Oxford Square Capital (OXSQ) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Oxford Square Capital Corp. is a business development company, operates as a closed-end, non-diversified management investment company. It is a private equity and mezzanine firm. The firm invests in both public and private companies. It invests in secured and unsecured senior debt, subordinated debt, junior subordinated debt, preferred stock, common stock and syndicated bank loans. The firm primarily invests in debt and/or equity securities of technology-related companies that operate in the computer software, Internet, information technology infrastructure and services, media, telecommunications and telecommunications equipment, semiconductors, hardware, technology-enabled services, semiconductor capital equipment, medical device technology, diversified technology, and networking systems sectors. It concentrates its investments in companies having annual revenues of less than $200 million and a market capitalization or enterprise value of less than $300 million. The firm invests between $5 million and $30 million per transaction. It seeks to exit its investments within 7 years. It serves as the investment adviser to TICC. Oxford Square Capital Corp., formerly known as TICC Capital Corp., was founded in 2003 and is headquartered in Greenwich, Connecticut.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $2.67 to $2.79
• 50-Day Range: $2.70 to $2.98
• 52-Week Range: $2.67 to $3.29
• Volume: 1.08 million shs
• Average Volume: 398,539 shs
• Market Capitalization: $183.30 million
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: 15.56%
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: N/A

Oxford Square Capital Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Oxford Square Capital scored higher than 35% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 795th out of 963 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: N/A
• Analyst Rating: N/A

Consensus Rating

There is not enough analysis data for Oxford Square Capital.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Oxford Square Capital is -27.00, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Oxford Square Capital is -27.00, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Oxford Square Capital has a P/B Ratio of 1.15. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 5.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.79% of the outstanding shares of Oxford Square Capital have been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Oxford Square Capital has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.2, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Oxford Square Capital has recently decreased by 39.31%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Leadership

Oxford Square Capital is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 15.56%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Oxford Square Capital does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on EPS estimates, Oxford Square Capital will have a dividend payout ratio of 150.00% in the coming year. This indicates that Oxford Square Capital may not be able to sustain their current dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.79% of the outstanding shares of Oxford Square Capital have been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Oxford Square Capital has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.2, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Oxford Square Capital has recently decreased by 39.31%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.88

News Sentiment

Oxford Square Capital has a news sentiment score of 0.88. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.69 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 5 news articles for Oxford Square Capital this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.

Search Interest

13 people have searched for OXSQ on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 1,200% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Oxford Square Capital insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

10.40% of the stock of Oxford Square Capital is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

Only 6.44% of the stock of Oxford Square Capital is held by institutions.

OXSQ Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have OXSQ shares performed this year?

Oxford Square Capital's stock was trading at $2.86 at the beginning of the year. Since then, OXSQ shares have decreased by 5.6% and is now trading at $2.70.
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How were Oxford Square Capital's earnings last quarter?

Oxford Square Capital Corp. (NASDAQ:OXSQ) posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, August, 13th. The company reported $0.13 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, meeting the consensus estimate of $0.13. The business earned $11.45 million during the quarter. Oxford Square Capital had a positive trailing twelve-month return on equity of 18.58% and a negative net margin of 10.48%.

Who are Oxford Square Capital's major shareholders?

Top institutional shareholders of Oxford Square Capital include Moloney Securities Asset Management LLC (0.25%), International Assets Investment Management LLC (0.22%), Silverberg Bernstein Capital Management LLC (0.09%) and Creative Planning (0.06%). Insiders that own company stock include Jonathan H Cohen and Saul B Rosenthal.
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How do I buy shares of Oxford Square Capital?

Shares of OXSQ stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.
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What other stocks do shareholders of Oxford Square Capital own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Oxford Square Capital investors own include Medtronic (MDT), Oxford Lane Capital (OXLC), AGNC Investment (AGNC), Annaly Capital Management (NLY), Ares Capital (ARCC), Prospect Capital (PSEC) and Energy Transfer (ET).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/13/2024
• Ex-Dividend for 10/31 Dividend: 10/17/2024
• Dividend Payable: 10/31/2024
• Ex-Dividend for 11/29 Dividend: 11/15/2024
• Today: 11/17/2024
• Dividend Payable: 11/29/2024
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2024
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 3/21/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: Investment offices, not elsewhere classified
• Sub-Industry: Financial Services
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:OXSQ
• CUSIP: N/A
• CIK: 1259429
• Web: www.ticc.com
• Phone: (203) 983-5275
• Fax: 203-983-5290
• Employees: N/A
• Year Founded: N/A

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): ($0.10)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $17.24 million
• Net Margins: -10.48%
• Pretax Margin: -10.48%
• Return on Equity: 18.58%
• Return on Assets: 9.76%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 0.37
• Quick Ratio: 0.37

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $51.82 million
• Price / Sales: 3.54
• Cash Flow: $0.47 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 5.79
• Book Value: $2.35 per share
• Price / Book: 1.15

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 67,890,000
• Free Float: 60,831,000
• Market Cap: $183.30 million
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.10