Gladstone Capital (GLAD) Competitors $26.17 -0.45 (-1.69%) (As of 11/20/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends GLAD vs. PSEC, VRTS, OCSL, CSWC, SLRC, TCPC, FDUS, GAIN, DHIL, and PNNTShould you be buying Gladstone Capital stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Gladstone Capital include Prospect Capital (PSEC), Virtus Investment Partners (VRTS), Oaktree Specialty Lending (OCSL), Capital Southwest (CSWC), SLR Investment (SLRC), BlackRock TCP Capital (TCPC), Fidus Investment (FDUS), Gladstone Investment (GAIN), Diamond Hill Investment Group (DHIL), and PennantPark Investment (PNNT). These companies are all part of the "asset management & custody banks" industry. Gladstone Capital vs. Prospect Capital Virtus Investment Partners Oaktree Specialty Lending Capital Southwest SLR Investment BlackRock TCP Capital Fidus Investment Gladstone Investment Diamond Hill Investment Group PennantPark Investment Prospect Capital (NASDAQ:PSEC) and Gladstone Capital (NASDAQ:GLAD) are both finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk, community ranking, profitability, dividends, earnings and media sentiment. Is PSEC or GLAD a better dividend stock? Prospect Capital pays an annual dividend of $0.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 15.7%. Gladstone Capital pays an annual dividend of $1.98 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.6%. Prospect Capital pays out -276.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Gladstone Capital pays out 52.1% 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 MarketBeat Community prefer PSEC or GLAD? Prospect Capital received 51 more outperform votes than Gladstone Capital when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 54.36% of users gave Gladstone Capital an outperform vote while only 51.87% of users gave Prospect Capital an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformProspect CapitalOutperform Votes31951.87% Underperform Votes29648.13% Gladstone CapitalOutperform Votes26854.36% Underperform Votes22545.64% Which has more volatility & risk, PSEC or GLAD? Prospect Capital has a beta of 1, indicating that its stock price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500.Comparatively, Gladstone Capital has a beta of 1.25, indicating that its stock price is 25% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has stronger valuation and earnings, PSEC or GLAD? Prospect Capital has higher revenue and earnings than Gladstone Capital. Prospect Capital is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Gladstone Capital, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioProspect Capital$861.66M2.32$262.83M-$0.26-17.65Gladstone Capital$98.55M5.93$94.72M$3.806.89 Do institutionals & insiders believe in PSEC or GLAD? 9.1% of Prospect Capital shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 10.7% of Gladstone Capital shares are held by institutional investors. 27.1% of Prospect Capital shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.1% of Gladstone Capital shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Does the media refer more to PSEC or GLAD? In the previous week, Gladstone Capital had 5 more articles in the media than Prospect Capital. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Gladstone Capital and 8 mentions for Prospect Capital. Prospect Capital's average media sentiment score of 1.27 beat Gladstone Capital's score of 0.05 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 4 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Gladstone Capital 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 6 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Is PSEC or GLAD more profitable? Gladstone Capital has a net margin of 97.81% compared to Prospect Capital's net margin of -2.23%. Prospect Capital's return on equity of 12.19% beat Gladstone Capital's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Prospect Capital-2.23% 12.19% 5.73% Gladstone Capital 97.81%10.48%5.82% Do analysts rate PSEC or GLAD? Prospect Capital currently has a consensus target price of $4.50, suggesting a potential downside of 1.96%. Gladstone Capital has a consensus target price of $23.00, suggesting a potential downside of 12.11%. Given Prospect Capital's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Prospect Capital is more favorable than Gladstone Capital.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 Capital 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 SummaryGladstone Capital beats Prospect Capital on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. 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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 GLAD vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricGladstone CapitalTextile mill products IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$598.22M$175.16M$10.35B$8.81BDividend Yield7.46%7.46%10.18%4.06%P/E Ratio6.892.7349.6217.82Price / Sales5.932.043,393.9874.56Price / Cash104.70104.7030.6832.53Price / Book1.210.802.894.68Net Income$94.72M$15.21M$994.27M$226.08M7 Day Performance2.39%0.93%-0.05%-1.04%1 Month Performance3.56%-7.59%7.13%1.04%1 Year Performance29.17%8.64%24.12%26.28% Gladstone Capital Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)GLADGladstone Capital1.456 of 5 stars$26.17-1.7%$23.00-12.1%+30.5%$598.22M$98.55M6.8970PSECProspect Capital1.2871 of 5 stars$4.59-1.1%$4.50-2.0%-21.0%$2.02B$861.66M0.002,019Insider TradePositive NewsVRTSVirtus Investment Partners1.8362 of 5 stars$235.75+1.5%$233.50-1.0%+19.0%$1.63B$845.27M9.31770OCSLOaktree Specialty Lending3.2766 of 5 stars$15.68+0.4%$16.75+6.8%-21.1%$1.29B$379.29M18.02N/ADividend AnnouncementAnalyst DowngradeCSWCCapital Southwest2.4288 of 5 stars$22.99flat$25.67+11.6%+2.2%$1.10B$103.24M14.0227SLRCSLR Investment0.9201 of 5 stars$16.43+0.2%$15.25-7.2%+10.3%$894.15M$229.31M9.28N/ATCPCBlackRock TCP Capital1.5663 of 5 stars$8.96-0.7%$9.00+0.4%-24.1%$772.03M$209.33M0.0019,800Analyst UpgradeFDUSFidus Investment1.3991 of 5 stars$20.70-0.5%$22.00+6.3%+5.7%$705.43M$99.67M7.39N/AGAINGladstone Investment0.5871 of 5 stars$13.48-1.0%$13.75+2.0%-8.6%$502.64M$35.81M12.7270DHILDiamond Hill Investment Group3.8518 of 5 stars$169.66+0.3%N/A+4.9%$461.48M$136.72M9.58129Positive NewsPNNTPennantPark Investment0.8288 of 5 stars$6.97-1.0%$6.00-13.9%+6.3%$459.03M$145.37M7.48N/AUpcoming Earnings Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Prospect Capital Competitors Virtus Investment Partners Competitors Oaktree Specialty Lending Competitors Capital Southwest Competitors SLR Investment Competitors BlackRock TCP Capital Competitors Fidus Investment Competitors Gladstone Investment Competitors Diamond Hill Investment Group Competitors PennantPark Investment Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NASDAQ:GLAD) was last updated on 11/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersUnveiled: NVIDIA’s "Secret Royalty" ProgramDid you know that there's an investment that will give you the opportunity to collect "royalties" every time N...Behind the Markets | Sponsored Adding Choose a watchlist: Watchlist Adding You have already added five stocks to your watchlist. 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