Fidus Investment (FDUS) Competitors $20.37 -0.18 (-0.88%) Closing price 10/3/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$20.48 +0.11 (+0.54%) As of 10/3/2025 07:59 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours 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, OBDC, VRTS, CSWC, PSEC, OCSL, TCPC, 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), Blue Owl Capital (OBDC), Virtus Investment Partners (VRTS), Capital Southwest (CSWC), Prospect Capital (PSEC), Oaktree Specialty Lending (OCSL), Blackrock Tcp Capital (TCPC), 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 Blue Owl Capital Virtus Investment Partners Capital Southwest Prospect Capital Oaktree Specialty Lending Blackrock Tcp Capital Gladstone Investment MidCap Financial Investment (NASDAQ:MFIC) and Fidus Investment (NASDAQ:FDUS) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, dividends, risk, profitability, media sentiment and valuation. Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in 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 insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of Fidus Investment shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Does the media prefer MFIC or FDUS? In the previous week, MidCap Financial Investment had 3 more articles in the media than Fidus Investment. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for MidCap Financial Investment and 5 mentions for Fidus Investment. Fidus Investment's average media sentiment score of 0.69 beat MidCap Financial Investment's score of 0.46 indicating that Fidus Investment is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment MidCap Financial Investment 3 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Fidus Investment 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more volatility and risk, MFIC or FDUS? MidCap Financial Investment has a beta of 1.03, meaning that its stock price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Fidus Investment has a beta of 0.88, meaning that its stock price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500. 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 12.9%. Fidus Investment pays an annual dividend of $1.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.4%. MidCap Financial Investment pays out 140.7% 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 74.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Do analysts rate MFIC or FDUS? MidCap Financial Investment currently has a consensus target price of $13.40, indicating a potential upside of 13.46%. Fidus Investment has a consensus target price of $22.00, indicating a potential upside of 8.00%. Given MidCap Financial Investment's higher probable upside, 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) 4 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.33Fidus Investment 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.75 Which has higher earnings and valuation, 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$108.70M10.14$98.82M$1.0810.94Fidus Investment$93.00M7.75$78.29M$2.318.82 Is MFIC or FDUS more profitable? Fidus Investment has a net margin of 51.88% compared to MidCap Financial Investment's net margin of 30.60%. Fidus Investment's return on equity of 11.52% beat MidCap Financial Investment's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets MidCap Financial Investment30.60% 10.44% 4.41% Fidus Investment 51.88%11.52%6.41% 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. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. 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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$720.69M$1.35B$12.65B$10.54BDividend Yield8.37%12.41%5.50%4.70%P/E Ratio8.8210.5739.8926.71Price / Sales7.7546.8330.04204.42Price / Cash8.919.9519.7431.09Price / Book1.050.862.286.57Net Income$78.29M$152.42M$1.01B$276.78M7 Day Performance0.49%-0.79%0.30%1.98%1 Month Performance-4.77%-9.44%0.79%9.13%1 Year Performance5.22%-11.90%540.93%31.60% Fidus Investment Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)FDUSFidus Investment2.7937 of 5 stars$20.37-0.9%$22.00+8.0%+5.2%$720.69M$93.00M8.82N/AMFICMidCap Financial Investment2.7513 of 5 stars$11.96-0.7%$13.30+11.2%-11.8%$1.12B$108.70M11.07N/APFLTPennantPark Floating Rate Capital4.2532 of 5 stars$8.95-2.5%$10.88+21.6%-23.9%$909.83M$89.89M6.39658Dividend AnnouncementHigh Trading VolumeMAINMain Street Capital2.0945 of 5 stars$63.37-0.6%$61.20-3.4%+23.4%$5.70B$623.14M10.4490Positive NewsOBDCBlue Owl Capital3.6344 of 5 stars$13.22-0.2%$15.42+16.7%-14.5%$6.77B$1.60B8.75N/AVRTSVirtus Investment Partners3.896 of 5 stars$191.18-0.6%$188.25-1.5%-8.1%$1.30B$884.72M11.31770CSWCCapital Southwest2.8272 of 5 stars$21.93-1.8%$24.30+10.8%-14.3%$1.24B$204.44M13.2920Positive NewsPSECProspect Capital1.0956 of 5 stars$2.64+1.1%$2.50-5.3%-47.0%$1.21B$719.44M-1.972,019Positive NewsOCSLOaktree Specialty Lending2.0198 of 5 stars$13.06flat$15.00+14.9%-21.0%$1.15B$381.67M23.32N/ATCPCBlackrock Tcp Capital1.06 of 5 stars$6.12-1.9%$6.75+10.3%-26.4%$530.63M$4.10M-36.0021,100Negative NewsGAINGladstone Investment1.3062 of 5 stars$13.79flat$13.50-2.1%+0.6%$527.04M$93.66M6.3570News CoveragePositive NewsDividend Announcement Related Companies and Tools Related Companies MidCap Financial Investment Competitors PennantPark Floating Rate Capital Competitors Main Street Capital Competitors Blue Owl Capital Competitors Virtus Investment Partners Competitors Capital Southwest Competitors Prospect Capital Competitors Oaktree Specialty Lending Competitors Blackrock Tcp 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 10/6/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersGold surges past $3,600 … but this has beat gold by 1,000xGold has surged past $3,600 an ounce — up 45% in the past year — but one veteran metals analyst says the real ...Weiss Ratings | SponsoredThis soon could be the most precious company in AmericaCurrently, a brand-new, all-American factory outside San Antonio is becoming the most significant site in the ...True Market Insiders | SponsoredForget AI Stocks — This Device Will REPLACE the MicrochipWhile everyone's chasing the same AI plays, George Gilder is focused on something completely different. 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