NASDAQ:GLAD

Gladstone Capital (GLAD) Stock Forecast, Price & News

$9.67

-0.06 (-0.62%)

(As of 09/28/2023 ET)

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Today's Range: $9.66
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$9.78
50-Day Range: $9.61
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$11.19
52-Week Range: $8.23
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$11.28

Volume: 608,396 shs
Average Volume: 235,427 shs
Market Capitalization: $373.26 million

P/E Ratio: 10.07
Dividend Yield: 10.24%
Price Target: $11.00

Gladstone Capital MarketRank™ Forecast

Analyst Rating: Buy
3.00 Rating Score
Upside/Downside: 13.8% Upside
$11.00 Price Target
Short Interest: Healthy
0.63% of Shares Sold Short
Dividend Strength: Weak
Based on Four Factors
Sustainability: N/A
News Sentiment: 1.14
Based on 3 Articles This Week
Insider Trading: N/A
Proj. Earnings Growth: 4.46%
From $1.12 to $1.17 Per Share

Overall MarketRank^™

MarketRank is calculated as an average of available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

2.37 out of 5 stars

Finance Sector

477th out of 865 stocks

Textile Mill Products Industry

1st out of 2 stocks

2.5

Analyst's Opinion

Consensus Rating
Gladstone Capital has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 1 buy rating, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.
Price Target Upside/Downside
According to analysts' consensus price target of $11.00, Gladstone Capital has a forecasted upside of 13.8% from its current price of $9.67.
Amount of Analyst Coverage
Gladstone Capital has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

5.0

Short Interest

Percentage of Shares Shorted
0.63% of the outstanding shares of Gladstone Capital have been sold short.
Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover
Gladstone Capital has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 0.6, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
Change versus previous month
Short interest in Gladstone Capital has recently decreased by 7.74%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

1.7

Dividend Strength

Dividend Leadership
Gladstone Capital is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 10.30%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.
Dividend Growth
Gladstone Capital has only been increasing its dividend for 2 years.
Dividend Coverage
The dividend payout ratio of Gladstone Capital is 103.13%. 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 84.62% in the coming year. This indicates that Gladstone Capital may not be able to sustain their current dividend.

N/A

Sustainability and ESG

Overall ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) Score
There is no current Upright™ data available for GLAD.

3.4

News and Social Media Coverage

News Sentiment
Gladstone Capital has a news sentiment score of 1.14. 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 higher news sentiment than the 0.68 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.
News Coverage This Week
MarketBeat has tracked 3 news articles for Gladstone Capital this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.
Search Interest
Only 18 people have searched for GLAD on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -5% compared to the previous 30 days.
MarketBeat Follows
12 people have added Gladstone Capital to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 50% compared to the previous 30 days.

0.0

Company Ownership

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
Only 4.98% of the stock of Gladstone Capital is held by insiders.
Percentage Held by Institutions
Only 10.63% of the stock of Gladstone Capital is held by institutions.

1.9

Earnings and Valuation

Earnings Growth
Earnings for Gladstone Capital are expected to grow by 4.46% in the coming year, from $1.12 to $1.17 per share.
Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market
The P/E ratio of Gladstone Capital is 10.07, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 126.06.
Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector
The P/E ratio of Gladstone Capital is 10.07, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 77.03.
Price to Book Value per Share Ratio
Gladstone Capital has a P/B Ratio of 1.05. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

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About Gladstone Capital (NASDAQ:GLAD) Stock

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. It operates as a business development company. The fund also makes private equity investments in acquisitions, buyouts and recapitalizations, and refinancing existing debts. It targets small and medium-sized companies in United States. It is industry agnostic and seeks to invest in companies engaged in the business services, light and specialty manufacturing, niche industrial products and services, specialty consumer products and services, energy services, transportation and logistics, healthcare and education services, specialty chemicals, media and communications and aerospace and defense. The fund seeks to invest between $7 million and $30 million in companies that have between $20 million and $150 million in sales and EBITDA between $3 million and $25 million. It prefers to acquire minority stakes. It seeks to exit its investments through strategic acquisitions by other industry participants or financial buyers, initial public offerings of common stock, or other capital market transactions.

