stock Financials
EPS 0.5
EPS Est Next Qtrly 0
EPS Est This Year 0
EPS Est Next Year 0
Book Value (p.s.) 4.23
Profit Margin 132.9 %
Operating Margin 89.6 %
Return on Assets (ttm) 5 %
Return on Equity (ttm) 12 %
Qtrly Rev. Growth -5.2 %
Gross Profit (p.s.) 0.37
Sales Per Share 0.37
EBITDA (p.s.) 0
Qtrly Earnings Growth 182.1 %
Operating Cash Flow 0 (M)
Levered Free Cash Flow 0 (M)
Stock Valuations
PE Ratio 7.48
PEG Ratio 0
Price to Book value 0.9
Price to Sales 10.04
Price to Cash Flow 0
Stock Dividends
Dividend 0.03
Forward Dividend 0
Dividend Yield 1%
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