What is B. Riley’s Forecast for GAIN Q1 Earnings?

Gladstone Investment Corporation (NASDAQ:GAIN) – Analysts at B. Riley issued their Q1 2027 earnings estimates for Gladstone Investment in a research report issued to clients and investors on Monday, June 16th. B. Riley analyst S. Adams expects that the investment management company will earn $0.23 per share for the quarter. B. Riley has a “Hold” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Gladstone Investment’s current full-year earnings is $0.96 per share. B. Riley also issued estimates for Gladstone Investment’s Q2 2027 earnings at $0.23 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $0.23 EPS, Q4 2027 earnings at $0.23 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $0.92 EPS.

Gladstone Investment (NASDAQ:GAIN) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, May 13th. The investment management company reported $0.26 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.23 by $0.03. Gladstone Investment had a net margin of 69.74% and a return on equity of 7.31%. The firm had revenue of $27.55 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $24.96 million.

Other analysts also recently issued research reports about the stock. Citigroup downgraded shares of Gladstone Investment to a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday, May 14th. LADENBURG THALM/SH SH reiterated a “neutral” rating on shares of Gladstone Investment in a report on Wednesday, May 14th.

Gladstone Investment Price Performance

Shares of GAIN stock opened at $14.06 on Wednesday. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $14.13 and a 200-day moving average of $13.62. The company has a market cap of $517.97 million, a P/E ratio of 7.90 and a beta of 0.89. Gladstone Investment has a one year low of $11.42 and a one year high of $15.34.

Institutional Trading of Gladstone Investment

A number of large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in GAIN. Cassaday & Co Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in Gladstone Investment during the fourth quarter worth about $1,431,000. Invesco Ltd. purchased a new stake in Gladstone Investment during the fourth quarter worth about $1,393,000. Ameriflex Group Inc. purchased a new stake in Gladstone Investment during the fourth quarter worth about $699,000. Raymond James Financial Inc. purchased a new stake in Gladstone Investment during the fourth quarter worth about $651,000. Finally, Melia Wealth LLC increased its holdings in Gladstone Investment by 4.2% during the first quarter. Melia Wealth LLC now owns 1,088,798 shares of the investment management company’s stock worth $14,546,000 after buying an additional 44,377 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 11.85% of the company’s stock.

Gladstone Investment Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Friday, May 30th. Investors of record on Thursday, May 22nd were issued a dividend of $0.08 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, May 21st. This represents a yield of 6.55%. Gladstone Investment’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 53.93%.

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.