FS Credit Opportunities (FSCO) Competitors

Oxford Lane Capital (NASDAQ:OXLC) and FS Credit Opportunities (NYSE:FSCO) are both financial services companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, risk, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, community ranking and profitability.

Do analysts rate OXLC or FSCO?

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Oxford Lane Capital	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A
FS Credit Opportunities	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A

Is OXLC or FSCO a better dividend stock?

Oxford Lane Capital pays an annual dividend of $0.99 per share and has a dividend yield of 18.9%. FS Credit Opportunities pays an annual dividend of $0.70 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.0%. Oxford Lane Capital pays out 98.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of OXLC or FSCO?

6.7% of Oxford Lane Capital shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 36.4% of FS Credit Opportunities shares are held by institutional investors. 0.4% of Oxford Lane Capital shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of FS Credit Opportunities shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is OXLC or FSCO more profitable?

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Oxford Lane Capital	N/A	N/A	N/A
FS Credit Opportunities	N/A	N/A	N/A

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in OXLC or FSCO?

Oxford Lane Capital received 197 more outperform votes than FS Credit Opportunities when rated by MarketBeat users.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Oxford Lane Capital	Outperform Votes 197 58.81%	Underperform Votes 138 41.19%
FS Credit Opportunities	N/A	N/A

Does the media refer more to OXLC or FSCO?

In the previous week, FS Credit Opportunities had 2 more articles in the media than Oxford Lane Capital. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for FS Credit Opportunities and 4 mentions for Oxford Lane Capital. Oxford Lane Capital's average media sentiment score of 1.51 beat FS Credit Opportunities' score of 0.74 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	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
FS Credit Opportunities	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has higher valuation & earnings, OXLC or FSCO?

Oxford Lane Capital has higher earnings, but lower revenue than FS Credit Opportunities.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Oxford Lane Capital	$246.66M	5.08	$241.81M	$1.01	5.18
FS Credit Opportunities	$249.91M	8.75	N/A	N/A	N/A

Which has more risk & volatility, OXLC or FSCO?

Oxford Lane Capital has a beta of 1.15, suggesting that its stock price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, FS Credit Opportunities has a beta of 0.53, suggesting that its stock price is 47% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Oxford Lane Capital and FS Credit Opportunities tied by winning 5 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.