The India Fund (IFN) Competitors

Oxford Lane Capital (NASDAQ:OXLC) and The India Fund (NYSE:IFN) 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 profitability, earnings, valuation, risk, institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, community ranking and media sentiment.

Do institutionals and insiders believe in OXLC or IFN?

6.7% of Oxford Lane Capital shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 10.8% of The India Fund shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.4% of Oxford Lane Capital shares are owned 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.

Is OXLC or IFN a better dividend stock?

Oxford Lane Capital pays an annual dividend of $1.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 24.7%. The India Fund pays an annual dividend of $2.29 per share and has a dividend yield of 14.4%. 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.

Which has better valuation & earnings, OXLC or IFN?

Oxford Lane Capital has higher earnings, but lower revenue than The India Fund.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Oxford Lane Capital	$57.31M	34.56	$376.14M	$0.83	5.27
The India Fund	$110.12M	4.49	N/A	N/A	N/A

Does the media favor OXLC or IFN?

In the previous week, Oxford Lane Capital had 2 more articles in the media than The India Fund. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Oxford Lane Capital and 1 mentions for The India Fund. Oxford Lane Capital's average media sentiment score of 1.04 beat The India Fund's score of -1.00 indicating that Oxford Lane Capital is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Oxford Lane Capital	Positive
The India Fund	Negative

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer OXLC or IFN?

Oxford Lane Capital received 54 more outperform votes than The India Fund when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 67.14% of users gave The India Fund an outperform vote while only 58.81% of users gave Oxford Lane Capital an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Oxford Lane Capital	Outperform Votes 197 58.81%	Underperform Votes 138 41.19%
The India Fund	Outperform Votes 143 67.14%	Underperform Votes 70 32.86%

Is OXLC or IFN more profitable?

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Oxford Lane Capital	N/A	N/A	N/A
The India Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A

Which has more risk and volatility, OXLC or IFN?

Oxford Lane Capital has a beta of 0.81, meaning that its stock price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, The India Fund has a beta of 0.69, meaning that its stock price is 31% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Oxford Lane Capital beats The India Fund on 7 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.