HYI Stock Price, Forecast & Analysis | WESTERN ASSET HIGH YIELD OPP (NYSE:HYI)

Fundamental Rating

We assign a fundamental rating of 2 out of 10 to HYI. HYI was compared to 0 industry peers in the Unkown industry. HYI scores quite bad on profitability, while its financial health is fine. Not spectacular, but in line with the averages. HYI is valued expensive and it does not seem to be growing.

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1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

In the past year HYI was profitable.

The reported net income has been mixed in the past 5 years: HYI reported negative net income in multiple years.

In the past 5 years HYI always reported negative operating cash flow.

1.2 Ratios

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
ROA	4.4%
ROE	4.48%
ROIC	7.13%

ROA(3y)N/A

ROA(5y)N/A

ROE(3y)N/A

ROE(5y)N/A

ROIC(3y)N/A

ROIC(5y)N/A

1.3 Margins

HYI's Operating Margin has been stable in the last couple of years.

HYI's Gross Margin has been stable in the last couple of years.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
OM	90.09%
PM (TTM)	44.58%
GM	90.71%

OM growth 3Y1.65%

OM growth 5Y0.62%

PM growth 3YN/A

PM growth 5YN/A

GM growth 3Y0.55%

GM growth 5Y0.03%

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ROE

ROIC

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2. Health

2.1 Basic Checks

HYI has more shares outstanding than it did 5 years ago.

There is no outstanding debt for HYI. This means it has a Debt/Equity and Debt/FCF ratio of 0 and it is amongst the best of the sector and industry.

2.2 Solvency

HYI has an Altman-Z score of 18.22. This indicates that HYI is financially healthy and has little risk of bankruptcy at the moment.

There is no outstanding debt for HYI. This means it has a Debt/Equity and Debt/FCF ratio of 0 and it is amongst the best of the sector and industry.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Debt/Equity	0
Debt/FCF	N/A
Altman-Z	18.22

ROIC/WACCN/A

WACCN/A

2.3 Liquidity

A Current Ratio of 0.01 indicates that HYI may have some problems paying its short term obligations.

HYI has a Quick Ratio of 0.01. This is a bad value and indicates that HYI is not financially healthy enough and could expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Current Ratio	0.01
Quick Ratio	0.01

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WACC

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

HYI shows a strong growth in Earnings Per Share. In the last year, the EPS has been growing by 136.78%, which is quite impressive.

The Revenue has been growing slightly by 5.21% in the past year.

Measured over the past years, HYI shows a decrease in Revenue. The Revenue has been decreasing by -3.63% on average per year.

EPS 1Y (TTM)136.78%

EPS 3YN/A

EPS 5YN/A

EPS Q2Q%298%

Revenue 1Y (TTM)5.21%

Revenue growth 3Y-1.47%

Revenue growth 5Y-3.63%

Sales Q2Q%0.81%

3.2 Future

No EPS estimates are available, so we could not analyze the future EPS growth and evolution.

No Revenue estimates are available, so we could not analyze the future revenue growth and evolution.

EPS Next YN/A

EPS Next 2YN/A

EPS Next 3YN/A

EPS Next 5YN/A

Revenue Next YearN/A

Revenue Next 2YN/A

Revenue Next 3YN/A

Revenue Next 5YN/A

3.3 Evolution

No EPS estimates are available, so we could not analyze the future EPS growth and evolution.

No Revenue estimates are available, so we could not analyze the future revenue growth and evolution.

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4. Valuation

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

A Price/Earnings ratio of 20.89 indicates a rather expensive valuation of HYI.

HYI is valuated rather cheaply when we compare the Price/Earnings ratio to 26.59, which is the current average of the S&P500 Index.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
PE	20.89
Fwd PE	N/A

4.2 Price Multiples

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
P/FCF	N/A
EV/EBITDA	N/A

4.3 Compensation for Growth

PEG (NY)N/A

PEG (5Y)N/A

EPS Next 2YN/A

EPS Next 3YN/A

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5. Dividend

5.1 Amount

HYI has a Yearly Dividend Yield of 9.42%, which is a nice return.

