Gladstone Investment (GAIN) Competitors $13.92 +0.03 (+0.22%) As of 03:15 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock GAIN vs. PSEC, OCSL, VRTS, CSWC, SLRC, FDUS, TCPC, GLAD, PNNT, and DHILShould you be buying Gladstone Investment stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Gladstone Investment include Prospect Capital (PSEC), Oaktree Specialty Lending (OCSL), Virtus Investment Partners (VRTS), Capital Southwest (CSWC), SLR Investment (SLRC), Fidus Investment (FDUS), BlackRock TCP Capital (TCPC), Gladstone Capital (GLAD), PennantPark Investment (PNNT), and Diamond Hill Investment Group (DHIL). These companies are all part of the "asset management & custody banks" industry. Gladstone Investment vs. Prospect Capital Oaktree Specialty Lending Virtus Investment Partners Capital Southwest SLR Investment Fidus Investment BlackRock TCP Capital Gladstone Capital PennantPark Investment Diamond Hill Investment Group Prospect Capital (NASDAQ:PSEC) and Gladstone Investment (NASDAQ:GAIN) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, dividends, profitability, earnings, community ranking, valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations and media sentiment. Which has more volatility & risk, PSEC or GAIN? Prospect Capital has a beta of 0.85, indicating that its share price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Gladstone Investment has a beta of 1.12, indicating that its share price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is PSEC or GAIN more profitable? Gladstone Investment has a net margin of 78.02% compared to Prospect Capital's net margin of 1.18%. Prospect Capital's return on equity of 12.31% beat Gladstone Investment's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Prospect Capital1.18% 12.31% 5.79% Gladstone Investment 78.02%7.17%3.61% Which has stronger earnings and valuation, PSEC or GAIN? Prospect Capital has higher revenue and earnings than Gladstone Investment. Prospect Capital is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Gladstone Investment, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioProspect Capital$101.04M16.19$262.83M-$0.20-18.35Gladstone Investment$66.70M7.67$85.31M$1.927.23 Does the MarketBeat Community believe in PSEC or GAIN? Gladstone Investment received 48 more outperform votes than Prospect Capital when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 60.86% of users gave Gladstone Investment an outperform vote while only 51.62% of users gave Prospect Capital an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformProspect CapitalOutperform Votes31951.62% Underperform Votes29948.38% Gladstone InvestmentOutperform Votes36760.86% Underperform Votes23639.14% Do analysts prefer PSEC or GAIN? Prospect Capital currently has a consensus price target of $4.50, suggesting a potential upside of 22.62%. Gladstone Investment has a consensus price target of $13.75, suggesting a potential downside of 1.01%. Given Prospect Capital's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Prospect Capital is more favorable than Gladstone Investment.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Prospect Capital 1 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.00Gladstone Investment 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in PSEC or GAIN? 9.1% of Prospect Capital shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 11.9% of Gladstone Investment shares are held by institutional investors. 28.3% of Prospect Capital shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.5% of Gladstone Investment shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Is PSEC or GAIN a better dividend stock? Prospect Capital pays an annual dividend of $0.54 per share and has a dividend yield of 14.7%. Gladstone Investment pays an annual dividend of $0.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.9%. Prospect Capital pays out -270.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Gladstone Investment pays out 50.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Prospect Capital is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Does the media refer more to PSEC or GAIN? In the previous week, Prospect Capital had 5 more articles in the media than Gladstone Investment. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Prospect Capital and 2 mentions for Gladstone Investment. Prospect Capital's average media sentiment score of 1.51 beat Gladstone Investment's score of 1.07 indicating that Prospect Capital is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Prospect Capital 6 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Gladstone Investment 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryProspect Capital beats Gladstone Investment on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Gladstone Investment News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for GAIN and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart GAIN vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricGladstone InvestmentInvestors IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$511.67M$1.03B$11.12B$7.70BDividend Yield7.01%12.69%5.91%4.32%P/E Ratio7.2312.8022.1018.33Price / Sales7.6710.6425.86107.05Price / Cash141.7914.7017.6034.62Price / Book1.040.892.634.25Net Income$85.31M$96.63M$1.04B$247.51M7 Day PerformanceN/A1.50%2.57%6.33%1 Month Performance1.91%-8.30%-2.04%-3.33%1 Year Performance-1.70%-11.52%536.98%5.15% Gladstone Investment Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)GAINGladstone Investment0.7001 of 5 stars$13.92+0.2%$13.75-1.2%-1.8%$512.77M$66.70M7.2570Dividend AnnouncementPositive NewsPSECProspect Capital1.4968 of 5 stars$3.49-2.0%$4.50+28.9%-33.3%$1.56B$101.04M-17.452,019Positive NewsOCSLOaktree Specialty Lending2.5655 of 5 stars$14.08-1.9%$16.42+16.6%-26.0%$1.16B$48.88M21.02N/AUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastNews CoveragePositive NewsVRTSVirtus Investment Partners3.0821 of 5 stars$142.95-4.0%$179.00+25.2%-33.5%$990.79M$902.82M8.46770CSWCCapital Southwest1.613 of 5 stars$19.36-1.6%$22.50+16.2%-22.6%$979.27M$98.09M13.7320SLRCSLR Investment1.167 of 5 stars$15.11-2.5%$15.85+4.9%+1.0%$824.40M$104.99M8.54N/AAnalyst ForecastFDUSFidus Investment2.0801 of 5 stars$18.15-2.2%$20.00+10.2%-6.4%$630.39M$91.39M6.48N/AUpcoming EarningsNews CoverageTCPCBlackRock TCP Capital2.3199 of 5 stars$6.68-1.6%$8.33+24.8%-30.3%$568.31M$-45,395,366.00-13.3619,800Positive NewsGLADGladstone Capital1.6007 of 5 stars$23.95-3.2%$23.00-4.0%+19.0%$534.80M$105.41M5.8670Dividend AnnouncementPositive NewsPNNTPennantPark Investment0.6777 of 5 stars$6.08-3.8%$6.00-1.3%-10.4%$397M$64.78M23.39N/AAnalyst ForecastNews CoverageDHILDiamond Hill Investment Group3.2 of 5 stars$125.49-2.8%N/A-15.1%$349.74M$151.10M7.11130Upcoming EarningsPositive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Prospect Capital Alternatives Oaktree Specialty Lending Alternatives Virtus Investment Partners Alternatives Capital Southwest Alternatives SLR Investment Alternatives Fidus Investment Alternatives BlackRock TCP Capital Alternatives Gladstone Capital Alternatives PennantPark Investment Alternatives Diamond Hill Investment Group Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:GAIN) was last updated on 4/25/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersElon Set to Shock the World by May 1st ?Tech legend Jeff Brown recently traveled to the industrial zone of South Memphis to investigate what he believ...Brownstone Research | SponsoredFeds Just Admitted It—They Can Take Your CashHere’s the cold truth: If your money is sitting idle in a bank account, it’s vulnerable. 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