GAIN Capital Holdings Company Profile (NYSE:GCAP)

GAIN Capital Holdings trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "GCAP."

GAIN Capital Holdings announced a quarterly dividend on Friday, August 4th. Investors of record on Tuesday, September 12th will be given a dividend of $0.06 per share on Tuesday, September 19th. This represents a $0.24 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.80%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, September 11th. View GAIN Capital Holdings' Dividend History.

GAIN Capital Holdings declared that its Board of Directors has authorized a stock repurchase plan on Sunday, June 4th 2017, which authorizes the company to buyback $35,000,000.00 in shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization authorizes the company to purchase up to 12.7% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback plans are often an indication that the company's board of directors believes its shares are undervalued.

GAIN Capital Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:GCAP) issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August, 3rd. The company reported $0.25 earnings per share for the quarter, meeting the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $0.25. The firm earned $98.10 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $98.70 million. GAIN Capital Holdings had a return on equity of 2.85% and a net margin of 3.21%. GAIN Capital Holdings's revenue for the quarter was down 9.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $0.27 EPS. View GAIN Capital Holdings' Earnings History.

2 analysts have issued twelve-month target prices for GAIN Capital Holdings' shares. Their forecasts range from $7.00 to $8.50. On average, they anticipate GAIN Capital Holdings' share price to reach $7.75 in the next year. View Analyst Ratings for GAIN Capital Holdings.

Here are some recent quotes from research analysts about GAIN Capital Holdings stock:

• 1. According to Zacks Investment Research, "institutional foreign exchange, trading and related services providing direct access to the global OTC foreign exchange markets, where participants trade directly with one another. Its trading platforms provide information and analytical tools that allow customers to identify, analyze and execute their trading strategies. GAIN also offers retail customers located outside the United States access to other global markets on an OTC basis, including the spot gold and silver markets, as well as equity indices and commodities. Its forex trading activities are regulated in the US by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and the National Futures Association, in the UK by the Financial Services Authority, in Japan by the Financial Services Agency, in Hong Kong by the Securities and Futures Commission and in Australia by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission. GAIN Capital Holdings, Inc is based in Bedminster, New Jersey. " (10/10/2017)
• 2. Jefferies Group LLC analysts commented, "Ahead of 4Q16 earnings Thursday, we are increasing our EPS estimate from $0.08 to $0.45 reflecting a combination of heightened activity and improving revenue capture (approx. 50% above the trailing 12-month levels). While trading activity levels have moderated to start in 2017, the recent acquisition of FXCM's U.S. retail business is immediately accretive and builds upon the company's leading market share." (3/8/2017)

GAIN Capital Holdings saw a increase in short interest in the month of August. As of August 31st, there was short interest totalling 3,336,535 shares, an increase of 118.1% from the August 15th total of 1,529,683 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 589,200 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 5.7 days. Approximately 12.8% of the shares of the stock are short sold.

Some companies that are related to GAIN Capital Holdings include Byline Bancorp (BY), National Commerce Corporation (NCOM), Veritex Holdings (VBTX), Access National Corporation (ANCX), First Financial Corporation Indiana (THFF), Mercantile Bank Corporation (MBWM), People's Utah Bancorp (PUB), Altisource Residential Corporation (RESI), Carolina Financial Corporation (CARO), National Bank of Greece (NBG), Heritage Commerce Corp (HTBK), First Defiance Financial Corp. (FDEF), PennantPark Investment Corporation (PNNT), AG Mortgage Investment Trust (MITT), BlackRock Capital Investment Corporation (BKCC), UMH Properties (UMH), Blue Hills Bancorp (BHBK) and CatchMark Timber Trust (CTT).

GAIN Capital Holdings' management team includes the folowing people:

• Peter Quick, Chairman of the Board
• Glenn H. Stevens, President, Chief Executive Officer, Director
• Nigel Rose, Chief Financial Officer
• Samantha Roady, President - Retail
• Diego A. Rotsztain, General Counsel, Head of Corporate Development and Secretary
• Thomas Bevilacqua, Independent Director
• Christopher W. Calhoun, Independent Director
• Joseph Arthur Schenk, Independent Director
• Christopher S. Sugden, Independent Director

Shares of GAIN Capital Holdings can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of GAIN Capital Holdings stock can currently be purchased for approximately $6.32.