Oxford Square Capital Corp. (NASDAQ:OXSQ) Short Interest Update

Oxford Square Capital Corp. (NASDAQ:OXSQ) saw a large increase in short interest during the month of December. As of December 15th, there was short interest totalling 631,900 shares, an increase of 20.0% from the November 30th total of 526,600 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 453,300 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 1.4 days.

Oxford Square Capital Trading Up 1.2 %

Shares of NASDAQ:OXSQ traded up $0.03 during trading on Tuesday, hitting $2.44. 863,091 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 346,098. Oxford Square Capital has a fifty-two week low of $2.40 and a fifty-two week high of $3.29. The stock has a market cap of $165.66 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -24.40 and a beta of 1.07. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $2.70 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $2.86.

Oxford Square Capital Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a dividend, which will be paid on Friday, January 31st. Stockholders of record on Friday, January 17th will be given a $0.035 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, January 17th. Oxford Square Capital’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently -420.00%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Separately, StockNews.com raised Oxford Square Capital from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, November 19th.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. International Assets Investment Management LLC lifted its stake in Oxford Square Capital by 166.5% in the 3rd quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 137,312 shares of the company’s stock valued at $389,000 after purchasing an additional 85,792 shares during the last quarter. Creative Planning raised its stake in Oxford Square Capital by 17.6% in the third quarter. Creative Planning now owns 40,840 shares of the company’s stock valued at $116,000 after buying an additional 6,103 shares during the period. Moloney Securities Asset Management LLC lifted its position in shares of Oxford Square Capital by 2.7% in the third quarter. Moloney Securities Asset Management LLC now owns 149,481 shares of the company’s stock valued at $423,000 after buying an additional 3,900 shares during the last quarter. Finally, National Wealth Management Group LLC bought a new position in shares of Oxford Square Capital during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $28,000. 6.44% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.