MidCap Financial Investment (MFIC) Competitors $12.46 -0.18 (-1.42%) Closing price 08/7/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$12.73 +0.27 (+2.17%) As of 08/7/2025 06:58 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 ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock MFIC vs. ARCC, GBDC, NMFC, PFLT, SLRC, BCSF, FSK, GSBD, MAIN, and TSLXShould you be buying MidCap Financial Investment stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of MidCap Financial Investment include Ares Capital (ARCC), Golub Capital BDC (GBDC), New Mountain Finance (NMFC), PennantPark Floating Rate Capital (PFLT), SLR Investment (SLRC), Bain Capital Specialty Finance (BCSF), FS KKR Capital (FSK), Goldman Sachs BDC (GSBD), Main Street Capital (MAIN), and Sixth Street Specialty Lending (TSLX). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector. MidCap Financial Investment vs. Its Competitors Ares Capital Golub Capital BDC New Mountain Finance PennantPark Floating Rate Capital SLR Investment Bain Capital Specialty Finance FS KKR Capital Goldman Sachs BDC Main Street Capital Sixth Street Specialty Lending MidCap Financial Investment (NASDAQ:MFIC) and Ares Capital (NASDAQ:ARCC) are both finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, risk, dividends, media sentiment, valuation and profitability. Which has more risk & volatility, MFIC or ARCC? MidCap Financial Investment has a beta of 0.99, indicating that its share price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ares Capital has a beta of 0.7, indicating that its share price is 30% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media favor MFIC or ARCC? In the previous week, Ares Capital had 19 more articles in the media than MidCap Financial Investment. MarketBeat recorded 21 mentions for Ares Capital and 2 mentions for MidCap Financial Investment. Ares Capital's average media sentiment score of 1.24 beat MidCap Financial Investment's score of 0.89 indicating that Ares Capital 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) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Ares Capital 16 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts rate MFIC or ARCC? MidCap Financial Investment currently has a consensus price target of $13.50, suggesting a potential upside of 8.35%. Ares Capital has a consensus price target of $22.86, suggesting a potential upside of 2.09%. Given MidCap Financial Investment's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe MidCap Financial Investment is more favorable than Ares Capital.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) 2.40Ares Capital 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.78 Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of MFIC or ARCC? 28.5% of MidCap Financial Investment shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 27.4% of Ares Capital shares are held by institutional investors. 0.8% of MidCap Financial Investment shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Ares Capital shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Is MFIC or ARCC a better dividend stock? MidCap Financial Investment pays an annual dividend of $1.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 12.2%. Ares Capital pays an annual dividend of $1.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.6%. MidCap Financial Investment pays out 122.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Ares Capital pays out 93.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Is MFIC or ARCC more profitable? Ares Capital has a net margin of 44.94% compared to MidCap Financial Investment's net margin of 33.21%. MidCap Financial Investment's return on equity of 10.66% beat Ares Capital's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets MidCap Financial Investment33.21% 10.66% 4.52% Ares Capital 44.94%10.48%5.00% Which has better earnings & valuation, MFIC or ARCC? Ares Capital has higher revenue and earnings than MidCap Financial Investment. MidCap Financial Investment is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ares Capital, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioMidCap Financial Investment$113.46M10.25$98.82M$1.2410.05Ares Capital$2.99B5.28$1.52B$2.0510.92 SummaryAres Capital beats MidCap Financial Investment on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Get MidCap Financial Investment News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for MFIC 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 MFIC 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 MFIC vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricMidCap Financial InvestmentFIN IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$1.18B$7.55B$12.15B$9.56BDividend Yield12.11%4.88%5.64%4.17%P/E Ratio10.0518.6619.8625.14Price / Sales10.255.0226.0476.13Price / Cash12.3620.8221.4958.58Price / Book0.832.592.115.59Net Income$98.82M$310.82M$1.00B$265.48M7 Day Performance0.89%2.39%1.01%1.22%1 Month Performance-2.58%7.42%-0.11%0.39%1 Year Performance-6.60%33.18%543.15%23.47% MidCap Financial Investment Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)MFICMidCap Financial Investment2.0843 of 5 stars$12.46-1.4%$13.50+8.3%-4.3%$1.18B$113.46M10.05N/AUpcoming EarningsARCCAres Capital2.8553 of 5 stars$22.40+0.0%$22.86+2.0%+10.3%$15.79B$2.99B10.932,550Positive NewsGBDCGolub Capital BDC2.4524 of 5 stars$14.71-0.1%$15.50+5.4%+2.2%$3.92B$724.68M13.02N/AEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementNMFCNew Mountain Finance1.8525 of 5 stars$10.33-0.9%$10.67+3.3%-14.1%$1.12B$371.67M10.33N/AEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionPFLTPennantPark Floating Rate Capital3.3161 of 5 stars$10.44+0.3%$10.96+5.0%-3.1%$1.04B$84.09M7.45658Positive NewsDividend AnnouncementSLRCSLR Investment1.1158 of 5 stars$15.78-0.7%$15.96+1.2%+10.1%$0.00$232.43M9.80N/ATrending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionGap DownBCSFBain Capital Specialty Finance2.3859 of 5 stars$14.67-0.4%$16.50+12.5%-3.0%$954.86M$292.65M8.431,000Earnings ReportFSKFS KKR Capital1.4265 of 5 stars$20.06-2.2%$19.50-2.8%-2.5%$0.00$1.72B10.56N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsEarnings ReportDividend IncreaseGSBDGoldman Sachs BDC1.646 of 5 stars$11.11+0.6%$12.00+8.0%-22.9%$1.29B$434.37M24.69N/APositive NewsEarnings ReportMAINMain Street Capital1.111 of 5 stars$64.21+0.3%$53.60-16.5%+30.0%$5.70B$541.03M10.9090Trending NewsEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementTSLXSixth Street Specialty Lending1.6396 of 5 stars$23.80-0.5%$23.06-3.1%+17.0%$2.25B$482.53M11.84N/APositive NewsDividend IncreaseAnalyst Forecast Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Ares Capital Alternatives Golub Capital BDC Alternatives New Mountain Finance Alternatives PennantPark Floating Rate Capital Alternatives SLR Investment Alternatives Bain Capital Specialty Finance Alternatives FS KKR Capital Alternatives Goldman Sachs BDC Alternatives Main Street Capital Alternatives Sixth Street Specialty Lending Alternatives 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:MFIC) was last updated on 8/8/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersAltucher: Trump’s Great Gain is startingNew Hampshire just launched a Strategic Crypto Reserve — and James Altucher says it’s the first sign that “Tru...Paradigm Press | SponsoredBREAKING: The House just passed 3 pro-crypto bills!THREE pro-crypto bills just passed the House! 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