Gladstone Capital (GLAD) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Gladstone Capital Corporation is a business development company specializing in lower middle market, growth capital, add on acquisitions, change of control, buy & build strategies, debt refinancing, debt investments in senior term loans, revolving loans, secured first and second lien term loans, senior subordinated loans, unitranche loans, junior subordinated loans, and mezzanine loans and equity investments in the form of common stock, preferred stock, limited liability company interests, or warrants. It operates as a business development company. The fund also makes private equity investments in acquisitions, buyouts and recapitalizations, and refinancing existing debts. It targets small and medium-sized companies in United States. It is industry agnostic and seeks to invest in companies engaged in the business services, light and specialty manufacturing, niche industrial products and services, specialty consumer products and services, energy services, transportation and logistics, healthcare and education services, specialty chemicals, media and communications and aerospace and defense. The fund seeks to invest between $7 million and $30 million in companies that have between $20 million and $150 million in sales and EBITDA between $3 million and $25 million. It prefers to acquire minority stakes. It seeks to exit its investments through strategic acquisitions by other industry participants or financial buyers, initial public offerings of common stock, or other capital market transactions.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $28.72 to $29.21
• 50-Day Range: $27.36 to $30.29
• 52-Week Range: $19.20 to $30.43
• Volume: 66,858 shs
• Average Volume: 114,619 shs
• Market Capitalization: $642.88 million
• P/E Ratio: 7.04
• Dividend Yield: 6.88%
• Price Target: $23.00
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Gladstone Capital Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Gladstone Capital scored higher than 40% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 722nd 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 Capital has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.00, and is based on no buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

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

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Gladstone Capital are expected to remain at $2.03 per share in the coming year.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Gladstone Capital is 7.04, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 23.57.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Gladstone Capital is 7.04, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 24.13.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Gladstone Capital has a P/B Ratio of 1.34. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 5.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

1.92% of the float of Gladstone Capital has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Gladstone Capital has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.2, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Gladstone Capital has recently decreased by 16.30%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Leadership

Gladstone Capital is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 6.77%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

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

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Gladstone Capital is 48.41%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on EPS estimates, Gladstone Capital will have a dividend payout ratio of 97.54% in the coming year. This indicates that Gladstone Capital may not be able to sustain their current dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

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

Percentage of Shares Shorted

1.92% of the float of Gladstone Capital has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Gladstone Capital has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.2, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Gladstone Capital has recently decreased by 16.30%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.6 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.67

News Sentiment

Gladstone Capital has a news sentiment score of 0.67. 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 lower news sentiment than the 0.88 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 4 news articles for Gladstone Capital this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

11 people have searched for GLAD on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 57% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 3 people have added Gladstone Capital to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -40% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Gladstone Capital insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $423,925.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 3.96% of the stock of Gladstone Capital is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

Only 10.72% of the stock of Gladstone Capital is held by institutions.

GLAD Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have GLAD shares performed this year?

Gladstone Capital's stock was trading at $28.44 at the start of the year. Since then, GLAD shares have increased by 1.2% and is now trading at $28.79.
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How were Gladstone Capital's earnings last quarter?

Gladstone Capital Co. (NASDAQ:GLAD) posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February, 11th. The investment management company reported $0.50 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.53 by $0.03. Gladstone Capital had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 10.00% and a net margin of 106.59%.

When did Gladstone Capital's stock split?

Gladstone Capital shares reverse split on the morning of Friday, April 5th 2024. The 1-2 reverse split was announced on Friday, April 5th 2024. The number of shares owned by shareholders was adjusted after the market closes on Friday, April 5th 2024. An investor that had 100 shares of stock prior to the reverse split would have 50 shares after the split.

Who are Gladstone Capital's major shareholders?

Top institutional investors of Gladstone Capital include LPL Financial LLC (0.69%), Legal & General Group Plc (0.64%), Two Sigma Advisers LP (0.59%) and Van ECK Associates Corp (0.56%).
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How do I buy shares of Gladstone Capital?

Shares of GLAD 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 Capital own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Gladstone Capital investors own include AT&T (T), Altria Group (MO), Coca-Cola (KO), Oxford Lane Capital (OXLC), Enterprise Products Partners (EPD), Main Street Capital (MAIN) and Realty Income (O).

Company Calendar

• Ex-Dividend for 1/31 Dividend: 1/24/2025
• Dividend Payable: 1/31/2025
• Last Earnings: 2/11/2025
• Today: 2/21/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 3/31 Dividend: 3/19/2025
• Dividend Payable: 3/31/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 5/07/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 9/30/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: Textile mill products
• Sub-Industry: Asset Management & Custody Banks
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:GLAD
• CUSIP: 37653510
• CIK: 1143513
• Web: www.gladstonecapital.com
• Phone: (703) 287-5857
• Fax: 703-287-5801
• Employees: 70
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $23.00
• High Stock Price Target: $23.00
• Low Stock Price Target: $23.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: -20.1%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.00
• Research Coverage: 1 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): $4.09
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 7.04
• Forward P/E Ratio: 14.18
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $94.72 million
• Net Margins: 106.59%
• Pretax Margin: 47.56%
• Return on Equity: 10.00%
• Return on Assets: 5.66%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.13
• Current Ratio: 0.04
• Quick Ratio: 0.04

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $96.62 million
• Price / Sales: 6.65
• Cash Flow: $0.24 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 118.06
• Book Value: $21.51 per share
• Price / Book: 1.34

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 22,330,000
• Free Float: 21,446,000
• Market Cap: $642.88 million
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.27