Q3 EPS Estimate for Fidus Investment Decreased by Analyst

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) - B. Riley cut their Q3 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Fidus Investment in a report issued on Wednesday, August 13th. B. Riley analyst S. Adams now expects that the asset manager will post earnings of $0.51 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $0.52. B. Riley currently 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.

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

Several other brokerages have also weighed in on FDUS. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods boosted their price objective on Fidus Investment from $20.00 to $21.50 and gave the company a "market perform" rating in a report on Monday. LADENBURG THALM/SH SH raised Fidus Investment from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Friday, May 9th.

Fidus Investment Stock Performance

NASDAQ:FDUS opened at $21.37 on Thursday. The stock has a market cap of $756.07 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 9.25 and a beta of 0.95. Fidus Investment has a one year low of $16.70 and a one year high of $23.55. The business's 50-day simple moving average is $20.71 and its 200 day simple moving average is $20.68.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Fidus Investment

Several institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in FDUS. LPL Financial LLC grew its holdings in shares of Fidus Investment by 3.4% during the fourth quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 79,515 shares of the asset manager's stock valued at $1,671,000 after purchasing an additional 2,603 shares during the last quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN grew its holdings in shares of Fidus Investment by 32.6% during the fourth quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN now owns 18,309 shares of the asset manager's stock valued at $385,000 after purchasing an additional 4,500 shares during the last quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Fidus Investment by 20.2% during the fourth quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 300,799 shares of the asset manager's stock valued at $6,323,000 after purchasing an additional 50,447 shares during the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. bought a new position in shares of Fidus Investment during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $20,539,000. Finally, Transce3nd LLC bought a new position in shares of Fidus Investment during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $32,000. 28.14% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Fidus Investment Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a -- dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, September 25th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, September 18th will be issued a dividend of $0.57 per share. This represents a dividend yield of 800.0%. This is a boost from Fidus Investment's previous -- dividend of $0.11. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, September 18th. Fidus Investment's dividend payout ratio is currently 74.46%.

About Fidus Investment

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.

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