HYI's Dividend Yield is rather good when compared to the S&P500 average which is at 2.31.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Dividend Yield	9.42%

5.2 History

HYI has paid a dividend for at least 10 years, which is a reliable track record.

HYI has decreased its dividend recently.

Dividend Growth(5Y)N/A

Div Incr Years1

Div Non Decr Years1

5.3 Sustainability

DPN/A

EPS Next 2YN/A

EPS Next 3YN/A

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WESTERN ASSET HIGH YIELD OPP

NYSE:HYI (12/10/2025, 8:04:00 PM)

11.07

+0.03 (+0.27%)

Chartmill FA Rating

GICS SectorN/A

GICS IndustryGroupN/A

GICS IndustryN/A

Earnings (Last)N/A N/A

Earnings (Next)N/A N/A

Inst Owners37.44%

Inst Owner Change-60.13%

Ins Owners0.01%

Ins Owner Change0%

Market Cap141.81M

Revenue(TTM)27.02M

Net Income(TTM)12.04M

Analysts0

Price TargetN/A

Short Float %0.21%

Short Ratio0.37

Dividend

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Dividend Yield	9.42%

Yearly DividendN/A

Dividend Growth(5Y)N/A

DPN/A

Div Incr Years1

Div Non Decr Years1

Ex-Date01-23 2026-01-23 (0.095)

Surprises & Revisions

EPS beat(2)N/A

Avg EPS beat(2)N/A

Min EPS beat(2)N/A

Max EPS beat(2)N/A

EPS beat(4)N/A

Avg EPS beat(4)N/A

Min EPS beat(4)N/A

Max EPS beat(4)N/A

EPS beat(8)N/A

Avg EPS beat(8)N/A

EPS beat(12)N/A

Avg EPS beat(12)N/A

EPS beat(16)N/A

Avg EPS beat(16)N/A

Revenue beat(2)N/A

Avg Revenue beat(2)N/A

Min Revenue beat(2)N/A

Max Revenue beat(2)N/A

Revenue beat(4)N/A

Avg Revenue beat(4)N/A

Min Revenue beat(4)N/A

Max Revenue beat(4)N/A

Revenue beat(8)N/A

Avg Revenue beat(8)N/A

Revenue beat(12)N/A

Avg Revenue beat(12)N/A

Revenue beat(16)N/A

Avg Revenue beat(16)N/A

PT rev (1m)N/A

PT rev (3m)N/A

EPS NQ rev (1m)N/A

EPS NQ rev (3m)N/A

EPS NY rev (1m)N/A

EPS NY rev (3m)N/A

Revenue NQ rev (1m)N/A

Revenue NQ rev (3m)N/A

Revenue NY rev (1m)N/A

Revenue NY rev (3m)N/A

Valuation

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
PE	20.89
Fwd PE	N/A
P/S	5.25
P/FCF	N/A
P/OCF	N/A
P/B	0.53
P/tB	0.53
EV/EBITDA	N/A

EPS(TTM)0.53

EY4.79%

EPS(NY)N/A

Fwd EYN/A

FCF(TTM)N/A

FCFYN/A

OCF(TTM)N/A

OCFYN/A

SpS2.11

BVpS21.03

TBVpS21.03

PEG (NY)N/A

PEG (5Y)N/A

Graham Number15.84

Profitability

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
ROA	4.4%
ROE	4.48%
ROCE	9.03%
ROIC	7.13%
ROICexc	7.13%
ROICexgc	7.13%
OM	90.09%
PM (TTM)	44.58%
GM	90.71%
FCFM	N/A

