Gladstone Capital (GLAD) Competitors $22.94 -0.27 (-1.16%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$22.89 -0.05 (-0.22%) As of 07:48 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, MAIN, OBDC, 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), Main Street Capital (MAIN), Blue Owl Capital (OBDC), 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 Main Street Capital Blue Owl Capital Sixth Street Specialty Lending Ares Capital (NASDAQ:ARCC) and Gladstone Capital (NASDAQ:GLAD) are both finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, profitability, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends, risk and analyst recommendations. Do analysts prefer ARCC or GLAD? Ares Capital presently has a consensus target price of $22.86, suggesting a potential upside of 8.02%. Gladstone Capital has a consensus target price of $24.50, suggesting a potential upside of 6.80%. Given Ares Capital's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Ares Capital is more favorable than Gladstone Capital.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Ares Capital 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.78Gladstone Capital 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 Does the media prefer ARCC or GLAD? In the previous week, Ares Capital had 11 more articles in the media than Gladstone Capital. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Ares Capital and 7 mentions for Gladstone Capital. Ares Capital's average media sentiment score of 1.03 beat Gladstone Capital's score of 0.39 indicating that Ares Capital is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Ares Capital 14 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Gladstone Capital 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in ARCC or GLAD? 27.4% of Ares Capital shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 10.7% of Gladstone Capital shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of Ares Capital shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.0% of Gladstone Capital shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Which has more risk & volatility, ARCC or GLAD? Ares Capital has a beta of 0.7, indicating that its share price is 30% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Gladstone Capital has a beta of 1.02, indicating that its share price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has better valuation and earnings, ARCC or GLAD? 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 RatioAres Capital$2.99B4.99$1.52B$2.0510.32Gladstone Capital$96.62M5.30$94.72M$3.396.77 Is ARCC or GLAD 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 Ares Capital44.94% 10.48% 5.00% Gladstone Capital 84.60%9.43%5.64% Is ARCC or GLAD a better dividend stock? Ares Capital pays an annual dividend of $1.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.1%. Gladstone Capital pays an annual dividend of $1.98 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.6%. 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 pays out 58.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Gladstone Capital has increased its dividend for 4 consecutive years. SummaryAres Capital beats Gladstone Capital on 11 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$518.28M$1.52B$12.67B$10.27BDividend Yield8.53%11.35%5.41%4.60%P/E Ratio6.7711.49246.5526.51Price / Sales5.3054.4531.16165.26Price / Cash93.6810.7719.2529.89Price / Book1.060.912.326.32Net Income$94.72M$152.42M$1.01B$270.51M7 Day Performance-3.00%-2.98%0.48%2.15%1 Month Performance-15.01%-2.66%3.00%6.35%1 Year Performance-1.67%-7.27%541.09%25.48% Gladstone Capital Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)GLADGladstone Capital2.3121 of 5 stars$22.94-1.2%$24.50+6.8%+0.7%$518.28M$96.62M6.7770News CoverageDividend AnnouncementARCCAres Capital2.9492 of 5 stars$22.49+0.2%$22.86+1.6%+4.6%$15.83B$2.99B10.972,550Positive NewsCGBDCarlyle Secured Lending3.7389 of 5 stars$13.84+0.4%$15.10+9.1%-23.0%$702.70M$232.59M11.53N/APositive NewsGAINGladstone Investment1.2355 of 5 stars$14.17-0.3%$13.50-4.7%+9.2%$543.09M$74.11M6.5370News CoveragePositive NewsDividend AnnouncementMFICMidCap Financial Investment2.6066 of 5 stars$12.96-0.5%$13.30+2.6%-11.0%$1.22B$301.78M12.00N/APositive NewsHigh Trading VolumeOCSLOaktree Specialty Lending1.8774 of 5 stars$14.02+0.4%$15.00+7.0%-20.0%$1.23B$381.67M25.04N/APFLTPennantPark Floating Rate Capital3.832 of 5 stars$10.28+0.1%$10.88+5.8%-15.5%$1.02B$89.89M7.34658Positive NewsShort Interest ↓PNNTPennantPark Investment2.1933 of 5 stars$7.25+0.3%$6.33-12.6%+0.1%$473.07M$61.29M27.87N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsMAINMain Street Capital2.0466 of 5 stars$66.01-0.8%$61.20-7.3%+30.5%$5.95B$541.03M10.8790Trending NewsDividend AnnouncementOBDCBlue Owl Capital3.2323 of 5 stars$14.30-0.3%$15.42+7.8%-7.2%$7.33B$1.60B9.47N/APositive NewsShort Interest ↑TSLXSixth Street Specialty Lending1.705 of 5 stars$24.76+0.7%$23.28-6.0%+9.3%$2.32B$482.53M12.32N/APositive News 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 Main Street Capital Competitors Blue Owl 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 9/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersFanatics Hit $31B-Is This Nasdaq Next?Fanatics built an empire by owning the fan experience-scaling to a $31B valuation. 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