Gladstone Capital (GLAD) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Gladstone Capital Corporation is a publicly traded business development company (BDC) that provides debt and equity financing solutions to U.S. lower middle-market companies. Operating under an external management agreement with Gladstone Management L.P., the firm offers senior secured loans, mezzanine debt and equity investments designed to support growth initiatives, acquisitions and recapitalizations. Through its focus on privately held businesses, Gladstone Capital seeks to construct a diversified portfolio across various industry sectors.

Since its formation in 2003, Gladstone Capital has developed a track record of working closely with management teams and business owners to meet their capital needs. Headquartered in McLean, Virginia, the company leverages its sector expertise and extensive network to source investment opportunities primarily within the United States. Its disciplined investment approach emphasizes risk-adjusted returns, active portfolio oversight and capital preservation through underwriting rigor and ongoing monitoring.

Gladstone Capital is led by an experienced leadership team and board of directors with deep backgrounds in private investing, corporate finance and operational management. The firm’s alignment of interests with both borrowers and investors underscores its commitment to long-term partnerships, aiming to support the growth objectives of portfolio companies while generating consistent income opportunities for shareholders.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $19.76 to $20.34
• 50-Day Range: $18.67 to $20.20
• 52-Week Range: $16.54 to $26.29
• Volume: 168,098 shs
• Average Volume: 161,553 shs
• Market Capitalization: $454.28 million
• P/E Ratio: 9.76
• Dividend Yield: 8.95%
• Price Target: $21.67
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Gladstone Capital Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Gladstone Capital scored higher than 41% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 654th out of 838 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: 2.0 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Gladstone Capital has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.40, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 2 buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside/Downside

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

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Gladstone Capital has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: -0.50%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Gladstone Capital are expected to decrease by -0.50% in the coming year, from $1.99 to $1.98 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Gladstone Capital is 9.76, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.90.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Gladstone Capital is 9.76, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 26.10.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Gladstone Capital has a P/B Ratio of 0.94. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

4.64% of the float of Gladstone Capital has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Gladstone Capital has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 5.49.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Gladstone Capital has recently increased by 1.73%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Leadership

Gladstone Capital is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 8.96%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Gladstone Capital has only been increasing its dividend for 4 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Gladstone Capital is 87.38%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on EPS estimates, Gladstone Capital will have a dividend payout ratio of 90.91% in the coming year. This indicates that Gladstone Capital may not be able to sustain their current dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.8 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.52

News Sentiment

Gladstone Capital has a news sentiment score of 0.52. 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 0.94 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 4 news articles for Gladstone Capital this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 3 people have searched for GLAD on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -57% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

6 people have added Gladstone Capital to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.3 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Gladstone Capital insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

3.84% of the stock of Gladstone Capital is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

10.72% of the stock of Gladstone Capital is held by institutions.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/04/2026
• Today: 9/03/2026
• Record date for 9/16 Dividend: 9/10/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 9/16 Dividend: 9/10/2026
• Dividend Payable: 9/16/2026
• Record date for 9/30 Dividend: 9/21/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 9/30 Dividend: 9/21/2026
• Dividend Payable: 9/30/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 9/30/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/16/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: Capital Markets
• Sub-Industry: Asset Management & Custody Banks
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:GLAD
• CIK: 1143513
• Web: www.gladstonecapital.com
• Phone: (703) 287-5857
• Fax: 703-287-5801
• Employees: 70
• Year Founded: 2001

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Gladstone Capital: $21.67
• High Price Target: $22.00
• Low Price Target: $21.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +7.7%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.40
• Research Coverage: 5 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $2.06
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 9.76
• Forward P/E Ratio: 10.11
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $58.11 million
• Net Margins: 50.48%
• Pretax Margin: 46.04%
• Return on Equity: 9.67%
• Return on Assets: 5.00%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 0.03
• Quick Ratio: 0.03

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $89.12 million
• Price / Sales: 5.10
• Cash Flow: $4.01 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 5.02
• Book Value: $21.50 per share
• Price / Book: 0.94

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 22,590,000
• Free Float: 21,725,000
• Market Cap: $454.28 million
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.93