Capital Southwest (NASDAQ:CSWC) Upgraded at B. Riley

Capital Southwest (NASDAQ:CSWC - Get Free Report) was upgraded by equities researchers at B. Riley to a "strong-buy" rating in a research report issued to clients and investors on Monday,Zacks.com reports. B. Riley also issued estimates for Capital Southwest's Q1 2026 earnings at $0.59 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.60 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.59 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.58 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $2.37 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $0.59 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $0.58 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $0.58 EPS, Q4 2027 earnings at $0.58 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $2.33 EPS.

A number of other research firms have also commented on CSWC. Raymond James Financial decreased their price objective on shares of Capital Southwest from $24.00 to $23.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a research note on Friday, May 16th. UBS Group decreased their price objective on shares of Capital Southwest from $23.50 to $20.50 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, April 17th. Finally, Wall Street Zen raised shares of Capital Southwest from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Saturday, April 19th.

Capital Southwest Price Performance

Capital Southwest stock traded down $0.10 during mid-day trading on Monday, hitting $21.24. The company's stock had a trading volume of 569,344 shares, compared to its average volume of 449,263. The stock's fifty day moving average price is $20.56 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $21.56. Capital Southwest has a twelve month low of $17.46 and a twelve month high of $27.23. The company has a quick ratio of 0.18, a current ratio of 0.18 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.58. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.14 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.35 and a beta of 0.94.

Capital Southwest (NASDAQ:CSWC - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data 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 analyst estimates of $52.83 million. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $0.68 EPS. Research analysts forecast that Capital Southwest will post 2.54 earnings per share for the current year.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Capital Southwest

A number of institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of CSWC. Promus Capital LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Capital Southwest during the 4th quarter valued at $30,000. Ameriflex Group Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Capital Southwest during the 4th quarter valued at $33,000. Quarry LP boosted its stake in shares of 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 buying an additional 732 shares during the period. Nomura Asset Management Co. Ltd. raised its holdings in shares of Capital Southwest by 243.2% during the 4th quarter. Nomura Asset Management Co. Ltd. now owns 2,217 shares of the asset manager's stock valued at $48,000 after purchasing an additional 1,571 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Garde Capital Inc. bought a new position in shares of Capital Southwest during the 1st quarter valued at $54,000. 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.