Fidus Investment (FDUS) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Fidus Investment Corporation is a business development company. It specializing in leveraged buyouts, refinancings, change of ownership transactions, recapitalizations, strategic acquisitions, mezzanine, growth capital, business expansion, lower middle market investments, debt investments, subordinated and second lien loans, senior secured and unitranche debt, preferred equity, warrants, subordinated debt, senior subordinated notes, junior secured loans, and unitranche loans. It does not invest in turnarounds or distressed situations. The fund prefers to invest in aerospace and defense, business services, consumer products and services including retail, food, and beverage, healthcare products and services, industrial products and services, information technology services, niche manufacturing, transportation and logistics, and value-added distribution sectors. It seeks to invest in companies based in United States. The fund typically invests between $5 million and $15 million per transaction in companies with annual revenues between $10 million and $150 million and an annual EBITDA between $3 million and $20 million, but it can occasionally invest in larger or smaller companies. It seeks to acquire minority equity stakes and board observation rights in conjunction with its investments.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $20.95 to $21.15
• 50-Day Range: $19.10 to $21.29
• 52-Week Range: $18.41 to $21.32
• Volume: 66,964 shs
• Average Volume: 239,640 shs
• Market Capitalization: $713.57 million
• P/E Ratio: 7.51
• Dividend Yield: 8.17%
• Price Target: $22.00
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Fidus Investment Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Fidus Investment scored higher than 33% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 812th out of 945 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 1.0 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Fidus Investment has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.00, and is based on no buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Fidus Investment has received no research coverage in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: -7.02%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Fidus Investment are expected to decrease by -7.02% in the coming year, from $2.28 to $2.12 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Fidus Investment is 7.51, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 123.07.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Fidus Investment is 7.51, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 45.13.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Fidus Investment has a P/B Ratio of 1.02. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.63% of the float of Fidus Investment has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Fidus Investment has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 0.9, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Fidus Investment has recently increased by 33.82%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Leadership

Fidus Investment is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 8.08%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Fidus Investment does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Fidus Investment is 61.43%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on EPS estimates, Fidus Investment will have a dividend payout ratio of 81.13% in the coming year. This indicates that Fidus Investment may not be able to sustain their current dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.63% of the float of Fidus Investment has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Fidus Investment has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 0.9, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Fidus Investment has recently increased by 33.82%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.9 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.98

News Sentiment

Fidus Investment has a news sentiment score of 0.98. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.82 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 4 news articles for Fidus Investment this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

4 people have searched for FDUS on MarketBeat in the last 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

4 people have added Fidus Investment to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Fidus Investment insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 1.10% of the stock of Fidus Investment is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

Only 28.14% of the stock of Fidus Investment is held by institutions.

FDUS Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have FDUS shares performed this year?

Fidus Investment's stock was trading at $19.69 at the start of the year. Since then, FDUS shares have increased by 6.9% and is now trading at $21.04.
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How were Fidus Investment's earnings last quarter?

Fidus Investment Co. (NASDAQ:FDUS) posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October, 31st. The asset manager reported $0.61 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.57 by $0.04. The asset manager earned $38.38 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $36.43 million. Fidus Investment had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 12.11% and a net margin of 60.09%.

Who are Fidus Investment's major shareholders?

Fidus Investment's top institutional shareholders include Van ECK Associates Corp (2.57%), Raymond James & Associates (1.73%), Advisors Asset Management Inc. (0.61%) and PFG Advisors (0.57%).
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How do I buy shares of Fidus Investment?

Shares of FDUS stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.
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What other stocks do shareholders of Fidus Investment own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Fidus Investment investors own include Rithm Capital (RITM), AGNC Investment (AGNC), Ares Capital (ARCC), Hercules Capital (HTGC), Oaktree Specialty Lending (OCSL), Enterprise Products Partners (EPD) and Energy Transfer (ET).

Company Calendar

• Ex-Dividend for 9/26 Dividend: 9/19/2024
• Dividend Payable: 9/26/2024
• Last Earnings: 10/31/2024
• Today: 12/03/2024
• Ex-Dividend for 12/27 Dividend: 12/17/2024
• Dividend Payable: 12/27/2024
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2024
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 3/06/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: Investment advice
• Sub-Industry: Asset Management & Custody Banks
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:FDUS
• CUSIP: 31650010
• CIK: 1513363
• Web: www.fdus.com
• Phone: (847) 859-3940
• Fax: 847-859-3953
• Employees: N/A
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $22.00
• High Stock Price Target: $22.00
• Low Stock Price Target: $22.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +4.4%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.00
• Research Coverage: 2 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): $2.80
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 7.53
• Forward P/E Ratio: 9.25
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $77.13 million
• Net Margins: 60.09%
• Pretax Margin: 51.43%
• Return on Equity: 12.11%
• Return on Assets: 6.75%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 0.14
• Quick Ratio: 0.14

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $130.11 million
• Price / Sales: 5.50
• Cash Flow: $2.43 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 8.69
• Book Value: $19.42 per share
• Price / Book: 1.09

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 33,920,000
• Free Float: 33,440,000
• Market Cap: $715.03 million
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.40