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CompanyCurrent Price50-Day Moving Average52-Week RangeMarket CapBetaAvg. VolumeToday's Volume
Ares Capital Corporation stock logo
ARCC
Ares Capital
$22.38
+0.5%
$21.64
$18.26
$23.84
$15.56B0.674.21 million shs2.21 million shs
Golub Capital BDC, Inc. stock logo
GBDC
Golub Capital BDC
$14.78
+0.7%
$14.75
$12.68
$16.08
$3.93B0.511.44 million shs669,003 shs
Gladstone Capital Corporation stock logo
GLAD
Gladstone Capital
$27.58
+0.6%
$26.40
$21.40
$30.43
$615.63M0.99114,834 shs40,548 shs
PennantPark Investment Co. stock logo
PNNT
PennantPark Investment
$6.97
+0.7%
$6.70
$5.72
$8.04
$454.79M1492,571 shs219,403 shs
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Compare Price Performance

Company1-Day Performance7-Day Performance30-Day Performance90-Day Performance1-Year Performance
Ares Capital Corporation stock logo
ARCC
Ares Capital
0.00%+1.96%+2.05%+12.07%+6.77%
Golub Capital BDC, Inc. stock logo
GBDC
Golub Capital BDC
0.00%+2.32%-1.50%+6.37%-6.90%
Gladstone Capital Corporation stock logo
GLAD
Gladstone Capital
0.00%+3.16%+3.63%+12.09%+16.40%
PennantPark Investment Co. stock logo
PNNT
PennantPark Investment
0.00%+3.11%+4.42%+8.24%-9.31%
CompanyOverall ScoreAnalyst's OpinionShort Interest ScoreDividend StrengthESG ScoreNews and Social Media SentimentCompany OwnershipEarnings & Valuation
Ares Capital Corporation stock logo
ARCC
Ares Capital
2.3257 of 5 stars
2.43.01.70.02.80.01.3
Golub Capital BDC, Inc. stock logo
GBDC
Golub Capital BDC
2.3016 of 5 stars
1.42.01.70.03.12.51.9
Gladstone Capital Corporation stock logo
GLAD
Gladstone Capital
1.6036 of 5 stars
1.04.02.50.01.90.81.3
PennantPark Investment Co. stock logo
PNNT
PennantPark Investment
1.1574 of 5 stars
0.82.01.70.02.41.71.3
CompanyConsensus Rating ScoreConsensus RatingConsensus Price Target% Upside from Current Price
Ares Capital Corporation stock logo
ARCC
Ares Capital
2.78
Moderate Buy$22.00-1.70% Downside
Golub Capital BDC, Inc. stock logo
GBDC
Golub Capital BDC
2.75
Moderate Buy$15.504.91% Upside
Gladstone Capital Corporation stock logo
GLAD
Gladstone Capital
2.00
Hold$23.00-16.59% Downside
PennantPark Investment Co. stock logo
PNNT
PennantPark Investment
1.67
Reduce$5.88-15.65% Downside

