Brokers Set Expectations for Gladstone Investment Co.’s Q2 2025 Earnings (NASDAQ:GAIN)

Gladstone Investment Co. (NASDAQ:GAIN) – Research analysts at B. Riley boosted their Q2 2025 earnings per share estimates for Gladstone Investment in a report issued on Tuesday, October 1st. B. Riley analyst B. Rowe now anticipates that the investment management company will post earnings per share of $0.25 for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $0.24. B. Riley has a “Neutral” rating and a $13.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for Gladstone Investment’s current full-year earnings is $0.99 per share. B. Riley also issued estimates for Gladstone Investment’s Q1 2026 earnings at $0.22 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.24 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.22 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $0.90 EPS.

Separately, StockNews.com lowered shares of Gladstone Investment from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research note on Tuesday, September 24th.

Gladstone Investment Price Performance

NASDAQ:GAIN opened at $14.65 on Wednesday. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $13.27 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $13.77. The company has a market cap of $537.49 million, a P/E ratio of 5.91 and a beta of 1.33. Gladstone Investment has a one year low of $12.14 and a one year high of $14.96.

Gladstone Investment (NASDAQ:GAIN) last posted its earnings results on Monday, August 5th. The investment management company reported $0.24 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.25 by ($0.01). Gladstone Investment had a return on equity of 7.20% and a net margin of 78.48%. The business had revenue of $22.18 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $24.27 million. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $0.25 earnings per share.

Gladstone Investment Cuts Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a Variable dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, October 15th. Shareholders of record on Friday, October 4th will be issued a $0.70 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, October 4th. Gladstone Investment’s dividend payout ratio is 38.71%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Blair William & Co. IL grew its stake in shares of Gladstone Investment by 0.9% in the second quarter. Blair William & Co. IL now owns 156,333 shares of the investment management company’s stock valued at $2,186,000 after acquiring an additional 1,469 shares in the last quarter. Garner Asset Management Corp boosted its holdings in Gladstone Investment by 9.1% in the 1st quarter. Garner Asset Management Corp now owns 41,333 shares of the investment management company’s stock valued at $588,000 after purchasing an additional 3,451 shares during the period. Quarry LP acquired a new position in shares of Gladstone Investment during the 4th quarter worth approximately $84,000. Creekmur Asset Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Gladstone Investment during the fourth quarter worth approximately $105,000. Finally, Advisors Asset Management Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Gladstone Investment by 6.6% during the first quarter. Advisors Asset Management Inc. now owns 162,487 shares of the investment management company’s stock worth $2,312,000 after purchasing an additional 10,018 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 11.85% of the company’s stock.

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.