9,883 Shares in Fidus Investment Co. (NASDAQ:FDUS) Bought by Blair William & Co. IL

Blair William & Co. IL bought a new stake in shares of Fidus Investment Co. (NASDAQ:FDUS) during the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor bought 9,883 shares of the asset manager’s stock, valued at approximately $208,000.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Promus Capital LLC acquired a new position in shares of Fidus Investment during the 4th quarter valued at about $43,000. McIlrath & Eck LLC bought a new position in shares of Fidus Investment in the third quarter valued at approximately $59,000. Millstone Evans Group LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Fidus Investment in the fourth quarter worth $77,000. Private Advisor Group LLC bought a new stake in shares of Fidus Investment during the 4th quarter worth $203,000. Finally, Sage Investment Counsel LLC acquired a new position in Fidus Investment in the 4th quarter valued at $253,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 28.14% of the company’s stock.

Fidus Investment Stock Down 6.9 %

Shares of NASDAQ FDUS opened at $18.80 on Friday. Fidus Investment Co. has a 12 month low of $18.41 and a 12 month high of $23.55. The company has a market cap of $637.60 million, a P/E ratio of 6.71 and a beta of 1.39. The business’s 50 day moving average is $21.96 and its two-hundred day moving average is $20.97.

Fidus Investment Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a — dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 27th. Investors of record on Thursday, March 20th were given a dividend of $0.11 per share. This represents a yield of 7.4%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, March 20th. Fidus Investment’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 71.37%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Separately, LADENBURG THALM/SH SH downgraded Fidus Investment from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, March 7th.

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.