Gladstone Capital Corporation (GLAD) Stock Analysis
Breakout setup · Inst Constrain edge
Financial Services · Asset Management
Hold if already holding. Not a fresh buy at $19.54, but acceptable to hold if already in. Reason: Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining.
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... Read more
Hold if already holding. Not a fresh buy at $19.54, but acceptable to hold if already in. Reason: Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining. Chart setup: Golden cross, above all MAs, RSI 53, MACD bullish. Maintain position. Not compelling to add more. Score 6.6/10, moderate confidence.
Passes 7/8 gates (positive momentum, clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, news events none recent, earnings proximity 30d clear, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Fails on favorable risk/reward ratio. Suitability: aggressive.
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Hold if already holding. Not a fresh buy at $19.54, but acceptable to hold if already in. Reason: Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining. Chart setup: Golden cross, above all MAs, RSI 53, MACD bullish. Maintain position. Not compelling to add more. Target $19.45 (-0.5%), stop $18.68 (−4.6%), A.R:R -0.7:1. Score 6.6/10, moderate confidence.
Take-profit target: $19.45 (-0.5% upside). Target $19.45 (-0.5%), stop $18.68 (−4.6%), A.R:R -0.7:1. Stop-loss: $18.68.
Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining.
Gladstone Capital Corporation trades at a P/E of 10.4 (forward 10.1). TrendMatrix value score: 7.9/10. Verdict: Hold.
12 analysts cover GLAD with a consensus score of 4.0/5. Average price target: $22.
What does Gladstone Capital Corporation do?Gladstone Capital Corporation is a business development company specializing in lower middle market, growth capital,...
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 in debt between $8 million and $40 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.