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

Does the media prefer ECC or OXSQ?

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 media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Eagle Point Credit	Positive
Oxford Square Capital	Neutral

Do insiders and institutionals believe in 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 endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts prefer ECC or OXSQ?

Eagle Point Credit currently has a consensus price target of $8.67, indicating a potential upside of 11.83%. Given Eagle Point Credit's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities 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
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

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%

Which has more risk and volatility, ECC or OXSQ?

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

Which has higher earnings & 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	3.32	$85.49M	-$0.40	-19.38
Oxford Square Capital	$42.68M	3.80	$5.88M	$0.01	227.00

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 21.7%. Oxford Square Capital pays an annual dividend of $0.42 per share and has a dividend yield of 18.5%. 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.

Summary

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