MidCap Financial Investment (MFIC) Competitors $13.16 -0.15 (-1.09%) As of 02:17 PM Eastern This is a fair market value 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 Ares Capital (NASDAQ:ARCC) and MidCap Financial Investment (NASDAQ:MFIC) are both finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, earnings, risk, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations and media sentiment. Is ARCC or MFIC a better dividend stock? Ares Capital pays an annual dividend of $1.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.6%. MidCap Financial Investment pays an annual dividend of $1.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.5%. 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. 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 better valuation & earnings, ARCC or MFIC? Ares Capital has higher revenue and earnings than MidCap Financial Investment. Ares Capital 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 RatioAres Capital$2.99B5.25$1.52B$2.0510.86MidCap Financial Investment$301.78M4.07$98.82M$1.0812.20 Is ARCC or MFIC more profitable? Ares Capital has a net margin of 44.94% compared to MidCap Financial Investment's net margin of 30.60%. Ares Capital's return on equity of 10.48% beat MidCap Financial Investment's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Ares Capital44.94% 10.48% 5.00% MidCap Financial Investment 30.60%10.44%4.41% Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in ARCC or MFIC? 27.4% of Ares Capital shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 28.5% of MidCap Financial Investment shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of Ares Capital shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of MidCap Financial Investment shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Which has more volatility & risk, ARCC or MFIC? Ares Capital has a beta of 0.7, suggesting that its share price is 30% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, MidCap Financial Investment has a beta of 0.99, suggesting that its share price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media refer more to ARCC or MFIC? In the previous week, Ares Capital had 7 more articles in the media than MidCap Financial Investment. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for Ares Capital and 8 mentions for MidCap Financial Investment. Ares Capital's average media sentiment score of 1.40 beat MidCap Financial Investment's score of 1.32 indicating that Ares Capital is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Ares Capital 10 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive MidCap Financial Investment 4 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts recommend ARCC or MFIC? Ares Capital currently has a consensus price target of $22.86, suggesting a potential upside of 2.66%. MidCap Financial Investment has a consensus price target of $13.30, suggesting a potential upside of 0.91%. Given Ares Capital's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Ares Capital is more favorable than MidCap Financial Investment.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Ares Capital 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.78MidCap Financial Investment 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.40 SummaryAres Capital beats MidCap Financial Investment on 13 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. 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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 MFIC vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricMidCap Financial InvestmentFIN IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$1.23B$7.87B$12.49B$9.84BDividend Yield11.59%4.66%5.44%4.02%P/E Ratio12.2017.8219.4326.62Price / Sales4.077.1926.99120.07Price / Cash12.8325.0322.1859.36Price / Book0.894.952.376.72Net Income$98.82M$311.02M$1.01B$265.68M7 Day Performance1.85%5.72%2.14%3.42%1 Month Performance2.09%-0.30%2.17%1.08%1 Year Performance-4.56%29.84%540.56%23.86% MidCap Financial Investment Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)MFICMidCap Financial Investment1.892 of 5 stars$13.17-1.1%$13.30+1.0%-4.1%$1.23B$301.78M12.19N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastARCCAres Capital2.1383 of 5 stars$22.41flat$22.86+2.0%+5.8%$15.81B$2.99B10.932,550Positive NewsGBDCGolub Capital BDC2.2627 of 5 stars$14.74flat$15.00+1.8%-2.5%$3.93B$724.68M10.38N/APositive NewsNMFCNew Mountain Finance2.3039 of 5 stars$10.39+0.9%$10.75+3.5%-15.3%$1.10B$371.67M13.67N/APositive NewsPFLTPennantPark Floating Rate Capital3.4195 of 5 stars$10.20-0.3%$10.88+6.7%-8.6%$1.01B$89.89M7.28658SLRCSLR Investment1.9048 of 5 stars$16.47+1.0%$16.25-1.3%+5.8%$0.00$232.43M10.17N/ABCSFBain Capital Specialty Finance2.6099 of 5 stars$15.22+1.1%$16.50+8.4%-6.9%$976.27M$292.65M9.171,000Positive NewsFSKFS KKR Capital1.2714 of 5 stars$17.42-0.4%$18.92+8.6%-10.9%$0.00$1.72B22.33N/AAnalyst ForecastGSBDGoldman Sachs BDC1.3821 of 5 stars$11.15+0.2%$10.00-10.3%-19.4%$1.27B$434.37M8.85N/ANews CoverageMAINMain Street Capital2.2051 of 5 stars$65.64-0.7%$59.75-9.0%+31.3%$5.91B$541.03M10.8190Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastTSLXSixth Street Specialty Lending1.96 of 5 stars$24.05+0.4%$23.28-3.2%+14.6%$2.26B$242.97M11.96N/A 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 8/28/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | SponsoredWhat Steve Bannon revealed about Trump’s gold playA Trump advisor just said 3 words that could reset the dollar. 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