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Western Asset High Income Fund II Inc. (HIX)
4.25  0 (0%)    01-20 16:00
Open: 4.24
High: 4.25
Volume: 332,157
  
Pre. Close: 4.25
Low: 4.212
Market Cap: 383(M)
Technical analysis
2026-01-21 7:47:08 AM
Short term     
Mid term     
Targets 6-month :  4.96 1-year :  5.79
Resists First :  4.25 Second :  4.96
Pivot price 4.18
Supports First :  4.13 Second :  4.05
MAs MA(5) :  4.21 MA(20) :  4.16
MA(100) :  4.24 MA(250) :  4.23
MACD MACD :  0 Signal :  0
%K %D K(14,3) :  92.1 D(3) :  88.6
RSI RSI(14): 63.5
52-week High :  4.42 Low :  3.65
Price, MAs and Bollinger Bands

Price has closed above 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 BULLISH in short-term; and NEUTRAL in mid-long term.
[ HIX ] has closed above the upper band by 1.7%. If price is in a uptrend band; this upward trend in price might continue. However a short term pullback inside the band is likely.Bollinger Bands are 4.2% 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: 4.26 - 4.28 4.28 - 4.3
Low: 4.16 - 4.18 4.18 - 4.2
Close: 4.22 - 4.25 4.25 - 4.28
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

Tue, 21 Oct 2025
HIX: Strong Dividend Coverage But Weak Growth Potential (HIX) - Seeking Alpha

Mon, 20 Oct 2025
HIX: Interest Rate Cuts Will Put Downward Pressure On This Fund (NYSE:HIX) - Seeking Alpha

Mon, 28 Jul 2025
HIX: Continued NAV Destruction Makes It Hard To Recommend This High-Yielding Fund - Seeking Alpha

Tue, 22 Oct 2024
Western Asset High Income Fund II Inc. Announces Results of Annual Meeting of Stockholders - FinancialContent

Fri, 30 Aug 2024
HIX: Some Good Characteristics, But Distribution Is Destructive (NYSE:HIX) - Seeking Alpha

Mon, 04 Mar 2024
Western Asset High Income Fund II Inc. (NYSE: HIX) Announces Portfolio Management Team Update - FinancialContent

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.
Neutral
Debt to Equity:
evaluate financial leverage, reflects the ability of equity to cover outstanding debts in the event of a business downturn.
Neutral
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 28.6 (%)
Shares Short 132 (K)
Shares Short P.Month 92 (K)
Stock Financials
EPS 0.43
EPS Est Next Qtrly 0
EPS Est This Year 0
EPS Est Next Year 0
Book Value (p.s.) 4.36
Profit Margin 79.2 %
Operating Margin 89.5 %
Return on Assets (ttm) 4.5 %
Return on Equity (ttm) 9.7 %
Qtrly Rev. Growth -8.2 %
Gross Profit (p.s.) 0.54
Sales Per Share 0.54
EBITDA (p.s.) 0
Qtrly Earnings Growth 22.8 %
Operating Cash Flow 59 (M)
Levered Free Cash Flow 31 (M)
Stock Valuations
PE Ratio 9.88
PEG Ratio 0
Price to Book value 0.97
Price to Sales 7.76
Price to Cash Flow 6.48
Stock Dividends
Dividend 0.05
Forward Dividend 0
Dividend Yield 1.1%
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Ex-Dividend Date Invalid DateTime.

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