Fidus Investment (FDUS) Competitors $20.65 -0.05 (-0.24%) (As of 10:31 AM ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends FDUS vs. GBDC, PSEC, VRTS, OCSL, CSWC, SLRC, TCPC, GLAD, GAIN, and DHILShould you be buying Fidus Investment stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Fidus Investment include Golub Capital BDC (GBDC), 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), and Diamond Hill Investment Group (DHIL). These companies are all part of the "asset management & custody banks" industry. Fidus Investment vs. Golub Capital BDC Prospect Capital Virtus Investment Partners Oaktree Specialty Lending Capital Southwest SLR Investment BlackRock TCP Capital Gladstone Capital Gladstone Investment Diamond Hill Investment Group Golub Capital BDC (NASDAQ:GBDC) and Fidus Investment (NASDAQ:FDUS) are both finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, community ranking and dividends. Does the media favor GBDC or FDUS? In the previous week, Golub Capital BDC had 13 more articles in the media than Fidus Investment. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Golub Capital BDC and 1 mentions for Fidus Investment. Fidus Investment's average media sentiment score of 1.05 beat Golub Capital BDC's score of 0.47 indicating that Fidus Investment is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Golub Capital BDC 5 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Fidus Investment 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is GBDC or FDUS a better dividend stock? Golub Capital BDC pays an annual dividend of $1.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.3%. Fidus Investment pays an annual dividend of $1.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.3%. Golub Capital BDC pays out 110.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Fidus Investment pays out 61.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of GBDC or FDUS? 42.4% of Golub Capital BDC shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 28.1% of Fidus Investment shares are held by institutional investors. 2.7% of Golub Capital BDC shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of Fidus Investment shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Which has higher valuation and earnings, GBDC or FDUS? Golub Capital BDC has higher revenue and earnings than Fidus Investment. Fidus Investment is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Golub Capital BDC, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioGolub Capital BDC$724.68M3.59$258.63M$1.4110.74Fidus Investment$130.11M5.38$77.13M$2.807.38 Which has more volatility & risk, GBDC or FDUS? Golub Capital BDC has a beta of 0.54, meaning that its stock price is 46% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Fidus Investment has a beta of 1.4, meaning that its stock price is 40% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the MarketBeat Community favor GBDC or FDUS? Golub Capital BDC received 17 more outperform votes than Fidus Investment when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 60.98% of users gave Fidus Investment an outperform vote while only 55.80% of users gave Golub Capital BDC an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformGolub Capital BDCOutperform Votes30355.80% Underperform Votes24044.20% Fidus InvestmentOutperform Votes28660.98% Underperform Votes18339.02% Is GBDC or FDUS more profitable? Fidus Investment has a net margin of 60.09% compared to Golub Capital BDC's net margin of 37.78%. Golub Capital BDC's return on equity of 12.77% beat Fidus Investment's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Golub Capital BDC37.78% 12.77% 5.85% Fidus Investment 60.09%12.11%6.75% Do analysts rate GBDC or FDUS? Golub Capital BDC currently has a consensus target price of $16.40, indicating a potential upside of 8.25%. Fidus Investment has a consensus target price of $22.00, indicating a potential upside of 6.54%. Given Golub Capital BDC's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Golub Capital BDC is more favorable than Fidus Investment.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Golub Capital BDC 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.60Fidus Investment 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 SummaryGolub Capital BDC beats Fidus Investment on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Porter & CompanyWar on Elon Escalates… A radical, potentially game-changing technology that threatens to destroy the trillion-dollar, “green energy” grift of the elites. And yet, while it threatens their wealth and power, it could be transformational for both the U.S. economy and your wealth.One company holds a near-total monopoly on it. 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$700.45M$12.27B$10.51B$8.80BDividend Yield8.27%23.92%10.13%4.07%P/E Ratio7.3829.2646.2813.60Price / Sales5.385.223,473.7987.40Price / Cash8.4919.5730.6036.27Price / Book1.063.744.086.33Net Income$77.13M$298.28M$1.02B$225.93M7 Day Performance0.98%-0.27%0.04%-0.96%1 Month Performance4.66%4.43%7.24%1.06%1 Year Performance5.57%35.19%24.26%26.59% Fidus Investment Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)FDUSFidus Investment1.6409 of 5 stars$20.65-0.2%$22.00+6.5%+5.7%$700.45M$130.11M7.38N/APositive NewsGBDCGolub Capital BDC2.276 of 5 stars$15.15-0.5%$16.40+8.3%+1.4%$2.60B$724.68M10.79N/ADividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastNews CoveragePSECProspect Capital1.2614 of 5 stars$4.59flat$4.50-2.0%-21.0%$2.00B$861.66M0.002,019Insider TradeNews CoveragePositive NewsVRTSVirtus Investment Partners1.8441 of 5 stars$237.32+1.2%$233.50-1.6%+19.0%$1.67B$845.27M9.31770OCSLOaktree Specialty Lending2.9581 of 5 stars$15.64-0.3%$16.75+7.1%-21.1%$1.29B$381.67M21.78N/ADividend AnnouncementAnalyst DowngradeAnalyst RevisionNews CoverageCSWCCapital Southwest2.4339 of 5 stars$23.02+0.1%$25.67+11.5%+2.2%$1.10B$178.13M14.0227SLRCSLR Investment0.918 of 5 stars$16.37-0.4%$15.25-6.8%+10.3%$893.15M$229.31M9.28N/ATCPCBlackRock TCP Capital1.5677 of 5 stars$9.00+0.4%$9.00-24.1%$770.31M$209.33M0.0019,800Analyst UpgradeGLADGladstone Capital1.468 of 5 stars$26.41+0.9%$23.00-12.9%+30.5%$589.74M$96.62M6.8970GAINGladstone Investment0.5512 of 5 stars$13.53+0.4%$13.75+1.6%-8.6%$496.42M$87.31M12.7270DHILDiamond Hill Investment Group3.8539 of 5 stars$170.00+0.2%N/A+4.9%$462.40M$136.72M9.61129Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Golub Capital BDC Competitors 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 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 11/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThe Crypto That’s Making Wall Street SweatThe Crypto Wall Street Is Desperate to Hide It's happening now, right under everyone's radar. 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