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WHF vs. FDUS, TCPC, GLAD, GAIN, PNNT, SCM, DHIL, HRZN, MFIN, and WHG

Should you be buying WhiteHorse Finance stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of WhiteHorse Finance include Fidus Investment (FDUS), Blackrock Tcp Capital (TCPC), Gladstone Capital (GLAD), 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 (NASDAQ:FDUS) and WhiteHorse Finance (NASDAQ:WHF) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends, media sentiment, risk, profitability, earnings and institutional ownership.

Fidus Investment has a beta of 0.9, meaning that its stock price is 10% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, WhiteHorse Finance has a beta of 0.8, meaning that its stock price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500.

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%

28.1% of Fidus Investment shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 13.2% of WhiteHorse Finance shares are held by institutional investors. 0.9% of Fidus Investment shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.5% of WhiteHorse Finance shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Fidus Investment currently has a consensus price target of $22.00, suggesting a potential upside of 2.47%. WhiteHorse Finance has a consensus price target of $10.00, suggesting a potential upside of 14.68%. Given WhiteHorse Finance's higher probable 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)
2.67
WhiteHorse Finance
1 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.80

In the previous week, Fidus Investment and Fidus Investment both had 4 articles in the media. Fidus Investment's average media sentiment score of 1.39 beat WhiteHorse Finance's score of 0.81 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
2 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
WhiteHorse Finance
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

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 Ratio
Fidus Investment$146.15M5.20$78.29M$2.319.29
WhiteHorse Finance$92.82M2.18$10.85M$0.1558.13

Fidus Investment pays an annual dividend of $1.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.0%. WhiteHorse Finance pays an annual dividend of $1.54 per share and has a dividend yield of 17.7%. 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.

Summary

Fidus Investment beats WhiteHorse Finance on 14 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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WHF vs. The Competition

MetricWhiteHorse FinanceFIN IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$204.31M$1.46B$12.60B$10.15B
Dividend Yield17.52%11.36%5.41%4.61%
P/E Ratio6.7611.67245.6025.92
Price / Sales2.1847.2231.2483.33
Price / Cash5.8710.7522.1259.91
Price / Book0.710.932.316.29
Net Income$10.85M$152.42M$1.01B$270.85M
7 Day Performance-0.46%-1.55%1.04%3.36%
1 Month Performance2.47%-1.09%3.13%6.41%
1 Year Performance-25.53%-4.01%543.62%28.26%

WhiteHorse Finance Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
WHF
WhiteHorse Finance
2.6547 of 5 stars
$8.72
-0.8%
$10.00
+14.7%
-25.6%$204.31M$92.82M6.76N/A
FDUS
Fidus Investment
2.5014 of 5 stars
$21.53
+0.4%
$22.00
+2.2%
+9.6%$761.73M$146.15M9.32N/APositive News
TCPC
Blackrock Tcp Capital
0.9348 of 5 stars
$7.21
+1.1%
$6.75
-6.4%
-20.9%$613.11M$259.44M-42.4121,100
GLAD
Gladstone Capital
2.2924 of 5 stars
$26.42
+0.4%
$24.50
-7.3%
+3.6%$589.96M$96.62M7.7970
GAIN
Gladstone Investment
1.024 of 5 stars
$14.17
+0.5%
$13.50
-4.7%
+13.2%$541.57M$93.66M6.5370Dividend Announcement
PNNT
PennantPark Investment
1.7765 of 5 stars
$7.18
-0.3%
$6.33
-11.7%
+1.1%$468.50M$61.29M27.60N/A
SCM
Stellus Capital Investment
0.9887 of 5 stars
$14.53
-0.3%
$13.00
-10.5%
+5.5%$412.89M$104.74M10.02599Positive News
DHIL
Diamond Hill Investment Group
3.1159 of 5 stars
$145.76
-1.9%
N/A-3.7%$397.22M$151.10M8.29130News Coverage
Positive News
Short Interest ↑
HRZN
Horizon Technology Finance
1.4219 of 5 stars
$6.90
+0.3%
$7.30
+5.8%
-36.6%$293.57M$99.92M-6.00N/A
MFIN
Medallion Financial
3.9443 of 5 stars
$10.56
-0.1%
$12.00
+13.6%
+42.0%$245.48M$302.03M6.00140News Coverage
Positive News
WHG
Westwood Holdings Group
1.417 of 5 stars
$17.77
-1.3%
N/A+38.8%$167.09M$94.72M42.30130

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This page (NASDAQ:WHF) was last updated on 9/12/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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