Gladstone Capital (NASDAQ:GLAD) Upgraded at B. Riley

Gladstone Capital (NASDAQ:GLAD - Get Free Report) was upgraded by equities research analysts at B. Riley to a "hold" rating in a research note issued on Monday,Zacks.com reports. B. Riley also issued estimates for Gladstone Capital's Q1 2026 earnings at $0.50 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.50 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.50 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.50 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $2.00 EPS.

Gladstone Capital Stock Up 0.5%

GLAD opened at $26.64 on Monday. The stock has a market cap of $594.87 million, a P/E ratio of 6.76 and a beta of 1.01. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.05, a current ratio of 0.04 and a quick ratio of 0.04. Gladstone Capital has a 12 month low of $21.40 and a 12 month high of $30.43. The stock's 50 day moving average price is $25.82 and its 200 day moving average price is $27.26.

Gladstone Capital (NASDAQ:GLAD - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, May 6th. The investment management company reported $0.50 EPS for the quarter, meeting analysts' consensus estimates of $0.50. The company had revenue of $21.57 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $22.95 million. Gladstone Capital had a return on equity of 9.85% and a net margin of 93.42%. As a group, research analysts predict that Gladstone Capital will post 2.03 earnings per share for the current year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. LPL Financial LLC grew its holdings in Gladstone Capital by 8.5% during the fourth quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 154,580 shares of the investment management company's stock worth $4,396,000 after acquiring an additional 12,064 shares during the period. DnB Asset Management AS grew its stake in shares of Gladstone Capital by 5.4% in the 4th quarter. DnB Asset Management AS now owns 116,143 shares of the investment management company's stock worth $3,303,000 after purchasing an additional 5,903 shares during the last quarter. D.A. Davidson & CO. raised its holdings in shares of Gladstone Capital by 1.3% in the 4th quarter. D.A. Davidson & CO. now owns 113,049 shares of the investment management company's stock worth $3,215,000 after purchasing an additional 1,480 shares in the last quarter. Advisors Asset Management Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Gladstone Capital by 8.0% in the 1st quarter. Advisors Asset Management Inc. now owns 85,652 shares of the investment management company's stock worth $2,352,000 after purchasing an additional 6,321 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Kovack Advisors Inc. lifted its stake in Gladstone Capital by 1.8% during the first quarter. Kovack Advisors Inc. now owns 38,561 shares of the investment management company's stock valued at $1,059,000 after purchasing an additional 669 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 10.72% of the company's stock.

About Gladstone Capital

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.

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