Fidus Investment (FDUS) Competitors $20.48 +0.20 (+0.99%) (As of 12/20/2024 05:31 PM ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends FDUS vs. PSEC, VRTS, OCSL, 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), Virtus Investment Partners (VRTS), Oaktree Specialty Lending (OCSL), 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 Virtus Investment Partners Oaktree Specialty Lending 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 contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, risk, dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment, community ranking, analyst recommendations and earnings. Do analysts prefer PSEC or FDUS? Prospect Capital presently has a consensus price target of $4.50, indicating a potential upside of 7.40%. Fidus Investment has a consensus price target of $22.00, indicating a potential upside of 7.42%. Given Fidus Investment's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Fidus Investment is more favorable than Prospect Capital.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 valuation & earnings, PSEC or FDUS? Prospect Capital has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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$78.62M23.25$262.83M-$0.26-16.12Fidus Investment$99.67M6.97$77.13M$2.807.31 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, 60.98% of users gave Fidus Investment an outperform vote while only 51.79% of users gave Prospect Capital an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformProspect CapitalOutperform Votes31951.79% Underperform Votes29748.21% Fidus InvestmentOutperform Votes28660.98% Underperform Votes18339.02% Does the media refer more to PSEC or FDUS? In the previous week, Prospect Capital had 5 more articles in the media than Fidus Investment. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Prospect Capital and 2 mentions for Fidus Investment. Fidus Investment's average media sentiment score of 0.85 beat Prospect Capital's score of 0.33 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 2 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Fidus Investment 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do insiders and institutionals believe 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. 27.1% of Prospect Capital shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of Fidus Investment shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. 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 12.9%. Fidus Investment pays an annual dividend of $1.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.4%. Prospect Capital pays out -207.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Fidus Investment pays out 61.4% 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. Is PSEC or FDUS more profitable? Fidus Investment has a net margin of 60.09% compared to Prospect Capital's net margin of -2.23%. Prospect Capital's return on equity of 12.19% beat Fidus Investment's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Prospect Capital-2.23% 12.19% 5.73% Fidus Investment 60.09%12.11%6.75% Which has more risk & volatility, PSEC or FDUS? Prospect Capital has a beta of 0.97, indicating that its share price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Fidus Investment has a beta of 1.39, indicating that its share price is 39% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryFidus Investment beats Prospect Capital on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Crypto Swap ProfitsURGENT: This Altcoin Opportunity Won’t Wait – Act NowCrypto has officially entered the "banana zone" – that wild phase where prices can 1000x in days. It happens like clockwork every 4 years, during the December to February window of a Bitcoin halving year. This is where fortunes are made – often LITERALLY overnight.>> Register for the Workshop Now 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$694.58M$11.92B$11.19B$9.07BDividend Yield8.49%23.94%9.81%4.23%P/E Ratio7.3132.2227.9517.17Price / Sales6.975.7238.52116.95Price / Cash8.7419.8318.6337.86Price / Book0.994.342.754.78Net Income$77.13M$297.73M$1.04B$225.60M7 Day Performance-4.21%-4.29%-2.88%-1.23%1 Month Performance-1.40%-4.60%-2.88%3.36%1 Year Performance5.08%17.30%11.52%16.60% Fidus Investment Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)FDUSFidus Investment2.0328 of 5 stars$20.48+1.0%$22.00+7.4%+5.0%$694.58M$99.67M7.31N/AEx-DividendNews CoveragePSECProspect Capital0.6607 of 5 stars$4.41-2.0%$4.50+2.0%-31.3%$1.92B$861.66M-17.312,019VRTSVirtus Investment Partners3.5141 of 5 stars$240.12+0.2%$244.25+1.7%-6.3%$1.69B$884.28M14.57770Analyst ForecastNews CoverageOCSLOaktree Specialty Lending3.4241 of 5 stars$15.40-0.6%$16.75+8.8%-24.9%$1.27B$57.61M22.28N/AAnalyst UpgradeCSWCCapital Southwest2.2381 of 5 stars$21.54-0.9%$25.67+19.2%-9.2%$1.03B$103.24M13.2527SLRCSLR Investment1.3419 of 5 stars$16.15-1.8%$15.25-5.6%+6.2%$881.06M$106.47M9.29N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsTCPCBlackRock TCP Capital0.6185 of 5 stars$9.20-3.3%$9.00-2.2%-26.0%$787.43M$209.33M-19.0219,800Ex-DividendGLADGladstone Capital1.7002 of 5 stars$27.49-1.5%$23.00-16.3%+31.4%$613.85M$98.55M7.3370News CoverageGAINGladstone Investment0.6466 of 5 stars$13.31-1.8%$13.75+3.3%-4.5%$488.33M$35.81M12.7870News CoveragePNNTPennantPark Investment0.9876 of 5 stars$6.80-1.0%$6.00-11.8%+5.8%$444.04M$143.82M40.88N/ADHILDiamond Hill Investment Group2.9068 of 5 stars$160.64+0.7%N/A-10.7%$436.94M$136.72M9.03129Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Prospect Capital Competitors Virtus Investment Partners Competitors Oaktree Specialty Lending 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 Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NASDAQ:FDUS) was last updated on 12/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersAmazon coin set to soar 25X – starting December 16th?This tiny 3-cent crypto just partnered with one of the biggest companies in the world… Amazon. 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