ROA(3y)N/A

ROA(5y)N/A

ROE(3y)N/A

ROE(5y)N/A

ROIC(3y)N/A

ROIC(5y)N/A

ROICexc(3y)N/A

ROICexc(5y)N/A

ROICexgc(3y)N/A

ROICexgc(5y)N/A

ROCE(3y)N/A

ROCE(5y)N/A

ROICexgc growth 3Y4.56%

ROICexgc growth 5Y1.14%

ROICexc growth 3Y4.71%

ROICexc growth 5Y1.19%

OM growth 3Y1.65%

OM growth 5Y0.62%

PM growth 3YN/A

PM growth 5YN/A

GM growth 3Y0.55%

GM growth 5Y0.03%

F-ScoreN/A

Asset Turnover0.1

Health

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Debt/Equity	0
Debt/FCF	N/A
Debt/EBITDA	N/A
Cap/Depr	N/A
Cap/Sales	N/A
Interest Coverage	N/A
Cash Conversion	N/A
Profit Quality	N/A
Current Ratio	0.01
Quick Ratio	0.01
Altman-Z	18.22

F-ScoreN/A

WACCN/A

ROIC/WACCN/A

Cap/Depr(3y)N/A

Cap/Depr(5y)N/A

Cap/Sales(3y)N/A

Cap/Sales(5y)N/A

Profit Quality(3y)N/A

Profit Quality(5y)N/A

High Growth Momentum

Growth

EPS 1Y (TTM)136.78%

EPS 3YN/A

EPS 5YN/A

EPS Q2Q%298%

EPS Next YN/A

EPS Next 2YN/A

EPS Next 3YN/A

EPS Next 5YN/A

Revenue 1Y (TTM)5.21%

Revenue growth 3Y-1.47%

Revenue growth 5Y-3.63%

Sales Q2Q%0.81%

Revenue Next YearN/A

Revenue Next 2YN/A

Revenue Next 3YN/A

Revenue Next 5YN/A

EBIT growth 1Y6.85%

EBIT growth 3Y0.15%

EBIT growth 5Y-3.04%

EBIT Next YearN/A

EBIT Next 3YN/A

EBIT Next 5YN/A

FCF growth 1YN/A

FCF growth 3YN/A

FCF growth 5YN/A

OCF growth 1YN/A

OCF growth 3YN/A

OCF growth 5YN/A

WESTERN ASSET HIGH YIELD OPP / HYI FAQ

What does WESTERN ASSET HIGH YIELD OPP do?

Western Asset High Yield Opportunity Fund Inc is a US-based company operating in industry. The company is headquartered in New York City, New York. The company went IPO on 2010-10-27. Western Asset High Yield Opportunity Fund Inc., formerly Western Asset High Yield Defined Opportunity Fund Inc., (the Fund), is a non-diversified, closed-end management investment company. The Fund’s investment objective is to provide high income. As a secondary investment objective, the Fund will seek capital appreciation. The company seeks to achieve its investment objectives by investing, under normal market conditions, at least 80% of its net assets in a portfolio of high-yield corporate fixed-income securities with varying maturities. The company may also invest up to 20% of its net assets in fixed-income securities issued by the United States or foreign governments, agencies and instrumentalities and/or fixed-income securities that are of investment-grade quality. The company invests in various sectors, including Consumer Cyclical, Communications, Energy, Finance, Technology, Transportation, EM Government, Basic Industry, and Other. Franklin Templeton Fund Adviser, LLC is the Fund’s investment manager.

Can you provide the latest stock price for WESTERN ASSET HIGH YIELD OPP?

The current stock price of HYI is 11.07 USD. The price increased by 0.27% in the last trading session.

How is the ChartMill rating for WESTERN ASSET HIGH YIELD OPP?

HYI has a ChartMill Technical rating of 0 out of 10 and a ChartMill Fundamental rating of 2 out of 10.

WESTERN ASSET HIGH YIELD OPP (HYI) Stock Price, Forecast & Analysis

1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

1.2 Ratios

1.3 Margins

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2. Health

2.1 Basic Checks

2.2 Solvency

2.3 Liquidity

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

3.2 Future

3.3 Evolution

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4. Valuation

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

4.2 Price Multiples

4.3 Compensation for Growth

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5. Dividend

5.1 Amount

5.2 History

5.3 Sustainability

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WESTERN ASSET HIGH YIELD OPP / HYI FAQ

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