Gladstone Investment Co. to Post Q3 2025 Earnings of $0.27 Per Share, B. Riley Forecasts (NASDAQ:GAIN)

Gladstone Investment Co. (NASDAQ:GAIN) – B. Riley raised their Q3 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Gladstone Investment in a report issued on Tuesday, October 1st. B. Riley analyst B. Rowe now expects that the investment management company will post earnings of $0.27 per share for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $0.25. B. Riley currently 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 Q4 2025 earnings at $0.24 EPS and FY2025 earnings at $0.99 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 7.20% and a net margin of 78.48%. 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, StockNews.com cut Gladstone Investment from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research note on Tuesday, September 24th.

Gladstone Investment Stock Down 1.6 %

Shares of NASDAQ GAIN opened at $13.87 on Thursday. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $13.30 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $13.79. Gladstone Investment has a 52-week low of $12.25 and a 52-week high of $14.96. The stock has a market capitalization of $508.88 million, a P/E ratio of 5.59 and a beta of 1.33.

Institutional Trading of Gladstone Investment

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Quarry LP acquired a new stake in shares of Gladstone Investment during the 4th quarter worth approximately $84,000. Creekmur Asset Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Gladstone Investment during the 4th quarter worth approximately $105,000. Trexquant Investment LP acquired a new stake in shares of Gladstone Investment during the 4th quarter worth approximately $151,000. Drive Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Gladstone Investment during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $174,000. Finally, Virtu Financial LLC acquired a new stake in Gladstone Investment in the 1st quarter valued at approximately $198,000. 11.85% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Gladstone Investment Cuts Dividend

The business also recently declared a Variable dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, October 15th. Stockholders of record on Friday, October 4th will be given a dividend of $0.70 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, October 4th. Gladstone Investment’s payout ratio is 38.71%.

About Gladstone Investment

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.