B. Riley Reduces Earnings Estimates for Gladstone Investment

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%.

Gladstone Investment Corporation (NASDAQ:GAIN - Free Report) - Analysts at B. Riley lowered their Q2 2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Gladstone Investment in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday, August 13th. B. Riley analyst S. Adams now expects that the investment management company will post earnings per share of $0.22 for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.23. B. Riley currently 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 earnings results on Tuesday, August 12th. The investment management company reported $0.24 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.23 by $0.01. The firm had revenue of $23.54 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates 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 have also recently issued research reports about the company. Citigroup cut Gladstone Investment to a "neutral" rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 14th. LADENBURG THALM/SH SH reaffirmed a "neutral" rating on shares of Gladstone Investment in a research note on Wednesday, May 14th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Hold rating, Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $13.50.

Gladstone Investment Stock Performance

Shares of GAIN stock traded down $0.18 on Friday, hitting $14.03. The company had a trading volume of 228,554 shares, compared to its average volume of 139,485. The stock's 50-day moving average is $14.12 and its two-hundred day moving average is $13.87. Gladstone Investment has a twelve month low of $11.42 and a twelve month high of $15.34. The firm has a market cap of $536.23 million, a P/E ratio of 6.47 and a beta of 0.92.

Gladstone Investment Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, July 31st. Investors 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%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Gladstone Investment

A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Raymond James Financial Inc. increased its position in shares of Gladstone Investment by 2.0% during the second quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. now owns 40,857 shares of the investment management company's stock valued at $583,000 after acquiring an additional 814 shares during the last quarter. Union Bancaire Privee UBP SA increased its holdings in Gladstone Investment by 5.1% during the second quarter. Union Bancaire Privee UBP SA now owns 19,806 shares of the investment management company's stock worth $283,000 after buying an additional 959 shares during the last quarter. Blair William & Co. IL raised its position in Gladstone Investment by 0.7% in the second quarter. Blair William & Co. IL now owns 169,571 shares of the investment management company's stock worth $2,420,000 after acquiring an additional 1,135 shares during the period. NewEdge Advisors LLC boosted its stake in Gladstone Investment by 6.2% in the first quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 19,626 shares of the investment management company's stock valued at $262,000 after acquiring an additional 1,150 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Outfitter Financial LLC boosted its stake in Gladstone Investment by 0.6% in the second 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 last quarter. 11.85% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.