Oxford Lane Capital (OXLC) Competitors

FS KKR Capital (NYSE:FSK) and Oxford Lane Capital (NASDAQ:OXLC) are both finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, risk, earnings and community ranking.

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of FSK or OXLC?

36.3% of FS KKR Capital shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 6.7% of Oxford Lane Capital shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of FS KKR Capital shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 3.4% of Oxford Lane Capital shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is FSK or OXLC more profitable?

FS KKR Capital has a net margin of 29.98% compared to Oxford Lane Capital's net margin of 0.00%. FS KKR Capital's return on equity of 12.31% beat Oxford Lane Capital's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
FS KKR Capital	29.98%	12.31%	5.47%
Oxford Lane Capital	N/A	N/A	N/A

Does the media favor FSK or OXLC?

In the previous week, FS KKR Capital had 8 more articles in the media than Oxford Lane Capital. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for FS KKR Capital and 2 mentions for Oxford Lane Capital. Oxford Lane Capital's average media sentiment score of 1.32 beat FS KKR Capital's score of 0.14 indicating that Oxford Lane Capital is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
FS KKR Capital	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Oxford Lane Capital	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, FSK or OXLC?

FS KKR Capital has higher revenue and earnings than Oxford Lane Capital. Oxford Lane Capital is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than FS KKR 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
FS KKR Capital	$607M	9.86	$696M	$1.88	11.36
Oxford Lane Capital	$194.42M	9.06	$484.27M	$1.40	3.64

Is FSK or OXLC a better dividend stock?

FS KKR Capital pays an annual dividend of $2.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 12.0%. Oxford Lane Capital pays an annual dividend of $1.03 per share and has a dividend yield of 20.2%. FS KKR Capital pays out 136.2% 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 pays out 73.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Oxford Lane Capital is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Which has more volatility & risk, FSK or OXLC?

FS KKR Capital has a beta of 1.25, indicating that its stock price is 25% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Oxford Lane Capital has a beta of 1.15, indicating that its stock price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor FSK or OXLC?

Oxford Lane Capital received 118 more outperform votes than FS KKR Capital when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 58.81% of users gave Oxford Lane Capital an outperform vote while only 49.07% of users gave FS KKR Capital an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
FS KKR Capital	Outperform Votes 79 49.07%	Underperform Votes 82 50.93%
Oxford Lane Capital	Outperform Votes 197 58.81%	Underperform Votes 138 41.19%

Do analysts rate FSK or OXLC?

FS KKR Capital presently has a consensus target price of $20.25, indicating a potential downside of 5.20%. Given FS KKR Capital's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe FS KKR Capital is more favorable than Oxford Lane Capital.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
FS KKR Capital	0 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Oxford Lane Capital	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Summary

FS KKR Capital beats Oxford Lane Capital on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.