Current Analyst Ratings Breakdown

Latest PNNT, ARCC, GBDC, and GLAD Analyst Ratings

DateCompanyBrokerageActionRatingPrice TargetDetails
6/27/2025
Ares Capital Corporation stock logo
ARCC
Ares Capital
Wells Fargo & Company
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Boost Price TargetOverweight ➝ Overweight$21.00 ➝ $22.00
6/16/2025
Ares Capital Corporation stock logo
ARCC
Ares Capital
B. Riley
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UpgradeHold
6/16/2025
Gladstone Capital Corporation stock logo
GLAD
Gladstone Capital
B. Riley
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UpgradeHold
5/21/2025
PennantPark Investment Co. stock logo
PNNT
PennantPark Investment
Compass Point
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Reiterated RatingNeutral ➝ Sell$6.00 ➝ $5.75
5/14/2025
PennantPark Investment Co. stock logo
PNNT
PennantPark Investment
LADENBURG THALM/SH SH
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UpgradeHold
5/12/2025
Golub Capital BDC, Inc. stock logo
GBDC
Golub Capital BDC
Bank of America
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Lower Price TargetBuy ➝ Buy$16.50 ➝ $15.50
5/6/2025
Ares Capital Corporation stock logo
ARCC
Ares Capital
Royal Bank Of Canada
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Lower Price TargetOutperform ➝ Outperform$24.00 ➝ $23.00
4/28/2025
Ares Capital Corporation stock logo
ARCC
Ares Capital
Wells Fargo & Company
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Lower Price TargetOverweight ➝ Overweight$23.00 ➝ $22.00
4/28/2025
Golub Capital BDC, Inc. stock logo
GBDC
Golub Capital BDC
Wells Fargo & Company
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Lower Price TargetEqual Weight ➝ Equal Weight$15.00 ➝ $14.00
4/24/2025
Ares Capital Corporation stock logo
ARCC
Ares Capital
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
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Lower Price TargetOverweight ➝ Overweight$24.50 ➝ $22.00
4/24/2025
PennantPark Investment Co. stock logo
PNNT
PennantPark Investment
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
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Lower Price TargetNeutral ➝ Neutral$7.00 ➝ $6.00
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CompanyAnnual RevenuePrice/SalesCashflowPrice/CashBook ValuePrice/Book
Ares Capital Corporation stock logo
ARCC
Ares Capital
$2.99B5.20$2.20 per share10.17$19.89 per share1.13
Golub Capital BDC, Inc. stock logo
GBDC
Golub Capital BDC
$724.68M5.43$1.50 per share9.88$15.19 per share0.97
Gladstone Capital Corporation stock logo
GLAD
Gladstone Capital
$96.62M6.37$0.25 per share111.28$21.65 per share1.27
PennantPark Investment Co. stock logo
PNNT
PennantPark Investment
$56.93M7.99$0.93 per share7.47$7.57 per share0.92
CompanyNet IncomeEPSTrailing P/E RatioForward P/E RatioP/E GrowthNet MarginsReturn on Equity (ROE)Return on Assets (ROA)Next Earnings Date
Ares Capital Corporation stock logo
ARCC
Ares Capital
$1.52B$2.0510.9210.31N/A43.50%11.05%5.25%7/29/2025 (Estimated)
Golub Capital BDC, Inc. stock logo
GBDC
Golub Capital BDC
$273.79M$1.1313.089.23N/A35.50%10.59%4.86%8/4/2025 (Estimated)
Gladstone Capital Corporation stock logo
GLAD
Gladstone Capital
$94.72M$3.947.0013.58N/A93.42%9.85%5.78%8/6/2025 (Estimated)
PennantPark Investment Co. stock logo
PNNT
PennantPark Investment
$48.85M$0.1526.798.71N/A11.33%11.59%4.23%N/A

Latest PNNT, ARCC, GBDC, and GLAD Earnings

DateQuarterCompanyConsensus EstimateReported EPSBeat/MissGap EPSRevenue EstimateActual RevenueDetails
7/29/2025Q2 2025
Ares Capital Corporation stock logo
ARCC
Ares Capital
$0.51N/AN/AN/A$748.76 millionN/A
5/6/2025Q2 2025
Gladstone Capital Corporation stock logo
GLAD
Gladstone Capital
$0.50$0.50N/A$0.39$22.95 million$21.57 million
5/5/2025Q2 2025
Golub Capital BDC, Inc. stock logo
GBDC
Golub Capital BDC
$0.41$0.39-$0.02$0.30$223.89 million$211.10 million
4/29/2025Q1 2025
Ares Capital Corporation stock logo
ARCC
Ares Capital
$0.54$0.50-$0.04$0.36$769.32 million$599.00 million
CompanyAnnual PayoutDividend Yield3-Year Dividend GrowthPayout RatioYears of Consecutive Growth
Ares Capital Corporation stock logo
ARCC
Ares Capital
$1.928.58%N/A93.66%N/A
Golub Capital BDC, Inc. stock logo
GBDC
Golub Capital BDC
$1.5610.56%N/A138.05%N/A
Gladstone Capital Corporation stock logo
GLAD
Gladstone Capital
$1.987.18%N/A50.25%4 Years
PennantPark Investment Co. stock logo
PNNT
PennantPark Investment
$0.9613.78%N/A640.00%1 Years

