How to buy Gladstone Commercial Corporation stock

Gladstone Commercial Corporation is a reit-diversified business based in the US. Gladstone Commercial Corporation shares (GOOD) are listed on the NASDAQ and all prices are listed in US Dollars.

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Gladstone Commercial Corporation shares at a glance

• Key figures

Information last updated 2021-04-29.

52-week range	$12.28 - $21.10
50-day moving average	$20.21
200-day moving average	$18.62
Wall St. target price	$21.33
PE ratio	233.6667
Dividend yield	$1.502 (7.23%)
Earnings per share (TTM)	$0.09

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Is Gladstone Commercial Corporation under- or over-valued?

Valuing Gladstone Commercial Corporation stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of Gladstone Commercial Corporation's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.

Gladstone Commercial Corporation's P/E ratio

Gladstone Commercial Corporation's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 234x. In other words, Gladstone Commercial Corporation shares trade at around 234x recent earnings.

That's relatively high compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the NASDAQ 100 at the end of 2019 (27.29). The high P/E ratio could mean that investors are optimistic about the outlook for the shares or simply that they're over-valued.

Gladstone Commercial Corporation's EBITDA

Gladstone Commercial Corporation's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is $90.5 million.

The EBITDA is a measure of a Gladstone Commercial Corporation's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.

Gladstone Commercial Corporation financials

Revenue TTM	$133.2 million
Operating margin TTM	27.73%
Gross profit TTM	$101.5 million
Return on assets TTM	2.16%
Return on equity TTM	4.06%
Profit margin	11.22%
Book value	$6.03
Market capitalisation	$780.7 million

TTM: trailing 12 months

Shorting Gladstone Commercial Corporation shares

There are currently 551,998 Gladstone Commercial Corporation shares held short by investors – that's known as Gladstone Commercial Corporation's "short interest". This figure is 29.1% up from 427,529 last month.

There are a few different ways that this level of interest in shorting Gladstone Commercial Corporation shares can be evaluated.

Gladstone Commercial Corporation's "short interest ratio" (SIR)

Gladstone Commercial Corporation's "short interest ratio" (SIR) is the quantity of Gladstone Commercial Corporation shares currently shorted divided by the average quantity of Gladstone Commercial Corporation shares traded daily (recently around 182780.79470199). Gladstone Commercial Corporation's SIR currently stands at 3.02. In other words for every 100,000 Gladstone Commercial Corporation shares traded daily on the market, roughly 3020 shares are currently held short.

However Gladstone Commercial Corporation's short interest can also be evaluated against the total number of Gladstone Commercial Corporation shares, or, against the total number of tradable Gladstone Commercial Corporation shares (the shares that aren't held by "insiders" or major long-term shareholders – also known as the "float"). In this case Gladstone Commercial Corporation's short interest could be expressed as 0.01% of the outstanding shares (for every 100,000 Gladstone Commercial Corporation shares in existence, roughly 10 shares are currently held short) or 0.0154% of the tradable shares (for every 100,000 tradable Gladstone Commercial Corporation shares, roughly 15 shares are currently held short).

Such a low SIR usually points to an optimistic outlook for the share price, with fewer people currently willing to bet against Gladstone Commercial Corporation.

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Gladstone Commercial Corporation share dividends

Dividend payout ratio: 31.68% of net profits

Recently Gladstone Commercial Corporation has paid out, on average, around 31.68% of net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 7.23% of the current stock value. This means that over a year, based on recent payouts (which are sadly no guarantee of future payouts), Gladstone Commercial Corporation shareholders could enjoy a 7.23% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In Gladstone Commercial Corporation's case, that would currently equate to about $1.502 per share.

While Gladstone Commercial Corporation's payout ratio might seem fairly standard, it's worth remembering that Gladstone Commercial Corporation may be investing much of the rest of its net profits in future growth.

Gladstone Commercial Corporation's most recent dividend payout was on 29 June 2021. The latest dividend was paid out to all shareholders who bought their shares by 17 May 2021 (the "ex-dividend date").

Gladstone Commercial Corporation share price volatility

Over the last 12 months, Gladstone Commercial Corporation's shares have ranged in value from as little as $12.2788 up to $21.1. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".

Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (NASDAQ average) beta is 1, while Gladstone Commercial Corporation's is 1.0044. This would suggest that Gladstone Commercial Corporation's shares are a little bit more volatile than the average for this exchange and represent, relatively-speaking, a slightly higher risk (but potentially also market-beating returns).

Gladstone Commercial Corporation overview

Gladstone Commercial Corporation is a real estate investment trust focused on acquiring, owning, and operating net leased industrial and office properties across the United States. Including payments through September 2020, Gladstone Commercial has paid 189 consecutive monthly cash distributions on its common stock. Prior to paying distributions on a monthly basis, Gladstone Commercial paid five consecutive quarterly cash distributions. The company has also paid 53 consecutive monthly cash distributions on its Series D Preferred Stock, 12 consecutive monthly cash distributions on its Series E Preferred Stock and three consecutive monthly cash distributions on its Series F Preferred Stock. Gladstone Commercial has never skipped, reduced or deferred a distribution since its inception in 2003. .

Frequently asked questions

• What percentage of Gladstone Commercial Corporation is owned by insiders or institutions?

  Currently 1.576% of Gladstone Commercial Corporation shares are held by insiders and 55.321% by institutions.

• When does the fiscal year end for Gladstone Commercial Corporation?

  Gladstone Commercial Corporation's fiscal year ends in December.

• Where is Gladstone Commercial Corporation based?

  Gladstone Commercial Corporation's address is: 1521 Westbranch Drive, McLean, VA, United States, 22102

• What is Gladstone Commercial Corporation's ISIN number?

  Gladstone Commercial Corporation's international securities identification number is: US3765361080

• What is Gladstone Commercial Corporation's CUSIP number?

  Gladstone Commercial Corporation's Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures number is: 376536108