Should I buy or sell Gladstone Capital stock right now?

1 Wall Street equities research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Gladstone Capital in the last year. There are currently 1 buy rating for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street equities research analysts is that investors should "buy" GLAD shares. View GLAD analyst ratings or view top-rated stocks .

What is Gladstone Capital's stock price target for 2024?

1 analysts have issued twelve-month price objectives for Gladstone Capital's stock. Their GLAD share price targets range from $11.00 to $11.00. On average, they predict the company's stock price to reach $11.00 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 10.0% from the stock's current price. View analysts price targets for GLAD or view top-rated stocks among Wall Street analysts .

How have GLAD shares performed in 2024?

Gladstone Capital's stock was trading at $10.70 at the beginning of 2024. Since then, GLAD stock has decreased by 6.5% and is now trading at $10.00. View the best growth stocks for 2024 here .

When is Gladstone Capital's next earnings date?

The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, May 7th 2024. View our GLAD earnings forecast .

How were Gladstone Capital's earnings last quarter?

Gladstone Capital Co. (NASDAQ:GLAD) released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, May, 2nd. The investment management company reported $0.26 EPS for the quarter, hitting analysts' consensus estimates of $0.26. The investment management company had revenue of $20.56 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $19.91 million. Gladstone Capital had a net margin of 63.05% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 11.59%. During the same period last year, the business earned $0.25 EPS.

How often does Gladstone Capital pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for Gladstone Capital?

Gladstone Capital declared a monthly dividend on Friday, January 12th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, March 21st will be paid a dividend of $0.0825 per share on Friday, March 29th. This represents a $0.99 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 9.90%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, March 20th. Read our dividend analysis for GLAD .

Is Gladstone Capital a good dividend stock?

Gladstone Capital (NASDAQ:GLAD) pays an annual dividend of $0.99 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 9.90%. GLAD has a dividend yield higher than 75% of all dividend-paying stocks, making it a leading dividend payer. The company has been increasing its dividend for 2 consecutive year(s), indicating that it does not yet have a strong track record of dividend growth. The dividend payout ratio is 68.75%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on EPS estimates, GLAD will have a dividend payout ratio of 90.83% in the coming year. This indicates that the company may not be able to sustain their current dividend. Read our dividend analysis for GLAD .

What ETF holds Gladstone Capital's stock ?

Virtus Private Credit Strategy ETF holds 31,778 shares of GLAD stock, representing 1.68% of its portfolio.

What is David J. Gladstone's approval rating as Gladstone Capital's CEO?

1 employees have rated Gladstone Capital Chief Executive Officer David J. Gladstone on Glassdoor.com . David J. Gladstone has an approval rating of 100% among the company's employees. This puts David J. Gladstone in the top 10% of approval ratings compared to other CEOs of publicly-traded companies. 100.0% of employees surveyed would recommend working at Gladstone Capital to a friend.

What other stocks do shareholders of Gladstone Capital own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Gladstone Capital investors own include AT&T (T) , Altria Group (MO) , Coca-Cola (KO) , Virtus Global Dividend & Income Fund (ZTR) , Oxford Lane Capital (OXLC) , Philip Morris International (PM) , Gladstone Investment (GAIN) , Gladstone Commercial (GOOD) , PIMCO High Income Fund (PHK) and Main Street Capital (MAIN) .

Who are Gladstone Capital's major shareholders?

Gladstone Capital's stock is owned by a variety of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include International Assets Investment Management LLC (0.79%), DNB Asset Management AS (0.34%), Legacy Capital Wealth Partners LLC (0.34%), Trexquant Investment LP (0.20%), Mckinley Capital Management LLC (0.18%) and Kovack Advisors Inc. (0.16%). View institutional ownership trends .

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. Compare Top Brokerages Here .

