Adams Natural Resources Fund (PEO) Competitors

Oxford Lane Capital (NASDAQ:OXLC) and Adams Natural Resources Fund (NYSE:PEO) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, risk and media sentiment.

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, OXLC or PEO?

Oxford Lane Capital has higher revenue and earnings than Adams Natural Resources Fund.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Oxford Lane Capital	$57.31M	32.82	$376.14M	$0.83	5.00
Adams Natural Resources Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Does the media prefer OXLC or PEO?

In the previous week, Oxford Lane Capital had 7 more articles in the media than Adams Natural Resources Fund. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Oxford Lane Capital and 1 mentions for Adams Natural Resources Fund. Adams Natural Resources Fund's average media sentiment score of 1.79 beat Oxford Lane Capital's score of 0.95 indicating that Adams Natural Resources Fund 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)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Adams Natural Resources Fund	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Is OXLC or PEO a better dividend stock?

Oxford Lane Capital pays an annual dividend of $1.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 26.0%. Adams Natural Resources Fund pays an annual dividend of $2.62 per share and has a dividend yield of 12.0%. 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.

Which has more risk & volatility, OXLC or PEO?

Oxford Lane Capital has a beta of 0.77, indicating that its stock price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Adams Natural Resources Fund has a beta of 0.74, indicating that its stock price is 26% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders and institutionals believe in OXLC or PEO?

6.7% of Oxford Lane Capital shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 33.5% of Adams Natural Resources Fund shares are held by institutional investors. 3.4% of Oxford Lane Capital shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Adams Natural Resources Fund shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is OXLC or PEO more profitable?

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Oxford Lane Capital	N/A	N/A	N/A
Adams Natural Resources Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Oxford Lane Capital beats Adams Natural Resources Fund on 5 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.