Western Asset High Yield Opportunity Fund Inc. (HYI) Stock Analysis

Company Overview

Western Asset High Yield Opportunity Fund Inc. (HYI) is capitalised at $123.40M on the latest close. The company sits in the Financial Services sector, in the Asset Management industry.

The most recent close on file for HYI is $9.63, dated October 21, 2026. That is −$0.01 (−0.10%) against the previous close. Over the past 52 weeks the price has ranged from $9.58 to $11.54. The latest close sits 0.52% above that 52-week low.

Financial Health

The most recent full year on file, fiscal 2025, shows revenue of $14.72M. That is −34.15% against the prior fiscal year, when revenue was $22.36M. Net income for the same year was $14.27M. That is −34.60% against the prior fiscal year. Earnings per share on a trailing basis come to 0.88.

Across the 4 fiscal years on file, revenue moves from −$6.78M in 2022 to $14.72M in 2025. Of those 4 years, 3 report positive net income.

Valuation Assessment

HYI trades at a trailing price-to-earnings ratio of 10.94. That is 15.89% above the Asset Management median of 9.44. The medians here are taken across 512 Asset Management companies that report the metric.

The trailing one-year total return is −8.47%. Measured over 10 years, that is +3.94% a year compounded. Annualized volatility over the trailing 10 years is 12.88%.

Growth & Income

Shareholders receive a dividend, yielding 11.83% on the latest price. That is 2.9 percentage points above the Asset Management median yield of 8.91%. The indicated annual rate is $1.14 a share. The ex-dividend date on file is October 23, 2026. Dividends are recorded for 11 calendar years; 2026 shows 8 payments totalling $0.76 a share. The year before, 2025, totalled $1.14 a share.

The strongest complete calendar year on file is 2019 at +27.94%; the weakest is 2022 at −13.44%. Of the 9 complete calendar years on file, 7 finished higher. 2026 is still running; the total return is −8.22% year to date.