Oxford Lane Capital (OXLC) Competitors

Oxford Lane Capital (NASDAQ:OXLC) and Blue Owl Capital (NYSE:OBDC) are both financial services companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, risk, institutional ownership, media sentiment, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations and valuation.

Is OXLC or OBDC more profitable?

Blue Owl Capital has a net margin of 39.42% compared to Oxford Lane Capital's net margin of 0.00%. Blue Owl Capital's return on equity of 11.72% beat Oxford Lane Capital's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Oxford Lane Capital	N/A	N/A	N/A
Blue Owl Capital	39.42%	11.72%	4.99%

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, OXLC or OBDC?

Blue Owl Capital has higher revenue and earnings than Oxford Lane Capital. Oxford Lane Capital is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Blue Owl 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 Lane Capital	$57.31M	32.90	$376.14M	$0.83	5.01
Blue Owl Capital	$1.60B	4.73	$741.06M	$1.55	9.54

Does the media favor OXLC or OBDC?

In the previous week, Blue Owl Capital had 6 more articles in the media than Oxford Lane Capital. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Blue Owl Capital and 6 mentions for Oxford Lane Capital. Blue Owl Capital's average media sentiment score of 1.54 beat Oxford Lane Capital's score of 1.00 indicating that Blue Owl Capital is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Oxford Lane Capital	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Blue Owl Capital	11 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Do insiders & institutionals believe in OXLC or OBDC?

6.7% of Oxford Lane Capital shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 42.8% of Blue Owl Capital shares are held by institutional investors. 3.4% of Oxford Lane Capital shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Blue Owl Capital shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more risk and volatility, OXLC or OBDC?

Oxford Lane Capital has a beta of 0.77, meaning that its stock price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Blue Owl Capital has a beta of 0.72, meaning that its stock price is 28% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate OXLC or OBDC?

Blue Owl Capital has a consensus target price of $15.64, suggesting a potential upside of 5.80%. Given Blue Owl Capital's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Blue Owl Capital is more favorable than Oxford Lane Capital.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Oxford Lane Capital	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Blue Owl Capital	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	3 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Is OXLC or OBDC a better dividend stock?

Oxford Lane Capital pays an annual dividend of $1.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 26.0%. Blue Owl Capital pays an annual dividend of $1.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.0%. Oxford Lane Capital pays out 130.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Blue Owl Capital pays out 95.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Blue Owl Capital has raised its dividend for 2 consecutive years.

Summary

Blue Owl Capital beats Oxford Lane Capital on 16 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.