MidCap Financial Investment Corporation (NASDAQ: MFIC)’s stock price has dropped by -1.52 in relation to previous closing price of 12.51. Nevertheless, the company has seen a loss of -5.81% in its stock price over the last five trading days. seekingalpha.com reported 2025-05-20 that MidCap Financial’s Q1 results were weak but in line with peers, reflecting lower investment income and asset yields as SOFR rates declined. Management is actively repositioning the portfolio, notably reinvesting Merx proceeds at higher yields and refinancing debt to lower costs, supporting future earnings growth. Despite a slight earnings miss, the dividend remains very safe, with strong cash reserves and upside potential from increased leverage and Merx reinvestment.
Is It Worth Investing in MidCap Financial Investment Corporation (NASDAQ: MFIC) Right Now?
MidCap Financial Investment Corporation (NASDAQ: MFIC) has a higher price-to-earnings ratio of 10.27x compared to its average ratio, The 36-month beta value for MFIC is at 1.04. Analysts have varying views on the stock, with 4 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 1 rating it as “overweight,” 3 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for MFIC is 92.07M, and currently, shorts hold a 0.99% of that float. The average trading volume for MFIC on June 13, 2025 was 461.12K shares.
MFIC’s Market Performance
The stock of MidCap Financial Investment Corporation (MFIC) has seen a -5.81% decrease in the past week, with a -2.38% drop in the past month, and a -4.94% fall in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 1.43%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 1.27% for MFIC. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -4.07% for MFIC’s stock, with a -7.01% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of MFIC
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for MFIC stocks, with Keefe Bruyette repeating the rating for MFIC by listing it as a “Outperform.” The predicted price for MFIC in the upcoming period, according to Keefe Bruyette is $15 based on the research report published on August 05, 2024 of the previous year 2024.
Compass Point, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see MFIC reach a price target of $16. The rating they have provided for MFIC stocks is “Buy” according to the report published on July 25th, 2024.
Compass Point gave a rating of “Neutral” to MFIC, setting the target price at $16 in the report published on June 10th of the previous year.
MFIC Trading at 0.76% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought MFIC to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -20.34% of loss for the given period.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at MFIC starting from PEARLMAN EMANUEL R, who purchase 800 shares at the price of $12.52 back on Mar 11 ’25. After this action, PEARLMAN EMANUEL R now owns 2,800 shares of MidCap Financial Investment Corporation, valued at $10,015 using the latest closing price.
Widra Howard, the Director of MidCap Financial Investment Corporation, purchase 50,000 shares at $12.40 during a trade that took place back on Mar 11 ’25, which means that Widra Howard is holding 101,666 shares at $619,990 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for MFIC
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.7 for the present operating margin
- 1.17 for the gross margin
The net margin for MidCap Financial Investment Corporation stands at 0.89. The total capital return value is set at 0.03.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 0.27 million with net debt to EBITDA at -2.55. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 8.8. The receivables turnover for the company is 1.48for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.04.
Conclusion
In conclusion, MidCap Financial Investment Corporation (MFIC) has had a bad performance lately. Opinion on the stock among analysts is bullish, with some giving it a “buy” rating and others a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
