PEO vs. OXLC, GAB, NUV, RVT, STEW, BCAT, CET, GSBD, MFIC, and NMFC
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), Gabelli Equity Trust (GAB), Nuveen Municipal Value Fund (NUV), Royce Small-Cap Trust (RVT), SRH Total Return Fund (STEW), BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust (BCAT), Central Securities (CET), Goldman Sachs BDC (GSBD), MidCap Financial Investment (MFIC), and New Mountain Finance (NMFC). 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 contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability, risk, earnings, dividends and media sentiment.
Oxford Lane Capital pays an annual dividend of $1.17 per share and has a dividend yield of 32.5%. Adams Natural Resources Fund pays an annual dividend of $3.13 per share and has a dividend yield of 14.2%. Oxford Lane Capital pays out 141.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.
Oxford Lane Capital has a beta of 0.77, indicating that its stock price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Adams Natural Resources Fund has a beta of 0.74, indicating that its stock price is 26% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Oxford Lane Capital has higher revenue and earnings than Adams Natural Resources Fund.
In the previous week, Oxford Lane Capital had 10 more articles in the media than Adams Natural Resources Fund. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Oxford Lane Capital and 2 mentions for Adams Natural Resources Fund. Adams Natural Resources Fund's average media sentiment score of 1.27 beat Oxford Lane Capital's score of 0.76 indicating that Adams Natural Resources Fund is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
6.7% of Oxford Lane Capital shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 33.5% of Adams Natural Resources Fund shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.4% of Oxford Lane Capital shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Adams Natural Resources Fund shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
Oxford Lane Capital beats Adams Natural Resources Fund on 6 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (NYSE:PEO) was last updated on 7/25/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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