Oxford Square Capital (NASDAQ:OXSQ – Get Free Report) and BlackRock MuniVest Fund (NYSE:MVF – Get Free Report) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, dividends, valuation, risk and institutional ownership.
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares Oxford Square Capital and BlackRock MuniVest Fund’s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Oxford Square Capital | -$66.86 million | -2.27 | -$85.56 million | ($1.42) | -2.14 |
| BlackRock MuniVest Fund | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
BlackRock MuniVest Fund has higher revenue and earnings than Oxford Square Capital.
Volatility and Risk
Profitability
This table compares Oxford Square Capital and BlackRock MuniVest Fund’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Oxford Square Capital | -153.89% | 14.61% | 6.47% |
| BlackRock MuniVest Fund | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for Oxford Square Capital and BlackRock MuniVest Fund, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Oxford Square Capital | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
| BlackRock MuniVest Fund | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
Insider and Institutional Ownership
5.0% of Oxford Square Capital shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 36.8% of BlackRock MuniVest Fund shares are owned by institutional investors. 9.7% of Oxford Square Capital shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of BlackRock MuniVest Fund 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.
Dividends
Oxford Square Capital pays an annual dividend of $0.42 per share and has a dividend yield of 13.8%. BlackRock MuniVest Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.4%. Oxford Square Capital pays out -29.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.
Summary
Oxford Square Capital beats BlackRock MuniVest Fund on 6 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Oxford Square Capital
Oxford Square Capital Corp. is a business development company, operates as a closed-end, non-diversified management investment company. It is a private equity and mezzanine firm. The firm invests in both public and private companies. It invests in secured and unsecured senior debt, subordinated debt, junior subordinated debt, preferred stock, common stock and syndicated bank loans. The firm primarily invests in debt and/or equity securities of technology-related companies that operate in the computer software, Internet, information technology infrastructure and services, media, telecommunications and telecommunications equipment, semiconductors, hardware, technology-enabled services, semiconductor capital equipment, medical device technology, diversified technology, and networking systems sectors. It concentrates its investments in companies having annual revenues of less than $200 million and a market capitalization or enterprise value of less than $300 million. The firm invests between $5 million and $30 million per transaction. It seeks to exit its investments within 7 years. It serves as the investment adviser to TICC. Oxford Square Capital Corp., formerly known as TICC Capital Corp., was founded in 2003 and is headquartered in Greenwich, Connecticut.
About BlackRock MuniVest Fund
BlackRock MuniVest Fund, Inc. is a closed-ended fixed income mutual fund launched by BlackRock, Inc. It is managed by BlackRock Advisors, LLC. The fund invests in the fixed income markets of the United States. It primarily invests in investment grade, long term municipal obligations that are exempt from federal income taxes. The fund seeks to invest in securities with maturities of more than ten years. BlackRock MuniVest Fund, Inc. was formed on September 29, 1988 and is domiciled in the United States.
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