BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund (DSU) Competitors $10.63 -0.02 (-0.19%) Closing price 03:30 PM EasternExtended Trading$10.64 +0.00 (+0.05%) As of 04:32 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock DSU vs. OXLC, USA, NUV, GAB, RVT, STEW, BCAT, CET, GSBD, and MFICShould you be buying BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund include Oxford Lane Capital (OXLC), Liberty All-Star Equity Fund (USA), Nuveen Municipal Value Fund (NUV), Gabelli Equity Trust (GAB), Royce Small-Cap Trust (RVT), SRH Total Return Fund (STEW), BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust (BCAT), Central Securities (CET), Goldman Sachs BDC (GSBD), and MidCap Financial Investment (MFIC). These companies are all part of the "financial services" industry. BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund vs. Its Competitors Oxford Lane Capital Liberty All-Star Equity Fund Nuveen Municipal Value Fund Gabelli Equity Trust Royce Small-Cap Trust SRH Total Return Fund BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust Central Securities Goldman Sachs BDC MidCap Financial Investment Oxford Lane Capital (NASDAQ:OXLC) and BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund (NYSE:DSU) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, risk, institutional ownership, dividends, earnings, analyst recommendations, media sentiment and profitability. Is OXLC or DSU a better dividend stock? Oxford Lane Capital pays an annual dividend of $1.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 25.6%. BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund pays an annual dividend of $1.18 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.1%. 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. Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in OXLC or DSU? 6.7% of Oxford Lane Capital shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 24.3% of BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.4% of Oxford Lane Capital shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Which has preferable valuation and earnings, OXLC or DSU? Oxford Lane Capital has higher revenue and earnings than BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioOxford Lane Capital$57.31M33.41$376.14M$0.835.09BlackRock Debt Strategies FundN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A Which has more volatility and risk, OXLC or DSU? Oxford Lane Capital has a beta of 0.81, meaning that its share price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund has a beta of 0.54, meaning that its share price is 46% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is OXLC or DSU more profitable? Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Oxford Lane CapitalN/A N/A N/A BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund N/A N/A N/A Does the media refer more to OXLC or DSU? In the previous week, BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund had 1 more articles in the media than Oxford Lane Capital. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund and 4 mentions for Oxford Lane Capital. Oxford Lane Capital's average media sentiment score of 1.57 beat BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund's score of -0.25 indicating that Oxford Lane Capital is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Oxford Lane Capital 4 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund 1 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral SummaryOxford Lane Capital beats BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund on 5 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks. Get BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for DSU and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding DSU and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart DSU vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricBlackRock Debt Strategies FundFIN IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$580.11M$3.69B$12.05B$20.57BDividend Yield11.12%6.79%5.57%3.75%P/E RatioN/AN/A20.0628.04Price / SalesN/A18.8425.5938.39Price / CashN/A17.5321.5022.31Price / BookN/A1.172.284.59Net IncomeN/A$158.51M$1.00B$985.44M7 Day Performance1.24%1.67%2.31%2.91%1 Month Performance1.24%2.96%4.37%5.47%1 Year Performance-2.48%2.91%541.13%14.61% BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)DSUBlackRock Debt Strategies FundN/A$10.63-0.2%N/A-2.7%$580.11MN/A0.00N/ANews CoverageDividend AnnouncementOXLCOxford Lane Capital2.9073 of 5 stars$4.01-1.7%N/A-23.1%$1.82B$57.31M4.83601Positive NewsUSALiberty All-Star Equity FundN/A$6.60+0.8%N/A+0.6%$1.77BN/A0.00N/AGap UpNUVNuveen Municipal Value FundN/A$8.59+0.8%N/A+1.4%$1.77BN/A0.00640News CoverageDividend AnnouncementGABGabelli Equity TrustN/A$5.76+1.0%N/A+12.0%$1.75BN/A0.00N/APositive NewsHigh Trading VolumeRVTRoyce Small-Cap TrustN/A$14.70+1.4%N/A+6.9%$1.67BN/A0.0050STEWSRH Total Return FundN/A$17.32+1.0%N/A+22.6%$1.66BN/A0.00N/APositive NewsBCATBlackRock Capital Allocation Term TrustN/A$14.88+0.9%N/A-8.7%$1.60B$197.67M0.00147,000News CoverageDividend CutCETCentral SecuritiesN/A$47.01+0.0%N/A+9.8%$1.36B$296.20M0.006Positive NewsGSBDGoldman Sachs BDC1.1812 of 5 stars$11.43-0.9%$12.00+5.0%-25.5%$1.35B$434.37M25.39N/AEx-DividendMFICMidCap Financial Investment2.8219 of 5 stars$12.26-0.4%$14.00+14.2%-17.1%$1.15B$301.78M9.89N/ANews Coverage Related Companies and Tools Related Companies OXLC Alternatives USA Alternatives NUV Alternatives GAB Alternatives RVT Alternatives STEW Alternatives BCAT Alternatives CET Alternatives GSBD Alternatives MFIC Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:DSU) was last updated on 7/3/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThis Signal Only Flashes Once Every 4 Years – And It Just TriggeredThis same signal has appeared twice before in the past 8 years — both times, it kicked off major moves in cryp...Crypto Swap Profits | SponsoredMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | SponsoredTrump’s New Order Could Boost Social Security Benefits by 400%If you collect—or plan to collect—Social Security, you need to see this. 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