Gladstone Investment (GAIN) Competitors $14.00 +0.06 (+0.43%) Closing price 10/15/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$13.98 -0.02 (-0.14%) As of 05:11 AM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock GAIN vs. GLAD, MAIN, VRTS, PSEC, OCSL, CSWC, FDUS, TCPC, PNNT, and DHILShould you be buying Gladstone Investment stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Gladstone Investment include Gladstone Capital (GLAD), Main Street Capital (MAIN), Virtus Investment Partners (VRTS), Prospect Capital (PSEC), Oaktree Specialty Lending (OCSL), Capital Southwest (CSWC), Fidus Investment (FDUS), Blackrock Tcp Capital (TCPC), PennantPark Investment (PNNT), and Diamond Hill Investment Group (DHIL). These companies are all part of the "asset management & custody banks" industry. Gladstone Investment vs. Its Competitors Gladstone Capital Main Street Capital Virtus Investment Partners Prospect Capital Oaktree Specialty Lending Capital Southwest Fidus Investment Blackrock Tcp Capital PennantPark Investment Diamond Hill Investment Group Gladstone Investment (NASDAQ:GAIN) and Gladstone Capital (NASDAQ:GLAD) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, earnings, profitability, risk, institutional ownership and media sentiment. Which has more risk and volatility, GAIN or GLAD? Gladstone Investment has a beta of 0.93, meaning that its stock price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Gladstone Capital has a beta of 0.99, meaning that its stock price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500. Which has better valuation & earnings, GAIN or GLAD? Gladstone Capital has higher revenue and earnings than Gladstone Investment. Gladstone Capital is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Gladstone Investment, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioGladstone Investment$93.66M5.71$65.32M$2.176.45Gladstone Capital$96.62M4.56$94.72M$3.395.82 Is GAIN or GLAD more profitable? Gladstone Capital has a net margin of 84.60% compared to Gladstone Investment's net margin of 83.78%. Gladstone Capital's return on equity of 9.43% beat Gladstone Investment's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Gladstone Investment83.78% 7.33% 3.53% Gladstone Capital 84.60%9.43%5.64% Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of GAIN or GLAD? 11.9% of Gladstone Investment shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 10.7% of Gladstone Capital shares are held by institutional investors. 2.4% of Gladstone Investment shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 4.0% of Gladstone Capital shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Is GAIN or GLAD a better dividend stock? Gladstone Investment pays an annual dividend of $0.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.9%. Gladstone Capital pays an annual dividend of $1.98 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.0%. Gladstone Investment pays out 44.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Gladstone Capital pays out 58.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Gladstone Capital has increased its dividend for 4 consecutive years. Gladstone Capital is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Do analysts prefer GAIN or GLAD? Gladstone Investment presently has a consensus target price of $13.50, suggesting a potential downside of 3.57%. Gladstone Capital has a consensus target price of $24.50, suggesting a potential upside of 24.18%. Given Gladstone Capital's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Gladstone Capital is more favorable than Gladstone Investment.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Gladstone Investment 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.60Gladstone Capital 1 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 Does the media prefer GAIN or GLAD? In the previous week, Gladstone Investment had 2 more articles in the media than Gladstone Capital. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Gladstone Investment and 11 mentions for Gladstone Capital. Gladstone Investment's average media sentiment score of 0.86 beat Gladstone Capital's score of 0.31 indicating that Gladstone Investment is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Gladstone Investment 3 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Gladstone Capital 1 Very Positive mention(s) 4 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral SummaryGladstone Capital beats Gladstone Investment on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Gladstone Investment News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for GAIN and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. 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The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart GAIN vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricGladstone InvestmentFIN IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$532.78M$1.37B$12.66B$10.45BDividend Yield6.89%12.60%5.56%4.77%P/E Ratio6.4510.4129.9827.36Price / Sales5.7137.4630.39137.65Price / Cash7.989.6822.8061.86Price / Book1.030.842.326.81Net Income$65.32M$152.42M$1.02B$276.80M7 Day Performance4.09%2.67%0.27%0.42%1 Month Performance-0.28%-7.40%-0.10%7.86%1 Year Performance-1.27%-15.18%535.76%41.24% Gladstone Investment Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)GAINGladstone Investment1.4241 of 5 stars$14.00+0.4%$13.50-3.6%-0.8%$532.78M$93.66M6.4570Trending NewsDividend AnnouncementAnalyst UpgradeGLADGladstone Capital3.3877 of 5 stars$20.16+4.4%$24.50+21.5%-20.0%$431.19M$96.62M5.9570Trending NewsDividend CutAnalyst DowngradeMAINMain Street Capital2.0426 of 5 stars$56.53+2.6%$61.20+8.3%+14.1%$4.93B$541.03M9.3190Analyst ForecastVRTSVirtus Investment Partners3.8914 of 5 stars$188.26+2.3%$190.50+1.2%-12.0%$1.27B$884.72M11.14770News CoveragePositive NewsPSECProspect Capital0.917 of 5 stars$2.78+4.1%$2.50-10.1%-45.8%$1.24B$719.44M-2.072,019Positive NewsOCSLOaktree Specialty Lending2.5776 of 5 stars$12.92+2.5%$15.00+16.1%-19.5%$1.11B$381.67M23.07N/ACSWCCapital Southwest3.1024 of 5 stars$20.14+3.4%$24.30+20.7%-19.4%$1.08B$204.44M12.2120News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst DowngradeFDUSFidus Investment2.8902 of 5 stars$19.83+2.7%$22.00+10.9%+3.4%$683.19M$146.15M8.58N/AAnalyst ForecastTCPCBlackrock Tcp Capital1.7583 of 5 stars$5.69+4.2%$6.75+18.6%-30.2%$464.30M$259.44M-33.4721,100PNNTPennantPark Investment0.7743 of 5 stars$6.58+3.1%$6.17-6.2%-6.9%$429.32M$61.29M25.29N/ADHILDiamond Hill Investment Group3.4197 of 5 stars$138.19+1.6%N/A-12.2%$370.48M$151.10M7.86130 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Gladstone Capital Alternatives Main Street Capital Alternatives Virtus Investment Partners Alternatives Prospect Capital Alternatives Oaktree Specialty Lending Alternatives Capital Southwest Alternatives Fidus Investment Alternatives Blackrock Tcp Capital Alternatives PennantPark Investment Alternatives Diamond Hill Investment Group Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:GAIN) was last updated on 10/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersOptions Pro Reveals His #1 Retirement Income TradeIf you can be at your computer between 9 a.m. and 10:45 a.m. on most weekdays, I’ll show you a simple trading ...Base Camp Trading | SponsoredURGENT: The Market's 3 Red Flags Are FlashingHere’s the uncomfortable truth: The smartest investors in the world are already preparing for a crash befor...StockEarnings | SponsoredElon’s Out 🚫. 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