Gladstone Investment Co. (GAIN) to Issue Monthly Dividend of $0.08 on March 31st

Gladstone Investment Co. (NASDAQ:GAINGet Free Report) announced a monthly dividend on Thursday, January 16th, Wall Street Journal reports. Investors of record on Wednesday, March 19th will be paid a dividend of 0.08 per share by the investment management company on Monday, March 31st. This represents a $0.96 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 7.28%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, March 19th.

Gladstone Investment has a payout ratio of 91.4% indicating that its dividend is currently covered by earnings, but may not be in the future if the company’s earnings fall. Research analysts expect Gladstone Investment to earn $0.94 per share next year, which means the company may not be able to cover its $0.96 annual dividend with an expected future payout ratio of 102.1%.

Gladstone Investment Stock Up 0.8 %

GAIN opened at $13.19 on Monday. The firm has a market cap of $485.88 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 6.87 and a beta of 1.28. Gladstone Investment has a 52 week low of $12.46 and a 52 week high of $14.85. The business’s 50 day moving average is $13.40 and its two-hundred day moving average is $13.48.

Gladstone Investment (NASDAQ:GAINGet Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 12th. The investment management company reported $0.23 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.24 by ($0.01). Gladstone Investment had a net margin of 78.02% and a return on equity of 7.17%. Equities analysts expect that Gladstone Investment will post 0.96 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Gladstone Investment Company Profile

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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.

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