Gladstone Investment (GAIN) Competitors $13.99 -0.01 (-0.07%) Closing price 08/7/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$14.00 +0.01 (+0.07%) As of 08/7/2025 07:45 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock GAIN vs. GLAD, MAIN, TSLX, VRTS, PSEC, CSWC, OCSL, FDUS, TCPC, and PNNTShould you be buying Gladstone Investment stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Gladstone Investment include Gladstone Capital (GLAD), Main Street Capital (MAIN), Sixth Street Specialty Lending (TSLX), Virtus Investment Partners (VRTS), Prospect Capital (PSEC), Capital Southwest (CSWC), Oaktree Specialty Lending (OCSL), Fidus Investment (FDUS), BLACKROCK TCP CAPITAL (TCPC), and PennantPark Investment (PNNT). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector. Gladstone Investment vs. Its Competitors Gladstone Capital Main Street Capital Sixth Street Specialty Lending Virtus Investment Partners Prospect Capital Capital Southwest Oaktree Specialty Lending Fidus Investment BLACKROCK TCP CAPITAL PennantPark Investment Gladstone Investment (NASDAQ:GAIN) and Gladstone Capital (NASDAQ:GLAD) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation, profitability, risk, dividends, earnings and analyst recommendations. Which has stronger valuation and earnings, GAIN or GLAD? Gladstone Capital has higher revenue and earnings than Gladstone Investment. Gladstone 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 RatioGladstone Investment$93.66M5.50$65.32M$1.787.86Gladstone Capital$96.62M6.27$94.72M$3.946.88 Does the media favor GAIN or GLAD? In the previous week, Gladstone Capital had 9 more articles in the media than Gladstone Investment. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Gladstone Capital and 2 mentions for Gladstone Investment. Gladstone Capital's average media sentiment score of 0.46 beat Gladstone Investment's score of 0.33 indicating that Gladstone Capital is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Gladstone Investment 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Gladstone Capital 2 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Is GAIN or GLAD more profitable? Gladstone Capital has a net margin of 84.60% compared to Gladstone Investment's net margin of 69.74%. Gladstone Capital's return on equity of 9.43% beat Gladstone Investment's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Gladstone Investment69.74% 7.31% 3.63% Gladstone Capital 84.60%9.43%5.64% Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of GAIN or GLAD? 11.9% of Gladstone Investment shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 10.7% of Gladstone Capital shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.4% of Gladstone Investment shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 4.0% of Gladstone Capital shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Is GAIN or GLAD a better dividend stock? Gladstone Investment pays an annual dividend of $0.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.9%. Gladstone Capital pays an annual dividend of $1.98 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.3%. Gladstone Investment pays out 53.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Gladstone Capital pays out 50.3% 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. Gladstone Capital has raised its dividend for 4 consecutive years. Gladstone Capital is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Which has more volatility & risk, GAIN or GLAD? Gladstone Investment has a beta of 0.92, meaning that its stock price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Gladstone Capital has a beta of 1.01, meaning that its stock price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts recommend GAIN or GLAD? Gladstone Investment presently has a consensus target price of $13.50, indicating a potential downside of 3.50%. Gladstone Capital has a consensus target price of $24.50, indicating a potential downside of 9.63%. Given Gladstone Investment's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Gladstone Investment is more favorable than Gladstone Capital.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Gladstone Investment 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00Gladstone Capital 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 SummaryGladstone Capital beats Gladstone Investment on 15 of the 17 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 GAIN 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 InvestmentFIN IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$515.72M$1.48B$12.17B$9.57BDividend Yield6.86%11.13%5.64%4.18%P/E Ratio7.8618.0019.8625.14Price / Sales5.5056.0926.00102.95Price / Cash8.0111.2621.4958.58Price / Book1.030.922.115.59Net Income$65.32M$144.88M$1.00B$265.48M7 Day Performance0.79%-0.61%1.01%1.22%1 Month Performance-0.71%-2.04%-0.11%0.39%1 Year Performance9.90%-3.22%543.15%23.47% Gladstone Investment Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)GAINGladstone Investment0.797 of 5 stars$13.99-0.1%$13.50-3.5%+10.9%$515.72M$93.66M7.8670Upcoming EarningsGLADGladstone Capital1.065 of 5 stars$26.91-1.3%$23.00-14.5%+21.7%$608.93M$96.62M6.8370News CoverageEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastMAINMain Street Capital1.1094 of 5 stars$64.21+0.3%$53.60-16.5%+30.0%$5.70B$541.03M10.9090Trending NewsEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementTSLXSixth Street Specialty Lending1.633 of 5 stars$23.80-0.5%$23.06-3.1%+17.0%$2.25B$482.53M10.31N/APositive NewsDividend IncreaseAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionVRTSVirtus Investment Partners4.1543 of 5 stars$191.83+1.1%$188.25-1.9%-3.0%$1.33B$884.72M11.35770Positive NewsPSECProspect Capital0.9061 of 5 stars$2.91-2.0%$3.00+3.1%-43.7%$1.32B$861.66M-3.382,019High Trading VolumeCSWCCapital Southwest2.2667 of 5 stars$22.47-0.1%$24.00+6.8%-5.7%$1.21B$204.44M15.1820Trending NewsOCSLOaktree Specialty Lending2.2448 of 5 stars$13.51-0.4%$15.00+11.0%-17.0%$1.19B$381.67M103.92N/AEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementFDUSFidus Investment1.7372 of 5 stars$20.59-0.2%$21.00+2.0%+7.0%$716.86M$146.15M8.80N/ANews CoverageEarnings ReportTCPCBLACKROCK TCP CAPITAL1.0961 of 5 stars$7.03-1.4%$7.00-0.4%-23.5%$606.32M$259.44M-12.1221,100News CoverageEarnings ReportGap DownPNNTPennantPark Investment1.4416 of 5 stars$7.18+0.5%$5.88-18.1%+5.6%$468.50M$56.93M27.60N/A Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Gladstone Capital Alternatives Main Street Capital Alternatives Sixth Street Specialty Lending Alternatives Virtus Investment Partners Alternatives Prospect Capital Alternatives Capital Southwest Alternatives Oaktree Specialty Lending Alternatives Fidus Investment Alternatives BLACKROCK TCP CAPITAL Alternatives PennantPark Investment 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 8/8/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersBREAKING: The House just passed 3 pro-crypto bills!THREE pro-crypto bills just passed the House! 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