Fidus Investment (FDUS) Competitors $21.20 -0.06 (-0.28%) As of 03:00 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock FDUS vs. GLAD, MFIC, NMFC, OCSL, PFLT, MAIN, VRTS, CSWC, PSEC, and TCPCShould you be buying Fidus Investment stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Fidus Investment include Gladstone Capital (GLAD), MidCap Financial Investment (MFIC), New Mountain Finance (NMFC), Oaktree Specialty Lending (OCSL), PennantPark Floating Rate Capital (PFLT), Main Street Capital (MAIN), Virtus Investment Partners (VRTS), Capital Southwest (CSWC), Prospect Capital (PSEC), and Blackrock Tcp Capital (TCPC). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector. Fidus Investment vs. Its Competitors Gladstone Capital MidCap Financial Investment New Mountain Finance Oaktree Specialty Lending PennantPark Floating Rate Capital Main Street Capital Virtus Investment Partners Capital Southwest Prospect Capital Blackrock Tcp Capital Fidus Investment (NASDAQ:FDUS) and Gladstone Capital (NASDAQ:GLAD) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, dividends, valuation, risk and media sentiment. Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in FDUS or GLAD? 28.1% of Fidus Investment shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 10.7% of Gladstone Capital shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.9% of Fidus Investment shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 4.0% of Gladstone Capital shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Does the media prefer FDUS or GLAD? In the previous week, Fidus Investment had 9 more articles in the media than Gladstone Capital. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Fidus Investment and 4 mentions for Gladstone Capital. Fidus Investment's average media sentiment score of 0.29 beat Gladstone Capital's score of 0.23 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) 4 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Gladstone Capital 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Is FDUS or GLAD a better dividend stock? Fidus Investment pays an annual dividend of $1.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.1%. Gladstone Capital pays an annual dividend of $1.98 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.5%. Fidus Investment pays out 74.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Gladstone Capital pays out 58.4% 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. Gladstone Capital has raised its dividend for 4 consecutive years. Which has more risk and volatility, FDUS or GLAD? Fidus Investment has a beta of 0.95, meaning that its share price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Gladstone Capital has a beta of 1.01, meaning that its share price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts recommend FDUS or GLAD? Fidus Investment presently has a consensus target price of $22.00, suggesting a potential upside of 3.77%. Gladstone Capital has a consensus target price of $24.50, suggesting a potential downside of 7.63%. Given Fidus Investment's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Fidus Investment is more favorable than Gladstone Capital.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) 2.67Gladstone Capital 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 Is FDUS or GLAD more profitable? Gladstone Capital has a net margin of 84.60% compared to Fidus Investment's net margin of 51.88%. Fidus Investment's return on equity of 11.52% beat Gladstone Capital's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Fidus Investment51.88% 11.52% 6.41% Gladstone Capital 84.60%9.43%5.64% Which has better valuation & earnings, FDUS or GLAD? Gladstone Capital has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Fidus Investment. Gladstone Capital 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 RatioFidus Investment$93.00M8.07$78.29M$2.319.18Gladstone Capital$76.10M7.78$94.72M$3.397.82 SummaryFidus Investment beats Gladstone Capital on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Fidus Investment News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for FDUS 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 FDUS 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 FDUS vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricFidus InvestmentFIN IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$749.88M$1.47B$12.35B$9.55BDividend Yield8.12%11.35%5.52%4.07%P/E Ratio9.1811.6619.0225.11Price / Sales8.0742.5325.8087.48Price / Cash9.3111.1721.7758.50Price / Book1.080.952.286.20Net Income$78.29M$152.42M$1.01B$265.38M7 Day Performance-0.66%-0.76%-0.65%-1.25%1 Month Performance-1.21%-3.09%0.38%-0.81%1 Year Performance6.96%-4.20%540.34%18.83% Fidus Investment Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)FDUSFidus Investment1.5252 of 5 stars$21.20-0.3%$22.00+3.8%+7.4%$749.88M$93.00M9.18N/AShort Interest ↑GLADGladstone Capital1.1962 of 5 stars$27.17-0.6%$24.50-9.8%+14.8%$610.28M$96.62M8.0170MFICMidCap Financial Investment1.9512 of 5 stars$12.62+0.2%$13.50+7.0%-5.5%$1.17B$301.78M10.18N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsNMFCNew Mountain Finance2.4399 of 5 stars$10.23-0.2%$10.75+5.1%-15.6%$1.09B$371.67M13.46N/APositive NewsOCSLOaktree Specialty Lending1.2761 of 5 stars$13.46+0.4%$15.00+11.4%-19.1%$1.18B$381.67M24.04N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsPFLTPennantPark Floating Rate Capital3.8798 of 5 stars$10.52+0.2%$10.96+4.1%-8.1%$1.04B$84.09M7.52658Short Interest ↓MAINMain Street Capital1.0593 of 5 stars$65.95+0.5%$55.60-15.7%+32.7%$5.84B$541.03M10.8690Analyst ForecastVRTSVirtus Investment Partners4.1943 of 5 stars$190.15+0.0%$188.25-1.0%-8.6%$1.31B$884.72M11.25770Positive NewsDividend IncreaseCSWCCapital Southwest2.0162 of 5 stars$22.69-0.9%$24.30+7.1%-8.8%$1.27B$204.44M13.7520High Trading VolumePSECProspect Capital0.9415 of 5 stars$2.79-0.4%$3.00+7.5%-42.7%$1.25B$861.66M-3.242,019News CoveragePositive NewsUpcoming EarningsTCPCBlackrock Tcp Capital0.6597 of 5 stars$7.14+1.0%$7.00-2.0%-21.0%$601.21M$259.44M-42.0021,100Short Interest ↑ Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Gladstone Capital Competitors MidCap Financial Investment Competitors New Mountain Finance Competitors Oaktree Specialty Lending Competitors PennantPark Floating Rate Capital Competitors Main Street Capital Competitors Virtus Investment Partners Competitors Capital Southwest Competitors Prospect Capital Competitors Blackrock Tcp Capital 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:FDUS) was last updated on 8/21/2025 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 | SponsoredMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | SponsoredAlex’s “Next Magnificent Seven” stocksThe original “Magnificent Seven” turned $7K into $1.18 million. 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