Fidus Investment (FDUS) Competitors $21.47 -0.04 (-0.19%) As of 02:25 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, CSWC, OCSL, 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), Capital Southwest (CSWC), Oaktree Specialty Lending (OCSL), 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 Capital Southwest Oaktree Specialty Lending 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 companies based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, valuation, media sentiment, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability and institutional ownership. Do analysts recommend MFIC or FDUS? MidCap Financial Investment presently has a consensus price target of $13.30, suggesting a potential upside of 6.49%. Fidus Investment has a consensus price target of $22.00, suggesting a potential upside of 2.42%. 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) 3 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.40Fidus Investment 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.67 Does the media prefer MFIC or FDUS? In the previous week, Fidus Investment had 3 more articles in the media than MidCap Financial Investment. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Fidus Investment and 2 mentions for MidCap Financial Investment. Fidus Investment's average media sentiment score of 1.39 beat MidCap Financial Investment's score of 1.25 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 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Fidus Investment 2 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive 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$301.78M3.86$98.82M$1.0811.56Fidus Investment$93.00M8.17$78.29M$2.319.30 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% Which has more risk and volatility, MFIC or FDUS? MidCap Financial Investment has a beta of 1.05, meaning that its stock price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Fidus Investment has a beta of 0.9, meaning that its stock price is 10% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do institutionals and insiders believe in MFIC or FDUS? 28.5% of MidCap Financial Investment shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 28.1% of Fidus Investment shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.8% of MidCap Financial Investment shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of Fidus Investment shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. 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 12.2%. Fidus Investment pays an annual dividend of $1.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.0%. 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. SummaryFidus Investment beats MidCap Financial Investment on 11 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. 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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$759.96M$1.46B$12.62B$10.16BDividend Yield8.03%11.36%5.41%4.61%P/E Ratio9.3011.70245.6126.00Price / Sales8.1745.3530.5291.50Price / Cash9.3310.7522.1259.91Price / Book1.110.932.316.30Net Income$78.29M$152.42M$1.01B$270.75M7 Day Performance0.42%-1.40%1.06%3.33%1 Month Performance0.14%-0.94%3.17%6.49%1 Year Performance7.78%-3.93%543.67%28.08% Fidus Investment Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)FDUSFidus Investment2.3554 of 5 stars$21.47-0.2%$22.00+2.5%+9.6%$759.61M$93.00M9.29N/APositive NewsMFICMidCap Financial Investment2.3062 of 5 stars$13.22+0.1%$13.30+0.6%-6.2%$1.23B$301.78M12.24N/APositive NewsEx-DividendPFLTPennantPark Floating Rate Capital3.6172 of 5 stars$10.26+0.7%$10.88+6.0%-11.0%$1.02B$89.89M7.33658Positive NewsShort Interest ↓MAINMain Street Capital2.167 of 5 stars$66.24+0.6%$61.20-7.6%+36.8%$5.93B$541.03M10.9190Positive NewsPSECProspect Capital0.8113 of 5 stars$2.98+2.8%$2.50-16.1%-47.4%$1.38B$719.44M-2.222,019Positive NewsVRTSVirtus Investment Partners3.8191 of 5 stars$201.30+0.4%$188.25-6.5%+3.4%$1.36B$884.72M11.91770News CoveragePositive NewsCSWCCapital Southwest2.8025 of 5 stars$22.96+0.4%$24.30+5.8%-9.6%$1.28B$204.44M13.9220News CoverageOCSLOaktree Specialty Lending2.0441 of 5 stars$14.00+0.5%$15.00+7.1%-14.8%$1.23B$381.67M25.00N/APositive NewsTCPCBlackrock Tcp Capital0.9799 of 5 stars$7.21+1.1%$6.75-6.4%-20.9%$613.11M$259.44M-42.4121,100GLADGladstone Capital2.2996 of 5 stars$26.42+0.4%$24.50-7.3%+3.6%$589.96M$96.62M7.7970GAINGladstone Investment1.0364 of 5 stars$14.17+0.5%$13.50-4.7%+13.2%$541.57M$93.66M6.5370Dividend Announcement 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 Capital Southwest Competitors Oaktree Specialty Lending 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 9/12/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersUrgent: $3,452.50 a Month in Passive "AI Equity Checks"The U.S. government just took advantage of Public Law 81-774 to crack down on AI companies... 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