Q4 Earnings Forecast for Fidus Investment Issued By B. Riley

Fidus Investment Corporation (NASDAQ:FDUS) – Equities research analysts at B. Riley boosted their Q4 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Fidus Investment in a report issued on Monday, November 10th. B. Riley analyst S. Adams now anticipates that the asset manager will earn $0.49 per share for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $0.47. B. Riley has a “Neutral” rating and a $22.50 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for Fidus Investment’s current full-year earnings is $2.28 per share. B. Riley also issued estimates for Fidus Investment’s Q4 2026 earnings at $0.49 EPS.

Other equities research analysts have also recently issued research reports about the stock. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of Fidus Investment in a research report on Tuesday, October 14th. LADENBURG THALM/SH SH raised shares of Fidus Investment to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, August 13th. Finally, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods decreased their target price on Fidus Investment from $21.50 to $21.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, two have given a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Fidus Investment presently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $21.75.

Fidus Investment Trading Up 0.2%

Shares of FDUS opened at $19.74 on Wednesday. The business’s 50 day moving average is $20.50 and its 200 day moving average is $20.52. Fidus Investment has a 12-month low of $16.70 and a 12-month high of $23.55. The company has a market capitalization of $698.40 million, a PE ratio of 8.55 and a beta of 0.91.

Fidus Investment (NASDAQ:FDUS) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, November 6th. The asset manager reported $0.50 EPS for the quarter, meeting analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.50. The business had revenue of $37.25 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $37.29 million. Fidus Investment had a return on equity of 11.52% and a net margin of 51.88%.

Fidus Investment Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, December 29th. Investors of record on Friday, December 19th will be issued a $0.43 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, December 19th. This represents a $1.72 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 8.7%. Fidus Investment’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 72.88%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in FDUS. Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. raised its position in Fidus Investment by 2.6% during the third quarter. Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. now owns 20,859 shares of the asset manager’s stock valued at $423,000 after purchasing an additional 536 shares during the period. Golden State Equity Partners increased its position in shares of Fidus Investment by 3.6% during the 3rd quarter. Golden State Equity Partners now owns 16,305 shares of the asset manager’s stock valued at $330,000 after purchasing an additional 565 shares during the last quarter. Cornerstone Wealth Management LLC increased its position in shares of Fidus Investment by 2.3% during the 3rd quarter. Cornerstone Wealth Management LLC now owns 27,792 shares of the asset manager’s stock valued at $563,000 after purchasing an additional 619 shares during the last quarter. Osaic Holdings Inc. raised its holdings in Fidus Investment by 7.6% during the 2nd quarter. Osaic Holdings Inc. now owns 13,092 shares of the asset manager’s stock valued at $264,000 after buying an additional 920 shares during the period. Finally, AdvisorNet Financial Inc lifted its position in Fidus Investment by 137.4% in the second quarter. AdvisorNet Financial Inc now owns 1,728 shares of the asset manager’s stock worth $35,000 after buying an additional 1,000 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 28.14% of the company’s stock.

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.