Gladstone Investment (GAIN) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Gladstone Investment Corporation (NASDAQ:GAIN) is an externally managed business development company that invests in established lower-middle-market businesses in the United States. The company seeks to provide capital to privately held companies that may have limited access to traditional financing.

Gladstone Investment primarily invests through secured and unsecured debt, subordinated debt and equity securities. Its investment activities support transactions such as management buyouts, recapitalizations, acquisitions and growth initiatives. The company typically partners with business owners, management teams and private equity sponsors across a range of industries.

Founded in 2005, Gladstone Investment is managed by Gladstone Management Corporation, an affiliate of the Gladstone Companies. Its investment strategy emphasizes income generation from debt investments along with potential long-term capital appreciation from equity holdings. The company’s portfolio is focused on businesses operating in the United States.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $15.58 to $15.99
• 50-Day Range: $15.60 to $16.86
• 52-Week Range: $13.11 to $17.14
• Volume: 100,171 shs
• Average Volume: 161,165 shs
• Market Capitalization: $623.58 million
• P/E Ratio: 3.75
• Dividend Yield: 6.13%
• Price Target: $16.75
• Consensus Rating: Buy

Gladstone Investment Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Gladstone Investment scored higher than 82% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 263rd out of 839 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.6 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

Gladstone Investment has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.25, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 3 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside/Downside

The consensus price target for Gladstone Investment is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Gladstone Investment has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Gladstone Investment are expected to remain at $1.00 per share in the coming year.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Gladstone Investment is 3.75, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.66.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Gladstone Investment is 3.75, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 24.50.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Gladstone Investment has a P/B Ratio of 0.93. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 5.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

1.05% of the float of Gladstone Investment has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Gladstone Investment has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.36, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Gladstone Investment has recently decreased by 10.45%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Leadership

Gladstone Investment is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 6.13%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Gladstone Investment does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Gladstone Investment is 22.97%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on EPS estimates, Gladstone Investment will have a dividend payout ratio of 96.00% in the coming year. This indicates that Gladstone Investment may not be able to sustain their current dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.1 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.42

News Sentiment

Gladstone Investment has a news sentiment score of 0.42. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.63 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for Gladstone Investment this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

7 people have searched for GAIN on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 17% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 3 people have added Gladstone Investment to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.4 / 5
• Insider Trading: Acquiring Shares

Net Insider Buying

Over the last three months, insiders have purchased a net $24,300.00 in company stock, which represents 0.0039% of the company's market cap.

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Gladstone Investment insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought $24,300.00 in company stock and sold $0.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

2.25% of the stock of Gladstone Investment is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

11.85% of the stock of Gladstone Investment is held by institutions.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/06/2026
• Record date for 8/31 Dividend: 8/18/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 8/31 Dividend: 8/18/2026
• Dividend Payable: 8/31/2026
• Record date for 9/30 Dividend: 9/21/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 9/30 Dividend: 9/21/2026
• Dividend Payable: 9/30/2026
• Today: 10/03/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/03/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 3/31/2027

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: Capital Markets
• Sub-Industry: Asset Management & Custody Banks
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:GAIN
• CIK: 1321741
• Web: www.gladstoneinvestment.com
• Phone: (703) 287-5800
• Fax: 703-287-5801
• Employees: 70
• Year Founded: 2001

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Gladstone Investment: $16.75
• High Price Target: $17.00
• Low Price Target: $16.50
• Potential Upside/Downside: +7.0%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.25
• Research Coverage: 4 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $4.18
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 3.75
• Forward P/E Ratio: 15.66
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $184.75 million
• Net Margins: 158.95%
• Pretax Margin: 158.95%
• Return on Equity: 5.90%
• Return on Assets: 2.88%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 0.02
• Quick Ratio: 0.02

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $99.08 million
• Price / Sales: 6.29
• Cash Flow: N/A
• Price / Cash Flow: N/A
• Book Value: $16.78 per share
• Price / Book: 0.93

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 39,820,000
• Free Float: 38,926,000
• Market Cap: $623.58 million
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.76