Q1 Earnings Forecast for GLAD Issued By B. Riley

Gladstone Capital Corporation (NASDAQ:GLAD - Free Report) - Equities researchers at B. Riley issued their Q1 2026 EPS estimates for shares of Gladstone Capital in a research note issued on Monday, June 16th. B. Riley analyst S. Adams forecasts that the investment management company will post earnings per share of $0.50 for the quarter. B. Riley has a "Hold" rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Gladstone Capital's current full-year earnings is $2.03 per share. B. Riley also issued estimates for Gladstone Capital's 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 (NASDAQ:GLAD - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, May 6th. The investment management company reported $0.50 earnings per share for the quarter, meeting analysts' consensus estimates of $0.50. Gladstone Capital had a net margin of 93.42% and a return on equity of 9.85%. The firm had revenue of $21.57 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $22.95 million.

Gladstone Capital Price Performance

NASDAQ:GLAD opened at $26.64 on Wednesday. The company has a 50-day moving average of $25.82 and a 200-day moving average of $27.26. The company has a market capitalization of $594.87 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 6.76 and a beta of 1.01. Gladstone Capital has a 52 week low of $21.40 and a 52 week high of $30.43. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.05, a quick ratio of 0.04 and a current ratio of 0.04.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Gladstone Capital

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Private Trust Co. NA grew its position in shares of Gladstone Capital by 65.9% during the 4th quarter. Private Trust Co. NA now owns 1,573 shares of the investment management company's stock worth $45,000 after buying an additional 625 shares during the period. Quantbot Technologies LP acquired a new stake in shares of Gladstone Capital during the 1st quarter worth approximately $77,000. Farther Finance Advisors LLC grew its position in shares of Gladstone Capital by 78.2% during the 1st quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 3,409 shares of the investment management company's stock worth $94,000 after buying an additional 1,496 shares during the period. Wedbush Securities Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Gladstone Capital during the 4th quarter worth approximately $209,000. Finally, Belpointe Asset Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Gladstone Capital during the 1st quarter worth approximately $204,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 10.72% of the company's stock.

Gladstone Capital Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Friday, May 30th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, May 22nd were given a $0.165 dividend. This represents a yield of 7.57%. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, May 21st. Gladstone Capital's payout ratio is presently 50.25%.

Gladstone Capital Company Profile

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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