NASDAQ:GLAD

Gladstone Capital (GLAD) Stock Price, News & Analysis

$10.00

+0.09 (+0.91%)

(As of 02/9/2024 08:56 PM ET)

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50-Day Range: $9.79
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52-Week Range: $8.87
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Volume: 260,700 shs
Average Volume: 295,925 shs
Market Capitalization: $435.10 million

P/E Ratio: 6.94
Dividend Yield: 9.90%
Price Target: $11.00

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Gladstone Capital MarketRank™ Stock Analysis

Analyst Rating: Buy
3.00 Rating Score
Upside/Downside: 10.0% Upside
$11.00 Price Target
Short Interest: Healthy
0.69% of Shares Sold Short
Dividend Strength: Moderate
Based on Four Factors
Sustainability: N/A
News Sentiment: 0.66
Based on 8 Articles This Week
Insider Trading: N/A
Proj. Earnings Growth: -0.91%
From $1.10 to $1.09 Per Share

Overall MarketRank^™

New Rank-Based ScoringMarketRank^™ is calculated by averaging available category scores (with extra weight given to analysis and valuation), then ranking the company's weighted average against that of other companies.

1.30 out of 5 stars

Finance Sector

787th out of 851 stocks

Textile Mill Products Industry

2nd out of 2 stocks

1.5

Analyst's Opinion

Consensus Rating
Gladstone Capital has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 1 buy rating, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.
Price Target Upside/Downside
According to analysts' consensus price target of $11.00, Gladstone Capital has a forecasted upside of 10.0% from its current price of $10.00.
Amount of Analyst Coverage
Gladstone Capital has received no research coverage in the past 90 days.

3.0

Short Interest

Percentage of Shares Shorted
0.69% of the outstanding shares of Gladstone Capital have been sold short.
Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover
Gladstone Capital has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.2, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
Change versus previous month
Short interest in Gladstone Capital has recently increased by 13.51%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

2.5

Dividend Strength

Dividend Leadership
Gladstone Capital is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 9.90%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.
Dividend Growth
Gladstone Capital has only been increasing its dividend for 2 years.
Dividend Coverage
The dividend payout ratio of Gladstone Capital is 68.75%. 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 90.83% in the coming year. This indicates that Gladstone Capital may not be able to sustain their current dividend.

N/A

Sustainability and ESG

Overall ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) Score
There is no current Upright™ data available for GLAD.

2.0

News and Social Media Coverage

News Sentiment
Gladstone Capital has a news sentiment score of 0.66. 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 0.81 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.
News Coverage This Week
MarketBeat has tracked 8 news articles for Gladstone Capital this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.
Search Interest
Only 26 people have searched for GLAD on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -33% compared to the previous 30 days.
MarketBeat Follows
Only 10 people have added Gladstone Capital to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -17% compared to the previous 30 days.

0.0

Company Ownership

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling
In the past three months, Gladstone Capital insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.
Percentage Held by Insiders
Only 4.08% of the stock of Gladstone Capital is held by insiders.
Percentage Held by Institutions
Only 10.63% of the stock of Gladstone Capital is held by institutions.

1.9

Earnings and Valuation

Earnings Growth
Earnings for Gladstone Capital are expected to decrease by -0.91% in the coming year, from $1.10 to $1.09 per share.
Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market
The P/E ratio of Gladstone Capital is 6.94, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 115.74.
Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector
The P/E ratio of Gladstone Capital is 6.94, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 46.96.
Price to Book Value per Share Ratio
Gladstone Capital has a P/B Ratio of 0.94. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

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About Gladstone Capital Stock (NASDAQ:GLAD)

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.

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GLAD Stock News Headlines

February 7, 2024 | finance.yahoo.com

Gladstone Capital Corporation (NASDAQ:GLAD) Q1 2024 Earnings Call Transcript

February 7, 2024 | finance.yahoo.com

Q1 2024 Gladstone Capital Corp Earnings Call

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Gladstone Capital fiscal Q1 net investment income comes in a hair below consensus

February 5, 2024 | msn.com

Gladstone Capital reports Q1 results

February 5, 2024 | finance.yahoo.com

Gladstone Capital Corporation Reports Financial Results for its First Quarter Ended December 31, 2023

