Q1 Earnings Estimate for MFIN Issued By Northland Securities

Medallion Financial Corp. (NASDAQ:MFIN) – Equities researchers at Northland Securities cut their Q1 2026 earnings per share estimates for Medallion Financial in a report issued on Thursday, February 19th. Northland Securities analyst M. Grondahl now anticipates that the credit services provider will post earnings of $0.25 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.35. The consensus estimate for Medallion Financial’s current full-year earnings is $1.46 per share. Northland Securities also issued estimates for Medallion Financial’s Q2 2026 earnings at $0.30 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.33 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.37 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $1.25 EPS.

Medallion Financial (NASDAQ:MFIN) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 18th. The credit services provider reported $0.50 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.41 by $0.09. The company had revenue of $55.92 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $56.20 million. Medallion Financial had a net margin of 12.18% and a return on equity of 9.45%.

A number of other brokerages also recently commented on MFIN. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Medallion Financial in a research report on Thursday, January 22nd. Wall Street Zen cut Medallion Financial from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, November 8th. Finally, Zacks Research downgraded Medallion Financial from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, December 2nd. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $12.00.

Medallion Financial Stock Down 2.0%

Shares of NASDAQ:MFIN opened at $10.41 on Friday. Medallion Financial has a fifty-two week low of $7.71 and a fifty-two week high of $11.00. The company has a quick ratio of 1.18, a current ratio of 1.21 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.43. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $10.32 and its 200-day simple moving average is $10.20. The company has a market cap of $242.34 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 5.85 and a beta of 0.77.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Medallion Financial

Several hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in MFIN. BNP Paribas Financial Markets grew its position in shares of Medallion Financial by 45.0% in the third quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 3,708 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $37,000 after purchasing an additional 1,150 shares during the last quarter. Kestra Advisory Services LLC purchased a new stake in Medallion Financial in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $42,000. Daytona Street Capital LLC purchased a new stake in Medallion Financial in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $51,000. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC grew its holdings in Medallion Financial by 533.1% during the 2nd quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC now owns 6,280 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $60,000 after buying an additional 5,288 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Osaic Holdings Inc. purchased a new position in Medallion Financial during the second quarter worth $76,000. 40.56% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Medallion Financial Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, March 31st. Stockholders of record on Thursday, March 19th will be paid a dividend of $0.12 per share. This represents a $0.48 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.6%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, March 19th. Medallion Financial’s payout ratio is 28.07%.

Medallion Financial Company Profile

Medallion Financial Corporation is a specialty finance company that provides asset-based lending solutions to small and mid-sized businesses in the United States. The company’s core business activities include secured loans collateralized by business assets such as insurance premiums, commercial real estate, maritime assets and portfolio receivables. Through its insurance premium finance division, Medallion offers short-term loans that allow policyholders to spread insurance costs over multiple payments, while its portfolio financing arm provides funding against a borrower’s existing asset portfolios.

Founded in 1998 and headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Medallion Financial originally established itself in the taxi medallion lending market, extending loans secured by New York City cab medallions.