Fidus Investment (NASDAQ:FDUS) Raised to “Strong-Buy” at B. Riley

Fidus Investment (NASDAQ:FDUS) was upgraded by research analysts at B. Riley to a “strong-buy” rating in a report issued on Monday,Zacks.com reports. B. Riley also issued estimates for Fidus Investment’s Q2 2025 earnings at $0.53 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $0.52 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.48 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $2.08 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.50 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.51 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.51 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.48 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $2.01 EPS.

Several other analysts have also recently commented on the company. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods reduced their target price on Fidus Investment from $21.00 to $20.00 and set a “market perform” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, April 8th. LADENBURG THALM/SH SH cut Fidus Investment from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, March 7th.

Fidus Investment Trading Down 1.1%

NASDAQ:FDUS opened at $20.00 on Monday. The stock has a market cap of $694.64 million, a P/E ratio of 7.14 and a beta of 0.92. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $19.53 and its 200-day moving average is $20.77. Fidus Investment has a 1-year low of $16.70 and a 1-year high of $23.55.

Fidus Investment (NASDAQ:FDUS) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May 8th. The asset manager reported $0.54 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.53 by $0.01. Fidus Investment had a return on equity of 12.11% and a net margin of 60.09%. The company had revenue of $36.50 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $35.61 million. As a group, equities analysts forecast that Fidus Investment will post 2.28 EPS for the current year.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Fidus Investment

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. ORG Partners LLC bought a new position in shares of Fidus Investment during the 1st quarter worth approximately $29,000. Transce3nd LLC bought a new position in shares of Fidus Investment in the 4th quarter worth $32,000. Promus Capital LLC bought a new position in shares of Fidus Investment in the 4th quarter worth $43,000. Millstone Evans Group LLC bought a new position in shares of Fidus Investment in the 4th quarter worth $77,000. Finally, Private Advisor Group LLC bought a new position in shares of Fidus Investment in the 4th quarter worth $203,000. 28.14% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Fidus Investment Company Profile

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.