Capital Southwest (NASDAQ:CSWC) Sees Strong Trading Volume - Should You Buy?

Capital Southwest Co. (NASDAQ:CSWC - Get Free Report) saw an uptick in trading volume on Tuesday . 1,192,450 shares were traded during trading, an increase of 183% from the previous session's volume of 421,190 shares.The stock last traded at $19.50 and had previously closed at $19.36.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

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

Capital Southwest Trading Up 1.4 %

The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.64, a current ratio of 0.18 and a quick ratio of 0.18. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.02 billion, a PE ratio of 14.35 and a beta of 0.99. The stock's 50-day moving average price is $21.42 and its 200 day moving average price is $22.46.

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

Capital Southwest Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 31st. Investors of record on Friday, March 14th were paid a $0.58 dividend. This represents a $2.32 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 11.46%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, March 14th. Capital Southwest's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 164.54%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Capital Southwest

Several large investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Focus Partners Wealth boosted its stake in shares of Capital Southwest by 6.6% during the fourth quarter. Focus Partners Wealth now owns 9,464 shares of the asset manager's stock valued at $207,000 after purchasing an additional 585 shares in the last quarter. Capital Analysts LLC lifted its holdings in Capital Southwest by 35.6% during the fourth quarter. Capital Analysts LLC now owns 2,550 shares of the asset manager's stock worth $56,000 after buying an additional 669 shares during the period. Quarry LP boosted its position in Capital Southwest by 52.5% during the 4th quarter. Quarry LP now owns 2,126 shares of the asset manager's stock valued at $46,000 after acquiring an additional 732 shares in the last quarter. Guggenheim Capital LLC increased its holdings in shares of Capital Southwest by 5.6% in the 4th quarter. Guggenheim Capital LLC now owns 23,612 shares of the asset manager's stock valued at $515,000 after acquiring an additional 1,246 shares during the period. Finally, Barclays PLC increased its holdings in shares of Capital Southwest by 1.7% in the 3rd quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 76,083 shares of the asset manager's stock valued at $1,924,000 after acquiring an additional 1,263 shares during the period. 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.