Brokers Set Expectations for Gladstone Investment Co.’s Q3 2025 Earnings (NASDAQ:GAIN)

Gladstone Investment Co. (NASDAQ:GAIN) – Equities researchers at B. Riley dropped their Q3 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Gladstone Investment in a note issued to investors on Wednesday, August 7th. B. Riley analyst B. Rowe now expects that the investment management company will post earnings of $0.25 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.27. 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 $1.01 per share. B. Riley also issued estimates for Gladstone Investment’s Q4 2025 earnings at $0.23 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $0.95 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.23 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.23 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.23 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.23 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $0.91 EPS.

Gladstone Investment (NASDAQ:GAIN) last released its quarterly earnings results on Monday, August 5th. The investment management company reported $0.24 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.25 by ($0.01). Gladstone Investment had a return on equity of 7.33% and a net margin of 97.71%. The business had revenue of $22.18 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $24.27 million. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $0.25 EPS.

Separately, LADENBURG THALM/SH SH reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and issued a $14.00 price target on shares of Gladstone Investment in a report on Thursday, May 9th.

Gladstone Investment Stock Up 1.3 %

Shares of Gladstone Investment stock traded up $0.17 on Thursday, hitting $12.90. 113,379 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 139,572. Gladstone Investment has a 52-week low of $12.14 and a 52-week high of $14.96. The stock has a market cap of $473.29 million, a P/E ratio of 5.20 and a beta of 1.32. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $13.91 and its 200 day moving average is $14.02.

Gladstone Investment Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a monthly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, September 30th. Investors of record on Friday, September 20th will be issued a dividend of $0.08 per share. The ex-dividend date is Friday, September 20th. This represents a $0.96 annualized dividend and a yield of 7.44%. Gladstone Investment’s payout ratio is 38.71%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Melia Wealth LLC acquired a new position in Gladstone Investment during the first quarter valued at $13,455,000. International Assets Investment Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Gladstone Investment in the fourth quarter worth about $2,040,000. Van ECK Associates Corp increased its holdings in shares of Gladstone Investment by 20.0% during the 2nd quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp now owns 845,074 shares of the investment management company’s stock valued at $11,814,000 after acquiring an additional 140,723 shares during the last quarter. Legacy Capital Wealth Partners LLC bought a new position in shares of Gladstone Investment in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $1,425,000. Finally, United Advisor Group LLC acquired a new stake in Gladstone Investment in the 4th quarter worth approximately $502,000. 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.