Gladstone Investment (GAIN) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

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. The fund does not invest in start-ups. The fund seeks to invest in manufacturing, consumer products and business/consumer services sector. It seeks to invest in small and mid-sized companies based in the United States. The fund prefers to make debt investments between $5 million and $30 million and equity investments between $10 million and $40 million in companies. The fund seeks to invest in companies with revenue between $20 million and $100 million. The fund invests in companies with EBITDA from $3 million to $20 million. It seeks minority equity ownership and prefers to hold a board seat in its portfolio companies. It also prefers to take majority stake in its portfolio companies. The fund typically holds the investments for seven years and exits via sale or recapitalization, initial public offering, or sale to third party.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $13.57 to $13.81
• 50-Day Range: $12.65 to $13.97
• 52-Week Range: $12.46 to $14.85
• Volume: 92,337 shs
• Average Volume: 112,696 shs
• Market Capitalization: $502.13 million
• P/E Ratio: 7.10
• Dividend Yield: 7.04%
• Price Target: $13.75
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Gladstone Investment Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Gladstone Investment scored higher than 21% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 880th out of 932 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 1.0 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Gladstone Investment has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.00, and is based on no buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Gladstone Investment has received no research coverage in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: -2.08%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Gladstone Investment are expected to decrease by -2.08% in the coming year, from $0.96 to $0.94 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Gladstone Investment is 7.10, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 23.43.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Gladstone Investment is 7.10, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 24.12.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Gladstone Investment has a P/B Ratio of 1.02. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 1.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

7.68% of the outstanding shares of Gladstone Investment have been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Gladstone Investment has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 23, which indicates bearish sentiment.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Gladstone Investment has recently decreased by 3.08%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Leadership

Gladstone Investment is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 6.97%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Gladstone Investment does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Gladstone Investment is 50.00%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on EPS estimates, Gladstone Investment will have a dividend payout ratio of 102.13% in the coming year. This indicates that Gladstone Investment may not be able to sustain their current dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Percentage of Shares Shorted

7.68% of the outstanding shares of Gladstone Investment have been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Gladstone Investment has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 23, which indicates bearish sentiment.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Gladstone Investment has recently decreased by 3.08%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.4 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.15

News Sentiment

Gladstone Investment has a news sentiment score of 1.15. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.90 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 5 news articles for Gladstone Investment this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 7 people have searched for GAIN on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -46% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

6 people have added Gladstone Investment to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 200% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Gladstone Investment insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 2.47% of the stock of Gladstone Investment is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

Only 11.85% of the stock of Gladstone Investment is held by institutions.

GAIN Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have GAIN shares performed this year?

Gladstone Investment's stock was trading at $13.25 at the beginning of 2025. Since then, GAIN stock has increased by 2.9% and is now trading at $13.63.
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How were Gladstone Investment's earnings last quarter?

Gladstone Investment Co. (NASDAQ:GAIN) announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February, 12th. The investment management company reported $0.23 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.24 by $0.01. Gladstone Investment had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 7.17% and a net margin of 78.02%.

Who are Gladstone Investment's major shareholders?

Gladstone Investment's top institutional shareholders include Melia Wealth LLC (2.85%), Van ECK Associates Corp (2.54%), Legal & General Group Plc (0.66%) and LPL Financial LLC (0.52%). Insiders that own company stock include David A R Dullum, Rachael Z Easton and Jennifer A Smith.
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How do I buy shares of Gladstone Investment?

Shares of GAIN stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of Gladstone Investment own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Gladstone Investment investors own include AT&T (T), Main Street Capital (MAIN), Altria Group (MO), Gladstone Capital (GLAD), Prospect Capital (PSEC), Realty Income (O) and Enterprise Products Partners (EPD).

Company Calendar

• Ex-Dividend for 1/31 Dividend: 1/24/2025
• Dividend Payable: 1/31/2025
• Last Earnings: 2/12/2025
• Today: 2/22/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 3/31 Dividend: 3/19/2025
• Dividend Payable: 3/31/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 3/31/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 5/06/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: Investors, not elsewhere classified
• Sub-Industry: Asset Management & Custody Banks
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:GAIN
• CUSIP: 37654610
• CIK: 1321741
• Web: www.gladstoneinvestment.com
• Phone: (703) 287-5893
• Fax: 703-287-5801
• Employees: 70
• Year Founded: 2001

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $13.75
• High Stock Price Target: $14.00
• Low Stock Price Target: $13.50
• Potential Upside/Downside: +0.9%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.00
• Research Coverage: 2 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): $1.92
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 7.10
• Forward P/E Ratio: 14.20
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $85.31 million
• Net Margins: 78.02%
• Pretax Margin: 78.02%
• Return on Equity: 7.17%
• Return on Assets: 3.61%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 0.02
• Quick Ratio: 0.02

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $87.31 million
• Price / Sales: 5.75
• Cash Flow: $0.10 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 142.10
• Book Value: $13.30 per share
• Price / Book: 1.02

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 36,840,000
• Free Float: 35,927,000
• Market Cap: $502.13 million
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.30