Q3 EPS Estimates for Fidus Investment Decreased by B. Riley

Key Points

• B. Riley has lowered its Q3 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimate for Fidus Investment from $0.52 to $0.51, maintaining a "Neutral" rating and a price target of $22.50.
• Fidus Investment reported a stronger-than-expected Q2 earnings with an EPS of $0.57, beating the consensus estimate of $0.53, while generating revenues of $39.97 million.
• The company announced a significant dividend increase, declaring a dividend of $0.57 per share, up from the previous $0.11, reflecting a yield of 800.0%.

Fidus Investment Corporation (NASDAQ:FDUS - Free Report) - Equities researchers at B. Riley dropped their Q3 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Fidus Investment in a note issued to investors on Wednesday, August 13th. B. Riley analyst S. Adams now expects that the asset manager will post earnings per share of $0.51 for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.52. B. Riley has a "Neutral" rating and a $22.50 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for Fidus Investment's current full-year earnings is $2.28 per share. B. Riley also issued estimates for Fidus Investment's Q4 2025 earnings at $0.47 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $2.09 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.50 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at $0.50 EPS.

Other equities analysts have also recently issued reports about the stock. LADENBURG THALM/SH SH raised shares of Fidus Investment to a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 13th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods raised their price target on shares of Fidus Investment from $20.00 to $21.50 and gave the stock a "market perform" rating in a research note on Monday, August 11th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Fidus Investment has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $22.00.

Fidus Investment Price Performance

FDUS stock traded up $0.1450 during trading hours on Thursday, reaching $21.3150. 91,649 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 200,052. The company has a market cap of $754.12 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 9.23 and a beta of 0.95. Fidus Investment has a 12 month low of $16.70 and a 12 month high of $23.55. The firm's 50-day moving average is $20.77 and its 200-day moving average is $20.63.

Fidus Investment (NASDAQ:FDUS - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Thursday, August 7th. The asset manager reported $0.57 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.53 by $0.04. The firm had revenue of $39.97 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $37.42 million. Fidus Investment had a return on equity of 11.52% and a net margin of 51.88%.

Fidus Investment Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a -- dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, September 25th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, September 18th will be issued a $0.57 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, September 18th. This represents a yield of 800.0%. This is a positive change from Fidus Investment's previous -- dividend of $0.11. Fidus Investment's payout ratio is currently 74.46%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in FDUS. Quarry LP bought a new stake in shares of Fidus Investment during the 1st quarter valued at $28,000. ORG Partners LLC bought a new stake in shares of Fidus Investment during the 1st quarter valued at $29,000. Transce3nd LLC bought a new stake in shares of Fidus Investment during the 4th quarter valued at $32,000. AdvisorNet Financial Inc lifted its position in shares of Fidus Investment by 137.4% during the 2nd quarter. AdvisorNet Financial Inc now owns 1,728 shares of the asset manager's stock valued at $35,000 after acquiring an additional 1,000 shares during the period. Finally, First Horizon Advisors Inc. lifted its position in shares of Fidus Investment by 154.8% during the 2nd quarter. First Horizon Advisors Inc. now owns 2,658 shares of the asset manager's stock valued at $54,000 after acquiring an additional 1,615 shares during the period. 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.