Capital Southwest (NASDAQ:CSWC) Upgraded to "Strong-Buy" at B. Riley

Capital Southwest (NASDAQ:CSWC - Get Free Report) was upgraded by equities research analysts 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 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.

Other equities research analysts also recently issued research reports about the stock. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Capital Southwest from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Saturday, April 19th. Raymond James Financial dropped their target price on Capital Southwest from $24.00 to $23.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, May 16th. Finally, UBS Group reduced their price target on 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 1.7%

Shares of CSWC opened at $21.01 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.58, a current ratio of 0.18 and a quick ratio of 0.18. Capital Southwest has a 12 month low of $17.46 and a 12 month high of $27.23. The stock has a market cap of $1.13 billion, a PE ratio of 14.20 and a beta of 0.94. The stock's 50-day moving average is $20.44 and its two-hundred day moving average is $21.61.

Capital Southwest (NASDAQ:CSWC - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, May 14th. The asset manager reported $0.54 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.62 by ($0.08). Capital Southwest had a return on equity of 14.40% and a net margin of 34.51%. The company had revenue of $52.34 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $52.83 million. During the same period last year, the firm posted $0.68 earnings per share. Equities analysts forecast that Capital Southwest will post 2.54 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Capital Southwest

A number of institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Focus Partners Wealth increased its stake in 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 during the last quarter. Capital Analysts LLC grew its position in shares of Capital Southwest by 35.6% during the 4th quarter. Capital Analysts LLC now owns 2,550 shares of the asset manager's stock valued at $56,000 after buying an additional 669 shares during the last quarter. Quarry LP grew its position 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 last quarter. Apollon Wealth Management LLC grew its position in shares of Capital Southwest by 4.0% during the 1st quarter. Apollon Wealth Management LLC now owns 21,498 shares of the asset manager's stock valued at $480,000 after buying an additional 817 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Guggenheim Capital LLC grew its position in shares of Capital Southwest by 5.6% during the 4th quarter. Guggenheim Capital LLC now owns 23,612 shares of the asset manager's stock valued at $515,000 after buying an additional 1,246 shares during the last quarter. 23.42% of the stock is currently owned by 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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