GLAD 📈 Gladstone Capital - Overview

Exchange: NASDAQ • Country: United States • Currency: USD • Type: Common Stock • ISIN: US3765351008

GLAD: Loans, Equity, Investments

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. It operates as a business development company. The fund also makes private equity investments in acquisitions, buyouts and recapitalizations, and refinancing existing debts. It targets small and medium-sized companies in United States. It is industry agnostic and seeks to invest in companies engaged in the business services, light and specialty manufacturing, niche industrial products and services, specialty consumer products and services, energy services, transportation and logistics, healthcare and education services, specialty chemicals, media and communications and aerospace and defense. The fund seeks to invest between $7 million and $30 million in companies that have between $20 million and $150 million in sales and EBITDA between $3 million and $25 million. It prefers to acquire minority stakes. It seeks to exit its investments through strategic acquisitions by other industry participants or financial buyers, initial public offerings of common stock, or other capital market transactions. Web URL: https://www.gladstonecapital.com

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GLAD Stock Overview

Market Cap in USD 647m
Sector Financial Services
Industry Asset Management
GiC Sub-Industry Asset Management & Custody Banks
IPO / Inception 2002-08-02

GLAD Stock Ratings

Growth 5y 81.9%
Fundamental -3.72%
Dividend 92.0%
Rel. Strength Industry 43.5
Analysts 3.33/5
Fair Price Momentum 33.47 USD
Fair Price DCF 3.77 USD

GLAD Dividends

Dividend Yield 12m 8.32%
Yield on Cost 5y 18.70%
Annual Growth 5y 8.43%
Payout Consistency 94.7%

GLAD Growth Ratios

Growth Correlation 3m 93.6%
Growth Correlation 12m 94.1%
Growth Correlation 5y 84.1%
CAGR 5y 17.57%
CAGR/Mean DD 5y 1.62
Sharpe Ratio 12m 1.86
Alpha 16.48
Beta 1.04
Volatility 17.17%
Current Volume 78.5k
Average Volume 20d 129.1k
What is the price of GLAD stocks?
As of January 09, 2025, the stock is trading at USD 28.64 with a total of 78,509 shares traded.
Over the past week, the price has changed by +0.70%, over one month by +5.85%, over three months by +22.78% and over the past year by +41.92%.
Is Gladstone Capital a good stock to buy?
Neither. Based on ValueRay Fundamental Analyses, Gladstone Capital is currently (January 2025) neither a good nor a bad stock to buy. It has a ValueRay Fundamental Rating of -3.72 and therefor a neutral outlook according to the companies health.
Based on ValueRays Analyses, Dividends and Discounted-Cash-Flow, the Fair Value of GLAD as of January 2025 is 33.47. This means that GLAD is currently undervalued and has a potential upside of +16.86% (Margin of Safety).
Is GLAD a buy, sell or hold?
Gladstone Capital has received a consensus analysts rating of 3.33. Therefor, it is recommend to hold GLAD.
  • Strong Buy: 1
  • Buy: 0
  • Hold: 5
  • Sell: 0
  • Strong Sell: 0
What are the forecast for GLAD stock price target?
According to ValueRays Forecast Model, GLAD Gladstone Capital will be worth about 36.7 in January 2026. The stock is currently trading at 28.64. This means that the stock has a potential upside of +28%.
Issuer Forecast Upside
Wallstreet Target Price 24.4 -14.9%
Analysts Target Price 24.4 -14.9%
ValueRay Target Price 36.7 28%