Gladstone Capital (GLAD) Competitors $26.18 +0.04 (+0.15%) Closing price 05/22/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$26.60 +0.42 (+1.60%) As of 05/22/2025 07:54 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. PSEC, OCSL, VRTS, CSWC, SLRC, FDUS, TCPC, GAIN, PNNT, and DHILShould you be buying Gladstone Capital stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Gladstone Capital include Prospect Capital (PSEC), Oaktree Specialty Lending (OCSL), Virtus Investment Partners (VRTS), Capital Southwest (CSWC), SLR Investment (SLRC), Fidus Investment (FDUS), BlackRock TCP Capital (TCPC), Gladstone Investment (GAIN), PennantPark Investment (PNNT), and Diamond Hill Investment Group (DHIL). These companies are all part of the "asset management & custody banks" industry. Gladstone Capital vs. Prospect Capital Oaktree Specialty Lending Virtus Investment Partners Capital Southwest SLR Investment Fidus Investment BlackRock TCP Capital Gladstone Investment PennantPark Investment Diamond Hill Investment Group Prospect Capital (NASDAQ:PSEC) and Gladstone Capital (NASDAQ:GLAD) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, community ranking, dividends, media sentiment, risk, valuation, profitability and analyst recommendations. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in PSEC or GLAD? Prospect Capital received 51 more outperform votes than Gladstone Capital when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 54.36% of users gave Gladstone Capital an outperform vote while only 51.45% of users gave Prospect Capital an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformProspect CapitalOutperform Votes31951.45% Underperform Votes30148.55% Gladstone CapitalOutperform Votes26854.36% Underperform Votes22545.64% Which has better earnings and valuation, PSEC or GLAD? Prospect Capital has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Gladstone Capital. Prospect Capital is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Gladstone Capital, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioProspect Capital-$182.78M-8.27$262.83M-$0.86-3.94Gladstone Capital$88.83M6.58$94.72M$3.946.64 Is PSEC or GLAD a better dividend stock? Prospect Capital pays an annual dividend of $0.54 per share and has a dividend yield of 15.9%. Gladstone Capital pays an annual dividend of $1.98 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.6%. Prospect Capital pays out -62.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Gladstone Capital pays out 50.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Gladstone Capital has increased its dividend for 4 consecutive years. Prospect Capital is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of PSEC or GLAD? 9.1% of Prospect Capital shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 10.7% of Gladstone Capital shares are owned by institutional investors. 28.3% of Prospect Capital shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 4.0% of Gladstone Capital shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Which has more volatility and risk, PSEC or GLAD? Prospect Capital has a beta of 0.93, indicating that its share price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Gladstone Capital has a beta of 1, indicating that its share price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500. Do analysts recommend PSEC or GLAD? Prospect Capital presently has a consensus price target of $3.00, suggesting a potential downside of 11.50%. Gladstone Capital has a consensus price target of $23.00, suggesting a potential downside of 12.15%. Given Prospect Capital's higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Prospect Capital is more favorable than Gladstone Capital.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Prospect Capital 1 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.00Gladstone Capital 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 Is PSEC or GLAD more profitable? Gladstone Capital has a net margin of 106.59% compared to Prospect Capital's net margin of 1.18%. Prospect Capital's return on equity of 12.31% beat Gladstone Capital's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Prospect Capital1.18% 12.31% 5.79% Gladstone Capital 106.59%10.00%5.66% Does the media favor PSEC or GLAD? In the previous week, Prospect Capital had 3 more articles in the media than Gladstone Capital. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Prospect Capital and 2 mentions for Gladstone Capital. Prospect Capital's average media sentiment score of 0.57 beat Gladstone Capital's score of 0.40 indicating that Prospect Capital is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Prospect Capital 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Gladstone Capital 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral SummaryProspect Capital and Gladstone Capital tied by winning 10 of the 20 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 {thisCompany.Symbol} 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 CapitalTextile mill products IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$584.60M$169.62M$11.47B$8.39BDividend Yield7.36%7.36%5.45%4.11%P/E Ratio6.403.4722.4219.71Price / Sales6.583.3727.62120.53Price / Cash117.09117.0917.6234.62Price / Book1.220.802.774.50Net Income$94.72M$23.66M$1.03B$248.22M7 Day Performance-2.64%2.91%-1.34%-0.78%1 Month Performance5.35%0.41%5.24%11.53%1 Year Performance18.89%-1.75%538.04%8.99% Gladstone Capital Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)GLADGladstone Capital1.1766 of 5 stars$26.18+0.2%$23.00-12.1%+18.6%$584.60M$88.83M6.4070Dividend AnnouncementPSECProspect Capital0.7619 of 5 stars$3.69+4.2%$3.00-18.7%-40.3%$1.64B$101.04M-18.452,019High Trading VolumeOCSLOaktree Specialty Lending2.765 of 5 stars$14.02+1.7%$16.00+14.1%-26.4%$1.23B$-1,542,000.0020.93N/APositive NewsInsider TradeVRTSVirtus Investment Partners2.3327 of 5 stars$173.07+4.7%$167.75-3.1%-27.6%$1.20B$898.60M10.24770Positive NewsDividend AnnouncementAnalyst UpgradeCSWCCapital Southwest2.7546 of 5 stars$20.80+3.9%$22.50+8.2%-20.1%$1.05B$98.09M14.7520High Trading VolumeSLRCSLR Investment2.6777 of 5 stars$16.13+2.1%$15.79-2.1%+1.0%$880.05M$104.99M9.11N/AHigh Trading VolumeFDUSFidus Investment2.6911 of 5 stars$19.67+0.1%$20.00+1.7%+2.0%$683.18M$91.39M7.03N/APositive NewsTCPCBlackRock TCP Capital0.9845 of 5 stars$7.43+3.2%$7.00-5.8%-30.0%$632.12M$-45,395,366.00-14.8619,800Positive NewsAnalyst UpgradeGAINGladstone Investment0.8078 of 5 stars$14.04+2.1%$13.50-3.8%+4.9%$517.19M$66.70M7.3170Dividend AnnouncementPNNTPennantPark Investment0.912 of 5 stars$6.65+1.9%$6.00-9.7%-10.3%$433.89M$64.78M25.56N/AAnalyst ForecastDHILDiamond Hill Investment Group2.8611 of 5 stars$142.74+1.9%N/A-10.2%$397.82M$152.98M8.08130Positive NewsGap Up Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Prospect Capital Competitors Oaktree Specialty Lending Competitors Virtus Investment Partners Competitors Capital Southwest Competitors SLR Investment Competitors Fidus Investment Competitors BlackRock TCP Capital Competitors Gladstone Investment Competitors PennantPark Investment Competitors Diamond Hill Investment Group 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 5/23/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersWhite House to reset Social Security?Elon Musk's parting DOGE gift looks set to shock America... 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