Gladstone Capital (GLAD) Competitors $26.22 -0.13 (-0.47%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$26.22 0.00 (0.00%) As of 04:05 PM 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 GLAD vs. ARCC, CGBD, GAIN, MFIC, OCSL, PFLT, PNNT, FSK, MAIN, and TSLXShould you be buying Gladstone Capital stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Gladstone Capital include Ares Capital (ARCC), Carlyle Secured Lending (CGBD), Gladstone Investment (GAIN), MidCap Financial Investment (MFIC), Oaktree Specialty Lending (OCSL), PennantPark Floating Rate Capital (PFLT), PennantPark Investment (PNNT), FS KKR Capital (FSK), Main Street Capital (MAIN), and Sixth Street Specialty Lending (TSLX). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector. Gladstone Capital vs. Its Competitors Ares Capital Carlyle Secured Lending Gladstone Investment MidCap Financial Investment Oaktree Specialty Lending PennantPark Floating Rate Capital PennantPark Investment FS KKR Capital Main Street Capital Sixth Street Specialty Lending Gladstone Capital (NASDAQ:GLAD) and Ares Capital (NASDAQ:ARCC) are both finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, media sentiment, profitability, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation and dividends. Is GLAD or ARCC more profitable? Gladstone Capital has a net margin of 84.60% compared to Ares Capital's net margin of 44.94%. Ares Capital's return on equity of 10.48% beat Gladstone Capital's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Gladstone Capital84.60% 9.43% 5.64% Ares Capital 44.94%10.48%5.00% Do analysts prefer GLAD or ARCC? Gladstone Capital presently has a consensus price target of $24.50, indicating a potential downside of 6.58%. Ares Capital has a consensus price target of $22.86, indicating a potential upside of 2.43%. Given Ares Capital's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Ares Capital is more favorable than Gladstone Capital.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Gladstone Capital 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00Ares Capital 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.78 Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of GLAD or ARCC? 10.7% of Gladstone Capital shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 27.4% of Ares Capital shares are held by institutional investors. 4.0% of Gladstone Capital shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Ares Capital shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Which has more volatility and risk, GLAD or ARCC? Gladstone Capital has a beta of 1.01, indicating that its share price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ares Capital has a beta of 0.7, indicating that its share price is 30% less volatile than the S&P 500. Which has higher valuation & earnings, GLAD or ARCC? Ares Capital has higher revenue and earnings than Gladstone Capital. Gladstone Capital is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ares Capital, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioGladstone Capital$76.10M7.70$94.72M$3.397.74Ares Capital$2.99B5.26$1.52B$2.0510.89 Does the media favor GLAD or ARCC? In the previous week, Ares Capital had 13 more articles in the media than Gladstone Capital. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Ares Capital and 1 mentions for Gladstone Capital. Gladstone Capital's average media sentiment score of 1.87 beat Ares Capital's score of 1.25 indicating that Gladstone Capital is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment Gladstone Capital Very Positive Ares Capital Positive Is GLAD or ARCC a better dividend stock? Gladstone Capital pays an annual dividend of $1.98 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.6%. Ares Capital pays an annual dividend of $1.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.6%. Gladstone Capital pays out 58.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Ares Capital pays out 93.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Gladstone Capital has increased its dividend for 4 consecutive years. SummaryAres Capital beats Gladstone Capital on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. 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New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding GLAD and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. 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 GLAD vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricGladstone CapitalFIN IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$585.60M$1.47B$12.45B$9.78BDividend Yield7.48%11.30%5.45%4.04%P/E Ratio7.7411.7719.4726.41Price / Sales7.7057.6826.3686.73Price / Cash105.5411.0922.1059.11Price / Book1.230.962.356.65Net Income$94.72M$152.42M$1.01B$265.42M7 Day Performance-1.30%0.96%1.90%3.55%1 Month Performance-8.56%-2.79%1.70%0.53%1 Year Performance14.92%-4.31%540.51%19.50% Gladstone Capital Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)GLADGladstone Capital1.2939 of 5 stars$26.23-0.5%$24.50-6.6%+15.8%$585.60M$76.10M7.7470Positive NewsARCCAres Capital1.9329 of 5 stars$22.08-1.1%$22.86+3.5%+6.1%$15.74B$2.99B10.772,550Positive NewsCGBDCarlyle Secured Lending1.9406 of 5 stars$13.70-2.1%$15.10+10.2%-16.4%$712.89M$232.59M11.42N/APositive NewsGAINGladstone Investment1.0781 of 5 stars$13.98-0.4%$13.50-3.4%+9.9%$536.22M$93.66M6.4470Positive NewsMFICMidCap Financial Investment1.9009 of 5 stars$13.03-0.8%$13.30+2.1%-5.0%$1.23B$301.78M12.06N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastOCSLOaktree Specialty Lending1.3102 of 5 stars$13.65-0.7%$15.00+9.9%-18.8%$1.21B$381.67M24.38N/APositive NewsPFLTPennantPark Floating Rate Capital3.4343 of 5 stars$10.08-1.1%$10.88+7.9%-8.0%$999.62M$89.89M7.20658Positive NewsPNNTPennantPark Investment1.1622 of 5 stars$7.15-0.1%$6.33-11.4%+2.4%$466.54M$61.29M27.48N/AFSKFS KKR Capital1.277 of 5 stars$17.90-1.0%$18.92+5.7%-10.7%$5.06B$315M22.95N/AAnalyst ForecastMAINMain Street Capital1.3216 of 5 stars$64.02-1.6%$59.75-6.7%+30.8%$5.82B$541.03M10.5590Positive NewsTSLXSixth Street Specialty Lending1.9795 of 5 stars$24.06-0.1%$23.28-3.3%+15.0%$2.27B$482.53M11.97N/ADividend Cut Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Ares Capital Competitors Carlyle Secured Lending Competitors Gladstone Investment Competitors MidCap Financial Investment Competitors Oaktree Specialty Lending Competitors PennantPark Floating Rate Capital Competitors PennantPark Investment Competitors FS KKR Capital Competitors Main Street Capital Competitors Sixth Street Specialty Lending Competitors 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:GLAD) was last updated on 8/27/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMusk’s Project Colossus could mint millionairesI predict this single breakthrough could make Elon the world’s first trillionaire — and mint more new milliona...Brownstone Research | SponsoredINVESTOR ALERT: Tiny “$3 AI Wonder Stock” on the Verge of Blasting OffRight now, we’re witnessing a monumental shift in the world.Traders Agency | SponsoredAlex’s “Next Magnificent Seven” stocksThe original “Magnificent Seven” turned $7K into $1.18 million. 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