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: $21.28 to $21.44
• 50-Day Range: $19.54 to $21.99
• 52-Week Range: $16.70 to $23.55
• Volume: 153,569 shs
• Average Volume: 200,968 shs
• Market Capitalization: $755.01 million
• P/E Ratio: 9.24
• Dividend Yield: 8.06%
• Price Target: $22.00
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Fidus Investment Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Fidus Investment scored higher than 31% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 805th out of 941 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: 1.3 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Fidus Investment has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.67, and is based on no buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Fidus Investment has only been the subject of 2 research reports 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 9.24, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 28.61.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Fidus Investment is 9.24, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 19.68.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Fidus Investment has a P/B Ratio of 1.09. 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

0.78% 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 1.6, 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 54.54%, 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 8.02%, 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 74.46%. 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

0.78% 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 1.6, 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 54.54%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.6 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.68

News Sentiment

Fidus Investment has a news sentiment score of 0.68. 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 lower news sentiment than the 0.85 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 24 news articles for Fidus Investment this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

9 people have searched for FDUS on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 125% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 3 people have added Fidus Investment to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -50% compared to the previous 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 1.40% 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 $21.02 at the beginning of the year. Since then, FDUS stock has increased by 1.5% and is now trading at $21.34.

How were Fidus Investment's earnings last quarter?

Fidus Investment Corporation (NASDAQ:FDUS) posted its earnings results on Thursday, August, 7th. The asset manager reported $0.57 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.53 by $0.04. The asset manager had revenue of $39.97 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $37.42 million. Fidus Investment had a net margin of 51.88% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 11.52%.
Read the conference call transcript.

Who are Fidus Investment's major shareholders?

Fidus Investment's top institutional investors include Kingstone Capital Partners Texas LLC (78.92%), Invesco Ltd. (1.26%), Cetera Investment Advisers (1.07%) and Envestnet Asset Management Inc. (1.03%).
View institutional ownership trends.

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.

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

• Record date for 6/25 Dividend: 6/13/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 6/25 Dividend: 6/13/2025
• Dividend Payable: 6/25/2025
• Last Earnings: 8/07/2025
• Today: 8/14/2025
• Record date for 9/25 Dividend: 9/18/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 9/25 Dividend: 9/18/2025
• Dividend Payable: 9/25/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 10/30/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: FIN - SBIC&COMMRL
• Sub-Industry: Asset Management & Custody Banks
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:FDUS
• 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 Price Target for Fidus Investment: $22.00
• High Price Target: $22.50
• Low Price Target: $21.50
• Potential Upside/Downside: +3.1%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.67
• Research Coverage: 3 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $2.31
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 9.24
• Forward P/E Ratio: 9.36
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $78.29 million
• Net Margins: 51.88%
• Pretax Margin: 52.07%
• Return on Equity: 11.52%
• Return on Assets: 6.41%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 0.19
• Quick Ratio: 0.15

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $93.00 million
• Price / Sales: 8.12
• Cash Flow: $2.27 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 9.39
• Book Value: $19.57 per share
• Price / Book: 1.09

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 35,380,000
• Free Float: 34,885,000
• Market Cap: $755.01 million
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.95