Gladstone Capital (GLAD) Competitors $28.53 -0.35 (-1.21%) Closing price 03/3/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$28.26 -0.28 (-0.96%) As of 03/3/2025 07:41 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 InterestTrends GLAD vs. PSEC, OCSL, VRTS, CSWC, SLRC, TCPC, FDUS, GAIN, PNNT, and SCMShould you be buying Gladstone Capital stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Gladstone Capital include Prospect Capital (PSEC), Oaktree Specialty Lending (OCSL), Virtus Investment Partners (VRTS), Capital Southwest (CSWC), SLR Investment (SLRC), BlackRock TCP Capital (TCPC), Fidus Investment (FDUS), Gladstone Investment (GAIN), PennantPark Investment (PNNT), and Stellus Capital Investment (SCM). These companies are all part of the "asset management & custody banks" industry. Gladstone Capital vs. Prospect Capital Oaktree Specialty Lending Virtus Investment Partners Capital Southwest SLR Investment BlackRock TCP Capital Fidus Investment Gladstone Investment PennantPark Investment Stellus Capital Investment Gladstone Capital (NASDAQ:GLAD) and Prospect Capital (NASDAQ:PSEC) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, analyst recommendations, community ranking, institutional ownership, media sentiment, risk, valuation, earnings and dividends. Does the MarketBeat Community prefer GLAD or PSEC? 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 51.79% of users gave Prospect Capital an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformGladstone CapitalOutperform Votes26854.36% Underperform Votes22545.64% Prospect CapitalOutperform Votes31951.79% Underperform Votes29748.21% Do analysts prefer GLAD or PSEC? Gladstone Capital currently has a consensus price target of $23.00, indicating a potential downside of 19.38%. Prospect Capital has a consensus price target of $4.50, indicating a potential upside of 3.45%. Given Prospect Capital's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Prospect Capital is more favorable than Gladstone Capital.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Gladstone Capital 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00Prospect Capital 1 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.00 Which has more risk and volatility, GLAD or PSEC? Gladstone Capital has a beta of 1.27, indicating that its share price is 27% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Prospect Capital has a beta of 0.99, indicating that its share price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500. Which has better valuation and earnings, GLAD or PSEC? Prospect Capital has lower revenue, but higher 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 RatioGladstone Capital$105.41M6.04$94.72M$4.096.98Prospect Capital$101.04M19.06$262.83M-$0.20-21.75 Is GLAD or PSEC more profitable? Gladstone Capital has a net margin of 106.59% compared to Prospect Capital's net margin of 1.18%. Prospect Capital's return on equity of 12.31% beat Gladstone Capital's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Gladstone Capital106.59% 10.00% 5.66% Prospect Capital 1.18%12.31%5.79% Does the media refer more to GLAD or PSEC? In the previous week, Prospect Capital had 3 more articles in the media than Gladstone Capital. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Prospect Capital and 1 mentions for Gladstone Capital. Gladstone Capital's average media sentiment score of 1.89 beat Prospect Capital's score of 1.36 indicating that Gladstone Capital is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment Gladstone Capital Very Positive Prospect Capital Positive Is GLAD or PSEC a better dividend stock? Gladstone Capital pays an annual dividend of $1.98 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.9%. Prospect Capital pays an annual dividend of $0.54 per share and has a dividend yield of 12.4%. Gladstone Capital pays out 48.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Prospect Capital pays out -270.0% 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. Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in GLAD or PSEC? 10.7% of Gladstone Capital shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 9.1% of Prospect Capital shares are held by institutional investors. 4.0% of Gladstone Capital shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 27.1% of Prospect Capital shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. SummaryProspect Capital beats Gladstone Capital on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Gladstone Capital News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for GLAD 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 GLAD vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricGladstone CapitalTextile mill products IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$637.08M$184.26M$11.38B$8.39BDividend Yield7.01%7.01%5.64%3.98%P/E Ratio6.982.8824.6919.21Price / Sales6.043.1125.34110.22Price / Cash117.09117.0917.7034.58Price / Book1.330.872.554.28Net Income$94.72M$23.66M$1.03B$247.04M7 Day Performance0.67%0.15%-0.09%-4.36%1 Month Performance-3.16%-8.35%-0.22%-5.60%1 Year Performance40.54%16.56%13.75%3.38% Gladstone Capital Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)GLADGladstone Capital2.0072 of 5 stars$28.53-1.2%$23.00-19.4%+40.5%$637.08M$105.41M6.9870Positive NewsPSECProspect Capital1.4117 of 5 stars$4.36-1.8%$4.50+3.2%-20.9%$1.93B$861.66M-21.802,019Dividend AnnouncementPositive NewsOCSLOaktree Specialty Lending1.6323 of 5 stars$15.91-0.7%$16.75+5.3%-18.9%$1.31B$381.67M23.75N/APositive NewsVRTSVirtus Investment Partners3.0315 of 5 stars$181.26+0.5%$225.75+24.5%-22.4%$1.27B$902.82M10.73770Dividend AnnouncementAnalyst UpgradeCSWCCapital Southwest1.4461 of 5 stars$23.17-0.4%$25.25+9.0%-3.3%$1.17B$98.09M16.4320Short Interest ↑SLRCSLR Investment1.1732 of 5 stars$17.51-0.8%$15.25-12.9%+16.9%$955.35M$106.47M9.89N/AEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementTCPCBlackRock TCP Capital0.7682 of 5 stars$9.38-0.7%$9.00-4.1%-22.1%$802.84M$-21,832,249.00-18.7619,800Dividend CutFDUSFidus Investment1.5969 of 5 stars$23.00-0.3%N/A+16.9%$780.05M$99.67M8.21N/AUpcoming EarningsShort Interest ↑GAINGladstone Investment0.862 of 5 stars$13.58-0.4%$13.75+1.3%-0.5%$500.25M$66.70M7.0770PNNTPennantPark Investment0.4754 of 5 stars$7.14-0.5%$6.00-15.9%+6.0%$465.92M$143.82M27.44N/ASCMStellus Capital Investment0.9062 of 5 stars$15.48+0.6%$13.63-12.0%+21.7%$418.72M$50.62M7.90599Short Interest ↑News Coverage Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Prospect Capital Competitors Oaktree Specialty Lending Competitors Virtus Investment Partners Competitors Capital Southwest Competitors SLR Investment Competitors BlackRock TCP Capital Competitors Fidus Investment Competitors Gladstone Investment Competitors PennantPark Investment Competitors Stellus Capital 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 3/4/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersHas Trump finally met his match?Dylan Jovine predicted the 2008 crash over a year before it happened. 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