Gladstone Land (LAND) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Gladstone Land Corporation is a real estate investment trust that owns and manages farmland in the United States. The company primarily acquires agricultural properties and leases them to farming operators under long-term agreements, generally structured to provide the company with rental income while tenants manage day-to-day agricultural operations.

Its portfolio includes farms used to grow a variety of specialty crops, such as fruits, vegetables, and nuts, as well as row crops and other agricultural products. Gladstone Land also considers the availability of irrigation and water resources, soil quality, location, and the diversity of crops and tenants when evaluating farmland investments.

Gladstone Land was formed in 2011 and completed its initial public offering in 2013. The company is externally managed by Gladstone Management Corporation and is affiliated with the broader Gladstone group of investment companies. Its properties are located across multiple U.S. agricultural regions, serving farming operations in states with established specialty-crop and row-crop production.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $9.33 to $9.54
• 50-Day Range: $8.06 to $9.83
• 52-Week Range: $7.92 to $13.00
• Volume: 514,511 shs
• Average Volume: 724,397 shs
• Market Capitalization: $408.97 million
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: 5.91%
• Price Target: $10.00
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Gladstone Land Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Gladstone Land scored higher than 24% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 163rd out of 187 stocks in the real estate sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 1.8 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Gladstone Land has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.25, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, no buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Upside/Downside

The consensus price target for Gladstone Land is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Gladstone Land has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: -6.25%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Gladstone Land are expected to decrease by -6.25% in the coming year, from $0.48 to $0.45 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Gladstone Land is -17.24, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Gladstone Land is -17.24, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Gladstone Land has a P/B Ratio of 0.53. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 1.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

10.24% of the float of Gladstone Land has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Gladstone Land has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.68.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Gladstone Land has recently increased by 24.76%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Leadership

Gladstone Land is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 5.91%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Gladstone Land has only been increasing its dividend for 2 years.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on EPS estimates, Gladstone Land will have a dividend payout ratio of 124.44% in the coming year. This indicates that Gladstone Land may not be able to sustain their current dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.4 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.91

News Sentiment

Gladstone Land has a news sentiment score of 0.91. 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 0.64 average news sentiment score of Real Estate companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for Gladstone Land this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 16 people have searched for LAND on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -36% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 2 people have added Gladstone Land to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -50% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.9 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Gladstone Land insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

6.13% of the stock of Gladstone Land is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

53.60% of the stock of Gladstone Land is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/11/2026
• Record date for 8/31 Dividend: 8/18/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 8/31 Dividend: 8/18/2026
• Dividend Payable: 8/31/2026
• Record date for 9/30 Dividend: 9/21/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 9/30 Dividend: 9/21/2026
• Today: 9/27/2026
• Dividend Payable: 9/30/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/04/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Real Estate
• Industry: Specialized REITs
• Sub-Industry: Other Specialized REITs
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:LAND
• CIK: 1495240
• Web: www.gladstonefarms.com
• Phone: (703) 287-5800
• Fax: 703-287-5801
• Employees: 75
• Year Founded: 2001

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Gladstone Land: $10.00
• High Price Target: $10.00
• Low Price Target: $10.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +5.5%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.25
• Research Coverage: 4 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): ($0.55)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: 19.75
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $13.53 million
• Net Margins: -7.31%
• Pretax Margin: -7.31%
• Return on Equity: -0.96%
• Return on Assets: -0.53%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.72
• Current Ratio: 1.29
• Quick Ratio: 1.29

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $88.34 million
• Price / Sales: 4.63
• Cash Flow: $1.63 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 5.83
• Book Value: $17.99 per share
• Price / Book: 0.53

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 43,140,000
• Free Float: 40,493,000
• Market Cap: $408.97 million
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.09