Western Asset Intermediate Fund Buy Hold or Sell Recommendation
| WABSX Fund | USD 9.41 0.02 0.21% |
Assuming the 90 days horizon and your above-average risk tolerance, our recommendation regarding Western Asset Intermediate is 'Cautious Hold'. Macroaxis provides Western Asset buy-hold-or-sell recommendation only in the context of selected investment horizon and investor attitude towards risk assumed by holding WABSX positions. The advice algorithm takes into account all of Western Asset's available fundamental, technical, and predictive indicators you will find on this site. Key drivers impacting Western Asset's buy or sell advice are summarized below:
Real Value 9.44 | Hype Value 9.4 | Market Value 9.41 | Naive Value 9.41 |
A buy or sell recommendation provided by Macroaxis is an automated directive regarding whether to purchase or sell Western Asset Intermediate given historical horizon and risk tolerance towards Western Asset. When Macroaxis issues a 'buy' or 'sell' recommendation for Western Asset Intermediate, the advice is generated through an automated system that utilizes algorithms and statistical models.
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The Western recommendation should be used to complement the buy-or-sell advice compiled from the current analysts' consensus on Western Asset Intermediate. Macroaxis does not own or have any residual interests in Western Asset Intermediate or other equities on which the buy-or-sell advice is provided. Please provide your input below to execute Western Asset's advice using the current market data and latest reported fundamentals.
Time Horizon
Risk Tolerance
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Cautious Hold
Market Performance | Very Weak | Details | |
Volatility | Very steady | Details | |
Hype Condition | Low key | Details | |
Current Valuation | Fairly Valued | Details | |
Odds Of Distress | Low | Details | |
Economic Sensitivity | Barely shadows the market | Details | |
Analyst Consensus | Not Available | Details |
Western Asset Trading Alerts and Improvement Suggestions
| Western Asset Interm generated a negative expected return over the last 90 days | |
| The fund generated three year return of -3.0% | |
| Western Asset Interm keeps about 13.46% of its net assets in bonds |
Western Asset Returns Distribution Density
The distribution of Western Asset's historical returns is an attempt to chart the uncertainty of Western Asset's future price movements. The chart of the probability distribution of Western Asset daily returns describes the distribution of returns around its average expected value. We use Western Asset Intermediate price's Value At Risk and its Upside Potential as a relative measure of the distribution. The graph of the distribution of Western Asset returns is essential to provide solid investment advice for Western Asset.
| Mean Return | -0.02 | Value At Risk | -0.52 | Potential Upside | 0.32 | Standard Deviation | 0.29 |
Return Density |
| Distribution |
Investment risk management requires an estimate of the probability of extreme price changes. Therefore, the correct representation of the distribution of Western Asset historical returns presented in an easy-to-digest graphical form helps investors and money managers understand the risk-reward trade-off of different investement strategies.
Western Asset Greeks
Most traded equities are subject to two types of risk - systematic (i.e., market) and unsystematic (i.e., nonmarket or company-specific) risk. Unsystematic risk is the risk that events specific to Western Asset or Legg Mason sector will adversely affect the stock's price. This type of risk can be diversified away by owning several different stocks in different industries whose stock prices have shown a small correlation to each other. On the other hand, systematic risk is the risk that Western Asset's price will be affected by overall mutual fund market movements and cannot be diversified away. So, no matter how many positions you have, you cannot eliminate market risk. However, you can measure a Western fund's historical response to market movements and buy it if you are comfortable with its volatility direction. Beta and standard deviation are two commonly used measures to help you make the right decision.
α | Alpha over NYSE Composite | -0.04 | |
β | Beta against NYSE Composite | 0.18 | |
σ | Overall volatility | 0.29 | |
Ir | Information ratio | -0.32 |
Western Asset Volatility Alert
Western Asset Intermediate exhibits very low volatility with skewness of -0.7 and kurtosis of 1.17. Understanding different market volatility trends often help investors to time the market. Properly using volatility indicators enable traders to measure Western Asset's mutual fund risk against market volatility during both bullish and bearish trends. The higher level of volatility that comes with bear markets can directly impact Western Asset's mutual fund price while adding stress to investors as they watch their shares' value plummet. This usually forces investors to rebalance their portfolios by buying different financial instruments as prices fall.Western Asset Fundamentals Vs Peers
Comparing Western Asset's fundamentals to the average values of its peers is one of the most widely used and accepted methods of equity analyses. It helps to analyze Western Asset's direct or indirect competition across all of the common fundamentals between Western Asset and the related equities. This way, we can detect undervalued stocks with similar characteristics as Western Asset or determine the mutual funds which would be an excellent addition to an existing portfolio. Peer analysis of Western Asset's fundamental indicators could also be used in its relative valuation, which is a method of valuing Western Asset by comparing valuation metrics with those of similar companies.
| Better Than Average | Worse Than Average | Compare Western Asset to competition |
| Fundamentals | Western Asset | Peer Average |
| Annual Yield | 0.02 % | 0.29 % |
| Year To Date Return | 5.69 % | 0.39 % |
| One Year Return | 1.04 % | 4.15 % |
| Three Year Return | (2.70) % | 3.60 % |
| Five Year Return | 0.45 % | 3.24 % |
| Ten Year Return | 4.05 % | 1.79 % |
| Net Asset | 811.43 M | 4.11 B |
| Last Dividend Paid | 0.02 | 0.65 |
| Cash Position Weight | 0.54 % | 10.61 % |
| Equity Positions Weight | (0.01) % | 63.90 % |
| Bond Positions Weight | 13.46 % | 11.24 % |
Western Asset Market Momentum
Traders often use several daily momentume indicators to supplement a more traditional technical analysis when analyzing securities such as Western . With many different options, investors must choose the best indicators for them and familiarize themselves with how they work. We suggest combining traditional momentum indicators with more near-term forms of technical analysis such as Accumulation Distribution or Daily Balance Of Power. With their quantitative nature, daily value technical indicators can also be incorporated into your automated trading systems.
| Daily Balance Of Power | (9,223,372,036,855) | |||
| Rate Of Daily Change | 1.0 | |||
| Day Median Price | 9.41 | |||
| Day Typical Price | 9.41 | |||
| Price Action Indicator | (0.01) | |||
| Period Momentum Indicator | (0.02) |
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