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

Oxford Square Capital Corp. (NASDAQ:OXSQ) was the recipient of a significant growth in short interest in the month of February. As of February 15th, there was short interest totalling 767,900 shares, a growth of 29.3% from the January 31st total of 594,100 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 440,500 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 1.7 days.

Oxford Square Capital Trading Up 0.9 %

NASDAQ:OXSQ traded up $0.03 during trading hours on Thursday, hitting $2.82. 89,031 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 401,686. Oxford Square Capital has a twelve month low of $2.40 and a twelve month high of $3.29. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $2.68 and a 200 day moving average of $2.77. The stock has a market capitalization of $191.12 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -28.15 and a beta of 1.07.

Oxford Square Capital Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a monthly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 30th. Investors of record on Monday, June 16th will be given a $0.035 dividend. This represents a $0.42 annualized dividend and a yield of 14.92%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, June 16th. Oxford Square Capital’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 420.00%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Oxford Square Capital

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Two Sigma Advisers LP lifted its holdings in Oxford Square Capital by 10.8% during the 4th quarter. Two Sigma Advisers LP now owns 1,414,613 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,452,000 after buying an additional 137,400 shares in the last quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC raised its stake in Oxford Square Capital by 166.5% during the 3rd quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 137,312 shares of the company’s stock worth $389,000 after buying an additional 85,792 shares during the period. Jane Street Group LLC bought a new position in shares of Oxford Square Capital during the 4th quarter valued at about $199,000. BostonPremier Wealth LLC acquired a new position in shares of Oxford Square Capital in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $160,000. Finally, Oxford Asset Management LLP acquired a new position in Oxford Square Capital in the 4th quarter worth $147,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 6.44% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

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

Oxford Square Capital Company Profile

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.