WhiteHorse Finance (WHF) Competitors $8.53 +0.02 (+0.24%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$8.51 -0.02 (-0.23%) As of 06:19 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 WHF vs. FDUS, GLAD, TCPC, GAIN, PNNT, SCM, DHIL, HRZN, MFIN, and WHGShould you be buying WhiteHorse Finance stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of WhiteHorse Finance 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), Medallion Financial (MFIN), and Westwood Holdings Group (WHG). These companies are all part of the "asset management & custody banks" industry. WhiteHorse Finance vs. Its Competitors Fidus Investment Gladstone Capital Blackrock Tcp Capital Gladstone Investment PennantPark Investment Stellus Capital Investment Diamond Hill Investment Group Horizon Technology Finance Medallion Financial Westwood Holdings Group Fidus Investment (NASDAQ:FDUS) and WhiteHorse Finance (NASDAQ:WHF) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, media sentiment, earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, risk, dividends and analyst recommendations. Which has more volatility and risk, FDUS or WHF? Fidus Investment has a beta of 0.95, suggesting that its stock price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, WhiteHorse Finance has a beta of 0.82, suggesting that its stock price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is FDUS or WHF more profitable? Fidus Investment has a net margin of 51.88% compared to WhiteHorse Finance's net margin of 4.36%. Fidus Investment's return on equity of 11.52% beat WhiteHorse Finance's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Fidus Investment51.88% 11.52% 6.41% WhiteHorse Finance 4.36%10.72%4.51% Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in FDUS or WHF? 28.1% of Fidus Investment shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 13.2% of WhiteHorse Finance shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.9% of Fidus Investment shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.5% of WhiteHorse Finance shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Which has preferable valuation and earnings, FDUS or WHF? Fidus Investment has higher revenue and earnings than WhiteHorse Finance. Fidus Investment is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than WhiteHorse Finance, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioFidus Investment$146.15M5.16$78.29M$2.319.23WhiteHorse Finance$92.82M2.14$10.85M$0.1556.87 Is FDUS or WHF a better dividend stock? Fidus Investment pays an annual dividend of $1.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.1%. WhiteHorse Finance pays an annual dividend of $1.54 per share and has a dividend yield of 18.1%. Fidus Investment pays out 74.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. WhiteHorse Finance pays out 1,026.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. WhiteHorse Finance has raised its dividend for 3 consecutive years. WhiteHorse Finance is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Do analysts rate FDUS or WHF? Fidus Investment presently has a consensus target price of $22.00, indicating a potential upside of 3.14%. WhiteHorse Finance has a consensus target price of $10.00, indicating a potential upside of 17.23%. Given WhiteHorse Finance's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe WhiteHorse Finance is more favorable than Fidus Investment.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Fidus Investment 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.67WhiteHorse Finance 1 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.80 Does the media refer more to FDUS or WHF? In the previous week, Fidus Investment had 2 more articles in the media than WhiteHorse Finance. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Fidus Investment and 4 mentions for WhiteHorse Finance. Fidus Investment's average media sentiment score of 0.53 beat WhiteHorse Finance's score of -0.19 indicating that Fidus Investment is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Fidus Investment 3 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive WhiteHorse Finance 1 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral SummaryFidus Investment beats WhiteHorse Finance on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get WhiteHorse Finance News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for WHF 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 WHF 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 WHF vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricWhiteHorse FinanceFIN IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$198.24M$1.53B$12.65B$9.74BDividend Yield18.18%11.34%5.52%4.09%P/E Ratio56.8711.7519.3825.97Price / Sales2.1451.6426.98123.18Price / Cash5.6511.1321.7858.38Price / Book0.720.962.356.39Net Income$10.85M$152.42M$1.01B$265.66M7 Day Performance0.59%0.62%1.72%1.98%1 Month Performance-4.69%-3.69%1.52%1.33%1 Year Performance-27.28%-3.92%542.52%21.15% WhiteHorse Finance Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)WHFWhiteHorse Finance1.7437 of 5 stars$8.53+0.2%$10.00+17.2%-28.0%$198.24M$92.82M56.87N/AFDUSFidus Investment1.5947 of 5 stars$21.170.0%$22.00+3.9%+7.1%$749.35M$146.15M9.16N/AShort Interest ↑GLADGladstone Capital1.0964 of 5 stars$26.93-0.2%$24.50-9.0%+18.1%$602.68M$96.62M7.9470TCPCBlackrock Tcp Capital0.6766 of 5 stars$7.06+0.1%$6.75-4.4%-21.8%$599.51M$259.44M-41.5321,100Positive NewsShort Interest ↑GAINGladstone Investment1.2309 of 5 stars$14.27-0.4%$13.50-5.4%+5.7%$547.68M$93.66M6.5870PNNTPennantPark Investment1.3571 of 5 stars$7.11-0.2%$6.33-11.0%+1.5%$464.45M$61.29M27.36N/ASCMStellus Capital Investment1.0864 of 5 stars$14.54-0.6%$13.00-10.6%+5.7%$415.73M$104.74M10.03599DHILDiamond Hill Investment Group3.7902 of 5 stars$141.75-1.2%N/A-8.9%$391.17M$152.94M8.06130Positive NewsHRZNHorizon Technology Finance0.6485 of 5 stars$6.95-1.6%$7.30+5.0%-37.3%$300.37M$99.92M-6.04N/AMFINMedallion Financial3.7993 of 5 stars$10.24+1.1%$12.00+17.2%+30.5%$235.49M$302.03M5.82140WHGWestwood Holdings Group0.3376 of 5 stars$18.02+0.4%N/A+45.6%$168.88M$94.72M42.89130 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Fidus Investment Alternatives Gladstone Capital Alternatives Blackrock Tcp Capital Alternatives Gladstone Investment Alternatives PennantPark Investment Alternatives Stellus Capital Investment Alternatives Diamond Hill Investment Group Alternatives Horizon Technology Finance Alternatives Medallion Financial Alternatives Westwood Holdings Group 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:WHF) was last updated on 8/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersEveryone’s watching Nvidia right now. 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