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 contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, profitability, valuation and dividends.

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	$3.46M	46.73	$5.88M	$0.01	226.50
Eagle Point Credit	$97.61M	6.13	$85.49M	-$0.40	-19.44

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

6.4% of Oxford Square Capital shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 19.5% of Eagle Point Credit shares are owned by institutional investors. 10.4% of Oxford Square Capital shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Eagle Point Credit shares are owned 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.

Which has more volatility & risk, OXSQ or ECC?

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

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 18.5%. Eagle Point Credit pays an annual dividend of $1.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 21.6%. 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.

Does the media refer more to OXSQ or ECC?

In the previous week, Oxford Square Capital had 1 more articles in the media than Eagle Point Credit. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Oxford Square Capital and 0 mentions for Eagle Point Credit. Eagle Point Credit's average media sentiment score of 1.25 beat Oxford Square Capital's score of 0.00 indicating that Eagle Point Credit is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Oxford Square Capital	Neutral
Eagle Point Credit	Positive

Do analysts rate OXSQ or ECC?

Eagle Point Credit has a consensus target price of $8.67, indicating a potential upside of 11.47%. Given Eagle Point Credit's stronger consensus rating and higher probable 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

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%

Summary

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