Capital Southwest (NASDAQ:CSWC - Get Free Report) issued an update on its first quarter 2026 earnings guidance on Wednesday morning. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of 0.600-0.600 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of 0.586. The company issued revenue guidance of -.
Capital Southwest Price Performance
Capital Southwest stock traded up $0.17 on Wednesday, reaching $23.00. The company's stock had a trading volume of 642,540 shares, compared to its average volume of 476,903. The business's fifty day moving average price is $21.45 and its 200 day moving average price is $21.64. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.58, a quick ratio of 0.18 and a current ratio of 0.18. The company has a market cap of $1.24 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.54 and a beta of 0.95. Capital Southwest has a twelve month low of $17.46 and a twelve month high of $27.10.
Capital Southwest (NASDAQ:CSWC - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, May 14th. The asset manager reported $0.54 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.62 by ($0.08). The company had revenue of $52.34 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $52.83 million. Capital Southwest had a return on equity of 14.40% and a net margin of 34.51%. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $0.68 EPS. Equities analysts expect that Capital Southwest will post 2.54 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
Capital Southwest Dividend Announcement
The business also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, September 30th. Investors of record on Monday, September 15th will be given a $0.1934 dividend. This represents a $2.32 annualized dividend and a yield of 10.09%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, September 15th. Capital Southwest's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 156.76%.
Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth
Several equities analysts have 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. Citigroup raised shares of Capital Southwest to an "outperform" rating in a research note on Tuesday, June 24th. Citizens Jmp upgraded shares of Capital Southwest from a "market perform" rating to an "outperform" rating and set a $25.00 price target for the company in a research report on Tuesday, June 24th. Raymond James Financial cut their price objective on shares of Capital Southwest from $24.00 to $23.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a report on Friday, May 16th. Finally, UBS Group lifted their target price on shares of Capital Southwest from $21.00 to $22.50 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a report on Wednesday. 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 MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $24.00.
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Institutional Trading of Capital Southwest
A number of large investors have recently made changes to their positions in CSWC. Caxton Associates LLP bought a new stake in shares of Capital Southwest in the first quarter worth about $318,000. Royal Bank of Canada increased its stake in Capital Southwest by 13.4% during the 1st quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 69,139 shares of the asset manager's stock worth $1,544,000 after purchasing an additional 8,188 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Goldman Sachs Group Inc. raised its holdings 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 worth $5,751,000 after buying an additional 183,313 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 23.42% of the company's stock.
Capital Southwest Company Profile
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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.
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