Latest PNNT, ARCC, GBDC, and GLAD Dividends

AnnouncementCompanyPeriodAmountYieldEx-Dividend DateRecord DatePayable Date
7/3/2025
PennantPark Investment Co. stock logo
PNNT
PennantPark Investment
monthly$0.0813.8%7/15/20257/15/20258/1/2025
6/4/2025
PennantPark Investment Co. stock logo
PNNT
PennantPark Investment
monthly$0.0814.4%6/16/20256/16/20257/1/2025
4/29/2025
Ares Capital Corporation stock logo
ARCC
Ares Capital
quarterly$0.489.3%6/13/20256/13/20256/30/2025
4/10/2025
Gladstone Capital Corporation stock logo
GLAD
Gladstone Capital
monthly$0.16508.1%6/20/20256/20/20256/30/2025
4/9/2025
Gladstone Capital Corporation stock logo
GLAD
Gladstone Capital
monthly$0.16508.1%6/20/20256/20/20256/30/2025
4/8/2025
Gladstone Capital Corporation stock logo
GLAD
Gladstone Capital
Monthly$0.16508.34%6/20/20256/20/20256/30/2025
5/2/2025
Golub Capital BDC, Inc. stock logo
GBDC
Golub Capital BDC
quarterly$0.3911%6/13/20256/13/20256/27/2025
5/5/2025
PennantPark Investment Co. stock logo
PNNT
PennantPark Investment
monthly$0.0814.9%5/15/20255/15/20256/2/2025
5/21/2025
Gladstone Capital Corporation stock logo
GLAD
Gladstone Capital
$0.16507.57%5/21/20255/22/20255/30/2025
4/21/2025
Gladstone Capital Corporation stock logo
GLAD
Gladstone Capital
$0.16508.27%4/21/20254/22/20254/30/2025
(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)
CompanyDebt-to-Equity RatioCurrent RatioQuick Ratio
Ares Capital Corporation stock logo
ARCC
Ares Capital
1.02
1.40
1.40
Golub Capital BDC, Inc. stock logo
GBDC
Golub Capital BDC
1.19
3.01
3.01
Gladstone Capital Corporation stock logo
GLAD
Gladstone Capital
0.05
0.04
0.04
PennantPark Investment Co. stock logo
PNNT
PennantPark Investment
1.56
0.47
0.47

Institutional Ownership

CompanyInstitutional Ownership
Ares Capital Corporation stock logo
ARCC
Ares Capital
27.38%
Golub Capital BDC, Inc. stock logo
GBDC
Golub Capital BDC
42.38%
Gladstone Capital Corporation stock logo
GLAD
Gladstone Capital
10.72%
PennantPark Investment Co. stock logo
PNNT
PennantPark Investment
26.62%

Insider Ownership

CompanyInsider Ownership
Ares Capital Corporation stock logo
ARCC
Ares Capital
0.48%
Golub Capital BDC, Inc. stock logo
GBDC
Golub Capital BDC
3.60%
Gladstone Capital Corporation stock logo
GLAD
Gladstone Capital
3.96%
PennantPark Investment Co. stock logo
PNNT
PennantPark Investment
3.00%
CompanyEmployeesShares OutstandingFree FloatOptionable
Ares Capital Corporation stock logo
ARCC
Ares Capital
2,550694.18 million690.85 millionOptionable
Golub Capital BDC, Inc. stock logo
GBDC
Golub Capital BDC
N/A266.39 million256.80 millionOptionable
Gladstone Capital Corporation stock logo
GLAD
Gladstone Capital
7022.33 million21.45 millionOptionable
PennantPark Investment Co. stock logo
PNNT
PennantPark Investment
N/A65.30 million63.34 millionOptionable

