DSU vs. OXLC, USA, NUV, GAB, RVT, STEW, BCAT, CET, GSBD, and MFIC
Should 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 (NASDAQ:OXLC) and BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund (NYSE:DSU) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, profitability, dividends, valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings and risk.
Oxford Lane Capital has a beta of 0.81, indicating that its stock price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund has a beta of 0.54, indicating that its stock price is 46% less volatile than the S&P 500.
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.
Oxford Lane Capital has higher revenue and earnings than BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund.
6.7% of Oxford Lane Capital shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 24.3% of BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund shares are held by institutional investors. 3.4% of Oxford Lane Capital shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
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.
Summary
Oxford Lane Capital beats BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund on 5 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (NYSE:DSU) was last updated on 7/3/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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