Fidus Investment (FDUS) Competitors $21.15 -0.32 (-1.49%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$21.32 +0.18 (+0.83%) As of 06:06 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, NMFC, PFLT, MAIN, PSEC, VRTS, CSWC, OCSL, SLRC, and TCPCShould you be buying Fidus Investment stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Fidus Investment include MidCap Financial Investment (MFIC), New Mountain Finance (NMFC), PennantPark Floating Rate Capital (PFLT), Main Street Capital (MAIN), Prospect Capital (PSEC), Virtus Investment Partners (VRTS), Capital Southwest (CSWC), Oaktree Specialty Lending (OCSL), SLR Investment (SLRC), and Blackrock Tcp Capital (TCPC). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector. Fidus Investment vs. Its Competitors MidCap Financial Investment New Mountain Finance PennantPark Floating Rate Capital Main Street Capital Prospect Capital Virtus Investment Partners Capital Southwest Oaktree Specialty Lending SLR Investment Blackrock Tcp Capital Fidus Investment (NASDAQ:FDUS) and MidCap Financial Investment (NASDAQ:MFIC) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends, profitability and media sentiment. Is FDUS or MFIC a better dividend stock? Fidus Investment pays an annual dividend of $1.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.1%. MidCap Financial Investment pays an annual dividend of $1.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 12.4%. Fidus Investment pays out 74.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. 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. Which has more volatility & risk, FDUS or MFIC? Fidus Investment has a beta of 0.9, indicating that its stock price is 10% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, MidCap Financial Investment has a beta of 1.05, indicating that its stock price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts rate FDUS or MFIC? Fidus Investment presently has a consensus target price of $22.00, indicating a potential upside of 4.02%. MidCap Financial Investment has a consensus target price of $13.30, indicating a potential upside of 8.66%. Given MidCap Financial Investment's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe MidCap Financial Investment is more favorable than Fidus Investment.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Fidus Investment 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.67MidCap Financial Investment 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.40 Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of FDUS or MFIC? 28.1% of Fidus Investment shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 28.5% of MidCap Financial Investment shares are held by institutional investors. 0.9% of Fidus Investment shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of MidCap Financial Investment shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Is FDUS or MFIC 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 Fidus Investment51.88% 11.52% 6.41% MidCap Financial Investment 30.60%10.44%4.41% Does the media favor FDUS or MFIC? In the previous week, Fidus Investment had 3 more articles in the media than MidCap Financial Investment. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Fidus Investment and 1 mentions for MidCap Financial Investment. Fidus Investment's average media sentiment score of 1.83 beat MidCap Financial Investment's score of 1.52 indicating that Fidus Investment is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment Fidus Investment Very Positive MidCap Financial Investment Very Positive Which has preferable valuation & earnings, FDUS or MFIC? 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 RatioFidus Investment$146.15M5.12$78.29M$2.319.16MidCap Financial Investment$301.78M3.78$98.82M$1.0811.33 SummaryFidus Investment beats MidCap Financial Investment on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. 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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$759.61M$1.52B$12.73B$10.19BDividend Yield8.01%11.39%5.42%4.61%P/E Ratio9.1611.51244.6426.40Price / Sales5.1244.2230.97124.73Price / Cash9.3910.7719.2529.91Price / Book1.090.912.316.28Net Income$78.29M$152.42M$1.01B$270.38M7 Day Performance-1.67%-3.10%0.66%2.70%1 Month Performance-0.14%-2.08%3.19%5.99%1 Year Performance4.96%-6.59%543.58%25.94% Fidus Investment Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)FDUSFidus Investment2.8271 of 5 stars$21.15-1.5%$22.00+4.0%+6.6%$759.61M$146.15M9.16N/AHigh Trading VolumeMFICMidCap Financial Investment2.4965 of 5 stars$12.96-0.5%$13.30+2.6%-9.4%$1.22B$301.78M12.00N/APositive NewsHigh Trading VolumeNMFCNew Mountain Finance3.3094 of 5 stars$10.56-0.6%$10.75+1.8%-14.9%$1.13B$371.67M13.89N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastPFLTPennantPark Floating Rate Capital3.7954 of 5 stars$10.28+0.1%$10.88+5.8%-12.4%$1.02B$89.89M7.34658Positive NewsShort Interest ↓MAINMain Street Capital2.1407 of 5 stars$66.01-0.8%$61.20-7.3%+33.9%$5.95B$541.03M10.8790Positive NewsPSECProspect Capital0.7593 of 5 stars$2.88-0.3%$2.50-13.2%-49.7%$1.34B$719.44M-2.152,019Positive NewsVRTSVirtus Investment Partners3.8784 of 5 stars$197.17+1.6%$188.25-4.5%-3.0%$1.31B$884.72M11.67770Positive NewsCSWCCapital Southwest2.919 of 5 stars$22.99+0.1%$24.30+5.7%-8.5%$1.28B$123.48M13.9320Positive NewsOCSLOaktree Specialty Lending1.8967 of 5 stars$14.02+0.4%$15.00+7.0%-16.6%$1.23B$381.67M25.04N/AGap DownSLRCSLR Investment2.3085 of 5 stars$16.80+0.6%$16.25-3.3%+4.4%$911.15M$97.88M10.37N/ANews CoverageEx-DividendShort Interest ↑TCPCBlackrock Tcp Capital0.9452 of 5 stars$7.26+0.3%$6.75-7.0%-20.6%$615.66M$259.44M-42.7121,100News CoveragePositive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies MidCap Financial Investment Competitors New Mountain Finance Competitors PennantPark Floating Rate Capital Competitors Main Street Capital Competitors Prospect Capital Competitors Virtus Investment Partners Competitors Capital Southwest Competitors Oaktree Specialty Lending Competitors SLR Investment Competitors Blackrock Tcp Capital 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 9/15/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersHe Called Nvidia at $1.10. 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