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PennantPark Investment declares $0.08 dividend
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Ares Capital stock logo

Ares Capital NASDAQ:ARCC

$22.38 +0.12 (+0.54%)
Closing price 07/3/2025 03:50 PM Eastern
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$22.38 0.00 (0.00%)
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Ares Capital Corporation is a business development company specializing in acquisition, recapitalization, mezzanine debt, restructurings, rescue financing, and leveraged buyout transactions of middle market companies. It also makes growth capital and general refinancing. It prefers to make investments in companies engaged in the basic and growth manufacturing, business services, consumer products, health care products and services, and information technology service sectors. The fund will also consider investments in industries such as restaurants, retail, oil and gas, and technology sectors. It focuses on investments in Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, Southeast and Southwest regions from its New York office, the Midwest region, from the Chicago office, and the Western region from the Los Angeles office. The fund typically invests between $20 million and $200 million and a maximum of $400 million in companies with an EBITDA between $10 million and $250 million. It makes debt investments between $10 million and $100 million The fund invests through revolvers, first lien loans, warrants, unitranche structures, second lien loans, mezzanine debt, private high yield, junior capital, subordinated debt, and non-control preferred and common equity. The fund also selectively considers third-party-led senior and subordinated debt financings and opportunistically considers the purchase of stressed and discounted debt positions. The fund prefers to be an agent and/or lead the transactions in which it invests. The fund also seeks board representation in its portfolio companies.

Golub Capital BDC stock logo

Golub Capital BDC NASDAQ:GBDC

$14.78 +0.11 (+0.72%)
As of 07/3/2025 03:30 PM Eastern
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Golub Capital BDC, Inc. (GBDC) is a business development company and operates as an externally managed closed-end non-diversified management investment company. It invests in debt and minority equity investments in middle-market companies that are, in most cases, sponsored by private equity investors. It typically invests in diversified consumer services, automobiles, healthcare technology, insurance, health care equipment and supplies, hotels, restaurants and leisure, healthcare providers and services, IT services and specialty retails. It seeks to invest in the United States. It primarily invests in first lien traditional senior debt, first lien one stop, junior debt and equity, senior secured, one stop, unitranche, second lien, subordinated and mezzanine loans of middle-market companies, and warrants.

Gladstone Capital stock logo

Gladstone Capital NASDAQ:GLAD

$27.58 +0.17 (+0.60%)
Closing price 07/3/2025 03:54 PM Eastern
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$27.58 0.00 (0.00%)
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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.

PennantPark Investment stock logo

PennantPark Investment NASDAQ:PNNT

$6.96 +0.05 (+0.65%)
Closing price 07/3/2025 03:58 PM Eastern
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$6.96 0.00 (0.00%)
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PennantPark Investment Corporation, a business development company is a private equity fund specializes in direct and mezzanine investments in middle market companies. It invests in the form of mezzanine debt, senior secured loans, and equity investments. The fund typically invests in buildings and real estate, hotels, gaming and leisure, technology, telecommunications, transportation, information technology services, electronics, healthcare & pharmaceuticals, education and childcare, financial services, printing and publishing, consumer products, business services, energy & Related Services and utilities, distribution, oil and gas, media, environmental services, aerospace and defense, building materials, capital equipment, chemicals, plastics, & rubber, food & beverage, wholesale, manufacturing and basic industries and retail. It invests in equity securities and debt transactions through preferred stock, common stock, warrants, options, senior secured debt, subordinated debt, subordinated loans, first lien debt, mezzanine loans, and distressed debt securities and private equity co-investments. It seeks to invest in companies based in the United States. The fund seeks to invest between $10 million and $100 million cross the capital structure (senior secured loans, subordinated debt, and other investments) in its portfolio companies with EBITDA between $10 to $50 million. Its mezzanine loans, senior secured loans, and other investments in its portfolio companies are between $15 million and $50 million. The fund may also make non-control equity and debt investments.