Q3 EPS Forecast for Gladstone Investment Reduced by Analyst

Gladstone Investment Co. (NASDAQ:GAIN - Free Report) - B. Riley reduced their Q3 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Gladstone Investment in a note issued to investors on Monday, November 11th. B. Riley analyst B. Rowe now forecasts that the investment management company will earn $0.24 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.27. B. Riley currently has a "Neutral" rating and a $13.50 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for Gladstone Investment's current full-year earnings is $0.94 per share. B. Riley also issued estimates for Gladstone Investment's FY2025 earnings at $0.96 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.23 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $0.93 EPS.

Separately, StockNews.com upgraded shares of Gladstone Investment from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Monday.

Gladstone Investment Stock Performance

NASDAQ:GAIN traded down $0.03 on Thursday, hitting $13.67. The stock had a trading volume of 105,682 shares, compared to its average volume of 148,383. The stock has a market cap of $501.55 million, a P/E ratio of 12.92 and a beta of 1.33. Gladstone Investment has a 1 year low of $12.46 and a 1 year high of $14.96. The firm's fifty day simple moving average is $13.65 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $13.74.

Gladstone Investment Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a monthly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, December 31st. Stockholders of record on Friday, December 20th will be paid a dividend of $0.08 per share. The ex-dividend date is Friday, December 20th. This represents a $0.96 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 7.02%. Gladstone Investment's payout ratio is currently 90.57%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Gladstone Investment

Large investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Drive Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Gladstone Investment during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $174,000. Virtu Financial LLC purchased a new position in Gladstone Investment in the 1st quarter valued at approximately $198,000. Private Advisor Group LLC grew its stake in Gladstone Investment by 6.9% in the 3rd quarter. Private Advisor Group LLC now owns 24,801 shares of the investment management company's stock valued at $358,000 after buying an additional 1,609 shares in the last quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC grew its stake in Gladstone Investment by 1,345.0% in the 3rd quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 31,646 shares of the investment management company's stock valued at $457,000 after buying an additional 29,456 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Garner Asset Management Corp grew its stake in Gladstone Investment by 9.1% in the 1st quarter. Garner Asset Management Corp now owns 41,333 shares of the investment management company's stock valued at $588,000 after buying an additional 3,451 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 11.85% of the company's stock.

About Gladstone Investment

Gladstone Investment Corporation is business development company, specializes in lower middle market, mature stage, buyouts; refinancing existing debt; senior debt securities such as senior loans, senior term loans, lines of credit, and senior notes; senior subordinated debt securities such as senior subordinated loans and senior subordinated notes; junior subordinated debt securities such as subordinated notes and mezzanine loans; limited liability company interests, and warrants or options.