Gladstone Investment Co. (GAIN) To Go Ex-Dividend on April 21st

Gladstone Investment Co. (NASDAQ:GAIN) declared a monthly dividend on Tuesday, April 8th, NASDAQ Dividends reports. Shareholders of record on Monday, April 21st will be paid a dividend of 0.08 per share by the investment management company on Wednesday, April 30th. This represents a $0.96 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 7.56%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, April 21st.

Gladstone Investment has a dividend payout ratio of 91.4% meaning its dividend is currently covered by earnings, but may not be in the future if the company’s earnings tumble. Research analysts expect Gladstone Investment to earn $0.94 per share next year, which means the company may not be able to cover its $0.96 annual dividend with an expected future payout ratio of 102.1%.

Gladstone Investment Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:GAIN traded down $0.36 during mid-day trading on Thursday, reaching $12.70. 185,379 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 131,824. Gladstone Investment has a 52 week low of $11.42 and a 52 week high of $14.85. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $13.37 and its 200-day moving average price is $13.49. The firm has a market cap of $467.83 million, a PE ratio of 6.61 and a beta of 1.12.

Gladstone Investment (NASDAQ:GAIN) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, February 12th. The investment management company reported $0.23 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.24 by ($0.01). Gladstone Investment had a net margin of 78.02% and a return on equity of 7.17%. On average, research analysts predict that Gladstone Investment will post 0.96 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Gladstone Investment Company Profile

Gladstone Investment Corporation is business development company, specializes in lower middle market, mature stage, buyouts; refinancing existing debt; senior debt securities such as senior loans, senior term loans, lines of credit, and senior notes; senior subordinated debt securities such as senior subordinated loans and senior subordinated notes; junior subordinated debt securities such as subordinated notes and mezzanine loans; limited liability company interests, and warrants or options.