Gladstone Capital (GLAD) Competitors $27.35 +0.63 (+2.36%) Closing price 08/6/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$28.60 +1.25 (+4.57%) As of 04:05 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 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 Ares Capital (NASDAQ:ARCC) and Gladstone Capital (NASDAQ:GLAD) are both finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, media sentiment and institutional ownership. Do analysts recommend ARCC or GLAD? Ares Capital currently has a consensus target price of $22.86, indicating a potential upside of 1.81%. Gladstone Capital has a consensus target price of $24.50, indicating a potential downside of 10.42%. Given Ares Capital's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, 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) 2 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 Which has higher 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$2.99B5.30$1.52B$2.0510.95Gladstone Capital$96.62M6.32$94.72M$3.946.94 Does the media favor ARCC or GLAD? In the previous week, Ares Capital had 14 more articles in the media than Gladstone Capital. MarketBeat recorded 23 mentions for Ares Capital and 9 mentions for Gladstone Capital. Ares Capital's average media sentiment score of 1.03 beat Gladstone Capital's score of 0.50 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 17 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Gladstone Capital 2 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Do insiders & institutionals believe 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 insiders. Comparatively, 4.0% of Gladstone Capital shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Which has more risk & volatility, ARCC or GLAD? Ares Capital has a beta of 0.7, meaning that its share price is 30% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Gladstone Capital has a beta of 1.01, meaning that its share price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500. 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 8.6%. Gladstone Capital pays an annual dividend of $1.98 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.2%. 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 50.3% 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. Get Gladstone Capital News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for GLAD and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address 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$596.65M$1.49B$12.20B$9.47BDividend Yield7.41%11.18%5.64%4.17%P/E Ratio8.0717.8719.7423.99Price / Sales6.3254.7826.46188.34Price / Cash107.8411.1721.3858.51Price / Book1.290.942.125.58Net Income$94.72M$144.88M$1.00B$265.35M7 Day Performance-0.87%-0.62%0.32%-0.07%1 Month Performance-1.51%-0.82%0.38%1.76%1 Year Performance22.76%-2.19%544.59%25.39% Gladstone Capital Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)GLADGladstone Capital1.0797 of 5 stars$27.35+2.4%$24.50-10.4%+20.6%$596.65M$96.62M8.0770Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastARCCAres Capital2.8255 of 5 stars$22.40+0.0%$22.86+2.0%+10.3%$15.79B$2.99B10.932,550Positive NewsCGBDCarlyle Secured Lending3.0351 of 5 stars$13.71+0.1%$15.25+11.2%-16.6%$698.11M$232.59M10.16N/ANews CoverageEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementGAINGladstone Investment0.5685 of 5 stars$13.89+0.1%$13.50-2.8%+11.5%$511.30M$93.66M7.8070Upcoming EarningsMFICMidCap Financial Investment1.936 of 5 stars$12.35flat$13.50+9.3%-3.7%$1.15B$301.78M7.44N/AUpcoming EarningsOCSLOaktree Specialty Lending2.2544 of 5 stars$13.51-0.4%$15.00+11.0%-17.1%$1.19B$381.67M103.92N/ATrending NewsEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementPFLTPennantPark Floating Rate Capital3.2914 of 5 stars$10.44+0.3%$10.96+5.0%-2.4%$1.04B$84.09M7.45658Dividend AnnouncementPNNTPennantPark Investment1.1746 of 5 stars$7.18+0.5%$5.88-18.1%+5.3%$468.50M$56.93M27.60N/AFSKFS KKR Capital2.3354 of 5 stars$20.06-2.2%$19.50-2.8%+5.3%$0.00$1.72B10.56N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsEarnings ReportDividend IncreaseMAINMain Street Capital1.118 of 5 stars$64.21+0.3%$53.60-16.5%+30.8%$5.70B$541.03M10.9090Trending NewsDividend AnnouncementTSLXSixth Street Specialty Lending1.6704 of 5 stars$23.80-0.5%$23.06-3.1%+18.1%$2.25B$482.53M11.84N/APositive NewsDividend IncreaseAnalyst ForecastAnalyst Revision 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 8/7/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersBREAKING: The House just passed 3 pro-crypto bills!THREE pro-crypto bills just passed the House! 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