B. Riley Upgrades Fidus Investment (NASDAQ:FDUS) to "Strong-Buy"

Fidus Investment (NASDAQ:FDUS - Get Free Report) was upgraded by investment analysts at B. Riley to a "strong-buy" rating in a research note issued to investors on Monday, May 12th, Marketbeat.com reports. B. Riley also issued estimates for Fidus Investment's Q2 2025 earnings at $0.53 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $0.52 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.48 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $2.08 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.50 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.51 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.51 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.48 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $2.01 EPS.

A number of other equities analysts have also issued reports on the stock. LADENBURG THALM/SH SH lowered shares of Fidus Investment from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Friday, March 7th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods dropped their price objective on shares of Fidus Investment from $21.00 to $20.00 and set a "market perform" rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, April 8th.

Fidus Investment Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ FDUS traded up $0.04 during mid-day trading on Monday, hitting $20.32. 51,701 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 213,261. Fidus Investment has a twelve month low of $16.70 and a twelve month high of $23.55. The stock's fifty day simple moving average is $19.45 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $20.80. The company has a market cap of $705.75 million, a P/E ratio of 7.26 and a beta of 0.92.

Fidus Investment (NASDAQ:FDUS - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, May 8th. The asset manager reported $0.54 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.53 by $0.01. Fidus Investment had a return on equity of 12.11% and a net margin of 60.09%. The company had revenue of $36.50 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $35.61 million. As a group, equities research analysts predict that Fidus Investment will post 2.28 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Fidus Investment

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. Quarry LP bought a new position in Fidus Investment in the first quarter valued at approximately $28,000. ORG Partners LLC bought a new position in shares of Fidus Investment in the 1st quarter worth $29,000. Transce3nd LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Fidus Investment during the fourth quarter worth $32,000. Promus Capital LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Fidus Investment during the fourth quarter worth $43,000. Finally, Millstone Evans Group LLC bought a new stake in Fidus Investment in the fourth quarter valued at about $77,000. 28.14% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Fidus Investment Company Profile

Fidus Investment Corporation is a business development company. It specializing in leveraged buyouts, refinancings, change of ownership transactions, recapitalizations, strategic acquisitions, mezzanine, growth capital, business expansion, lower middle market investments, debt investments, subordinated and second lien loans, senior secured and unitranche debt, preferred equity, warrants, subordinated debt, senior subordinated notes, junior secured loans, and unitranche loans.