Investcorp Credit Management BDC (ICMB) Competitors

Oxford Square Capital (NASDAQ:OXSQ) and Investcorp Credit Management BDC (NASDAQ:ICMB) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation, dividends, community ranking, media sentiment, risk, profitability and institutional ownership.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in OXSQ or ICMB?

Oxford Square Capital received 65 more outperform votes than Investcorp Credit Management BDC when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 56.71% of users gave Oxford Square Capital an outperform vote while only 43.75% of users gave Investcorp Credit Management BDC an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Oxford Square Capital	Outperform Votes 93 56.71%	Underperform Votes 71 43.29%
Investcorp Credit Management BDC	Outperform Votes 28 43.75%	Underperform Votes 36 56.25%

Is OXSQ or ICMB more profitable?

Investcorp Credit Management BDC has a net margin of 18.53% compared to Oxford Square Capital's net margin of -10.48%. Oxford Square Capital's return on equity of 18.58% beat Investcorp Credit Management BDC's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Oxford Square Capital	-10.48%	18.58%	9.76%
Investcorp Credit Management BDC	18.53%	9.83%	3.71%

Which has more volatility and risk, OXSQ or ICMB?

Oxford Square Capital has a beta of 1.07, meaning that its share price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Investcorp Credit Management BDC has a beta of 1.72, meaning that its share price is 72% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is OXSQ or ICMB a better dividend stock?

Oxford Square Capital pays an annual dividend of $0.42 per share and has a dividend yield of 16.3%. Investcorp Credit Management BDC pays an annual dividend of $0.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 14.9%. Oxford Square Capital pays out 420.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Investcorp Credit Management BDC pays out 104.3% 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 higher valuation & earnings, OXSQ or ICMB?

Oxford Square Capital has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Investcorp Credit Management BDC. Investcorp Credit Management BDC is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Oxford Square Capital, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Oxford Square Capital	$9.96M	18.07	$17.24M	$0.10	25.80
Investcorp Credit Management BDC	$11.43M	4.07	-$4.09M	$0.46	7.01

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of OXSQ or ICMB?

6.4% of Oxford Square Capital shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 7.8% of Investcorp Credit Management BDC shares are held by institutional investors. 10.4% of Oxford Square Capital shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of Investcorp Credit Management BDC shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media prefer OXSQ or ICMB?

In the previous week, Investcorp Credit Management BDC had 2 more articles in the media than Oxford Square Capital. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Investcorp Credit Management BDC and 3 mentions for Oxford Square Capital. Oxford Square Capital's average media sentiment score of 1.58 beat Investcorp Credit Management BDC's score of 0.29 indicating that Oxford Square Capital is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Oxford Square Capital	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Investcorp Credit Management BDC	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Summary

Oxford Square Capital beats Investcorp Credit Management BDC on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.