Capital Southwest (CSWC) Projected to Post Quarterly Earnings on Wednesday

Key Points

• Capital Southwest (CSWC) is set to release its Q1 2026 earnings on August 6th, with analysts predicting earnings of $0.60 per share and revenue of $54.36 million.
• The company recently announced a $0.1934 monthly dividend, yielding 10.09%, with a payout ratio of 156.76%.
• Wall Street analysts have mixed opinions, with ratings ranging from a "strong buy" to a "hold," and the current consensus rating is "Moderate Buy" with an average price target of $24.00.

Capital Southwest (NASDAQ:CSWC - Get Free Report) is projected to announce its Q1 2026 earnings results after the market closes on Wednesday, August 6th. Analysts expect the company to announce earnings of $0.60 per share and revenue of $54.36 million for the quarter.

Capital Southwest (NASDAQ:CSWC - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, May 14th. The asset manager reported $0.54 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.62 by ($0.08). Capital Southwest had a return on equity of 14.40% and a net margin of 34.51%. The firm had revenue of $52.34 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $52.83 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $0.68 earnings per share. On average, analysts expect Capital Southwest to post $3 EPS for the current fiscal year and $2 EPS for the next fiscal year.

Capital Southwest Trading Down 0.7%

NASDAQ CSWC traded down $0.15 during trading hours on Wednesday, hitting $22.86. 438,296 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 504,111. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $21.86 and a 200 day moving average price of $21.71. The company has a quick ratio of 0.18, a current ratio of 0.18 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.58. Capital Southwest has a 52 week low of $17.46 and a 52 week high of $26.00. The stock has a market cap of $1.23 billion, a PE ratio of 15.45 and a beta of 0.95.

Capital Southwest Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a monthly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, September 30th. Stockholders of record on Monday, September 15th will be paid a dividend of $0.1934 per share. The ex-dividend date is Monday, September 15th. This represents a $2.32 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 10.15%. Capital Southwest's dividend payout ratio is 156.76%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research analysts recently issued reports on the company. Wall Street Zen raised Capital Southwest from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Saturday, April 19th. B. Riley raised Capital Southwest to a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Monday, June 16th. Citigroup raised Capital Southwest to an "outperform" rating in a research note on Tuesday, June 24th. JMP Securities upgraded Capital Southwest from a "market perform" rating to a "market outperform" rating and set a $25.00 target price for the company in a report on Tuesday, June 24th. Finally, Citizens Jmp upgraded Capital Southwest from a "market perform" rating to an "outperform" rating and set a $25.00 target price for the company in a report on Tuesday, June 24th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, four have given a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $24.00.

Institutional Trading of Capital Southwest

A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of CSWC. Caxton Associates LLP bought a new stake in shares of Capital Southwest in the 1st quarter worth about $318,000. Royal Bank of Canada boosted its holdings in shares of Capital Southwest by 13.4% in the 1st quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 69,139 shares of the asset manager's stock valued at $1,544,000 after buying an additional 8,188 shares during the period. Finally, Goldman Sachs Group Inc. boosted its stake in Capital Southwest by 246.5% during the 1st quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 257,672 shares of the asset manager's stock valued at $5,751,000 after purchasing an additional 183,313 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 23.42% of the company's stock.

About Capital Southwest

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.