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B. Riley Issues Pessimistic Outlook for GAIN Earnings

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Key Points

  • B. Riley has lowered its Q2 2026 earnings per share estimate for Gladstone Investment Corporation from $0.23 to $0.22, maintaining a "Hold" rating on the stock.
  • Institutional investors own 11.85% of Gladstone Investment's shares, with several firms, including Raymond James and Union Bancaire Privee, increasing their stakes recently.
  • The company announced a recent dividend of $0.08 per share, with a yield of 681.0% and a payout ratio of 44.24%.
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Gladstone Investment Corporation (NASDAQ:GAIN - Free Report) - Analysts at B. Riley dropped their Q2 2026 earnings estimates for Gladstone Investment in a report issued on Wednesday, August 13th. B. Riley analyst S. Adams now expects that the investment management company will post earnings of $0.22 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.23. 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 Q3 2026 earnings at $0.23 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.23 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $0.91 EPS.

Gladstone Investment (NASDAQ:GAIN - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, August 12th. The investment management company reported $0.24 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.23 by $0.01. The firm had revenue of $23.54 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $23.87 million. Gladstone Investment had a net margin of 83.78% and a return on equity of 7.33%.

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

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Gladstone Investment Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:GAIN traded up $0.08 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $14.35. 17,125 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 137,181. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $14.11 and a 200-day moving average price of $13.87. The company has a market cap of $548.27 million, a PE ratio of 6.61 and a beta of 0.92. Gladstone Investment has a 12 month low of $11.42 and a 12 month high of $15.34.

Gladstone Investment Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, July 31st. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, July 22nd were given a $0.08 dividend. This represents a yield of 681.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, July 21st. Gladstone Investment's dividend payout ratio is presently 44.24%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Gladstone Investment

A number of institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in GAIN. Kingstone Capital Partners Texas LLC bought a new position in shares of Gladstone Investment during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $23,814,000. Melia Wealth LLC grew its position in shares of Gladstone Investment by 4.1% during the 2nd quarter. Melia Wealth LLC now owns 1,133,030 shares of the investment management company's stock valued at $16,168,000 after acquiring an additional 44,232 shares during the period. Outfitter Financial LLC grew its position in shares of Gladstone Investment by 0.6% during the 2nd quarter. Outfitter Financial LLC now owns 202,295 shares of the investment management company's stock valued at $2,887,000 after acquiring an additional 1,150 shares during the period. Blair William & Co. IL grew its position in shares of Gladstone Investment by 0.7% during the 2nd quarter. Blair William & Co. IL now owns 169,571 shares of the investment management company's stock valued at $2,420,000 after acquiring an additional 1,135 shares during the period. Finally, Cassaday & Co Wealth Management LLC grew its position in shares of Gladstone Investment by 4.2% during the 1st quarter. Cassaday & Co Wealth Management LLC now owns 112,500 shares of the investment management company's stock valued at $1,503,000 after acquiring an additional 4,500 shares during the period. 11.85% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Gladstone Investment Company Profile

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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.

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