CION Investment (CION) Competitors

CION Investment (NYSE:CION) and Oxford Lane Capital (NASDAQ:OXLC) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, media sentiment, institutional ownership, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations and dividends.

Is CION or OXLC more profitable?

Oxford Lane Capital has a net margin of 0.00% compared to CION Investment's net margin of -6.49%. CION Investment's return on equity of 10.07% beat Oxford Lane Capital's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
CION Investment	-6.49%	10.07%	4.28%
Oxford Lane Capital	N/A	N/A	N/A

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of CION or OXLC?

32.0% of CION Investment shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 6.7% of Oxford Lane Capital shares are held by institutional investors. 0.6% of CION Investment shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 3.4% of Oxford Lane Capital shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media refer more to CION or OXLC?

In the previous week, CION Investment had 1 more articles in the media than Oxford Lane Capital. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for CION Investment and 1 mentions for Oxford Lane Capital. Oxford Lane Capital's average media sentiment score of 1.44 beat CION Investment's score of 0.59 indicating that Oxford Lane Capital is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
CION Investment	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Oxford Lane Capital	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility and risk, CION or OXLC?

CION Investment has a beta of 1.11, suggesting that its stock price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Oxford Lane Capital has a beta of 0.77, suggesting that its stock price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is CION or OXLC a better dividend stock?

CION Investment pays an annual dividend of $1.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 14.8%. Oxford Lane Capital pays an annual dividend of $1.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 26.0%. CION Investment pays out -496.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Oxford Lane Capital pays out 130.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. CION Investment has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years.

Which has better earnings and valuation, CION or OXLC?

Oxford Lane Capital has lower revenue, but higher earnings than CION Investment. CION Investment is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Oxford Lane 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
CION Investment	$252.43M	2.03	$33.90M	-$0.29	-33.55
Oxford Lane Capital	$57.31M	32.90	$376.14M	$0.83	5.01

Do analysts recommend CION or OXLC?

CION Investment currently has a consensus price target of $11.00, indicating a potential upside of 13.05%. Given CION Investment's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe CION Investment is more favorable than Oxford Lane Capital.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
CION Investment	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.50
Oxford Lane Capital	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Summary

CION Investment beats Oxford Lane Capital on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.