Symbols / HIO Stock $3.60 +0.00% Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund Inc.

Financial Services • Asset Management • United States • NYQ
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Index EQUITY
Sector Financial Services
Industry Asset Management
CEO Mr. Kenneth Donald Fuller
Exch · Country NYQ · United States
Market Cap 342.36M
Enterprise Value 340.42M
Income 27.67M
Sales 32.89M
FCF (ttm) —
Book/sh 3.91
Cash/sh 0.02
Employees —
Insider 10d —
IPO Nov 16, 1993
Div forward ($/yr)
Div TTM ($/yr)
Dividend Yield
Ex-Div Date
5Y Avg Yield
Yield vs 5Y Avg
Payout 142.00%
P/E 12.00
Forward P/E —
PEG —
P/S 10.41
P/B 0.92
P/C —
EV/EBITDA —
EV/Sales 10.35
Quick Ratio 1.47
Current Ratio 1.50
Debt/Eq —
LT Debt/Eq —
EPS (ttm) 0.30
EPS next Y —
EPS Growth 63.90%
Revenue Growth -1.70%
EPS Gr Q/Q 63.90%
Rev Gr Q/Q —
Earnings (next) —
Earnings (prior) —
ROA 4.78%
ROE 7.32%
ROIC —
Gross Margin 100.00%
Oper. Margin 89.70%
Profit Margin 84.13%
Shs Outstand 95.10M
Shs Float —
Insider Own 0.02%
Instit Own 34.89%
Short Float —
Short Ratio 0.46
Short Interest 71.81K
52W High 4.05
vs 52W High -11.11%
52W Low 3.52
vs 52W Low 2.27%
Beta 0.51
Impl. Vol. —
Rel Volume 0.84
Avg Volume 320.22K
Volume 269.13K
Target (mean) —
Tgt Median —
Tgt Low —
Tgt High —
# Analysts —
Recom None
Prev Close $3.60
Price $3.60
Change 0.00%
About

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.

Valuation Models

Price estimates from analyst targets and simple models.

