Rand Capital (RAND) Competitors

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

Is OXSQ or RAND more profitable?

Oxford Square Capital has a net margin of -3.35% compared to Rand Capital's net margin of -90.42%. Oxford Square Capital's return on equity of 15.19% beat Rand Capital's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Oxford Square Capital	-3.35%	15.19%	8.11%
Rand Capital	-90.42%	6.97%	6.47%

Do insiders & institutionals believe in OXSQ or RAND?

6.4% of Oxford Square Capital shares are owned by institutional investors. 8.6% of Oxford Square Capital shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 68.2% of Rand 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.

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, OXSQ or RAND?

Rand Capital has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Oxford Square Capital. Oxford Square Capital is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Rand 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	4.06	$5.88M	-$0.02	-111.00
Rand Capital	$8.56M	5.23	$8.83M	-$2.43	-6.21

Which has more volatility and risk, OXSQ or RAND?

Oxford Square Capital has a beta of 0.66, meaning that its stock price is 34% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Rand Capital has a beta of 0.27, meaning that its stock price is 73% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is OXSQ or RAND a better dividend stock?

Oxford Square Capital pays an annual dividend of $0.42 per share and has a dividend yield of 18.9%. Rand Capital pays an annual dividend of $1.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.7%. Oxford Square Capital pays out -2,100.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Rand Capital pays out -47.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Oxford Square Capital is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Does the media refer more to OXSQ or RAND?

In the previous week, Oxford Square Capital had 3 more articles in the media than Rand Capital. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Oxford Square Capital and 0 mentions for Rand Capital. Oxford Square Capital's average media sentiment score of 0.52 beat Rand Capital's score of 0.00 indicating that Oxford Square Capital is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Oxford Square Capital	Positive
Rand Capital	Neutral

Summary

Oxford Square Capital beats Rand Capital on 11 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.