Fidus Investment (FDUS) Competitors $20.80 +0.24 (+1.14%) As of 07/3/2025 03:31 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock FDUS vs. MFIC, PFLT, MAIN, PSEC, VRTS, OCSL, CSWC, TCPC, GLAD, and GAINShould you be buying Fidus Investment stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Fidus Investment include MidCap Financial Investment (MFIC), PennantPark Floating Rate Capital (PFLT), Main Street Capital (MAIN), Prospect Capital (PSEC), Virtus Investment Partners (VRTS), Oaktree Specialty Lending (OCSL), Capital Southwest (CSWC), BLACKROCK TCP CAPITAL (TCPC), Gladstone Capital (GLAD), and Gladstone Investment (GAIN). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector. Fidus Investment vs. Its Competitors MidCap Financial Investment PennantPark Floating Rate Capital Main Street Capital Prospect Capital Virtus Investment Partners Oaktree Specialty Lending Capital Southwest BLACKROCK TCP CAPITAL Gladstone Capital Gladstone Investment MidCap Financial Investment (NASDAQ:MFIC) and Fidus Investment (NASDAQ:FDUS) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, risk, media sentiment, dividends and earnings. Which has stronger valuation & earnings, MFIC or FDUS? MidCap Financial Investment has higher revenue and earnings than Fidus Investment. Fidus Investment is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than MidCap Financial Investment, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioMidCap Financial Investment$301.78M3.93$98.82M$1.2410.25Fidus Investment$146.15M4.94$78.29M$2.348.89 Does the media prefer MFIC or FDUS? In the previous week, MidCap Financial Investment had 1 more articles in the media than Fidus Investment. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for MidCap Financial Investment and 2 mentions for Fidus Investment. MidCap Financial Investment's average media sentiment score of 0.52 beat Fidus Investment's score of 0.06 indicating that MidCap Financial Investment is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment MidCap Financial Investment 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Fidus Investment 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Which has more volatility & risk, MFIC or FDUS? MidCap Financial Investment has a beta of 0.97, indicating that its stock price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Fidus Investment has a beta of 0.92, indicating that its stock price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts rate MFIC or FDUS? MidCap Financial Investment presently has a consensus target price of $14.00, indicating a potential upside of 10.11%. Fidus Investment has a consensus target price of $21.00, indicating a potential upside of 0.99%. Given MidCap Financial Investment's higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe MidCap Financial Investment is more favorable than Fidus Investment.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score MidCap Financial Investment 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.67Fidus Investment 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.33 Is MFIC or FDUS more profitable? Fidus Investment has a net margin of 52.59% compared to MidCap Financial Investment's net margin of 33.21%. Fidus Investment's return on equity of 11.48% beat MidCap Financial Investment's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets MidCap Financial Investment33.21% 10.66% 4.52% Fidus Investment 52.59%11.48%6.43% Is MFIC or FDUS a better dividend stock? MidCap Financial Investment pays an annual dividend of $1.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 12.0%. Fidus Investment pays an annual dividend of $1.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.3%. MidCap Financial Investment pays out 122.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Fidus Investment pays out 73.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of MFIC or FDUS? 28.5% of MidCap Financial Investment shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 28.1% of Fidus Investment shares are held by institutional investors. 0.8% of MidCap Financial Investment shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of Fidus Investment shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. SummaryMidCap Financial Investment beats Fidus Investment on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Fidus Investment News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for FDUS and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding FDUS and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart FDUS vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricFidus InvestmentFIN IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$721.72M$1.48B$12.11B$9.05BDividend Yield8.28%11.05%5.54%4.02%P/E Ratio8.8917.2520.0220.23Price / Sales4.9453.2825.68118.64Price / Cash9.0911.3321.6858.07Price / Book1.080.942.285.67Net Income$78.29M$144.88M$1.00B$249.13M7 Day Performance4.55%1.65%2.21%3.28%1 Month Performance3.25%2.04%4.59%5.56%1 Year Performance5.93%-6.31%538.58%21.12% Fidus Investment Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)FDUSFidus Investment1.457 of 5 stars$20.80+1.1%$21.00+1.0%+5.0%$721.72M$146.15M8.89N/ANews CoverageMFICMidCap Financial Investment2.816 of 5 stars$12.62+1.0%$14.00+10.9%-17.2%$1.17B$301.78M7.53N/ANews CoveragePFLTPennantPark Floating Rate Capital3.3761 of 5 stars$10.35+1.0%$10.92+5.5%-9.7%$1.03B$84.09M7.39658News CoverageDividend AnnouncementMAINMain Street Capital1.1683 of 5 stars$59.11+0.3%$52.80-10.7%+17.6%$5.25B$541.03M10.0490Dividend CutPSECProspect Capital1.181 of 5 stars$3.18flat$3.00-5.7%-39.8%$1.42B$861.66M-3.702,019VRTSVirtus Investment Partners4.0687 of 5 stars$182.10-0.6%$167.75-7.9%-12.2%$1.26B$898.60M10.78770News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastHigh Trading VolumeOCSLOaktree Specialty Lending2.5561 of 5 stars$13.66+0.7%$15.83+15.9%-25.1%$1.19B$381.67M105.08N/APositive NewsCSWCCapital Southwest2.5391 of 5 stars$22.04+0.8%$23.60+7.1%-14.8%$1.17B$204.44M14.8920TCPCBLACKROCK TCP CAPITAL1.0038 of 5 stars$7.70+0.8%$7.00-9.1%-28.6%$649.69M$259.44M-13.2821,100Analyst UpgradeGLADGladstone Capital1.5973 of 5 stars$26.97+0.9%$23.00-14.7%+16.4%$596.88M$96.62M6.8570GAINGladstone Investment0.5227 of 5 stars$14.27+1.3%$13.50-5.4%+1.1%$518.67M$93.66M8.0270 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies MidCap Financial Investment Competitors PennantPark Floating Rate Capital Competitors Main Street Capital Competitors Prospect Capital Competitors Virtus Investment Partners Competitors Oaktree Specialty Lending Competitors Capital Southwest Competitors BLACKROCK TCP CAPITAL Competitors Gladstone Capital Competitors Gladstone Investment Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:FDUS) was last updated on 7/5/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s New Order Could Boost Social Security Benefits by 400%If you collect—or plan to collect—Social Security, you need to see this. 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