1. Analyst consensus
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Mean price target
2. Current target
$3.60
Latest analyst target
3. DCF / Fair value
$4.50
Fallback: EPS × 15 (assumed fair P/E). No FCF data; use with …
Ratings
Current target
$3.60
Low
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High
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Mean
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Insider Transactions
Filed Date Insider Relationship Transaction Shares Price Value SEC
2026-04-13 COLMAN CAROL L Director — 4,500 $3.66 $16,470
2025-07-14 MASON PETER DANIEL CHARLES Director — 10,000 $4.02 $40,183
2025-06-02 SALE HILLARY A Director — 5,167 $3.88 $20,058
2025-05-27 GRILLO ANTHONY A Director — 3,000 $3.84 $11,520
Financials
Statement View
Amounts in millions (2 decimals, no suffix) • EPS per share (2 decimals) • Trend = period evolution • YoY Growth = previous period %
Line Item Trend 2025-09-30 2024-09-30 2023-09-30 2022-09-30
Total Revenue
26.66
-45.15%
48.61
+69.31%
28.71
+135.17%
-81.63
Operating Revenue
26.66
-45.15%
48.61
+69.31%
28.71
+135.17%
-81.63
Operating Expense
0.50
-11.20%
0.56
-6.65%
0.60
-5.62%
0.64
Selling General And Administration
0.63
+46.94%
0.43
+9.90%
0.39
+5.36%
0.37
General And Administrative Expense
0.63
+46.94%
0.43
+9.90%
0.39
+5.36%
0.37
Other Operating Expenses
-0.13
-195.57%
0.13
-36.81%
0.21
-20.69%
0.27
Net Income
26.16
-45.55%
48.05
+70.93%
28.11
+134.17%
-82.27
Pretax Income
26.16
-45.55%
48.05
+70.93%
28.11
+134.17%
-82.27
Net Interest Income
32.91
-8.42%
35.93
-3.46%
37.22
+5.41%
35.31
Interest Expense
—
0.00
—
0.00
Interest Income
32.91
-8.42%
35.93
-3.46%
37.22
+5.40%
35.32
Gain On Sale Of Security
5.76
+212.27%
-5.13
+87.08%
-39.71
-106.42%
-19.24
Tax Rate For Calcs
0.00
+0.00%
0.00
+0.00%
0.00
0.00
Tax Effect Of Unusual Items
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
Net Income Including Noncontrolling Interests
26.16
-45.55%
48.05
+70.93%
28.11
+134.17%
-82.27
Net Income From Continuing Operation Net Minority Interest
26.16
-45.55%
48.05
+70.93%
28.11
+134.17%
-82.27
Net Income From Continuing And Discontinued Operation
26.16
-45.55%
48.05
+70.93%
28.11
+134.17%
-82.27
Net Income Continuous Operations
26.16
-45.55%
48.05
+70.93%
28.11
+134.17%
-82.27
Normalized Income
26.16
-45.55%
48.05
+70.93%
28.11
+134.17%
-82.27
Net Income Common Stockholders
26.16
-45.55%
48.05
+70.93%
28.11
+134.17%
-82.27
Diluted EPS
0.28
-45.10%
0.51
+70.00%
0.30
+134.48%
-0.87
Basic EPS
0.28
-45.10%
0.51
+70.00%
0.30
+134.48%
-0.87
Basic Average Shares
93.44
-0.82%
94.21
+0.55%
93.70
-0.91%
94.56
Diluted Average Shares
93.44
-0.82%
94.21
+0.55%
93.70
-0.91%
94.56
Diluted NI Availto Com Stockholders
26.16
-45.55%
48.05
+70.93%
28.11
+134.17%
-82.27
Line Item Trend 2025-09-30 2024-09-30 2023-09-30 2022-09-30
Total Assets
401.36
-1.26%
406.49
+1.15%
401.87
-1.67%
408.70
Cash And Cash Equivalents
0.28
-14.81%
0.33
+11.08%
0.30
-90.61%
3.17
Cash Financial
0.28
-14.81%
0.33
+11.08%
0.30
-90.61%
3.17
Receivables
6.54
-32.76%
9.73
+3.75%
9.37
+14.22%
8.21
Prepaid Assets
0.29
+2420.88%
0.01
—
—
Investments And Advances
394.25
-0.55%
396.42
+1.08%
392.20
-1.29%
397.33
Total Liabilities Net Minority Interest
13.37
+222.52%
4.14
-41.31%
7.06
-2.47%
7.24
Payables
13.13
+231.10%
3.97
-42.11%
6.85
-2.74%
7.04
Accounts Payable
12.89
+248.71%
3.70
-43.68%
6.56
-2.71%
6.75
Other Payable
0.24
-10.04%
0.27
-6.36%
0.29
-3.52%
0.30
Stockholders Equity
388.00
-3.57%
402.35
+1.91%
394.81
-1.66%
401.46
Common Stock Equity
388.00
-3.57%
402.35
+1.91%
394.81
-1.66%
401.46
Capital Stock
0.10
+0.00%
0.10
+0.00%
0.10
+0.00%
0.10
Common Stock
0.10
+0.00%
0.10
+0.00%
0.10
+0.00%
0.10
Share Issued
95.10
+0.00%
95.10
+0.00%
95.10
+0.00%
95.10
Ordinary Shares Number
95.10
+0.00%
95.10
+0.00%
95.10
+0.00%
95.10
Additional Paid In Capital
573.87
-1.70%
583.78
-1.31%
591.51
-0.85%
596.56
Retained Earnings
-185.97
-2.45%
-181.53
+7.76%
-196.79
-0.81%
-195.20
Total Equity Gross Minority Interest
388.00
-3.57%
402.35
+1.91%
394.81
-1.66%
401.46
Net Tangible Assets
388.00
-3.57%
402.35
+1.91%
394.81
-1.66%
401.46
Tangible Book Value
388.00
-3.57%
402.35
+1.91%
394.81
-1.66%
401.46
Available For Sale Securities
6.96
+153.68%
2.74
+64.55%
1.67
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Cash Cash Equivalents And Federal Funds Sold
0.28
-14.81%
0.33
+11.08%
0.30
-90.61%
3.17
Derivative Product Liabilities
—
—
—
0.00
Financial Assets Designatedas Fair Value Through Profitor Loss Total
387.28
-1.62%
393.67
+0.80%
390.53
-1.52%
396.58
Investmentin Financial Assets
394.25
-0.55%
396.42
+1.08%
392.20
-1.29%
397.33

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