OXLC vs. FSK, OBDC, ADX, PTY, USA, RVT, BCAT, GAB, STEW, and GSBD
Should you be buying Oxford Lane Capital stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Oxford Lane Capital include FS KKR Capital (FSK), Blue Owl Capital (OBDC), Adams Diversified Equity Fund (ADX), PIMCO Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund (PTY), Liberty All-Star Equity Fund (USA), Royce Value Trust (RVT), BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust (BCAT), The Gabelli Equity Trust (GAB), SRH Total Return Fund (STEW), and Goldman Sachs BDC (GSBD). These companies are all part of the "financial services" industry.
Oxford Lane Capital vs.
Oxford Lane Capital (NASDAQ:OXLC) and FS KKR Capital (NYSE:FSK) are both financial services companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability, community ranking, dividends, institutional ownership, risk and earnings.
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.
Oxford Lane Capital has a beta of 1.15, meaning that its share price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, FS KKR Capital has a beta of 1.24, meaning that its share price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500.
6.7% of Oxford Lane Capital shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 36.3% of FS KKR Capital shares are held by institutional investors. 3.4% of Oxford Lane Capital shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of FS KKR Capital shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
In the previous week, FS KKR Capital had 1 more articles in the media than Oxford Lane Capital. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for FS KKR Capital and 10 mentions for Oxford Lane Capital. FS KKR Capital's average media sentiment score of 0.97 beat Oxford Lane Capital's score of 0.77 indicating that FS KKR Capital is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Oxford Lane Capital pays an annual dividend of $1.03 per share and has a dividend yield of 20.4%. FS KKR Capital pays an annual dividend of $2.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.5%. Oxford Lane Capital pays out 73.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. 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 is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
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.
FS KKR Capital has a consensus target price of $20.25, suggesting a potential downside of 9.36%. Given FS KKR Capital's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe FS KKR Capital is more favorable than Oxford Lane Capital.
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.
Summary
FS KKR Capital beats Oxford Lane Capital on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:OXLC) was last updated on 1/23/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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