Fidus Investment - FDUS Stock Forecast, Price & News

4 Wall Street equities research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Fidus Investment in the last year. There are currently 2 hold ratings and 2 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street equities research analysts is that investors should "buy" FDUS shares.
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4 Wall Street research analysts have issued twelve-month price objectives for Fidus Investment's shares. Their FDUS share price forecasts range from $18.00 to $21.50. On average, they expect the company's stock price to reach $19.50 in the next year. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 5.7%.
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Fidus Investment's stock was trading at $19.03 at the start of the year. Since then, FDUS stock has increased by 8.6% and is now trading at $20.67.
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The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, March 2nd 2023.
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Fidus Investment Co. (NASDAQ:FDUS) announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, November, 4th. The asset manager reported $0.40 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.37 by $0.03. The asset manager earned $21.23 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $20.14 million. Fidus Investment had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 9.36% and a net margin of 93.14%. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $0.40 earnings per share.

Fidus Investment announced a quarterly dividend on Thursday, November 3rd. Stockholders of record on Friday, December 2nd will be given a dividend of $0.36 per share on Friday, December 16th. This represents a $1.44 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 6.97%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, December 1st.
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Fidus Investment (NASDAQ:FDUS) pays an annual dividend of $1.44 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 7.02%. FDUS has a dividend yield higher than 75% of all dividend-paying stocks, making it a leading dividend payer. The company has been increasing its dividend for 2 consecutive year(s), indicating that it does not yet have a strong track record of dividend growth. The dividend payout ratio is 43.11%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, FDUS will have a dividend payout ratio of 66.98% next year. This indicates that the company will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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Fidus Investment trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "FDUS."

Fidus Investment's stock is owned by a variety of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include Novare Capital Management LLC (0.73%), PFG Advisors (0.55%), WT Wealth Management (0.28%), Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings Inc. (0.23%), Hennion & Walsh Asset Management Inc. (0.21%) and DAVENPORT & Co LLC (0.16%). Insiders that own company stock include Charles D Hyman, Edward H Ross, Raymond L Jr Anstiss, Shelby E Sherard and Thomas Charles Lauer.
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Shares of FDUS stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include WeBull, Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.
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One share of FDUS stock can currently be purchased for approximately $20.67.

Fidus Investment (NASDAQ:FDUS) has a market capitalization of $505.17 million and generates $90.45 million in revenue each year. The asset manager earns $116.10 million in net income (profit) each year or $3.34 on an earnings per share basis.

Fidus Investment's mailing address is 1603 ORRINGTON AVENUE SUITE 1005, EVANSTON IL, 60201. The official website for the company is www.fdus.com. The asset manager can be reached via phone at (847) 859-3940, via email at investorrelations@fdus.com, or via fax at 847-859-3953.