February 5, 2024 | finance.yahoo.com

Gladstone Capital Corp Reports Mixed Q1 2024 Financial Results

February 4, 2024 | msn.com

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February 1, 2024 | finance.yahoo.com

Gladstone Capital Corporation Earnings Call and Webcast Information

January 31, 2024 | apnews.com

ShowBiz Minute: Chita Rivera, Lily Gladstone, Fire Festival

January 25, 2024 | msn.com

Gladstone Capital Approves New Advisory Agreement

January 9, 2024 | finance.yahoo.com

Gladstone Capital Announces Monthly Cash Distributions for January, February and March 2024 and Conference Call Date

December 22, 2023 | seekingalpha.com

Gladstone Capital: Playing Defense With 9.5% Yield In Aggressive Sector

November 24, 2023 | seekingalpha.com

Gladstone Capital: A Fairly Valued Monthly Payer Yielding Near 10%

November 17, 2023 | markets.businessinsider.com

Oppenheimer Keeps Their Hold Rating on Gladstone Capital (GLAD)

November 15, 2023 | finance.yahoo.com

Gladstone Capital Corporation (NASDAQ:GLAD) Q4 2023 Earnings Call Transcript

November 14, 2023 | finance.yahoo.com

Q4 2023 Gladstone Capital Corp Earnings Call

November 13, 2023 | finance.yahoo.com

Gladstone Capital Corporation Reports Financial Results for its Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year Ended September 30, 2023

November 13, 2023 | finance.yahoo.com

Gladstone Capital Corp Reports Solid Fiscal Year Growth and Increased Distributions

November 12, 2023 | msn.com

Gladstone Capital Q4 2023 Earnings Preview

October 31, 2023 | morningstar.com

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October 28, 2023 | finance.yahoo.com

GLAD Nov 2023 7.500 put

October 18, 2023 | finance.yahoo.com

Gladstone Capital Corp's Dividend Analysis

October 10, 2023 | finanznachrichten.de

Gladstone Capital Corporation: Gladstone Capital Announces Monthly Cash Distributions for October, November and December 2023 and Conference Call Date

October 10, 2023 | seekingalpha.com

Gladstone Capital declares $0.0825 dividend

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Company Calendar

Last Earnings: 11/13/2023
Today: 2/11/2024
Ex-Dividend for 2/29 Dividend: 2/20/2024
Dividend Payable: 2/29/2024
Ex-Dividend for 3/29 Dividend: 3/20/2024
Dividend Payable: 3/29/2024
Next Earnings (Estimated): 5/07/2024
Fiscal Year End: 9/30/2024

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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: N/A
Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

Average Stock Price Target: $11.00
High Stock Price Target: $11.00
Low Stock Price Target: $11.00
Potential Upside/Downside: +10.0%
Consensus Rating: Buy
Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
Research Coverage: 1 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): $1.44
Trailing P/E Ratio: 6.94
Forward P/E Ratio: 9.09
P/E Growth: N/A
Net Income: $42.67 million
Net Margins: 63.05%
Pretax Margin: 48.95%
Return on Equity: 11.59%
Return on Assets: 6.07%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.20
Current Ratio: 0.05
Quick Ratio: 0.04

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales: $86.43 million
Price / Sales: 5.03
Cash Flow: $1.39 per share
Price / Cash Flow: 7.19
Book Value: $9.61 per share
Price / Book: 1.04

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares: 43,510,000
Free Float: 41,734,000
Market Cap: $435.10 million
Optionable: Optionable
Beta: 1.27

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Key Executives

Mr. David John Gladstone (Age 82)
Chairman & CEO
Mr. Robert L. Marcotte (Age 66)
President
Ms. Nicole Schaltenbrand CPA (Age 42)
CFO & Treasurer
Mr. Terry Lee Brubaker (Age 80)
Assistant Secretary & COO
Ms. Karin McLaughlin
Investor Relation Specialist
Mr. John Anthony Dellafiora Jr.
CPA, Chief Compliance Officer
Mr. Michael Bernard LiCalsi Esq. (Age 54)
J.D., General Counsel & Secretary
Ms. Paula Novara (Age 55)
Head of Resource Management & Director
Mr. David A. R. Dullum (Age 76)
Executive VP, President of Private Finance Mclean and Executive MD of Private Finance Mclean
Comp: $28k
Mr. John Sateri
Managing Director of Private Finance

