Gladstone Investment (GAIN) Competitors $14.22 +0.12 (+0.85%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$14.16 -0.07 (-0.46%) As of 04:22 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, PSEC, VRTS, OCSL, CSWC, 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), Prospect Capital (PSEC), Virtus Investment Partners (VRTS), Oaktree Specialty Lending (OCSL), Capital Southwest (CSWC), 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 Prospect Capital Virtus Investment Partners Oaktree Specialty Lending Capital Southwest 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 better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, earnings, media sentiment, profitability, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership. Do analysts recommend GAIN or GLAD? Gladstone Investment presently has a consensus price target of $13.50, suggesting a potential downside of 5.06%. Gladstone Capital has a consensus price target of $23.00, suggesting a potential downside of 20.44%. Given Gladstone Investment's higher possible upside, analysts plainly 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) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 Which has more volatility and risk, GAIN or GLAD? Gladstone Investment has a beta of 0.87, meaning that its share price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Gladstone Capital has a beta of 0.99, meaning that its share price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media prefer GAIN or GLAD? In the previous week, Gladstone Investment had 1 more articles in the media than Gladstone Capital. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Gladstone Investment and 9 mentions for Gladstone Capital. Gladstone Capital's average media sentiment score of 0.73 beat Gladstone Investment's score of 0.60 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) 3 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Gladstone Capital 1 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has higher earnings and valuation, 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$93.66M5.59$65.32M$1.787.99Gladstone Capital$96.62M6.68$94.72M$3.947.34 Do insiders & institutionals believe in GAIN or GLAD? 11.9% of Gladstone Investment shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 10.7% of Gladstone Capital shares are held by institutional investors. 2.4% of Gladstone Investment shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 4.0% of Gladstone Capital shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. 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 6.8%. Gladstone Capital pays an annual dividend of $1.98 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.8%. 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. Is GAIN or GLAD more profitable? Gladstone Capital has a net margin of 93.42% compared to Gladstone Investment's net margin of 69.74%. Gladstone Capital's return on equity of 9.85% 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 93.42%9.85%5.78% SummaryGladstone Capital beats Gladstone Investment on 13 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$523.87M$1.65B$12.07B$9.32BDividend Yield6.80%10.84%5.55%4.03%P/E Ratio7.9917.7719.1019.75Price / Sales5.5966.2626.48182.50Price / Cash8.0811.6421.6257.96Price / Book1.050.972.305.67Net Income$65.32M$144.88M$997.60M$257.98M7 Day Performance0.78%3.00%-0.13%0.56%1 Month Performance0.49%6.04%3.56%8.88%1 Year Performance-0.07%-5.40%540.85%14.24% Gladstone Investment Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)GAINGladstone Investment0.7108 of 5 stars$14.22+0.9%$13.50-5.1%-0.6%$523.87M$93.66M7.9970Dividend AnnouncementGLADGladstone Capital1.583 of 5 stars$27.77+0.7%$23.00-17.2%+17.0%$620.10M$96.62M7.0570Dividend AnnouncementMAINMain Street Capital1.3567 of 5 stars$60.97-0.3%$52.80-13.4%+22.9%$5.43B$541.03M10.3590Analyst ForecastTSLXSixth Street Specialty Lending2.2896 of 5 stars$23.94-1.8%$22.81-4.7%+12.3%$2.25B$482.53M12.67N/ANews CoveragePSECProspect Capital1.0374 of 5 stars$3.31-0.3%$3.00-9.4%-40.9%$1.48B$861.66M-3.852,019Positive NewsVRTSVirtus Investment Partners3.6334 of 5 stars$194.78-2.2%$172.50-11.4%-12.9%$1.35B$898.60M11.53770News CoverageAnalyst ForecastHigh Trading VolumeOCSLOaktree Specialty Lending1.4324 of 5 stars$13.85-1.6%$15.83+14.3%-21.9%$1.22B$381.67M106.54N/APositive NewsCSWCCapital Southwest3.0793 of 5 stars$22.71-0.4%$23.60+3.9%-15.3%$1.22B$204.44M15.3420News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastFDUSFidus Investment2.4959 of 5 stars$20.86+0.4%$21.00+0.7%+8.8%$724.47M$146.15M8.91N/APositive NewsTCPCBlackrock Tcp Capital1.195 of 5 stars$7.73-1.3%$7.00-9.4%-28.8%$657.36M$259.44M-13.3321,100Analyst DowngradePNNTPennantPark Investment1.7662 of 5 stars$6.97-0.1%$5.88-15.7%-3.2%$455.11M$56.93M26.81N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsDividend Announcement Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Gladstone Capital Alternatives Main Street Capital Alternatives Sixth Street Specialty Lending Alternatives Prospect Capital Alternatives Virtus Investment Partners Alternatives Oaktree Specialty Lending Alternatives Capital Southwest 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 7/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersBank of America Says Gold Could Hit $4,000. 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