Fidus Investment (FDUS) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Fidus Investment Corp. is a business development company that provides financing to privately held, lower-middle-market companies in the United States. The company seeks to support businesses that may have limited access to traditional bank financing and works with management teams, private equity sponsors and other financial partners to structure customized investment solutions.

Fidus primarily invests in debt securities, including senior secured and subordinated loans, and may also make equity investments such as warrants or other equity interests. Its portfolio companies operate across a range of industries, allowing the company to provide capital for acquisitions, recapitalizations, growth initiatives and other strategic purposes.

Fidus Investment was formed in 2008 and began operations as an investment company in 2011. It is externally managed by Fidus Investment Advisors, LLC, an investment adviser focused on financing lower-middle-market businesses. Through its investment platform, Fidus serves companies located primarily in the United States.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $18.94 to $19.51
• 50-Day Range: $18.82 to $19.84
• 52-Week Range: $16.86 to $21.15
• Volume: 286,032 shs
• Average Volume: 277,594 shs
• Market Capitalization: $720.29 million
• P/E Ratio: 9.08
• Dividend Yield: 9.06%
• Price Target: $19.50
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Fidus Investment Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Fidus Investment scored higher than 49% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 638th out of 855 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 1.6 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Fidus Investment has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.00, and is based on no strong buy ratings, no buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside/Downside

The consensus price target for Fidus Investment is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Fidus Investment has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: -6.94%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Fidus Investment are expected to decrease by -6.94% in the coming year, from $2.16 to $2.01 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Fidus Investment is 9.08, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.70.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Fidus Investment is 9.08, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 24.69.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Fidus Investment has a P/B Ratio of 0.93. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

4.38% of the float of Fidus Investment has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Fidus Investment has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 5.22.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Fidus Investment has recently decreased by 2.93%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Leadership

Fidus Investment is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 8.98%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Fidus Investment does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Fidus Investment is 82.30%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on EPS estimates, Fidus Investment will have a dividend payout ratio of 85.57% in the coming year. This indicates that Fidus Investment may not be able to sustain their current dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 4.4 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.02

News Sentiment

Fidus Investment has a news sentiment score of 1.02. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.67 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 3 news articles for Fidus Investment this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

5 people have searched for FDUS on MarketBeat in the last 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

5 people have added Fidus Investment to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 400% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.4 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Fidus Investment insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

0.90% of the stock of Fidus Investment is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

28.14% of the stock of Fidus Investment is held by institutions.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/06/2026
• Record date for 9/29 Dividend: 9/15/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 9/29 Dividend: 9/15/2026
• Dividend Payable: 9/29/2026
• Today: 10/16/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/05/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: Capital Markets
• Sub-Industry: Asset Management & Custody Banks
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:FDUS
• CIK: 1513363
• Web: www.fdus.com
• Phone: (847) 859-3940
• Fax: 847-859-3953
• Employees: N/A
• Year Founded: 2007

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Fidus Investment: $19.50
• High Price Target: $19.50
• Low Price Target: $19.50
• Potential Upside/Downside: +2.7%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.00
• Research Coverage: 2 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $2.09
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 9.08
• Forward P/E Ratio: 8.79
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $82.40 million
• Net Margins: 45.36%
• Pretax Margin: 48.46%
• Return on Equity: 10.87%
• Return on Assets: 5.64%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 0.09
• Quick Ratio: 0.09

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $155.87 million
• Price / Sales: 4.62
• Cash Flow: $2.10 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 9.02
• Book Value: $20.37 per share
• Price / Book: 0.93

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 37,950,000
• Free Float: 37,612,000
• Market Cap: $720.29 million
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.69