Investcorp Credit Management BDC (ICMB) Competitors

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

Which has more risk & volatility, ICMB or OXSQ?

Investcorp Credit Management BDC has a beta of 1.67, suggesting that its stock price is 67% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Oxford Square Capital has a beta of 1.1, suggesting that its stock price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is ICMB or OXSQ more profitable?

Oxford Square Capital has a net margin of 6.05% compared to Investcorp Credit Management BDC's net margin of -15.46%. Oxford Square Capital's return on equity of 18.70% beat Investcorp Credit Management BDC's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Investcorp Credit Management BDC	-15.46%	8.87%	3.24%
Oxford Square Capital	6.05%	18.70%	9.93%

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer ICMB or OXSQ?

Oxford Square Capital received 65 more outperform votes than Investcorp Credit Management BDC when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 58.49% 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
Investcorp Credit Management BDC	Outperform Votes 28 43.75%	Underperform Votes 36 56.25%
Oxford Square Capital	Outperform Votes 93 58.49%	Underperform Votes 66 41.51%

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in ICMB or OXSQ?

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

Do analysts recommend ICMB or OXSQ?

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Investcorp Credit Management BDC	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A
Oxford Square Capital	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A

Is ICMB or OXSQ a better dividend stock?

Investcorp Credit Management BDC pays an annual dividend of $0.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 16.3%. Oxford Square Capital pays an annual dividend of $0.42 per share and has a dividend yield of 14.4%. Investcorp Credit Management BDC pays out -192.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Oxford Square Capital pays out 1,400.5% 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 is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Which has higher valuation and earnings, ICMB or OXSQ?

Oxford Square Capital has higher revenue and earnings 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
Investcorp Credit Management BDC	$23.88M	1.77	-$4.09M	-$0.25	-11.76
Oxford Square Capital	$51.82M	3.58	$17.24M	$0.03	97.03

Does the media favor ICMB or OXSQ?

In the previous week, Oxford Square Capital had 3 more articles in the media than Investcorp Credit Management BDC. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Oxford Square Capital and 0 mentions for Investcorp Credit Management BDC. Investcorp Credit Management BDC's average media sentiment score of 1.94 beat Oxford Square Capital's score of 0.33 indicating that Investcorp Credit Management BDC is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Investcorp Credit Management BDC	Very Positive
Oxford Square Capital	Neutral

Summary

Oxford Square Capital beats Investcorp Credit Management BDC on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.