Oxford Square Capital (OXSQ) Competitors

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

Does the media favor ECC or OXSQ?

In the previous week, Oxford Square Capital had 2 more articles in the media than Eagle Point Credit. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Oxford Square Capital and 0 mentions for Eagle Point Credit. Eagle Point Credit's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Oxford Square Capital'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Eagle Point Credit	Neutral
Oxford Square Capital	Neutral

Is ECC or OXSQ a better dividend stock?

Eagle Point Credit pays an annual dividend of $1.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 21.6%. Oxford Square Capital pays an annual dividend of $0.42 per share and has a dividend yield of 18.4%. Eagle Point Credit pays out -420.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. 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 is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, ECC or OXSQ?

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
Eagle Point Credit	$179.77M	3.34	$85.49M	-$0.40	-19.49
Oxford Square Capital	$42.68M	4.06	$5.88M	$0.01	228.00

Which has more volatility & risk, ECC or OXSQ?

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

Is ECC or OXSQ 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
Eagle Point Credit	-27.15%	12.90%	8.41%
Oxford Square Capital	-1.12%	16.74%	8.75%

Do analysts prefer ECC or OXSQ?

Eagle Point Credit presently has a consensus target price of $8.67, suggesting a potential upside of 11.18%. Given Eagle Point Credit's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities 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
Eagle Point Credit	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Oxford Square Capital	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of ECC or OXSQ?

19.5% of Eagle Point Credit shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 6.4% of Oxford Square Capital shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of Eagle Point Credit shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 10.4% of Oxford Square Capital shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

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