Should I buy or sell Gladstone Capital stock right now?

1 Wall Street research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Gladstone Capital in the last twelve months. There are currently 1 buy rating for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street 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 equities research analysts have issued 12 month price objectives for Gladstone Capital's stock. Their GLAD share price targets range from $22.00 to $22.00. On average, they predict the company's share price to reach $22.00 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 6.7% 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 $21.40 at the start of the year. Since then, GLAD shares have decreased by 3.6% and is now trading at $20.62. View the best growth stocks for 2024 here .

Are investors shorting Gladstone Capital?

Gladstone Capital saw a decline in short interest in March. As of March 31st, there was short interest totaling 258,400 shares, a decline of 29.9% from the March 15th total of 368,400 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 151,400 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 1.7 days. View Gladstone Capital's Short Interest .

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) issued its earnings results on Monday, February, 5th. The investment management company reported $0.54 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.56 by $0.02. The investment management company had revenue of $23.22 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $23.39 million. Gladstone Capital had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 11.59% and a net margin of 63.05%.

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

Gladstone Capital declared a monthly dividend on Monday, April 15th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, June 19th will be paid a dividend of $0.165 per share on Friday, June 28th. This represents a $1.98 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 9.60%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, June 18th. Read our dividend analysis for GLAD .

Is Gladstone Capital a good dividend stock?

Gladstone Capital (NASDAQ:GLAD) pays an annual dividend of $1.98 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 9.68%. GLAD has a dividend yield higher than 75% of all dividend-paying stocks, making it a leading dividend payer. 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 28,954 shares of GLAD stock, representing 1.58% of its portfolio.

When did Gladstone Capital's stock split?

Shares of Gladstone Capital reverse split on 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.

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 many different institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include Register Financial Advisors LLC (0.03%). 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 .

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Gladstone Capital (GLAD) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$20.40

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50-Day Range: $19.60
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52-Week Range: $18.38
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$22.56

Volume: 29,452 shs
Average Volume: 149,204 shs
Market Capitalization: $443.70 million

P/E Ratio: 7.08
Dividend Yield: 9.71%
Price Target: $22.00

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Gladstone Capital MarketRank™ Stock Analysis

Analyst Rating: Buy
3.00 Rating Score
Upside/Downside: 6.7% Upside
$22.00 Price Target
Short Interest: Healthy
1.19% of Shares Sold Short
Dividend Strength: Moderate
Based on Four Factors
Sustainability: N/A
News Sentiment: 0.76
Based on 9 Articles This Week
Insider Trading: N/A
Proj. Earnings Growth: -0.91%
From $2.20 to $2.18 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.

2.49 out of 5 stars

Finance Sector

596th out of 847 stocks

Textile Mill Products Industry

1st 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.
Amount of Analyst Coverage
Gladstone Capital has received no research coverage in the past 90 days.

5.0

Short Interest

Percentage of Shares Shorted
1.19% 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 1.7, 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 29.86%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

2.5

Dividend Strength

Dividend Leadership
Gladstone Capital is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 9.68%, 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 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.

3.8

News and Social Media Coverage

News Sentiment
Gladstone Capital has a news sentiment score of 0.76. 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 higher news sentiment than the 0.57 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.
News Coverage This Week
MarketBeat has tracked 9 news articles for Gladstone Capital this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.
Search Interest
30 people have searched for GLAD on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 100% compared to the previous 30 days.
MarketBeat Follows
14 people have added Gladstone Capital to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 180% 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 10.72% 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 $2.20 to $2.18 per share.
Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market
The P/E ratio of Gladstone Capital is 7.16, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 133.23.
Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector
The P/E ratio of Gladstone Capital is 7.16, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 56.90.
Price to Book Value per Share Ratio
Gladstone Capital has a P/B Ratio of 0.97. 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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Company Calendar

Last Earnings: 2/05/2024
Today: 4/18/2024
Ex-Dividend for 4/30 Dividend: 4/18/2024
Ex-Dividend for 4/30 Dividend: 4/18/2024
Dividend Payable: 4/30/2024
Dividend Payable: 4/30/2024
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: $22.00
High Stock Price Target: $22.00
Low Stock Price Target: $22.00
Potential Upside/Downside: +6.7%
Consensus Rating: Buy
Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
Research Coverage: 1 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): $2.88
Trailing P/E Ratio: 7.16
Forward P/E Ratio: 9.37
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: 0.05

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales: $86.43 million
Price / Sales: 5.19
Cash Flow: $2.81 per share
Price / Cash Flow: 7.33
Book Value: $21.18 per share
Price / Book: 0.97

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares: 21,750,000
Free Float: 20,866,000
Market Cap: $448.49 million
Optionable: Optionable
Beta: 1.25

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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 54)
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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GLAD Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Should I buy or sell Gladstone Capital stock right now?: 1 Wall Street research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Gladstone Capital in the last twelve months. There are currently 1 buy rating for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street 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 equities research analysts have issued 12 month price objectives for Gladstone Capital's stock. Their GLAD share price targets range from $22.00 to $22.00. On average, they predict the company's share price to reach $22.00 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 6.7% 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 $21.40 at the start of the year. Since then, GLAD shares have decreased by 3.6% and is now trading at $20.62.
View the best growth stocks for 2024 here.
Are investors shorting Gladstone Capital?: Gladstone Capital saw a decline in short interest in March. As of March 31st, there was short interest totaling 258,400 shares, a decline of 29.9% from the March 15th total of 368,400 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 151,400 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 1.7 days.
View Gladstone Capital's Short Interest.
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) issued its earnings results on Monday, February, 5th. The investment management company reported $0.54 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.56 by $0.02. The investment management company had revenue of $23.22 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $23.39 million. Gladstone Capital had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 11.59% and a net margin of 63.05%.
How often does Gladstone Capital pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for Gladstone Capital?: Gladstone Capital declared a monthly dividend on Monday, April 15th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, June 19th will be paid a dividend of $0.165 per share on Friday, June 28th. This represents a $1.98 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 9.60%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, June 18th.
Read our dividend analysis for GLAD.
Is Gladstone Capital a good dividend stock?: Gladstone Capital (NASDAQ:GLAD) pays an annual dividend of $1.98 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 9.68%. GLAD has a dividend yield higher than 75% of all dividend-paying stocks, making it a leading dividend payer. 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 28,954 shares of GLAD stock, representing 1.58% of its portfolio.
When did Gladstone Capital's stock split?: Shares of Gladstone Capital reverse split on 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.
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 many different institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include Register Financial Advisors LLC (0.03%).
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.

This page (NASDAQ:GLAD) was last updated on 4/18/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff

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