Fidus Investment (FDUS) Competitors $18.80 -1.40 (-6.93%) Closing price 04/4/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$18.70 -0.10 (-0.53%) As of 04/4/2025 05:12 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 ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock FDUS vs. PSEC, OCSL, VRTS, CSWC, SLRC, TCPC, GLAD, GAIN, PNNT, and DHILShould you be buying Fidus Investment stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Fidus Investment include Prospect Capital (PSEC), Oaktree Specialty Lending (OCSL), Virtus Investment Partners (VRTS), Capital Southwest (CSWC), SLR Investment (SLRC), BlackRock TCP Capital (TCPC), Gladstone Capital (GLAD), Gladstone Investment (GAIN), PennantPark Investment (PNNT), and Diamond Hill Investment Group (DHIL). These companies are all part of the "asset management & custody banks" industry. Fidus Investment vs. Prospect Capital Oaktree Specialty Lending Virtus Investment Partners Capital Southwest SLR Investment BlackRock TCP Capital Gladstone Capital Gladstone Investment PennantPark Investment Diamond Hill Investment Group Prospect Capital (NASDAQ:PSEC) and Fidus Investment (NASDAQ:FDUS) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, media sentiment, risk, institutional ownership, community ranking, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation and dividends. Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in PSEC or FDUS? 9.1% of Prospect Capital shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 28.1% of Fidus Investment shares are held by institutional investors. 28.3% of Prospect Capital shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of Fidus Investment shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in PSEC or FDUS? Prospect Capital received 33 more outperform votes than Fidus Investment when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 60.85% of users gave Fidus Investment an outperform vote while only 51.70% of users gave Prospect Capital an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformProspect CapitalOutperform Votes31951.70% Underperform Votes29848.30% Fidus InvestmentOutperform Votes28660.85% Underperform Votes18439.15% Does the media prefer PSEC or FDUS? In the previous week, Prospect Capital had 3 more articles in the media than Fidus Investment. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Prospect Capital and 2 mentions for Fidus Investment. Fidus Investment's average media sentiment score of 1.95 beat Prospect Capital's score of 0.55 indicating that Fidus Investment is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Prospect Capital 1 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Fidus Investment 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Do analysts rate PSEC or FDUS? Prospect Capital currently has a consensus target price of $4.50, suggesting a potential upside of 21.62%. Given Prospect Capital's higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Prospect Capital is more favorable than Fidus Investment.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Prospect Capital 1 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.00Fidus Investment 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 Which has preferable earnings & valuation, PSEC or FDUS? Prospect Capital has higher revenue and earnings than Fidus Investment. Prospect 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 RatioProspect Capital$101.04M16.32$262.83M-$0.20-18.50Fidus Investment$91.39M6.98$77.13M$2.417.80 Is PSEC or FDUS more profitable? Fidus Investment has a net margin of 60.09% compared to Prospect Capital's net margin of 1.18%. Prospect Capital's return on equity of 12.31% beat Fidus Investment's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Prospect Capital1.18% 12.31% 5.79% Fidus Investment 60.09%12.11%6.75% Which has more volatility and risk, PSEC or FDUS? Prospect Capital has a beta of 0.85, suggesting that its stock price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Fidus Investment has a beta of 1.39, suggesting that its stock price is 39% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is PSEC or FDUS a better dividend stock? Prospect Capital pays an annual dividend of $0.54 per share and has a dividend yield of 14.6%. Fidus Investment pays an annual dividend of $1.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.1%. Prospect Capital pays out -270.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Fidus Investment pays out 71.4% 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. Prospect Capital is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. SummaryProspect Capital beats Fidus Investment on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads 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 {thisCompany.Symbol} 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 InvestmentInvestment advice IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$637.60M$9.24B$10.40B$7.12BDividend Yield8.31%24.37%5.42%4.08%P/E Ratio6.7132.6521.4317.51Price / Sales6.986.7025.0088.78Price / Cash9.4817.7117.6334.64Price / Book0.913.112.563.79Net Income$77.13M$411.75M$1.03B$247.48M7 Day Performance-8.56%-10.02%-5.46%-6.79%1 Month Performance-15.39%-14.62%496.58%-11.53%1 Year Performance-4.03%-7.62%529.99%-7.82% Fidus Investment Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)FDUSFidus Investment2.9056 of 5 stars$18.80-6.9%N/A-3.3%$637.60M$91.39M6.71N/APositive NewsHigh Trading VolumePSECProspect Capital1.4203 of 5 stars$4.10-0.2%$4.50+9.8%-31.9%$1.83B$101.04M-20.502,019Analyst DowngradeGap DownOCSLOaktree Specialty Lending1.8307 of 5 stars$15.36-0.9%$16.75+9.0%-28.1%$1.26B$48.88M22.93N/ANews CoverageVRTSVirtus Investment Partners3.6778 of 5 stars$172.40-0.5%$225.75+30.9%-34.1%$1.20B$902.82M10.20770Positive NewsGap DownCSWCCapital Southwest1.6984 of 5 stars$22.32-0.2%$24.50+9.8%-19.7%$1.13B$98.09M15.8320Analyst UpgradeSLRCSLR Investment1.0848 of 5 stars$16.86-1.7%$15.85-6.0%+1.1%$919.88M$104.99M9.53N/ATCPCBlackRock TCP Capital1.5987 of 5 stars$8.01+0.3%$8.67+8.2%-29.6%$681.47M$-45,395,366.00-16.0219,800Analyst DowngradeNews CoverageGLADGladstone Capital1.5605 of 5 stars$27.46-0.5%$23.00-16.2%+25.5%$613.18M$105.41M6.7170News CoveragePositive NewsGAINGladstone Investment1.139 of 5 stars$13.36-1.8%$13.75+2.9%-9.9%$492.14M$66.70M6.9670PNNTPennantPark Investment0.6611 of 5 stars$7.03-0.5%$6.00-14.6%-6.2%$458.70M$64.78M27.02N/ADividend AnnouncementNews CoverageDHILDiamond Hill Investment Group3.6953 of 5 stars$142.84-1.0%N/A-10.8%$398.10M$151.10M8.09130News CoveragePositive News Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Prospect Capital Competitors Oaktree Specialty Lending Competitors Virtus Investment Partners Competitors Capital Southwest Competitors SLR Investment Competitors BlackRock TCP Capital Competitors Gladstone Capital Competitors Gladstone Investment Competitors PennantPark Investment Competitors Diamond Hill Investment 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:FDUS) was last updated on 4/5/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersFeds Just Admitted It—They Can Take Your CashThe Government Just Said Your Money Isn't Yours That's right—According to the DOJ, YOUR hard-earned money i...Priority Gold | Sponsored[Action Required] Claim Your FREE IRS Loophole GuideThis shouldn't surprise anyone who's been paying attention, but... 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