Gladstone Investment Co. (NASDAQ:GAIN) Expected to Earn Q2 2025 Earnings of $0.25 Per Share

Gladstone Investment Co. (NASDAQ:GAIN) – Equities researchers at B. Riley increased their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Gladstone Investment in a research report issued on Tuesday, October 1st. B. Riley analyst B. Rowe now expects that the investment management company will post earnings of $0.25 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $0.24. B. Riley currently has a “Neutral” rating and a $13.00 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for Gladstone Investment’s current full-year earnings is $0.99 per share. B. Riley also issued estimates for Gladstone Investment’s Q1 2026 earnings at $0.22 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.24 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.22 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $0.90 EPS.

Gladstone Investment (NASDAQ:GAIN) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Monday, August 5th. The investment management company reported $0.24 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.25 by ($0.01). Gladstone Investment had a return on equity of 7.20% and a net margin of 78.48%. The business had revenue of $22.18 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $24.27 million. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $0.25 earnings per share.

Separately, StockNews.com downgraded shares of Gladstone Investment from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report on Tuesday, September 24th.

Gladstone Investment Stock Performance

NASDAQ GAIN opened at $14.65 on Wednesday. The stock has a market cap of $537.49 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 5.91 and a beta of 1.33. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $13.27 and a 200 day simple moving average of $13.77. Gladstone Investment has a 52-week low of $12.14 and a 52-week high of $14.96.

Gladstone Investment Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently declared a Variable dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, October 15th. Stockholders of record on Friday, October 4th will be paid a dividend of $0.70 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, October 4th. Gladstone Investment’s dividend payout ratio is currently 38.71%.

Institutional Trading of Gladstone Investment

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Trexquant Investment LP bought a new position in Gladstone Investment in the fourth quarter valued at $151,000. United Advisor Group LLC bought a new position in shares of Gladstone Investment in the 4th quarter valued at about $502,000. Quarry LP acquired a new stake in shares of Gladstone Investment in the fourth quarter valued at about $84,000. Creekmur Asset Management LLC bought a new stake in Gladstone Investment during the fourth quarter worth about $105,000. Finally, Melia Wealth LLC acquired a new position in Gladstone Investment during the first quarter valued at approximately $13,455,000. 11.85% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Gladstone Investment Company Profile

Gladstone Investment Corporation is business development company, specializes in lower middle market, mature stage, buyouts; refinancing existing debt; senior debt securities such as senior loans, senior term loans, lines of credit, and senior notes; senior subordinated debt securities such as senior subordinated loans and senior subordinated notes; junior subordinated debt securities such as subordinated notes and mezzanine loans; limited liability company interests, and warrants or options.