Northland Capmk Has Negative Forecast for MFIN Q1 Earnings

Medallion Financial Corp. (NASDAQ:MFIN) – Equities research analysts at Northland Capmk reduced their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for Medallion Financial in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, March 5th. Northland Capmk analyst M. Grondahl now expects that the credit services provider will post earnings of $0.32 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.34. The consensus estimate for Medallion Financial’s current full-year earnings is $1.46 per share. Northland Capmk also issued estimates for Medallion Financial’s Q2 2025 earnings at $0.37 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $0.43 EPS and FY2025 earnings at $1.53 EPS.

Medallion Financial (NASDAQ:MFIN) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, March 4th. The credit services provider reported $0.43 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.33 by $0.10. Medallion Financial had a net margin of 13.72% and a return on equity of 9.52%. The business had revenue of $53.10 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $53.66 million.

Separately, StockNews.com raised shares of Medallion Financial from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, February 5th.

Medallion Financial Trading Down 0.2 %

Shares of Medallion Financial stock opened at $8.74 on Friday. Medallion Financial has a 52-week low of $6.48 and a 52-week high of $10.50. The company has a quick ratio of 1.18, a current ratio of 1.18 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.54. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $8.91 and its 200-day simple moving average is $8.85. The firm has a market cap of $201.61 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 5.17 and a beta of 2.07.

Medallion Financial Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 31st. Investors of record on Monday, March 17th will be issued a dividend of $0.11 per share. This represents a $0.44 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 5.03%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, March 17th. Medallion Financial’s dividend payout ratio is currently 26.04%.

Institutional Trading of Medallion Financial

A number of institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in MFIN. Segall Bryant & Hamill LLC purchased a new stake in Medallion Financial during the third quarter worth about $1,025,000. Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. boosted its holdings in Medallion Financial by 32.2% during the third quarter. Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. now owns 213,477 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $1,738,000 after buying an additional 51,941 shares in the last quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets boosted its holdings in Medallion Financial by 52.3% during the third quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 4,820 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $39,000 after buying an additional 1,656 shares in the last quarter. De Lisle Partners LLP lifted its holdings in shares of Medallion Financial by 26.5% in the third quarter. De Lisle Partners LLP now owns 103,545 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $842,000 after purchasing an additional 21,700 shares in the last quarter. Finally, PDT Partners LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Medallion Financial in the third quarter valued at about $165,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 40.56% of the company’s stock.

Medallion Financial Company Profile

Medallion Financial Corp., together with its subsidiaries, operates as a specialty finance company in the United States. It operates in four segments: Recreation Lending, Home Improvement Lending, Commercial Lending, and Taxi Medallion Lending. The company offers loans that finance consumer purchases of recreational vehicles, boats, and other consumer recreational equipment; consumer financing for window, siding, and roof replacement, swimming pool installations, and other home improvement projects; senior and subordinated loans for the purchase of equipment and related assets necessary to open a new business, or purchase or improvement of an existing business; and taxi medallion loans to individuals and small to mid-size businesses.