Oxford Lane Capital (OXLC) Competitors

Oxford Lane Capital (NASDAQ:OXLC) and FS KKR Capital (NYSE:FSK) are both financial services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, community ranking, earnings, media sentiment, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends and risk.

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, OXLC or FSK?

FS KKR Capital has higher revenue and earnings than Oxford Lane Capital. Oxford Lane Capital is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than FS KKR Capital, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Oxford Lane Capital	$194.42M	8.11	$287.10M	$0.83	5.49
FS KKR Capital	$613M	9.53	$696M	$1.90	10.98

Does the MarketBeat Community favor OXLC or FSK?

Oxford Lane Capital received 118 more outperform votes than FS KKR Capital when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 58.81% of users gave Oxford Lane Capital an outperform vote while only 45.93% of users gave FS KKR Capital an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Oxford Lane Capital	Outperform Votes 197 58.81%	Underperform Votes 138 41.19%
FS KKR Capital	Outperform Votes 79 45.93%	Underperform Votes 93 54.07%

Is OXLC or FSK a better dividend stock?

Oxford Lane Capital pays an annual dividend of $1.07 per share and has a dividend yield of 23.5%. FS KKR Capital pays an annual dividend of $2.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 12.3%. Oxford Lane Capital pays out 128.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. FS KKR Capital pays out 134.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Oxford Lane Capital is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Does the media favor OXLC or FSK?

In the previous week, FS KKR Capital had 9 more articles in the media than Oxford Lane Capital. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for FS KKR Capital and 7 mentions for Oxford Lane Capital. FS KKR Capital's average media sentiment score of 1.08 beat Oxford Lane Capital's score of 1.07 indicating that FS KKR Capital is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Oxford Lane Capital	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
FS KKR Capital	6 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of OXLC or FSK?

6.7% of Oxford Lane Capital shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 36.3% of FS KKR Capital shares are held by institutional investors. 3.4% of Oxford Lane Capital shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of FS KKR Capital shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is OXLC or FSK more profitable?

FS KKR Capital has a net margin of 29.98% compared to Oxford Lane Capital's net margin of 0.00%. FS KKR Capital's return on equity of 12.31% beat Oxford Lane Capital's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Oxford Lane Capital	N/A	N/A	N/A
FS KKR Capital	29.98%	12.31%	5.47%

Do analysts rate OXLC or FSK?

FS KKR Capital has a consensus price target of $19.50, indicating a potential downside of 6.55%. Given FS KKR Capital's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe FS KKR Capital is more favorable than Oxford Lane Capital.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Oxford Lane Capital	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
FS KKR Capital	1 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.83

Which has more volatility & risk, OXLC or FSK?

Oxford Lane Capital has a beta of 0.75, indicating that its share price is 25% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, FS KKR Capital has a beta of 0.98, indicating that its share price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

FS KKR Capital beats Oxford Lane Capital on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.