HRZN vs. FDUS, GAIN, TCPC, GLAD, PNNT, DHIL, SCM, MFIN, WHF, and WHG
Should you be buying Horizon Technology Finance stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Horizon Technology Finance include Fidus Investment (FDUS), Gladstone Investment (GAIN), Blackrock Tcp Capital (TCPC), Gladstone Capital (GLAD), PennantPark Investment (PNNT), Diamond Hill Investment Group (DHIL), Stellus Capital Investment (SCM), Medallion Financial (MFIN), WhiteHorse Finance (WHF), and Westwood Holdings Group (WHG). These companies are all part of the "asset management & custody banks" industry.
Horizon Technology Finance vs. Its Competitors
Fidus Investment (NASDAQ:FDUS) and Horizon Technology Finance (NASDAQ:HRZN) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, dividends, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership and valuation.
Fidus Investment presently has a consensus price target of $22.00, indicating a potential upside of 9.99%. Horizon Technology Finance has a consensus price target of $7.30, indicating a potential upside of 18.22%. Given Horizon Technology Finance's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Horizon Technology Finance is more favorable than Fidus Investment.
Fidus Investment has a net margin of 51.88% compared to Horizon Technology Finance's net margin of -48.76%. Horizon Technology Finance's return on equity of 14.02% beat Fidus Investment's return on equity.
28.1% of Fidus Investment shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 4.9% of Horizon Technology Finance shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.9% of Fidus Investment shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.3% of Horizon Technology Finance shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Fidus Investment pays an annual dividend of $1.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.6%. Horizon Technology Finance pays an annual dividend of $1.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 21.4%. Fidus Investment pays out 74.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Horizon Technology Finance pays out -114.8% 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. Horizon Technology Finance is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
Fidus Investment has higher revenue and earnings than Horizon Technology Finance. Horizon Technology Finance is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Fidus Investment, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Fidus Investment has a beta of 0.88, suggesting that its share price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Horizon Technology Finance has a beta of 1, suggesting that its share price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500.
In the previous week, Fidus Investment had 9 more articles in the media than Horizon Technology Finance. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Fidus Investment and 0 mentions for Horizon Technology Finance. Fidus Investment's average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat Horizon Technology Finance's score of 0.00 indicating that Fidus Investment is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Summary
Fidus Investment beats Horizon Technology Finance on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:HRZN) was last updated on 10/8/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
