Oxford Lane Capital (OXLC) Competitors

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

Is FSK or OXLC a better dividend stock?

FS KKR Capital pays an annual dividend of $2.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 12.0%. Oxford Lane Capital pays an annual dividend of $1.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 25.8%. 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 pays out 130.1% 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.

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, FSK or OXLC?

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
FS KKR Capital	$1.72B	N/A	$585M	$1.90	11.22
Oxford Lane Capital	$57.31M	33.13	$376.14M	$0.83	5.05

Does the media favor FSK or OXLC?

In the previous week, FS KKR Capital and FS KKR Capital both had 4 articles in the media. Oxford Lane Capital's average media sentiment score of 1.62 beat FS KKR Capital's score of 0.39 indicating that Oxford Lane Capital is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

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

Is FSK or OXLC more profitable?

FS KKR Capital has a net margin of 31.53% compared to Oxford Lane Capital's net margin of 0.00%. FS KKR Capital's return on equity of 11.78% beat Oxford Lane Capital's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
FS KKR Capital	31.53%	11.78%	5.27%
Oxford Lane Capital	N/A	N/A	N/A

Which has more volatility & risk, FSK or OXLC?

FS KKR Capital has a beta of 0.96, indicating that its share price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Oxford Lane Capital has a beta of 0.81, indicating that its share price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer FSK or OXLC?

FS KKR Capital currently has a consensus price target of $19.50, suggesting a potential downside of 8.54%. Given FS KKR Capital's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe FS KKR Capital is more favorable than Oxford Lane Capital.

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

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

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

Summary

FS KKR Capital beats Oxford Lane Capital on 11 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.