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Western Asset High Income Fund II Inc. (HIX)
4.1  0.02 (0.49%)    05-23 16:00
Open: 4.09
High: 4.1
Volume: 224,792
  
Pre. Close: 4.08
Low: 4.065
Market Cap: 369(M)
Technical analysis
2025-05-23 4:48:23 PM
Short term     
Mid term     
Targets 6-month :  4.9 1-year :  5.72
Resists First :  4.19 Second :  4.9
Pivot price 4.12
Supports First :  4.05 Second :  3.97
MAs MA(5) :  4.13 MA(20) :  4.12
MA(100) :  4.2 MA(250) :  4.33
MACD MACD :  0 Signal :  0
%K %D K(14,3) :  30.9 D(3) :  51.5
RSI RSI(14): 47.7
52-week High :  4.53 Low :  3.65
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.
[ HIX ] has closed above bottom band by 30.8%. Bollinger Bands are 33.1% 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: 4.1 - 4.13 4.13 - 4.15
Low: 4.01 - 4.04 4.04 - 4.06
Close: 4.05 - 4.1 4.1 - 4.14
Company Description

Western Asset High Income Fund II Inc. is a closed-ended fixed income mutual fund launched and managed by Legg Mason Partners Fund Advisor, LLC. The fund is co-managed by Western Asset Management Company, Western Asset Management Company Limited, and Western Asset Management Company Pte. Ltd. It invests in the fixed income markets across the globe. The fund invests in securities of companies that operate across diversified sectors. It invests in high yield debt securities issued by U.S., foreign corporations and foreign governments. The fund employs a combination of quantitative and fundamental analysis with bottom-up security selection process to create its portfolio. It benchmarks the performance of its portfolio against Barclays Capital U.S. Corporate High Yield 2% Issuer Cap Index and the JPMorgan Emerging Markets Bond Index Global. Western Asset High Income Fund II, Inc. was formed on May 28, 1998 and is domiciled in the United States.

Headline News

Wed, 14 May 2025
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Tue, 06 May 2025
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Wed, 19 Feb 2025
Franklin Templeton Fund Adviser, LLC Announces Distributions for the Months of March, April and May 2025 - Business Wire

Fri, 20 Dec 2024
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Fri, 15 Nov 2024
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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 90 (M)
Shares Float 0 (M)
Held by Insiders 0 (%)
Held by Institutions 27.2 (%)
Shares Short 131 (K)
Shares Short P.Month 172 (K)
Stock Financials
EPS 0.86
EPS Est Next Qtrly 0
EPS Est This Year 0
EPS Est Next Year 0
Book Value (p.s.) 4.53
Profit Margin 126.5 %
Operating Margin 90 %
Return on Assets (ttm) 5.2 %
Return on Equity (ttm) 17.5 %
Qtrly Rev. Growth 25.2 %
Gross Profit (p.s.) 0.54
Sales Per Share 0.54
EBITDA (p.s.) 0
Qtrly Earnings Growth 0 %
Operating Cash Flow -116 (M)
Levered Free Cash Flow 19 (M)
Stock Valuations
PE Ratio 4.76
PEG Ratio 0
Price to Book value 0.9
Price to Sales 7.56
Price to Cash Flow -3.2
Stock Dividends
Dividend 0.05
Forward Dividend 0
Dividend Yield 1.2%
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Ex-Dividend Date Invalid DateTime.

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