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Institutional Ownership

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GLAD Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Should I buy or sell Gladstone Capital stock right now?: 1 Wall Street equities research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Gladstone Capital in the last year. There are currently 1 buy rating for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street equities research analysts is that investors should "buy" GLAD shares.
View GLAD analyst ratings or view top-rated stocks.
What is Gladstone Capital's stock price target for 2024?: 1 analysts have issued twelve-month price objectives for Gladstone Capital's stock. Their GLAD share price targets range from $11.00 to $11.00. On average, they predict the company's stock price to reach $11.00 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 10.0% from the stock's current price.
View analysts price targets for GLAD or view top-rated stocks among Wall Street analysts.
How have GLAD shares performed in 2024?: Gladstone Capital's stock was trading at $10.70 at the beginning of 2024. Since then, GLAD stock has decreased by 6.5% and is now trading at $10.00.
View the best growth stocks for 2024 here.
When is Gladstone Capital's next earnings date?: The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, May 7th 2024.
View our GLAD earnings forecast.
How were Gladstone Capital's earnings last quarter?: Gladstone Capital Co. (NASDAQ:GLAD) released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, May, 2nd. The investment management company reported $0.26 EPS for the quarter, hitting analysts' consensus estimates of $0.26. The investment management company had revenue of $20.56 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $19.91 million. Gladstone Capital had a net margin of 63.05% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 11.59%. During the same period last year, the business earned $0.25 EPS.
How often does Gladstone Capital pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for Gladstone Capital?: Gladstone Capital declared a monthly dividend on Friday, January 12th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, March 21st will be paid a dividend of $0.0825 per share on Friday, March 29th. This represents a $0.99 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 9.90%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, March 20th.
Read our dividend analysis for GLAD.

Is Gladstone Capital a good dividend stock?: Gladstone Capital (NASDAQ:GLAD) pays an annual dividend of $0.99 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 9.90%. GLAD has a dividend yield higher than 75% of all dividend-paying stocks, making it a leading dividend payer. The company has been increasing its dividend for 2 consecutive year(s), indicating that it does not yet have a strong track record of dividend growth. The dividend payout ratio is 68.75%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on EPS estimates, GLAD will have a dividend payout ratio of 90.83% in the coming year. This indicates that the company may not be able to sustain their current dividend.
Read our dividend analysis for GLAD.
What ETF holds Gladstone Capital's stock ?: Virtus Private Credit Strategy ETF holds 31,778 shares of GLAD stock, representing 1.68% of its portfolio.
What is David J. Gladstone's approval rating as Gladstone Capital's CEO?: 1 employees have rated Gladstone Capital Chief Executive Officer David J. Gladstone on Glassdoor.com. David J. Gladstone has an approval rating of 100% among the company's employees. This puts David J. Gladstone in the top 10% of approval ratings compared to other CEOs of publicly-traded companies. 100.0% of employees surveyed would recommend working at Gladstone Capital to a friend.
What other stocks do shareholders of Gladstone Capital own?: Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Gladstone Capital investors own include AT&T (T), Altria Group (MO), Coca-Cola (KO), Virtus Global Dividend & Income Fund (ZTR), Oxford Lane Capital (OXLC), Philip Morris International (PM), Gladstone Investment (GAIN), Gladstone Commercial (GOOD), PIMCO High Income Fund (PHK) and Main Street Capital (MAIN).
Who are Gladstone Capital's major shareholders?: Gladstone Capital's stock is owned by a variety of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include International Assets Investment Management LLC (0.79%), DNB Asset Management AS (0.34%), Legacy Capital Wealth Partners LLC (0.34%), Trexquant Investment LP (0.20%), Mckinley Capital Management LLC (0.18%) and Kovack Advisors Inc. (0.16%).
View institutional ownership trends.
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.
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