Fidus Investment is an asset management business based in the US. Fidus Investment shares (FDUS) are listed on the NASDAQ and all prices are listed in US Dollars. Its last market close was $19.07 – a decrease of 0.83% over the previous week.
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| Latest market close | $19.07 |
|---|---|
| 52-week range | $16.70 - $22.94 |
| 50-day moving average | $20.33 |
| 200-day moving average | $20.43 |
| Wall St. target price | $21.67 |
| PE ratio | 7.9458 |
| Dividend yield | $1.72 (12.11%) |
| Earnings per share (TTM) | $2.40 |
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Historical closes compared with the close of $19.07 from 2025-05-02
| 1 week (2025-04-25) | -0.83% |
|---|---|
| 1 month (2025-04-04) | 1.44% |
| 3 months (2025-02-04) | -15.51% |
| 6 months (2024-11-04) | -0.68% |
| 1 year (2024-05-03) | -4.55% |
|---|---|
| 2 years (2023-05-03) | 35.31% |
| 3 years (2022-05-03) | 37.74% |
| 5 years (2020-05-04) | 294.26% |
Valuing Fidus Investment stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of Fidus Investment's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.
Fidus Investment's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 8x. In other words, Fidus Investment shares trade at around 8x recent earnings.
That's relatively low compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the NASDAQ 100 at the end of 2019 (27.29). The low P/E ratio could mean that investors are pessimistic about the outlook for the shares or simply that they're under-valued.
Fidus Investment's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 3.59. A low ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer better value, while a higher ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer worse value.
The PEG ratio provides a broader view than just the P/E ratio, as it gives more insight into Fidus Investment's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the share prices of multiple high-growth companies.
| Revenue TTM | $146.2 million |
|---|---|
| Operating margin TTM | 71.29% |
| Gross profit TTM | $146.2 million |
| Return on assets TTM | 5.63% |
| Return on equity TTM | 12.58% |
| Profit margin | 53.57% |
| Book value | $19.33 |
| Market Capitalization | $662.3 million |
TTM: trailing 12 months
Dividend payout ratio: 134.3% of net profits
Recently Fidus Investment has paid out, on average, around 100% of net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 0% of the current stock value. This means that over a year, based on recent payouts (which are sadly no guarantee of future payouts), Fidus Investment shareholders could enjoy a 0% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In Fidus Investment's case, that would currently equate to about $1.72 per share.
Fidus Investment's payout ratio would broadly be considered high, and as such this stock could appeal to those looking to generate an income. Bear in mind however that companies should normally also look to re-invest a decent amount of net profits to ensure future growth.
Fidus Investment's most recent dividend payout was on 26 March 2025. The latest dividend was paid out to all shareholders who bought their shares by 19 March 2025 (the "ex-dividend date").
Fidus Investment's shares were split on 9 September 2013 .
Over the last 12 months, Fidus Investment's shares have ranged in value from as little as $16.7 up to $22.9443. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".
Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (NASDAQ average) beta is 1, while Fidus Investment's is 1.154. This would suggest that Fidus Investment's shares are a little bit more volatile than the average for this exchange and represent, relatively-speaking, a slightly higher risk (but potentially also market-beating returns).
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. It does not invest in turnarounds or distressed situations. The fund prefers to invest in aerospace and defense, business services, consumer products and services including retail, food, and beverage, healthcare products and services, industrial products and services, information technology services, niche manufacturing, transportation and logistics, and value-added distribution sectors. It seeks to invest in companies based in United States. The fund typically invests between $5 million and $15 million per transaction in companies with annual revenues between $10 million and $150 million and an annual EBITDA between $3 million and $20 million, but it can occasionally invest in larger or smaller companies. It seeks to acquire minority equity stakes and board observation rights in conjunction with its investments.
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