Oxford Square Capital (OXSQ) Competitors

Oxford Square Capital (NASDAQ:OXSQ) and John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund (NYSE:PDT) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, valuation, institutional ownership and dividends.

Do insiders & institutionals believe in OXSQ or PDT?

6.4% of Oxford Square Capital shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 13.0% of John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund shares are held by institutional investors. 10.4% of Oxford Square Capital shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more risk & volatility, OXSQ or PDT?

Oxford Square Capital has a beta of 0.66, meaning that its share price is 34% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund has a beta of 0.8, meaning that its share price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to OXSQ or PDT?

In the previous week, Oxford Square Capital had 1 more articles in the media than John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Oxford Square Capital and 1 mentions for John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund. Oxford Square Capital's average media sentiment score of 1.43 beat John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund's score of 0.00 indicating that Oxford Square Capital is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Oxford Square Capital	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is OXSQ or PDT a better dividend stock?

Oxford Square Capital pays an annual dividend of $0.42 per share and has a dividend yield of 18.8%. John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.99 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.6%. 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.

Is OXSQ or PDT more profitable?

John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund 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 John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Oxford Square Capital	-1.12%	16.74%	8.75%
John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A

Which has higher valuation and earnings, OXSQ or PDT?

Oxford Square Capital has higher revenue and earnings than John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Oxford Square Capital	$42.68M	3.73	$5.88M	$0.01	223.00
John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Oxford Square Capital beats John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund on 7 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.