MidCap Financial Investment (MFIC) Competitors $13.16 +0.14 (+1.08%) Closing price 07/11/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$13.24 +0.08 (+0.65%) As of 07/11/2025 05:52 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 Ares Capital (NASDAQ:ARCC) and MidCap Financial Investment (NASDAQ:MFIC) are both finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, dividends and earnings. Is ARCC or MFIC more profitable? Ares Capital has a net margin of 43.50% compared to MidCap Financial Investment's net margin of 33.21%. Ares Capital's return on equity of 11.05% beat MidCap Financial Investment's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Ares Capital43.50% 11.05% 5.25% MidCap Financial Investment 33.21%10.66%4.52% Which has higher earnings & valuation, ARCC or MFIC? 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 RatioAres Capital$2.99B5.30$1.52B$2.0511.14MidCap Financial Investment$301.78M4.07$98.82M$1.2410.61 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 8.4%. MidCap Financial Investment pays an annual dividend of $1.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.6%. 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 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. Does the media favor ARCC or MFIC? In the previous week, Ares Capital had 11 more articles in the media than MidCap Financial Investment. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Ares Capital and 5 mentions for MidCap Financial Investment. Ares Capital's average media sentiment score of 1.13 beat MidCap Financial Investment's score of 1.13 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 9 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 6 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive MidCap Financial Investment 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more volatility and risk, ARCC or MFIC? Ares Capital has a beta of 0.67, indicating that its stock price is 33% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, MidCap Financial Investment has a beta of 0.97, indicating that its stock price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of 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 insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of MidCap Financial Investment shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Do analysts rate ARCC or MFIC? Ares Capital presently has a consensus target price of $22.00, indicating a potential downside of 3.68%. MidCap Financial Investment has a consensus target price of $14.00, indicating a potential upside of 6.38%. 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 Ares Capital 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.78MidCap Financial Investment 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.67 SummaryAres Capital beats MidCap Financial Investment on 14 of the 19 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$1.21B$7.71B$12.07B$9.10BDividend Yield11.67%4.75%5.53%4.00%P/E Ratio10.6118.1220.0420.25Price / Sales4.075.2025.5099.14Price / Cash12.7322.4721.6458.16Price / Book0.882.752.285.49Net Income$98.82M$306.40M$992.82M$250.27M7 Day Performance3.50%2.52%-0.23%4.75%1 Month Performance5.20%12.75%2.76%7.64%1 Year Performance-15.80%24.06%536.06%16.34% MidCap Financial Investment Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)MFICMidCap Financial Investment2.3851 of 5 stars$13.16+1.1%$14.00+6.4%-15.7%$1.21B$301.78M10.61N/APositive NewsARCCAres Capital2.9844 of 5 stars$21.96+0.0%$22.00+0.2%+7.6%$15.24B$2.99B10.712,550Positive NewsGBDCGolub Capital BDC2.6055 of 5 stars$14.65+1.5%$15.50+5.8%-5.0%$3.85B$724.68M12.96N/APositive NewsHigh Trading VolumeNMFCNew Mountain Finance2.0932 of 5 stars$10.55+0.1%$10.67+1.1%-12.7%$1.14B$371.67M10.55N/APositive NewsPFLTPennantPark Floating Rate Capital3.4367 of 5 stars$10.35+1.0%$10.92+5.5%-10.0%$1.03B$84.09M7.39658SLRCSLR Investment2.7546 of 5 stars$16.14+0.3%$15.96-1.1%+1.8%$0.00$232.43M10.02N/ABCSFBain Capital Specialty Finance1.8293 of 5 stars$15.02+0.5%$16.50+9.9%-6.6%$969.14M$292.65M8.631,000FSKFS KKR Capital2.6769 of 5 stars$20.76+0.6%$19.50-6.1%+7.3%$0.00$1.72B10.93N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsGSBDGoldman Sachs BDC1.0106 of 5 stars$11.26-3.2%$12.00+6.6%-24.0%$1.36B$434.37M25.02N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsMAINMain Street Capital1.3975 of 5 stars$59.11+0.3%$52.80-10.7%+21.2%$5.25B$541.03M10.0490News CoverageEx-DividendTSLXSixth Street Specialty Lending2.6498 of 5 stars$23.83+0.3%$22.81-4.3%+12.0%$2.23B$482.53M12.61N/APositive NewsHigh Trading Volume 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 7/12/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s treachery Trump’s Final Reset Inside the shocking plot to re-engineer America’s financial system…and why you need to ...Porter & Company | SponsoredEveryone’s watching Nvidia right now. 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