MidCap Financial Investment (MFIC) Competitors $12.79 +0.10 (+0.79%) Closing price 07/8/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$12.83 +0.04 (+0.30%) As of 07/8/2025 05:16 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 investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, dividends, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership, media sentiment and valuation. 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 11.9%. 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. Which has more volatility and risk, MFIC or ARCC? MidCap Financial Investment has a beta of 0.97, meaning that its stock price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ares Capital has a beta of 0.67, meaning that its stock price is 33% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do institutionals and insiders believe in MFIC or ARCC? 28.5% of MidCap Financial Investment shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 27.4% of Ares Capital shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.8% of MidCap Financial Investment shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Ares Capital shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Does the media favor MFIC or ARCC? In the previous week, Ares Capital had 11 more articles in the media than MidCap Financial Investment. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for Ares Capital and 6 mentions for MidCap Financial Investment. MidCap Financial Investment's average media sentiment score of 1.29 beat Ares Capital's score of 1.16 indicating that MidCap Financial Investment is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment MidCap Financial Investment 4 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Ares Capital 12 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has preferable valuation and earnings, 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$301.78M3.95$98.82M$1.2410.31Ares Capital$2.99B5.21$1.52B$2.0510.94 Do analysts prefer MFIC or ARCC? MidCap Financial Investment presently has a consensus target price of $14.00, suggesting a potential upside of 9.46%. Ares Capital has a consensus target price of $22.00, suggesting a potential downside of 1.87%. Given MidCap Financial Investment's higher possible upside, equities research 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) 2 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.67Ares Capital 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.78 Is MFIC or ARCC 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 MidCap Financial Investment33.21% 10.66% 4.52% Ares Capital 43.50%11.05%5.25% SummaryAres Capital beats MidCap Financial Investment on 13 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$1.18B$7.52B$11.91B$8.95BDividend Yield11.98%4.82%5.57%4.04%P/E Ratio10.3117.9719.9820.11Price / Sales3.955.1625.37119.84Price / Cash12.4121.7221.4457.86Price / Book0.852.692.265.56Net Income$98.82M$306.40M$990.08M$248.40M7 Day Performance0.95%1.58%0.22%4.67%1 Month Performance-2.29%8.80%2.88%6.64%1 Year Performance-17.27%28.16%541.16%21.31% MidCap Financial Investment Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)MFICMidCap Financial Investment2.3471 of 5 stars$12.79+0.8%$14.00+9.5%-17.6%$1.18B$301.78M10.31N/APositive NewsARCCAres Capital2.6459 of 5 stars$21.96+0.0%$22.00+0.2%+6.0%$15.24B$2.99B10.712,550Positive NewsGBDCGolub Capital BDC2.4378 of 5 stars$14.65+1.5%$15.50+5.8%-6.8%$3.85B$724.68M12.96N/APositive NewsHigh Trading VolumeNMFCNew Mountain Finance1.8263 of 5 stars$10.55+0.1%$10.67+1.1%-13.3%$1.14B$371.67M10.55N/APositive NewsPFLTPennantPark Floating Rate Capital3.3331 of 5 stars$10.35+1.0%$10.92+5.5%-11.3%$1.03B$84.09M7.39658Dividend AnnouncementSLRCSLR Investment1.8857 of 5 stars$16.14+0.3%$15.96-1.1%+0.5%$0.00$232.43M10.02N/ABCSFBain Capital Specialty Finance1.2302 of 5 stars$15.02+0.5%$16.50+9.9%-9.2%$969.14M$292.65M8.631,000FSKFS KKR Capital2.5161 of 5 stars$20.76+0.6%$19.50-6.1%+5.1%$0.00$1.72B10.93N/AGSBDGoldman Sachs BDC1.7983 of 5 stars$11.26-3.2%$12.00+6.6%-25.5%$1.36B$434.37M25.02N/AMAINMain Street Capital1.284 of 5 stars$59.11+0.3%$52.80-10.7%+17.2%$5.25B$541.03M10.0490TSLXSixth Street Specialty Lending2.1348 of 5 stars$23.83+0.3%$22.81-4.3%+10.7%$2.23B$482.53M12.61N/AHigh 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 7/9/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersPresidential Bombshell: $150T Resource to Be Released as soon as this Summer?Something extraordinary is happening in Washington. 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