Medallion Financial (MFIN) Competitors $8.72 -0.01 (-0.11%) Closing price 04/17/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$8.72 +0.00 (+0.06%) As of 04/17/2025 04:20 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock MFIN vs. FDUS, TCPC, GLAD, GAIN, PNNT, DHIL, SCM, HRZN, WHF, and WHGShould you be buying Medallion Financial stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Medallion Financial include Fidus Investment (FDUS), BlackRock TCP Capital (TCPC), Gladstone Capital (GLAD), Gladstone Investment (GAIN), PennantPark Investment (PNNT), Diamond Hill Investment Group (DHIL), Stellus Capital Investment (SCM), Horizon Technology Finance (HRZN), WhiteHorse Finance (WHF), and Westwood Holdings Group (WHG). These companies are all part of the "asset management & custody banks" industry. Medallion Financial vs. Fidus Investment BlackRock TCP Capital Gladstone Capital Gladstone Investment PennantPark Investment Diamond Hill Investment Group Stellus Capital Investment Horizon Technology Finance WhiteHorse Finance Westwood Holdings Group 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 companies based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, dividends, community ranking, risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation and earnings. Is FDUS or MFIN more profitable? Fidus Investment has a net margin of 60.09% compared to Medallion Financial's net margin of 13.72%. Fidus Investment's return on equity of 12.11% beat Medallion Financial's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Fidus Investment60.09% 12.11% 6.75% Medallion Financial 13.72%9.52%1.48% Does the MarketBeat Community believe in FDUS or MFIN? Fidus Investment received 24 more outperform votes than Medallion Financial when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 60.72% of users gave Fidus Investment an outperform vote while only 60.51% of users gave Medallion Financial an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformFidus InvestmentOutperform Votes28660.72% Underperform Votes18539.28% Medallion FinancialOutperform Votes26260.51% Underperform Votes17139.49% Do insiders and institutionals believe in FDUS or MFIN? 28.1% of Fidus Investment shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 40.6% of Medallion Financial shares are held by institutional investors. 0.9% of Fidus Investment shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 22.4% of Medallion Financial shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock 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 9.3%. Medallion Financial pays an annual dividend of $0.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.0%. Fidus Investment pays out 71.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Medallion Financial pays out 28.9% 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. Which has more volatility and risk, FDUS or MFIN? Fidus Investment has a beta of 1.1, meaning that its stock price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Medallion Financial has a beta of 1.58, meaning that its stock price is 58% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts rate FDUS or MFIN? Fidus Investment presently has a consensus target price of $20.00, indicating a potential upside of 7.82%. Given Fidus Investment's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities 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) 2 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00Medallion Financial 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Which has higher valuation & earnings, 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioFidus Investment$91.39M7.05$77.13M$2.417.70Medallion Financial$203.62M1.00$55.08M$1.525.74 Does the media favor FDUS or MFIN? In the previous week, Fidus Investment and Fidus Investment both had 4 articles in the media. Fidus Investment's average media sentiment score of 1.12 beat Medallion Financial's score of 0.72 indicating that Fidus Investment is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Fidus Investment 1 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Medallion Financial 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryFidus Investment beats Medallion Financial on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Medallion Financial News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for MFIN 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 MFIN vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricMedallion FinancialNondepository credit institutions IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$202.85M$6.82B$10.84B$7.34BDividend Yield5.35%4.75%5.97%4.30%P/E Ratio5.1615.7621.5317.80Price / Sales1.009.0625.4397.74Price / Cash2.7242.1517.6134.64Price / Book0.491.982.563.98Net Income$55.08M$524.31M$1.03B$247.81M7 Day Performance5.95%2.04%1.88%1.80%1 Month Performance0.11%-13.08%-3.66%-6.81%1 Year Performance10.66%1.63%535.80%1.31% Medallion Financial Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)MFINMedallion Financial3.3566 of 5 stars$8.72-0.1%N/A+12.8%$202.85M$203.62M5.16140News CoveragePositive NewsFDUSFidus Investment2.0333 of 5 stars$18.18+2.2%$20.00+10.0%-5.7%$616.58M$91.39M6.49N/AShort Interest ↓Positive NewsTCPCBlackRock TCP Capital1.9732 of 5 stars$6.55-0.3%$8.33+27.2%-33.0%$557.25M$-45,395,366.00-13.1019,800GLADGladstone Capital1.4898 of 5 stars$24.52+1.5%$23.00-6.2%+20.9%$547.53M$105.41M6.0070GAINGladstone Investment0.8051 of 5 stars$13.46+1.6%$13.75+2.2%-0.4%$495.83M$66.70M7.0170Positive NewsPNNTPennantPark Investment0.7431 of 5 stars$6.30+1.8%$6.00-4.8%-7.9%$411.37M$64.78M24.23N/AEx-DividendDHILDiamond Hill Investment Group3.1958 of 5 stars$131.79-1.1%N/A-12.7%$367.30M$151.10M7.46130Positive NewsSCMStellus Capital Investment1.7241 of 5 stars$12.43+1.6%$13.13+5.6%-5.3%$342.07M$51.21M6.34599Short Interest ↓HRZNHorizon Technology Finance1.1401 of 5 stars$8.34+1.5%$9.44+13.2%-25.1%$336.23M$1.69M-69.50N/ADividend CutAnalyst ForecastShort Interest ↓WHFWhiteHorse Finance1.7024 of 5 stars$9.22+2.2%$10.50+13.9%-21.3%$214.30M$17.10M20.49N/AWHGWestwood Holdings Group0.5308 of 5 stars$15.50+0.3%N/A+29.8%$145.39M$94.72M62.00N/AShort Interest ↑News Coverage Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Fidus Investment Competitors BlackRock TCP Capital Competitors Gladstone Capital Competitors Gladstone Investment Competitors PennantPark Investment Competitors Diamond Hill Investment Group Competitors Stellus Capital Investment Competitors Horizon Technology Finance Competitors WhiteHorse Finance Competitors Westwood Holdings Group Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:MFIN) was last updated on 4/18/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our Partners100-year-old investment secret predicts what?!A 100-year-old indicator has quietly predicted nearly every major market meltdown — including the Dot-Com Bust...Weiss Ratings | SponsoredThe first casualty of the 2025 trade warThe headlines scream tariffs and export bans — but the real damage is happening in retirement portfolios. 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