Oxford Square Capital (OXSQ) Competitors

Eagle Point Credit (NYSE:ECC) and Oxford Square Capital (NASDAQ:OXSQ) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, institutional ownership, dividends, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and risk.

Is ECC or OXSQ a better dividend stock?

Eagle Point Credit pays an annual dividend of $1.82 per share and has a dividend yield of 24.9%. Oxford Square Capital pays an annual dividend of $0.42 per share and has a dividend yield of 17.6%. Eagle Point Credit pays out -455.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Oxford Square Capital pays out 4,200.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Eagle Point Credit is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do analysts prefer ECC or OXSQ?

Eagle Point Credit presently has a consensus price target of $8.67, suggesting a potential upside of 18.48%. Given Eagle Point Credit's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Eagle Point Credit is more favorable than Oxford Square Capital.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Eagle Point Credit	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Oxford Square Capital	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Is ECC or OXSQ more profitable?

Oxford Square Capital has a net margin of -1.12% compared to Eagle Point Credit's net margin of -27.15%. Oxford Square Capital's return on equity of 16.74% beat Eagle Point Credit's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Eagle Point Credit	-27.15%	12.90%	8.41%
Oxford Square Capital	-1.12%	16.74%	8.75%

Does the media favor ECC or OXSQ?

In the previous week, Eagle Point Credit and Eagle Point Credit both had 3 articles in the media. Oxford Square Capital's average media sentiment score of 0.82 beat Eagle Point Credit's score of 0.76 indicating that Oxford Square Capital is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Eagle Point Credit	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Oxford Square Capital	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk and volatility, ECC or OXSQ?

Eagle Point Credit has a beta of 0.41, indicating that its stock price is 59% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Oxford Square Capital has a beta of 0.65, indicating that its stock price is 35% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has higher valuation and earnings, ECC or OXSQ?

Eagle Point Credit has higher revenue and earnings than Oxford Square Capital. Eagle Point Credit 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
Eagle Point Credit	$97.61M	5.77	$85.49M	-$0.40	-18.29
Oxford Square Capital	$3.46M	52.30	$5.88M	$0.01	238.00

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in ECC or OXSQ?

19.5% of Eagle Point Credit shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 6.4% of Oxford Square Capital shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of Eagle Point Credit shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 8.6% of Oxford Square Capital shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Oxford Square Capital beats Eagle Point Credit on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.