Fidus Investment Corporation (NASDAQ:FDUS) Short Interest Up 36.0% in March

17 Apr 2026, 01:32 by Mitch Edgeman · The Markets Daily

Fidus Investment Corporation (NASDAQ:FDUS – Get Free Report) was the recipient of a large growth in short interest during the month of March. As of March 31st, there was short interest totaling 682,548 shares, a growth of 36.0% from the March 15th total of 501,725 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 409,349 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 1.7 days. Currently, 1.8% of the company’s stock are sold short.

Fidus Investment Trading Down 1.0%

NASDAQ FDUS traded down $0.18 during trading hours on Thursday, reaching $18.55. 240,053 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 302,790. Fidus Investment has a 12 month low of $16.86 and a 12 month high of $22.09. The stock has a market capitalization of $703.97 million, a PE ratio of 7.93 and a beta of 0.69. The company has a 50 day moving average of $18.11 and a two-hundred day moving average of $19.20.

Fidus Investment (NASDAQ:FDUS – Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 26th. The asset manager reported $0.52 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.48 by $0.04. Fidus Investment had a net margin of 52.87% and a return on equity of 10.71%. The company had revenue of $32.73 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $39.46 million. On average, equities research analysts anticipate that Fidus Investment will post 2.28 earnings per share for the current year.

Fidus Investment Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 30th. Stockholders of record on Friday, March 20th were given a $0.43 dividend. This represents a $1.72 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 9.3%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, March 20th. Fidus Investment’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 73.50%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research analysts have commented on the stock. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods reduced their price objective on shares of Fidus Investment from $20.00 to $19.50 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Fidus Investment in a research note on Monday, December 29th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, one has issued a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $21.00.

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Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of large investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Van ECK Associates Corp lifted its position in shares of Fidus Investment by 6.7% in the 3rd quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp now owns 903,443 shares of the asset manager’s stock worth $18,304,000 after buying an additional 56,449 shares during the last quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers lifted its position in shares of Fidus Investment by 15.9% in the 4th quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 523,659 shares of the asset manager’s stock worth $10,107,000 after buying an additional 71,723 shares during the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. lifted its position in shares of Fidus Investment by 11.5% in the 3rd quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 497,921 shares of the asset manager’s stock worth $10,088,000 after buying an additional 51,218 shares during the last quarter. Columbus Macro LLC lifted its position in shares of Fidus Investment by 21.0% in the 4th quarter. Columbus Macro LLC now owns 485,780 shares of the asset manager’s stock worth $9,376,000 after buying an additional 84,320 shares during the last quarter. Finally, UBS Group AG lifted its position in shares of Fidus Investment by 17.1% in the 4th quarter. UBS Group AG now owns 439,945 shares of the asset manager’s stock worth $8,491,000 after buying an additional 64,209 shares during the last quarter. 28.14% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

About Fidus Investment

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Fidus Investment Corporation (NASDAQ: FDUS) is a closed-end, externally managed business development company (BDC) that provides specialized financing solutions to U.S. middle-market companies. Operated by Fidus Investment Advisors, LLC, a registered investment adviser, the company is regulated under the Investment Company Act of 1940 and trades on the Nasdaq Capital Market.