PEO vs. OXLC, USA, NUV, GAB, RVT, STEW, BCAT, CET, GSBD, and MFIC
Should you be buying Adams Natural Resources Fund stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Adams Natural Resources 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.
Adams Natural Resources Fund vs. Its Competitors
Oxford Lane Capital (NASDAQ:OXLC) and Adams Natural Resources Fund (NYSE:PEO) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, dividends, risk, profitability, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.
6.7% of Oxford Lane Capital shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 33.5% of Adams Natural Resources Fund shares are held by institutional investors. 3.4% of Oxford Lane Capital shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Adams Natural Resources Fund shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Oxford Lane Capital has higher revenue and earnings than Adams Natural Resources Fund.
In the previous week, Oxford Lane Capital had 2 more articles in the media than Adams Natural Resources Fund. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Oxford Lane Capital and 1 mentions for Adams Natural Resources Fund. Oxford Lane Capital's average media sentiment score of 1.57 beat Adams Natural Resources Fund's score of 0.72 indicating that Oxford Lane Capital is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Oxford Lane Capital has a beta of 0.81, suggesting that its stock price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Adams Natural Resources Fund has a beta of 0.74, suggesting that its stock price is 26% 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%. Adams Natural Resources Fund pays an annual dividend of $2.62 per share and has a dividend yield of 12.0%. 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.
Summary
Oxford Lane Capital beats Adams Natural Resources Fund on 6 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:PEO) was last updated on 7/4/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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