Oxford Square Capital (OXSQ) Competitors

ASA Gold and Precious Metals (NYSE:ASA) and Oxford Square Capital (NASDAQ:OXSQ) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation and profitability.

Does the media favor ASA or OXSQ?

In the previous week, Oxford Square Capital had 5 more articles in the media than ASA Gold and Precious Metals. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Oxford Square Capital and 5 mentions for ASA Gold and Precious Metals. ASA Gold and Precious Metals' average media sentiment score of 0.86 beat Oxford Square Capital's score of 0.35 indicating that ASA Gold and Precious Metals is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
ASA Gold and Precious Metals	2 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Oxford Square Capital	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is ASA or OXSQ a better dividend stock?

ASA Gold and Precious Metals pays an annual dividend of $0.05 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. Oxford Square Capital pays an annual dividend of $0.42 per share and has a dividend yield of 18.1%. Oxford Square Capital pays out 4,200.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Which has more risk and volatility, ASA or OXSQ?

ASA Gold and Precious Metals has a beta of 0.63, suggesting that its stock price is 37% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Oxford Square Capital has a beta of 0.66, suggesting that its stock price is 34% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has better earnings & valuation, ASA or OXSQ?

Oxford Square Capital has higher revenue and earnings than ASA Gold and Precious Metals.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
ASA Gold and Precious Metals	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Oxford Square Capital	$42.68M	4.13	$5.88M	$0.01	232.00

Is ASA or OXSQ more profitable?

ASA Gold and Precious Metals has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Oxford Square Capital's net margin of -1.12%. Oxford Square Capital's return on equity of 16.74% beat ASA Gold and Precious Metals' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ASA Gold and Precious Metals	N/A	N/A	N/A
Oxford Square Capital	-1.12%	16.74%	8.75%

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of ASA or OXSQ?

6.4% of Oxford Square Capital shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of ASA Gold and Precious Metals shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 8.6% of Oxford Square Capital shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Oxford Square Capital beats ASA Gold and Precious Metals on 8 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.