Northland Capmk Issues Negative Estimate for MFIN Earnings

Medallion Financial Corp. (NASDAQ:MFIN - Free Report) - Analysts at Northland Capmk cut their Q4 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Medallion Financial in a research note issued on Thursday, May 1st. Northland Capmk analyst M. Grondahl now expects that the credit services provider will post earnings of $0.35 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.42. The consensus estimate for Medallion Financial's current full-year earnings is $1.46 per share. Northland Capmk also issued estimates for Medallion Financial's Q1 2026 earnings at $0.34 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.35 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.38 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at $0.39 EPS.

Medallion Financial (NASDAQ:MFIN - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, April 30th. The credit services provider reported $0.50 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.32 by $0.18. The firm had revenue of $75.43 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $51.73 million. Medallion Financial had a return on equity of 9.52% and a net margin of 13.72%.

Separately, StockNews.com raised Medallion Financial from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Wednesday, February 5th.

Medallion Financial Stock Down 1.7 %

Shares of Medallion Financial stock traded down $0.16 during trading hours on Monday, hitting $9.04. The company had a trading volume of 12,761 shares, compared to its average volume of 43,312. The company's 50-day moving average is $8.72 and its two-hundred day moving average is $9.07. Medallion Financial has a twelve month low of $6.48 and a twelve month high of $10.50. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.54, a current ratio of 1.18 and a quick ratio of 1.18. The company has a market cap of $210.04 million, a P/E ratio of 5.35 and a beta of 1.29.

Institutional Trading of Medallion Financial

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of MFIN. MetLife Investment Management LLC increased its stake in Medallion Financial by 62.0% in the fourth quarter. MetLife Investment Management LLC now owns 9,018 shares of the credit services provider's stock valued at $85,000 after purchasing an additional 3,452 shares during the period. Deutsche Bank AG purchased a new position in shares of Medallion Financial during the fourth quarter worth about $92,000. D Orazio & Associates Inc. acquired a new position in Medallion Financial in the 1st quarter valued at about $95,000. Wells Fargo & Company MN raised its stake in Medallion Financial by 24.3% during the 4th quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN now owns 11,554 shares of the credit services provider's stock valued at $108,000 after acquiring an additional 2,256 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Mariner LLC acquired a new stake in Medallion Financial during the 4th quarter worth approximately $112,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 40.56% of the company's stock.

Medallion Financial Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, May 30th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, May 15th will be issued a $0.12 dividend. This is an increase from Medallion Financial's previous quarterly dividend of $0.11. This represents a $0.48 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 5.31%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, May 15th. Medallion Financial's dividend payout ratio is presently 30.00%.

Medallion Financial Company Profile

Medallion Financial Corp., together with its subsidiaries, operates as a specialty finance company in the United States. It operates in four segments: Recreation Lending, Home Improvement Lending, Commercial Lending, and Taxi Medallion Lending. The company offers loans that finance consumer purchases of recreational vehicles, boats, and other consumer recreational equipment; consumer financing for window, siding, and roof replacement, swimming pool installations, and other home improvement projects; senior and subordinated loans for the purchase of equipment and related assets necessary to open a new business, or purchase or improvement of an existing business; and taxi medallion loans to individuals and small to mid-size businesses.