CION Investment (CION) Competitors

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

Is OXLC or CION a better dividend stock?

Oxford Lane Capital pays an annual dividend of $1.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 26.6%. CION Investment pays an annual dividend of $1.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 14.2%. 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. CION Investment pays out -496.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. CION Investment has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years.

Do analysts rate OXLC or CION?

CION Investment has a consensus target price of $11.00, suggesting a potential upside of 8.32%. Given CION Investment's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe CION Investment 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
CION Investment	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.50

Which has more volatility and risk, OXLC or CION?

Oxford Lane Capital has a beta of 0.77, meaning that its stock price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CION Investment has a beta of 1.11, meaning that its stock price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500.

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

6.7% of Oxford Lane Capital shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 32.0% of CION Investment shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.4% of Oxford Lane Capital shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of CION Investment shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media prefer OXLC or CION?

In the previous week, Oxford Lane Capital had 7 more articles in the media than CION Investment. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Oxford Lane Capital and 2 mentions for CION Investment. CION Investment's average media sentiment score of 1.32 beat Oxford Lane Capital's score of 0.95 indicating that CION Investment 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)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
CION Investment	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is OXLC or CION more profitable?

Oxford Lane Capital has a net margin of 0.00% compared to CION Investment's net margin of -6.49%. CION Investment's return on equity of 10.07% 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
CION Investment	-6.49%	10.07%	4.28%

Which has higher earnings & valuation, OXLC or CION?

Oxford Lane Capital has higher revenue and earnings than CION Investment. CION Investment is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Oxford Lane 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	32.07	$376.14M	$0.83	4.89
CION Investment	-$2.97M	-180.33	$33.90M	-$0.29	-35.02

Summary

Oxford Lane Capital and CION Investment tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.