Medallion Financial (MFIN) Competitors $10.39 -0.05 (-0.48%) Closing price 08/14/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$10.41 +0.02 (+0.19%) As of 08/14/2025 04:20 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 ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock MFIN vs. FDUS, GLAD, TCPC, GAIN, PNNT, SCM, DHIL, HRZN, WHF, and WHGShould you be buying Medallion Financial stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Medallion Financial include Fidus Investment (FDUS), Gladstone Capital (GLAD), Blackrock Tcp Capital (TCPC), Gladstone Investment (GAIN), PennantPark Investment (PNNT), Stellus Capital Investment (SCM), Diamond Hill Investment Group (DHIL), Horizon Technology Finance (HRZN), WhiteHorse Finance (WHF), and Westwood Holdings Group (WHG). These companies are all part of the "asset management & custody banks" industry. Medallion Financial vs. Its Competitors Fidus Investment Gladstone Capital Blackrock Tcp Capital Gladstone Investment PennantPark Investment Stellus Capital Investment Diamond Hill Investment Group Horizon Technology Finance WhiteHorse Finance Westwood Holdings Group Medallion Financial (NASDAQ:MFIN) and Fidus Investment (NASDAQ:FDUS) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership and valuation. Do insiders & institutionals believe in MFIN or FDUS? 40.6% of Medallion Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 28.1% of Fidus Investment shares are owned by institutional investors. 24.6% of Medallion Financial shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of Fidus Investment shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has more risk and volatility, MFIN or FDUS? Medallion Financial has a beta of 1.28, indicating that its stock price is 28% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Fidus Investment has a beta of 0.95, indicating that its stock price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is MFIN or FDUS more profitable? Fidus Investment has a net margin of 51.88% compared to Medallion Financial's net margin of 12.62%. Fidus Investment's return on equity of 11.52% beat Medallion Financial's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Medallion Financial12.62% 9.04% 1.46% Fidus Investment 51.88%11.52%6.41% Does the media refer more to MFIN or FDUS? In the previous week, Fidus Investment had 23 more articles in the media than Medallion Financial. MarketBeat recorded 26 mentions for Fidus Investment and 3 mentions for Medallion Financial. Fidus Investment's average media sentiment score of 0.68 beat Medallion Financial's score of 0.25 indicating that Fidus Investment is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Medallion Financial 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Fidus Investment 8 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 7 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts prefer MFIN or FDUS? Medallion Financial presently has a consensus price target of $12.00, indicating a potential upside of 15.50%. Fidus Investment has a consensus price target of $22.00, indicating a potential upside of 3.09%. Given Medallion Financial's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Medallion Financial is more favorable than Fidus Investment.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Medallion Financial 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Fidus Investment 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.67 Is MFIN or FDUS a better dividend stock? Medallion Financial pays an annual dividend of $0.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.6%. Fidus Investment pays an annual dividend of $1.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.1%. Medallion Financial pays out 27.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Fidus Investment pays out 74.5% 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. Which has higher earnings and valuation, MFIN or FDUS? Fidus Investment has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Medallion Financial. Medallion Financial 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 RatioMedallion Financial$302.03M0.80$35.88M$1.765.90Fidus Investment$146.15M5.17$78.29M$2.319.24 SummaryFidus Investment beats Medallion Financial on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Medallion Financial News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for MFIN 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 MFIN 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 MFIN vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricMedallion FinancialFIN IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$242.69M$1.51B$12.42B$9.84BDividend Yield4.60%11.15%5.54%4.07%P/E Ratio5.9012.3919.6925.74Price / Sales0.8041.3325.80115.79Price / Cash4.7011.3121.7659.48Price / Book0.450.952.296.15Net Income$35.88M$144.88M$1.00B$265.06M7 Day Performance1.17%0.21%1.75%2.60%1 Month Performance11.36%-2.38%2.42%2.83%1 Year Performance33.89%-3.17%542.40%25.58% Medallion Financial Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)MFINMedallion Financial3.5457 of 5 stars$10.39-0.5%$12.00+15.5%+31.4%$242.69M$302.03M5.90140FDUSFidus Investment1.5586 of 5 stars$20.59-0.2%$21.00+2.0%+9.7%$716.87M$92.70M8.80N/ANews CoverageDividend IncreaseAnalyst DowngradeShort Interest ↑Analyst RevisionGLADGladstone Capital1.2172 of 5 stars$26.91-1.3%$23.00-14.5%+20.1%$608.94M$88.83M6.8370TCPCBlackrock Tcp Capital0.5413 of 5 stars$7.03-1.4%$7.00-0.4%-18.6%$606.32M-$30.30M-12.1221,100Dividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastShort Interest ↑GAINGladstone Investment1.1108 of 5 stars$13.89+0.1%$13.50-2.8%+12.0%$511.30M$61.63M7.8070News CoverageEarnings ReportPNNTPennantPark Investment1.6624 of 5 stars$7.18+0.5%$5.88-18.1%+4.4%$468.50M$56.93M27.60N/ANews CoverageDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastSCMStellus Capital Investment0.897 of 5 stars$13.96-0.5%$13.00-6.9%+5.0%$398.68M$104.74M9.69599Short Interest ↑DHILDiamond Hill Investment Group3.8467 of 5 stars$140.69+5.5%N/A-4.5%$363.54M$151.10M8.00130Positive NewsHRZNHorizon Technology Finance0.5791 of 5 stars$7.49-2.5%$8.40+12.1%-37.3%$309.93M$99.92M-8.23N/ANews CoverageDividend AnnouncementAnalyst RevisionWHFWhiteHorse Finance1.5794 of 5 stars$8.68-0.2%$10.50+21.0%-24.4%$202.21M$92.82M22.26N/ANews CoverageDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionWHGWestwood Holdings Group0.3288 of 5 stars$17.26+1.9%N/A+42.1%$158.80M$94.72M575.39130Earnings ReportDividend Announcement Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Fidus Investment Competitors Gladstone Capital Competitors Blackrock Tcp Capital Competitors Gladstone Investment Competitors PennantPark Investment Competitors Stellus Capital Investment Competitors Diamond Hill Investment Group Competitors Horizon Technology Finance Competitors WhiteHorse Finance Competitors Westwood Holdings Group Competitors 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:MFIN) was last updated on 8/15/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s national nightmare is herePorter Stansberry and Jeff Brown say a new U.S. national emergency is already underway — and it could trigger ...Porter & Company | SponsoredAlex’s “Next Magnificent Seven” stocksThe original “Magnificent Seven” turned $7K into $1.18 million. 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