Western Asset Intermediate Muni Fund (NYSE:SBI) Stock Price Crosses Below 200-Day Moving Average – Time to Sell?

Western Asset Intermediate Muni Fund Inc. (NYSE:SBI) shares passed below its 200-day moving average during trading on Friday . The stock has a 200-day moving average of $7.80 and traded as low as $7.77. Western Asset Intermediate Muni Fund shares last traded at $7.7970, with a volume of 19,085 shares trading hands.

Western Asset Intermediate Muni Fund Price Performance

The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $7.78 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $7.80.

Western Asset Intermediate Muni Fund Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, May 29th. Investors of record on Thursday, May 21st will be issued a dividend of $0.042 per share. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 6.5%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, May 21st.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Private Advisor Group LLC bought a new stake in shares of Western Asset Intermediate Muni Fund in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $91,000. Captrust Financial Advisors bought a new position in Western Asset Intermediate Muni Fund during the second quarter valued at approximately $96,000. Closed End Fund Advisors Inc. acquired a new stake in Western Asset Intermediate Muni Fund in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $134,000. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC grew its position in Western Asset Intermediate Muni Fund by 12.5% in the fourth quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 19,850 shares of the company’s stock worth $152,000 after acquiring an additional 2,200 shares in the last quarter. Finally, IHT Wealth Management LLC grew its position in Western Asset Intermediate Muni Fund by 25.4% in the second quarter. IHT Wealth Management LLC now owns 20,328 shares of the company’s stock worth $153,000 after acquiring an additional 4,113 shares in the last quarter.

About Western Asset Intermediate Muni Fund

Western Asset Intermediate Muni Fund (NYSE: SBI) is a closed-end management investment company whose primary objective is to seek a high level of current income exempt from federal income taxes. The fund is sponsored and managed by Western Asset Management Company, a global fixed-income investment firm with a focus on municipal and other debt securities. SBI pursues its goal by investing predominantly in intermediate-duration municipal bonds, aiming to balance yield potential with interest rate risk management.

The portfolio typically comprises a diversified mix of investment-grade and, to a lesser extent, higher-yielding municipal securities issued by state and local governments and their agencies.