Capital Southwest (NASDAQ:CSWC) Rating Increased to Outperform at Citizens Jmp

Capital Southwest (NASDAQ:CSWC - Get Free Report) was upgraded by equities research analysts at Citizens Jmp from a "market perform" rating to an "outperform" rating in a report issued on Tuesday, Marketbeat reports. The brokerage presently has a $25.00 price target on the asset manager's stock. Citizens Jmp's price target points to a potential upside of 16.39% from the stock's current price.

A number of other equities analysts have also weighed in on CSWC. B. Riley raised Capital Southwest to a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Monday, June 16th. Wall Street Zen upgraded Capital Southwest from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Saturday, April 19th. UBS Group reduced their price objective on shares of Capital Southwest from $23.50 to $20.50 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, April 17th. Finally, Raymond James Financial dropped their target price on shares of Capital Southwest from $24.00 to $23.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a research report on Friday, May 16th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, three have given a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $23.60.

Capital Southwest Stock Performance

Capital Southwest stock traded up $0.25 during midday trading on Tuesday, hitting $21.48. The stock had a trading volume of 952,299 shares, compared to its average volume of 561,336. The company has a current ratio of 0.18, a quick 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 $27.23. The company has a market capitalization of $1.15 billion, a PE ratio of 14.51 and a beta of 0.94. The firm's fifty day moving average is $20.60 and its two-hundred day moving average is $21.54.

Capital Southwest (NASDAQ:CSWC - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, May 14th. The asset manager reported $0.54 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.62 by ($0.08). The firm had revenue of $52.34 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $52.83 million. Capital Southwest had a net margin of 34.51% and a return on equity of 14.40%. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $0.68 earnings per share. On average, research analysts forecast that Capital Southwest will post 2.54 EPS for the current year.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Capital Southwest

Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Bank of America Corp DE increased its stake in Capital Southwest by 135.3% during the fourth quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 17,710 shares of the asset manager's stock worth $386,000 after acquiring an additional 10,182 shares during the last quarter. Jane Street Group LLC purchased a new position in shares of Capital Southwest in the 4th quarter worth approximately $475,000. Sound Income Strategies LLC increased its position in shares of Capital Southwest by 6.5% during the 1st quarter. Sound Income Strategies LLC now owns 616,016 shares of the asset manager's stock valued at $13,749,000 after purchasing an additional 37,475 shares during the last quarter. Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. bought a new position in shares of Capital Southwest during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $326,000. Finally, Raymond James Financial Inc. purchased a new stake in Capital Southwest during the 4th quarter valued at $4,250,000. Institutional investors 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.