Medallion Financial (MFIN) Competitors

Fidus Investment (NASDAQ:FDUS) and Medallion Financial (NASDAQ:MFIN) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, profitability and media sentiment.

Which has more risk and volatility, FDUS or MFIN?

Fidus Investment has a beta of 0.92, indicating that its stock price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Medallion Financial has a beta of 1.33, indicating that its stock price is 33% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in FDUS or MFIN?

28.1% of Fidus Investment shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 40.6% of Medallion Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.4% of Fidus Investment shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 24.6% of Medallion Financial shares are owned 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 FDUS or MFIN a better dividend stock?

Fidus Investment pays an annual dividend of $1.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.9%. Medallion Financial pays an annual dividend of $0.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.2%. Fidus Investment pays out 73.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Medallion Financial pays out 30.0% 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.

Is FDUS or MFIN more profitable?

Fidus Investment has a net margin of 52.59% compared to Medallion Financial's net margin of 11.96%. Fidus Investment's return on equity of 11.48% beat Medallion Financial's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Fidus Investment	52.59%	11.48%	6.43%
Medallion Financial	11.96%	8.70%	1.33%

Does the media prefer FDUS or MFIN?

In the previous week, Fidus Investment had 1 more articles in the media than Medallion Financial. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Fidus Investment and 1 mentions for Medallion Financial. Medallion Financial's average media sentiment score of 0.75 beat Fidus Investment's score of 0.53 indicating that Medallion Financial is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Fidus Investment	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Medallion Financial	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts prefer FDUS or MFIN?

Fidus Investment currently has a consensus price target of $21.00, suggesting a potential downside of 3.85%. Given Fidus Investment's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Fidus Investment is more favorable than Medallion Financial.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Fidus Investment	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.33
Medallion Financial	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, FDUS or MFIN?

Fidus Investment has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Medallion Financial. Medallion Financial is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Fidus Investment, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Fidus Investment	$146.15M	5.19	$78.29M	$2.34	9.33
Medallion Financial	$302.03M	0.71	$35.88M	$1.60	5.81

Summary

Fidus Investment beats Medallion Financial on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.