Fidus Investment (FDUS) Competitors $19.54 -0.86 (-4.22%) Closing price 06/13/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$19.60 +0.05 (+0.28%) As of 06/13/2025 06:15 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. PSEC, OCSL, VRTS, CSWC, SLRC, TCPC, GLAD, GAIN, PNNT, and DHILShould you be buying Fidus Investment stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Fidus Investment include Prospect Capital (PSEC), Oaktree Specialty Lending (OCSL), Virtus Investment Partners (VRTS), Capital Southwest (CSWC), SLR Investment (SLRC), BlackRock TCP Capital (TCPC), Gladstone Capital (GLAD), Gladstone Investment (GAIN), PennantPark Investment (PNNT), and Diamond Hill Investment Group (DHIL). These companies are all part of the "asset management & custody banks" industry. Fidus Investment vs. Its Competitors Prospect Capital Oaktree Specialty Lending Virtus Investment Partners Capital Southwest SLR Investment BlackRock TCP Capital Gladstone Capital Gladstone Investment PennantPark Investment Diamond Hill Investment Group Prospect Capital (NASDAQ:PSEC) and Fidus Investment (NASDAQ:FDUS) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, community ranking, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, profitability, risk and earnings. Does the MarketBeat Community favor PSEC or FDUS? Prospect Capital received 30 more outperform votes than Fidus Investment when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 60.97% of users gave Fidus Investment an outperform vote while only 51.45% of users gave Prospect Capital an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformProspect CapitalOutperform Votes31951.45% Underperform Votes30148.55% Fidus InvestmentOutperform Votes28960.97% Underperform Votes18539.03% Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of PSEC or FDUS? 9.1% of Prospect Capital shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 28.1% of Fidus Investment shares are held by institutional investors. 28.3% of Prospect Capital shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of Fidus Investment shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Is PSEC or FDUS more profitable? Fidus Investment has a net margin of 60.09% compared to Prospect Capital's net margin of 1.18%. Prospect Capital's return on equity of 12.31% beat Fidus Investment's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Prospect Capital1.18% 12.31% 5.79% Fidus Investment 60.09%12.11%6.75% Is PSEC or FDUS a better dividend stock? Prospect Capital pays an annual dividend of $0.54 per share and has a dividend yield of 16.4%. Fidus Investment pays an annual dividend of $1.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.8%. Prospect Capital pays out -62.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Fidus Investment pays out 73.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Prospect Capital is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Which has better valuation & earnings, PSEC or FDUS? Prospect Capital has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Fidus Investment. Prospect Capital is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Fidus Investment, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioProspect Capital-$182.78M-8.02$262.83M-$0.86-3.83Fidus Investment$92.70M7.32$77.13M$2.348.35 Does the media prefer PSEC or FDUS? In the previous week, Prospect Capital had 10 more articles in the media than Fidus Investment. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Prospect Capital and 2 mentions for Fidus Investment. Fidus Investment's average media sentiment score of 0.44 beat Prospect Capital's score of 0.36 indicating that Fidus Investment is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment Prospect Capital Neutral Fidus Investment Neutral Which has more volatility & risk, PSEC or FDUS? Prospect Capital has a beta of 0.85, indicating that its stock price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Fidus Investment has a beta of 0.93, indicating that its stock price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts recommend PSEC or FDUS? Prospect Capital presently has a consensus price target of $3.00, indicating a potential downside of 8.81%. Fidus Investment has a consensus price target of $21.00, indicating a potential upside of 7.47%. Given Fidus Investment's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Fidus Investment is more favorable than Prospect Capital.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Prospect Capital 1 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.00Fidus Investment 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.33 SummaryFidus Investment beats Prospect Capital on 13 of the 20 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 InvestmentInvestment advice IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$678.66M$11.27B$11.61B$8.51BDividend Yield8.46%24.38%5.64%4.16%P/E Ratio6.9838.7122.8219.65Price / Sales7.327.6426.81152.18Price / Cash9.4817.7117.6034.64Price / Book0.943.702.834.59Net Income$77.13M$419.40M$1.04B$248.23M7 Day Performance-3.84%-0.40%0.11%-1.07%1 Month Performance-2.30%-1.45%0.35%3.35%1 Year Performance-1.86%14.54%538.46%13.77% Fidus Investment Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)FDUSFidus Investment1.8479 of 5 stars$19.54-4.2%$21.00+7.5%-2.4%$678.66M$92.70M6.98N/AShort Interest ↑Gap DownPSECProspect Capital0.6601 of 5 stars$3.31+1.8%$3.00-9.4%-40.9%$1.48B-$182.78M-16.552,019Short Interest ↑OCSLOaktree Specialty Lending2.5817 of 5 stars$14.45+0.8%$15.83+9.6%-26.2%$1.27B-$1.54M21.57N/APositive NewsVRTSVirtus Investment Partners3.9098 of 5 stars$175.36+2.8%$167.75-4.3%-18.6%$1.21B$898.60M10.38770Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeCSWCCapital Southwest1.6838 of 5 stars$21.35+1.4%$22.67+6.2%-20.9%$1.15B$108.85M15.1420Dividend AnnouncementGap DownSLRCSLR Investment2.9621 of 5 stars$16.90+0.2%$15.96-5.5%+1.8%$922.06M$97.01M9.55N/APositive NewsGap DownTCPCBlackRock TCP Capital0.9796 of 5 stars$7.95+1.7%$7.00-11.9%-30.6%$676.05M-$30.30M-15.9019,800News CoverageGLADGladstone Capital1.2704 of 5 stars$26.84-0.3%$23.00-14.3%+17.1%$599.34M$88.83M6.5670Short Interest ↑GAINGladstone Investment0.7886 of 5 stars$13.98+0.5%$13.50-3.4%+1.3%$514.98M$61.63M7.2870Positive NewsPNNTPennantPark Investment1.4196 of 5 stars$6.94+2.3%$5.88-15.3%-11.2%$452.83M$56.93M26.67N/ANegative NewsDHILDiamond Hill Investment Group3.6502 of 5 stars$141.75+1.8%N/A-4.4%$386.69M$152.98M8.03130Positive NewsHigh Trading Volume Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Prospect Capital Competitors Oaktree Specialty Lending Competitors Virtus Investment Partners Competitors Capital Southwest Competitors SLR Investment Competitors BlackRock TCP Capital Competitors Gladstone Capital Competitors Gladstone Investment Competitors PennantPark Investment Competitors Diamond Hill Investment Group 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 6/14/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThe Trump Dump is starting; Get out of stocks now?The first 365 days of the Trump presidency… Will be the best time to get rich in American history.Paradigm Press | SponsoredAn AI run of epic proportions is only getting startedI just put together an urgent new presentation that you need to see right away. 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