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

Fidus Investment (NASDAQ:FDUS) was upgraded by equities research analysts at B. Riley to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report issued to clients and investors 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 equities analysts have also recently weighed in on FDUS. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods dropped their price objective on Fidus Investment from $21.00 to $20.00 and set a “market perform” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, April 8th. LADENBURG THALM/SH SH cut Fidus Investment from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, March 7th.

Fidus Investment Trading Down 1.1%

Shares of NASDAQ:FDUS opened at $20.00 on Monday. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $19.53 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $20.77. Fidus Investment has a 1-year low of $16.70 and a 1-year high of $23.55. The stock has a market cap of $694.64 million, a PE ratio of 7.14 and a beta of 0.92.

Fidus Investment (NASDAQ:FDUS) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May 8th. The asset manager reported $0.54 earnings per share for the quarter, beating 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 business had revenue of $36.50 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $35.61 million. On average, sell-side analysts forecast that Fidus Investment will post 2.28 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Fidus Investment

Several large investors have recently made changes to their positions in FDUS. Franklin Resources Inc. increased its holdings in Fidus Investment by 37.0% in the 3rd quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 116,472 shares of the asset manager’s stock worth $2,269,000 after acquiring an additional 31,426 shares during the last quarter. Hennion & Walsh Asset Management Inc. increased its holdings in Fidus Investment by 27.4% in the 4th quarter. Hennion & Walsh Asset Management Inc. now owns 44,422 shares of the asset manager’s stock worth $934,000 after acquiring an additional 9,559 shares during the last quarter. Riverbridge Partners LLC purchased a new stake in Fidus Investment in the 4th quarter worth about $716,000. Cornerstone Wealth Management LLC increased its holdings in Fidus Investment by 10.2% in the 4th quarter. Cornerstone Wealth Management LLC now owns 21,426 shares of the asset manager’s stock worth $450,000 after acquiring an additional 1,989 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Capital Investment Advisory Services LLC increased its holdings in Fidus Investment by 12.2% in the 4th quarter. Capital Investment Advisory Services LLC now owns 65,631 shares of the asset manager’s stock worth $1,380,000 after acquiring an additional 7,156 shares during the last quarter. 28.14% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

About Fidus Investment

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.