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 investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, media sentiment, valuation, earnings, institutional ownership and dividends.

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 18.0%. Eagle Point Credit pays an annual dividend of $1.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 22.6%. 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. 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.

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 better 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	4.15	$5.88M	$0.01	233.00
Eagle Point Credit	$179.77M	3.18	$85.49M	-$0.40	-18.60

Which has more volatility and risk, OXSQ or ECC?

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

Do analysts prefer OXSQ or ECC?

Eagle Point Credit has a consensus target price of $8.67, indicating a potential upside of 16.49%. Given Eagle Point Credit's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly 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

Does the media refer more to OXSQ or ECC?

In the previous week, Eagle Point Credit had 2 more articles in the media than Oxford Square Capital. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Eagle Point Credit and 6 mentions for Oxford Square Capital. Oxford Square Capital's average media sentiment score of 0.81 beat Eagle Point Credit's score of 0.38 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)	3 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Eagle Point Credit	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

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 insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Eagle Point Credit shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Oxford Square Capital and Eagle Point Credit tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.