Oxford Square Capital (OXSQ) Competitors

Oxford Square Capital (NASDAQ:OXSQ) and Eagle Point Credit (NYSE:ECC) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, media sentiment, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, dividends and profitability.

Which has more volatility and risk, OXSQ or ECC?

Oxford Square Capital has a beta of 0.65, meaning that its share price is 35% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Eagle Point Credit has a beta of 0.41, meaning that its share price is 59% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate OXSQ or ECC?

Eagle Point Credit has a consensus target price of $8.67, suggesting a potential upside of 14.11%. Given Eagle Point Credit's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Eagle Point Credit is more favorable than Oxford Square Capital.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Oxford Square Capital	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Eagle Point Credit	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Is OXSQ or ECC more profitable?

Oxford Square Capital has a net margin of -1.12% compared to Eagle Point Credit's net margin of -27.15%. Oxford Square Capital's return on equity of 16.74% beat Eagle Point Credit's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Oxford Square Capital	-1.12%	16.74%	8.75%
Eagle Point Credit	-27.15%	12.90%	8.41%

Which has higher valuation & earnings, OXSQ or ECC?

Eagle Point Credit has higher revenue and earnings than Oxford Square Capital. Eagle Point Credit is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Oxford Square 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 Square Capital	$42.68M	4.06	$5.88M	$0.01	228.00
Eagle Point Credit	$179.77M	3.25	$85.49M	-$0.40	-18.99

Is OXSQ or ECC a better dividend stock?

Oxford Square Capital pays an annual dividend of $0.42 per share and has a dividend yield of 18.4%. Eagle Point Credit pays an annual dividend of $1.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 22.1%. 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. Eagle Point Credit pays out -420.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Eagle Point Credit is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Does the media favor OXSQ or ECC?

In the previous week, Oxford Square Capital and Oxford Square Capital both had 1 articles in the media. Oxford Square Capital's average media sentiment score of 0.93 beat Eagle Point Credit's score of 0.76 indicating that Oxford Square Capital is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Oxford Square Capital	Positive
Eagle Point Credit	Positive

Do institutionals and insiders believe in OXSQ or ECC?

6.4% of Oxford Square Capital shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 19.5% of Eagle Point Credit shares are held by institutional investors. 8.6% of Oxford Square Capital shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Eagle Point Credit shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Eagle Point Credit beats Oxford Square Capital on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.