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Gladstone Capital (Gladstone Capital) 50-Day SMA : $20.65 (As of May. 01, 2024)


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What is Gladstone Capital 50-Day SMA?

Moving averages are one of the core indicators in technical analysis. A Simple Moving Average (SMA) is simply the arithmetic average of stock price over a period. It is calculated by adding a selected range of prices, usually closing prices, and then dividing that figure by the number of time periods in that range.

The 50-Day SMA calculates the average price over 50 days. And the 20-Day SMA and 200-Day SMA calculates the average price over 20 days and 200 days separately.

As of today (2024-05-01), Gladstone Capital's 50-Day SMA is $20.65. It's 20-Day SMA is $20.70 and 200-Day SMA is $20.57.


Competitive Comparison of Gladstone Capital's 50-Day SMA

For the Asset Management subindustry, Gladstone Capital's 50-Day SMA, along with its competitors' market caps and 50-Day SMA data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Gladstone Capital's 50-Day SMA Distribution in the Asset Management Industry

For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, Gladstone Capital's 50-Day SMA distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Gladstone Capital's 50-Day SMA falls into.



Gladstone Capital  (NAS:GLAD) 50-Day SMA Calculation

The formula for calculating SMA is:

SMA=( P1 + P2 + ... + Pn ) / n

where:
Pn is the price of the stock at period n.
n is the total number of periods.

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.


Gladstone Capital  (NAS:GLAD) 50-Day SMA Explanation

Simple Moving Average (SMA) is the arithmetic average of stock price over a period. The 20-Day SMA calculates the average price over 20 days. And the 50-Day SMA and 200-Day SMA calculates the average price over 50 days and 200 days separately. SMAs are often used to determine the price trend direction. A 200-Day SMA is usually a proxy for the long-term trend, while shorter periods indicate short-term trend.

SMA are commonly compared with stock price or different period SMAs to indicate a trading signal. Generally speaking, if the price goes above the SMA, or a short-term SMA crosses above a long-term SMA, an uptrend is expected, investors may want to go long or cover short. Conversely, if the price goes below the SMA, or the short-term SMA crosses below a long-term SMA, a downtrend is expected, investors may want to go short or exit long.

Two popular trading patterns that use SMA include the death cross and a golden cross. A death cross occurs when the 50-day SMA crosses below the 200-day SMA. This is considered a bearish signal, that further losses are in store. The golden cross is a bullish signal which occurs when a short-term SMA crosses above a long-term SMA.


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Gladstone Capital (Gladstone Capital) Business Description

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Address
1521 Westbranch Drive, Suite 100, McLean, VA, USA, 22102
Gladstone Capital Corp is an externally managed, closed-end, non-diversified management investment company. Its investment objectives are to, achieve and grow current income by investing in debt securities of established businesses that would provide stable earnings and cash flow to pay expenses, make principal and interest payments on its outstanding indebtedness and make distributions to stockholders that grow over time; and provide its stockholders with long-term capital appreciation in the value of its assets by investing in equity securities of established businesses that can grow over time to permit it to sell its equity investments for capital gains.
Executives
Paula Novara director 1521 WESTBRANCH DRIVE, SUITE 100, MCLEAN VA 22102
Schaltenbrand Nicole Frances Dubas officer: CFO and Treasurer 1521 WESTBRANCH DRIVE, SUITE 100, MCLEAN VA 22102
Michael Licalsi other: Affiliate of External Adviser 1521 WESTBRANCH DR., MCLEAN VA 22102
Robert L Marcotte officer: President 1100 WILSON BOULEVARD, SUITE 3000, ARLINGTON VA 22209
David Gladstone director, officer: CEO 1521 WESTBRANCH DRIVE, SUITE 200, MCLEAN VA 22102
Caren D Merrick director 1521 WESTBRANCH, SUITE 100, MCLEAN VA 22102
Walter H Wilkinson director C/O RF MICRO DEVICES, INC., 7628 THORNDIKE ROAD, GREENSBORO NC 27409
Terry Lee Brubaker director, officer: COO C/O GLADSTONE CAPITAL CORP, 1521 WESTBRANCH DRIVE SUITE 200, MCLEAN VA 22102
John Dellafiora officer: Chief Compliance Officer 1521 WESTBRANCH DRIVE, SUITE 200, MCLEAN VA 22102
Melissa Morrison officer: Chief Accounting Officer 1521 WESTBRANCH DRIVE, SUITE 200, MCLEAN VA 22102
Jennifer A Smith officer: Valuation Officer 1521 WESTBRANCH DRIVE, SUITE 100, MCLEAN VA 22102
Michela A English director C/O GLADSTONE CAPITAL CORP, 1521 WESTBRANCH DRIVE SUITE 200, MCLEAN VA 22102
Anthony W Parker director C/O GLADSTONE CAPITAL CORP, 1521 WESTBRANCH DRIVE SUITE 200, MCLEAN VA 22102
Terry Earhart director 1521 WESTBRANCH DRIVE, SUITE 200, MCLEAN VA 22102
Paul W Adelgren director C/O GLADSTONE CAPITAL CORP, 1521 WESTBRANCH DRIVE SUITE 200, MCLEAN VA 22102