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

Gladstone Investment Co. (NASDAQ:GAIN) – Analysts at B. Riley lifted their Q3 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Gladstone Investment in a research report issued on Tuesday, October 1st. B. Riley analyst B. Rowe now anticipates that the investment management company will post earnings per share of $0.27 for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $0.25. 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 Q4 2025 earnings at $0.24 EPS and FY2025 earnings at $0.99 EPS.

Separately, StockNews.com cut Gladstone Investment from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report on Tuesday, September 24th.

Gladstone Investment Stock Performance

Shares of GAIN stock opened at $13.87 on Thursday. Gladstone Investment has a 1 year low of $12.25 and a 1 year high of $14.96. The stock has a market cap of $508.88 million, a PE ratio of 5.59 and a beta of 1.33. The business’s fifty day moving average is $13.30 and its 200-day moving average is $13.79.

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

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Gladstone Investment

Several large investors have recently modified their holdings of GAIN. Melia Wealth LLC bought a new stake in shares of Gladstone Investment during the 1st quarter worth $13,455,000. Van ECK Associates Corp boosted its position in shares of Gladstone Investment by 20.0% in the second quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp now owns 845,074 shares of the investment management company’s stock worth $11,814,000 after buying an additional 140,723 shares during the period. Legacy Capital Wealth Partners LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Gladstone Investment in the second quarter worth $1,425,000. United Advisor Group LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Gladstone Investment in the fourth quarter worth $502,000. Finally, Virtu Financial LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Gladstone Investment in the first quarter worth $198,000. 11.85% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Gladstone Investment Cuts Dividend

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

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.