Oxford Square Capital Corp. (NASDAQ:OXSQ - Get Free Report) announced a dividend on Tuesday, April 22nd, investing.com reports. Shareholders of record on Friday, August 15th will be given a dividend of 0.035 per share on Friday, August 29th. This represents a yield of 17.65%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, August 15th.
Oxford Square Capital has a dividend payout ratio of 175.0% meaning the company cannot currently cover its dividend with earnings alone and is relying on its balance sheet to cover its dividend payments. Equities research analysts expect Oxford Square Capital to earn $0.28 per share next year, which means the company may not be able to cover its $0.42 annual dividend with an expected future payout ratio of 150.0%.
Oxford Square Capital Stock Performance
NASDAQ:OXSQ remained flat at $2.33 during trading hours on Friday. 515,152 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 479,656. Oxford Square Capital has a fifty-two week low of $2.14 and a fifty-two week high of $3.07. The stock has a market cap of $177.14 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 233.00 and a beta of 0.65. The company's 50 day simple moving average is $2.31 and its 200 day simple moving average is $2.52.
Oxford Square Capital (NASDAQ:OXSQ - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Friday, April 25th. The company reported $0.09 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.08 by $0.01. Oxford Square Capital had a negative net margin of 1.12% and a positive return on equity of 16.74%. The firm had revenue of $10.16 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $9.90 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $0.11 EPS.
Wall Street Analyst Weigh In
Separately, Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of Oxford Square Capital from a "hold" rating to a "sell" rating in a report on Sunday, May 4th.
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Institutional Inflows and Outflows
A hedge fund recently bought a new stake in Oxford Square Capital stock. Dynamic Technology Lab Private Ltd acquired a new stake in shares of Oxford Square Capital Corp. (NASDAQ:OXSQ - Free Report) in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor acquired 10,614 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $28,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 6.44% of the company's stock.
About Oxford Square Capital
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Oxford Square Capital Corp. is a business development company, operates as a closed-end, non-diversified management investment company. It is a private equity and mezzanine firm. The firm invests in both public and private companies. It invests in secured and unsecured senior debt, subordinated debt, junior subordinated debt, preferred stock, common stock and syndicated bank loans.
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