GLAD Price History

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GLAD Stock News Headlines

September 27, 2023 | americanbankingnews.com

Gladstone Capital (NASDAQ:GLAD) Share Price Passes Above Two Hundred Day Moving Average of $9.84

September 20, 2023 | finance.yahoo.com

Unraveling Gladstone Capital Corp's Dividend Performance and Sustainability

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Gladstone Capital Corporation Prices Public Offering of 7.75% Notes due 2028

August 3, 2023 | msn.com

Gladstone Capital (GLAD) Price Target Increased by 8.20% to 11.22

August 2, 2023 | finance.yahoo.com

The Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights Alta Equipment, Medallion Financial, Bank7, Gladstone Capital and Preferred Bank

July 28, 2023 | finance.yahoo.com

Q3 2023 Gladstone Capital Corp Earnings Call

July 27, 2023 | msn.com

Gladstone Capital GAAP NII of $0.31 beats by $0.04, total investment income of $22.82M beats by $1.15M

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July 20, 2023 | finance.yahoo.com

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July 11, 2023 | finance.yahoo.com

Gladstone Capital Announces Increase in Monthly Cash Distributions for July, August and September 2023, a Supplemental Distribution to Common Stockholders and Earnings Release and Conference Call Dates for its Third Fiscal Quarter

July 10, 2023 | msn.com

Gladstone Capital: A Growing 9.6% Yielding BDC With NII Upside

July 6, 2023 | msn.com

Jefferies Initiates Coverage of Gladstone Capital (GLAD) with Buy Recommendation

July 5, 2023 | msn.com

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July 4, 2023 | msn.com

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June 8, 2023 | ft.com

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May 31, 2023 | finance.yahoo.com

Gladstone Capital Corporation Announces Offering of 6.25% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock

May 3, 2023 | finance.yahoo.com

Q2 2023 Gladstone Capital Corp Earnings Call

May 2, 2023 | finance.yahoo.com

Gladstone Capital Corporation Reports Financial Results for its Second Quarter Ended March 31, 2023

May 1, 2023 | markets.businessinsider.com

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April 27, 2023 | bizjournals.com

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April 17, 2023 | finance.yahoo.com

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GLAD Company Calendar

Last Earnings: 7/26/2023
Ex-Dividend for 8/31 Dividend: 8/22/2023
Dividend Payable: 8/31/2023
Ex-Dividend for 9/29 Dividend: 9/20/2023
Today: 9/29/2023
Dividend Payable: 9/29/2023
Fiscal Year End: 9/30/2023
Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/13/2023

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Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
Industry: Textile mill products
Sub-Industry: Asset Management & Custody Banks
Sector: Finance
Current Symbol: NASDAQ:GLAD
CUSIP: 37653510
CIK: 1143513
Web: www.gladstonecapital.com
Phone: (703) 287-5857
Fax: 703-287-5801
Employees: N/A
Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

Average Stock Price Forecast: $11.00
High Stock Price Forecast: $11.00
Low Stock Price Forecast: $11.00
Forecasted Upside/Downside: +13.8%
Consensus Rating: Buy
Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
Research Coverage: 1 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): $0.96
Trailing P/E Ratio: 10.07
Forward P/E Ratio: 8.63
P/E Growth: N/A
Net Income: $19.91 million
Net Margins: 44.11%
Pretax Margin: 47.71%
Return on Equity: 11.20%
Return on Assets: 5.50%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.46
Current Ratio: 0.05
Quick Ratio: 0.05

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales: $63.15 million
Price / Sales: 5.91
Cash Flow: $1.48 per share
Price / Cash Flow: 6.52
Book Value: $9.20 per share
Price / Book: 1.05

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares: 38,600,000
Free Float: 36,679,000
Market Cap: $373.26 million
Optionable: Optionable
Beta: 1.31

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Key Executives

Mr. David John Gladstone (Age 81)
Chairman & CEO

Mr. Terry Lee Brubaker (Age 79)
Chief Operating Officer

Mr. Robert L. Marcotte (Age 65)
Pres

Ms. Nicole Schaltenbrand CPA (Age 41)
CFO & Treasurer

Ms. Karin McLaughlin
Investor Relation Specialist

Mr. John Anthony Dellafiora Jr.
CPA, Chief Compliance Officer

Mr. Michael Bernard LiCalsi Esq. (Age 53)
J.D., Gen. Counsel & Sec.

Ms. Paula Novara (Age 53)
Head of Resource Management & Director

Mr. David A. R. Dullum (Age 75)
Exec. VP, Pres of Private Fin. Mclean and Exec. MD of Private Fin. Mclean
Comp: $28k

Mr. John Sateri
Managing Director of Private Fin.

