Gladstone Investment Corporation (NASDAQ:GAIN - Get Free Report) announced a dividend on Monday, July 21st, investing.com reports. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, July 22nd will be given a dividend of 0.08 per share by the investment management company on Thursday, July 31st. This represents a dividend yield of 6.81%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, July 21st.
Gladstone Investment has a payout ratio of 91.4% indicating that its dividend is currently covered by earnings, but may not be in the future if the company's earnings decline. Equities research analysts expect Gladstone Investment to earn $0.94 per share next year, which means the company may not be able to cover its $0.96 annual dividend with an expected future payout ratio of 102.1%.
Gladstone Investment Price Performance
Shares of GAIN stock traded down $0.15 during trading hours on Monday, reaching $13.95. The company had a trading volume of 169,863 shares, compared to its average volume of 146,373. The firm has a market cap of $513.92 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 7.84 and a beta of 0.87. The company has a 50 day moving average of $14.33 and a 200 day moving average of $13.73. Gladstone Investment has a 1-year low of $11.42 and a 1-year high of $15.34.
Gladstone Investment (NASDAQ:GAIN - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, May 13th. The investment management company reported $0.26 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.23 by $0.03. The company had revenue of $27.55 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $24.96 million. Gladstone Investment had a net margin of 69.74% and a return on equity of 7.31%. As a group, sell-side analysts forecast that Gladstone Investment will post 0.96 EPS for the current fiscal year.
Institutional Trading of Gladstone Investment
A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Jane Street Group LLC bought a new stake in shares of Gladstone Investment during the 1st quarter valued at $302,000. Focus Partners Wealth purchased a new stake in shares of Gladstone Investment during the first quarter worth about $261,000. Royal Bank of Canada raised its stake in Gladstone Investment by 6.8% during the 1st quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 75,638 shares of the investment management company's stock valued at $1,010,000 after purchasing an additional 4,826 shares during the period. Finally, NewEdge Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Gladstone Investment by 6.2% in the first quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 19,626 shares of the investment management company's stock worth $262,000 after buying an additional 1,150 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 11.85% of the company's stock.
Analysts Set New Price Targets
Several equities analysts recently weighed in on the stock. Citigroup cut shares of Gladstone Investment to a "neutral" rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 14th. B. Riley upgraded Gladstone Investment to a "hold" rating in a report on Monday, June 16th. Finally, LADENBURG THALM/SH SH reiterated a "neutral" rating on shares of Gladstone Investment in a report on Wednesday, May 14th.
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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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