Capital Southwest (NASDAQ:CSWC) Updates Q2 2026 Earnings Guidance

Key Points

• Capital Southwest has updated its Q2 2026 earnings guidance, expecting earnings per share to be between $0.560 and $0.570, which is lower than the consensus estimate of $0.580.
• The company recently declared a quarterly dividend of $0.06 per share, with an annualized yield of 1.2%, scheduled to be paid on December 31st.
• Despite the earnings guidance update, Capital Southwest's stock rose 0.8% to reach $20.35 during midday trading.

Capital Southwest (NASDAQ:CSWC - Get Free Report) issued an update on its second quarter 2026 earnings guidance on Wednesday morning. The company provided earnings per share guidance of 0.560-0.570 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of 0.580. The company issued revenue guidance of -.

Capital Southwest Stock Up 0.8%

Capital Southwest stock traded up $0.16 during midday trading on Wednesday, reaching $20.35. The stock had a trading volume of 558,728 shares, compared to its average volume of 578,587. Capital Southwest has a 12 month low of $17.46 and a 12 month high of $25.90. The company has a market capitalization of $1.13 billion, a P/E ratio of 12.33 and a beta of 0.95. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $22.31 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $21.59. The company has a current ratio of 0.19, a quick ratio of 0.19 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.53.

Capital Southwest (NASDAQ:CSWC - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, August 6th. The asset manager reported $0.59 EPS for the quarter, meeting analysts' consensus estimates of $0.59. The business had revenue of $55.95 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $54.36 million. Capital Southwest had a return on equity of 14.17% and a net margin of 39.95%.During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $0.69 EPS. As a group, equities analysts expect that Capital Southwest will post 2.54 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Capital Southwest Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, December 31st. Investors of record on Monday, December 15th will be given a $0.06 dividend. This represents a $0.24 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.2%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, December 15th. Capital Southwest's dividend payout ratio is presently 140.61%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research firms have issued reports on CSWC. Zacks Research downgraded shares of Capital Southwest from a "hold" rating to a "strong sell" rating in a report on Monday. Weiss Ratings restated a "buy (b-)" rating on shares of Capital Southwest in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. B. Riley increased their price objective on shares of Capital Southwest from $23.50 to $24.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Friday, August 8th. Citigroup raised shares of Capital Southwest to an "outperform" rating in a research report on Tuesday, June 24th. Finally, Raymond James Financial downgraded Capital Southwest from an "outperform" rating to a "market perform" rating in a research note on Tuesday, October 7th. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, two have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $24.10.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Capital Southwest

Institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC boosted its position in Capital Southwest by 13,307.1% during the second quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC now owns 1,877 shares of the asset manager's stock worth $41,000 after purchasing an additional 1,863 shares during the period. Creative Planning bought a new position in Capital Southwest during the second quarter worth about $201,000. Caxton Associates LLP bought a new position in Capital Southwest during the first quarter worth about $318,000. Vident Advisory LLC lifted its position in shares of Capital Southwest by 6.1% during the second quarter. Vident Advisory LLC now owns 19,087 shares of the asset manager's stock worth $421,000 after acquiring an additional 1,090 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Nebula Research & Development LLC bought a new position in shares of Capital Southwest in the second quarter worth $571,000. 23.42% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.

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