Western Asset Premier Bond Fund (WEA) Stock Analysis

Company Overview

Western Asset Premier Bond Fund trades under the ticker WEA. It is classified in the Asset Management industry, within the Financial Services sector.

WEA last closed at $10.38 on September 4, 2026. The close was unchanged from the previous session. Over the past 52 weeks the price has ranged from $10.30 to $11.44. The latest close sits 0.78% above that 52-week low.

Financial Health

In fiscal 2025, Western Asset Premier Bond Fund reported revenue of $14.14M. Against the prior fiscal year total of $6.55M, that is a change of +115.83%. Net income for the same year was $13.84M. That is +118.83% against the prior fiscal year. The reported profit margin is 70.45%. That is 46.4 percentage points above the Asset Management median of 24.09%. Earnings per share on a trailing basis come to 0.83.

Across the 4 fiscal years on file, revenue moves from −$26.91M in 2022 to $14.14M in 2025. Of those 4 years, 3 report positive net income.

Valuation Assessment

WEA trades at a trailing price-to-earnings ratio of 12.51. That is 20.99% above the Asset Management median of 10.34. The medians here are taken across 561 Asset Management companies that report the metric.

The trailing one-year price return is +1.03%. Across 10 years the annualized return works out at +3.66%. The reported beta is 0.49. Daily returns over the trailing 10 years annualize to a volatility of 13.95%.

Growth & Income

WEA pays a dividend yielding 8.09%. At the indicated rate that is $0.84 a share a year. The ex-dividend date on file is August 24, 2026. Dividends are recorded for 11 calendar years; 2026 shows 8 payments totalling $0.56 a share. The year before, 2025, totalled $0.84 a share.

2026 is still running; the price is −1.48% year to date. The strongest complete calendar year on file is 2019 at +28.46%; the weakest is 2022 at −20.24%. Of the 9 complete calendar years on file, 7 finished higher.