Aquatic Capital Management LLC Boosts Stock Holdings in Capital Southwest Co. (NASDAQ:CSWC)

Aquatic Capital Management LLC lifted its position in shares of Capital Southwest Co. (NASDAQ:CSWC - Free Report) by 488.6% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 58,864 shares of the asset manager's stock after purchasing an additional 48,864 shares during the period. Aquatic Capital Management LLC owned 0.12% of Capital Southwest worth $1,284,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other large investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Promus Capital LLC purchased a new stake in Capital Southwest in the 4th quarter worth approximately $30,000. Nomura Asset Management Co. Ltd. lifted its stake in Capital Southwest by 243.2% in the fourth quarter. Nomura Asset Management Co. Ltd. now owns 2,217 shares of the asset manager's stock worth $48,000 after acquiring an additional 1,571 shares during the period. Capital Analysts LLC boosted its holdings in Capital Southwest by 35.6% in the fourth quarter. Capital Analysts LLC now owns 2,550 shares of the asset manager's stock valued at $56,000 after acquiring an additional 669 shares in the last quarter. Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. purchased a new position in Capital Southwest during the 4th quarter valued at $59,000. Finally, Rialto Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in Capital Southwest in the 4th quarter worth $105,000. 23.42% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Capital Southwest Stock Up 1.8 %

Shares of CSWC stock traded up $0.37 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $20.51. 342,708 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 431,535. The company's 50-day moving average price is $21.12 and its 200-day moving average price is $22.31. The company has a market cap of $1.04 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.55 and a beta of 0.99. The company has a quick ratio of 0.18, a current ratio of 0.18 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.64. Capital Southwest Co. has a 12 month low of $17.46 and a 12 month high of $27.23.

Capital Southwest (NASDAQ:CSWC - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Monday, February 3rd. The asset manager reported $0.63 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.62 by $0.01. Capital Southwest had a net margin of 33.49% and a return on equity of 15.18%. On average, equities analysts expect that Capital Southwest Co. will post 2.54 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Capital Southwest Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 30th. Shareholders of record on Friday, June 13th will be issued a $0.58 dividend. This represents a $2.32 annualized dividend and a yield of 11.31%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, June 13th. Capital Southwest's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 164.54%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities analysts recently issued reports on CSWC shares. StockNews.com upgraded shares of Capital Southwest from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Saturday, April 19th. UBS Group reduced their target price on Capital Southwest from $23.50 to $20.50 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, April 17th.

Capital Southwest Company Profile

Capital Southwest Corporation is a business development company specializing in credit and private equity and venture capital investments in middle market companies, mezzanine, later stage, mature, late venture, emerging growth, buyouts, industry consolidation, recapitalizations and growth capital investments.