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HRZN vs. FDUS, TCPC, GLAD, GAIN, PNNT, SCM, DHIL, 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), Blackrock Tcp Capital (TCPC), Gladstone Capital (GLAD), Gladstone Investment (GAIN), PennantPark Investment (PNNT), Stellus Capital Investment (SCM), Diamond Hill Investment Group (DHIL), 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 business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends, risk, profitability and media sentiment.

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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Fidus Investment$146.15M5.20$78.29M$2.319.29
Horizon Technology Finance$99.92M2.92-$5.63M-$1.15-5.96

Fidus Investment has a beta of 0.9, meaning that its share price is 10% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Horizon Technology Finance has a beta of 0.99, meaning that its share price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500.

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 insiders. Comparatively, 1.3% of Horizon Technology Finance shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

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.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Fidus Investment51.88% 11.52% 6.41%
Horizon Technology Finance -48.76%14.02%5.68%

In the previous week, Fidus Investment had 2 more articles in the media than Horizon Technology Finance. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Fidus Investment and 2 mentions for Horizon Technology Finance. Fidus Investment's average media sentiment score of 1.39 beat Horizon Technology Finance's score of 0.95 indicating that Fidus Investment is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Fidus Investment
2 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Horizon Technology Finance
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Fidus Investment presently has a consensus price target of $22.00, indicating a potential upside of 2.47%. Horizon Technology Finance has a consensus price target of $7.30, indicating a potential upside of 6.57%. Given Horizon Technology Finance's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Horizon Technology Finance 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)
2.67
Horizon Technology Finance
2 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.80

Fidus Investment pays an annual dividend of $1.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.0%. Horizon Technology Finance pays an annual dividend of $1.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 19.3%. 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.

Summary

Fidus Investment beats Horizon Technology Finance on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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HRZN vs. The Competition

MetricHorizon Technology FinanceFIN IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$296.12M$1.53B$12.74B$10.15B
Dividend Yield18.97%11.29%5.39%4.59%
P/E Ratio-5.9611.67245.5925.93
Price / Sales2.9244.5130.87122.58
Price / Cash5.6010.8622.3660.44
Price / Book0.810.932.316.29
Net Income-$5.63M$152.42M$1.01B$270.77M
7 Day Performance-0.87%-1.55%1.04%3.36%
1 Month Performance-4.86%-1.09%3.13%6.41%
1 Year Performance-37.67%-4.01%543.62%28.26%

Horizon Technology Finance Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
HRZN
Horizon Technology Finance
1.4153 of 5 stars
$6.85
-1.6%
$7.30
+6.6%
-36.6%$296.12M$99.92M-5.96N/A
FDUS
Fidus Investment
2.4791 of 5 stars
$21.51
+0.6%
$22.00
+2.3%
+9.6%$761.02M$146.15M9.31N/APositive News
TCPC
Blackrock Tcp Capital
0.9348 of 5 stars
$7.26
+0.3%
$6.75
-7.0%
-20.9%$617.39M$259.44M-42.7121,100
GLAD
Gladstone Capital
2.2815 of 5 stars
$26.06
+0.0%
$24.50
-6.0%
+3.6%$581.92M$96.62M7.6970
GAIN
Gladstone Investment
1.0188 of 5 stars
$14.17
-0.3%
$13.50
-4.7%
+13.2%$541.58M$93.66M6.5370Dividend Announcement
PNNT
PennantPark Investment
1.7765 of 5 stars
$7.25
+0.3%
$6.33
-12.6%
+1.1%$473.07M$61.29M27.87N/A
SCM
Stellus Capital Investment
0.9855 of 5 stars
$15.02
+1.5%
$13.00
-13.5%
+5.5%$426.95M$104.74M10.36599Positive News
DHIL
Diamond Hill Investment Group
3.1109 of 5 stars
$141.47
-0.7%
N/A-3.7%$386.21M$151.10M8.05130News Coverage
Positive News
Short Interest ↑
MFIN
Medallion Financial
3.9443 of 5 stars
$10.74
+0.3%
$12.00
+11.7%
+42.0%$249.71M$302.03M6.10140News Coverage
WHF
WhiteHorse Finance
2.6547 of 5 stars
$8.69
-0.8%
$10.00
+15.1%
-25.6%$201.96M$92.82M57.94N/A
WHG
Westwood Holdings Group
1.4072 of 5 stars
$17.24
-0.6%
N/A+38.8%$162.23M$94.72M41.05130

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This page (NASDAQ:HRZN) was last updated on 9/12/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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