Q1 EPS Estimate for Gladstone Capital Lowered by Analyst

Gladstone Capital Corporation (NASDAQ:GLAD) – Investment analysts at B. Riley cut their Q1 2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Gladstone Capital in a research note issued on Tuesday, November 18th. B. Riley analyst S. Adams now forecasts that the investment management company will earn $0.48 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.50. B. Riley has a “Buy” rating and a $22.00 price objective on the stock. The consensus estimate for Gladstone Capital’s current full-year earnings is $2.03 per share. B. Riley also issued estimates for Gladstone Capital’s Q3 2026 earnings at $0.49 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.48 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $1.95 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $0.48 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $0.49 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $0.48 EPS, Q4 2027 earnings at $0.49 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $1.94 EPS.

Other research analysts also recently issued reports about the stock. Oppenheimer raised shares of Gladstone Capital from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and cut their price objective for the stock from $26.00 to $22.00 in a report on Wednesday. LADENBURG THALM/SH SH upgraded Gladstone Capital to a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 6th. Zacks Research cut Gladstone Capital from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a report on Monday, October 13th. Finally, Weiss Ratings lowered Gladstone Capital from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a report on Thursday, October 30th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, two have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Gladstone Capital currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $22.00.

Gladstone Capital Stock Performance

NASDAQ GLAD opened at $20.31 on Thursday. The firm has a market cap of $453.52 million, a P/E ratio of 5.99 and a beta of 0.98. The company has a quick ratio of 0.08, a current ratio of 0.08 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.06. The company’s 50 day moving average is $20.63 and its 200-day moving average is $24.70. Gladstone Capital has a 12-month low of $18.76 and a 12-month high of $30.43.

Gladstone Capital (NASDAQ:GLAD) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Monday, November 17th. The investment management company reported $0.52 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.51 by $0.01. Gladstone Capital had a net margin of 84.60% and a return on equity of 9.43%. The company had revenue of $23.94 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $22.72 million.

Gladstone Capital Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a monthly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, December 31st. Stockholders of record on Monday, December 22nd will be paid a dividend of $0.15 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, December 22nd. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 8.9%. Gladstone Capital’s payout ratio is 53.10%.

Institutional Trading of Gladstone Capital

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. UBS Group AG increased its position in Gladstone Capital by 37.5% during the 3rd quarter. UBS Group AG now owns 230,218 shares of the investment management company’s stock valued at $5,035,000 after purchasing an additional 62,738 shares during the period. D.A. Davidson & CO. boosted its position in Gladstone Capital by 2.4% during the 3rd quarter. D.A. Davidson & CO. now owns 115,951 shares of the investment management company’s stock valued at $2,536,000 after acquiring an additional 2,711 shares in the last quarter. Two Sigma Investments LP grew its holdings in shares of Gladstone Capital by 39.1% during the 3rd quarter. Two Sigma Investments LP now owns 89,519 shares of the investment management company’s stock worth $1,958,000 after acquiring an additional 25,181 shares during the period. Advisors Asset Management Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Gladstone Capital by 8.0% during the 1st quarter. Advisors Asset Management Inc. now owns 85,652 shares of the investment management company’s stock worth $2,352,000 after acquiring an additional 6,321 shares during the period. Finally, Raymond James Financial Inc. raised its position in shares of Gladstone Capital by 36.0% in the 3rd quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. now owns 59,261 shares of the investment management company’s stock worth $1,296,000 after acquiring an additional 15,681 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 10.72% of the company’s stock.

About Gladstone Capital

Gladstone Capital Corporation is a business development company specializing in lower middle market, growth capital, add on acquisitions, change of control, buy & build strategies, debt refinancing, debt investments in senior term loans, revolving loans, secured first and second lien term loans, senior subordinated loans, unitranche loans, junior subordinated loans, and mezzanine loans and equity investments in the form of common stock, preferred stock, limited liability company interests, or warrants.