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GLAD Stock - Frequently Asked Questions

Should I buy or sell Gladstone Capital stock right now?: 1 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Gladstone Capital in the last year. There are currently 1 buy rating for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street analysts is that investors should "buy" GLAD shares.
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What is Gladstone Capital's stock price forecast for 2023?: 1 brokerages have issued twelve-month price objectives for Gladstone Capital's shares. Their GLAD share price forecasts range from $11.00 to $11.00. On average, they predict the company's stock price to reach $11.00 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 13.8% from the stock's current price.
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How have GLAD shares performed in 2023?: Gladstone Capital's stock was trading at $9.62 at the beginning of the year. Since then, GLAD shares have increased by 0.5% and is now trading at $9.67.
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Are investors shorting Gladstone Capital?: Gladstone Capital saw a decline in short interest during the month of September. As of September 15th, there was short interest totaling 243,100 shares, a decline of 7.7% from the August 31st total of 263,500 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 377,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.6 days.
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When is Gladstone Capital's next earnings date?: The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Monday, November 13th 2023.
View our GLAD earnings forecast.
How were Gladstone Capital's earnings last quarter?: Gladstone Capital Co. (NASDAQ:GLAD) released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July, 26th. The investment management company reported $0.31 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.27 by $0.04. The investment management company had revenue of $22.82 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $21.60 million. Gladstone Capital had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 11.20% and a net margin of 44.11%.
How often does Gladstone Capital pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for Gladstone Capital?: Gladstone Capital declared a dividend on Tuesday, August 22nd. Investors of record on Wednesday, August 23rd will be paid a dividend of $0.0825 per share on Thursday, August 31st. This represents a dividend yield of 9.75%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, August 22nd. This is an increase from the stock's previous dividend of $0.07.
Read our dividend analysis for GLAD.
What ETF holds Gladstone Capital's stock ?: Virtus Private Credit Strategy ETF holds 31,778 shares of GLAD stock, representing 1.68% of its portfolio.

Is Gladstone Capital a good dividend stock?: Gladstone Capital (NASDAQ:GLAD) pays an annual dividend of $0.99 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 10.30%. GLAD has a dividend yield higher than 75% of all dividend-paying stocks, making it a leading dividend payer. The company has been increasing its dividend for 2 consecutive year(s), indicating that it does not yet have a strong track record of dividend growth. The dividend payout ratio is 103.13%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable. Based on EPS estimates, GLAD will have a dividend payout ratio of 84.62% in the coming year. This indicates that the company may not be able to sustain their current dividend.
Read our dividend analysis for GLAD.
What is David J. Gladstone's approval rating as Gladstone Capital's CEO?: 1 employees have rated Gladstone Capital Chief Executive Officer David J. Gladstone on Glassdoor.com. David J. Gladstone has an approval rating of 100% among the company's employees. This puts David J. Gladstone in the top 10% of approval ratings compared to other CEOs of publicly-traded companies. 100.0% of employees surveyed would recommend working at Gladstone Capital to a friend.
What other stocks do shareholders of Gladstone Capital own?: Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Gladstone Capital investors own include AT&T (T), Altria Group (MO), Coca-Cola (KO), Virtus Global Dividend & Income Fund (ZTR), Oxford Lane Capital (OXLC), Philip Morris International (PM), Gladstone Investment (GAIN), Gladstone Commercial (GOOD), PIMCO High Income Fund (PHK) and Main Street Capital (MAIN).
What is Gladstone Capital's stock symbol?: Gladstone Capital trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "GLAD."
How do I buy shares of Gladstone Capital?: Shares of GLAD stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include WeBull, Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.
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What is Gladstone Capital's stock price today?: One share of GLAD stock can currently be purchased for approximately $9.67.
How much money does Gladstone Capital make?: Gladstone Capital (NASDAQ:GLAD) has a market capitalization of $373.26 million and generates $63.15 million in revenue each year. The investment management company earns $19.91 million in net income (profit) each year or $0.96 on an earnings per share basis.
How can I contact Gladstone Capital?: Gladstone Capital's mailing address is 1521 WESTBRANCH DRIVE SUITE 100, MCLEAN VA, 22102. The official website for the company is www.gladstonecapital.com. The investment management company can be reached via phone at (703) 287-5857, via email at capital@gladstonecompanies.com, or via fax at 703-287-5801.

This page (NASDAQ:GLAD) was last updated on 9/29/2023 by MarketBeat.com Staff

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