Capital Southwest Co. (NASDAQ:CSWC) Stock Position Raised by Sunbelt Securities Inc.

Sunbelt Securities Inc. grew its position in Capital Southwest Co. (NASDAQ:CSWC - Free Report) by 52.4% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 37,215 shares of the asset manager's stock after purchasing an additional 12,802 shares during the period. Sunbelt Securities Inc. owned approximately 0.07% of Capital Southwest worth $811,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Sovereign s Capital Management LLC bought a new position in Capital Southwest in the 4th quarter worth about $1,474,000. Two Sigma Advisers LP lifted its stake in shares of Capital Southwest by 17.3% in the 4th quarter. Two Sigma Advisers LP now owns 774,600 shares of the asset manager's stock worth $16,902,000 after acquiring an additional 114,000 shares during the period. Two Sigma Investments LP lifted its stake in shares of Capital Southwest by 42.2% in the 4th quarter. Two Sigma Investments LP now owns 673,778 shares of the asset manager's stock worth $14,702,000 after acquiring an additional 200,060 shares during the period. Focus Partners Wealth lifted its stake in shares of Capital Southwest by 6.6% in the 4th quarter. Focus Partners Wealth now owns 9,464 shares of the asset manager's stock worth $207,000 after acquiring an additional 585 shares during the period. Finally, D. E. Shaw & Co. Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Capital Southwest in the 4th quarter worth approximately $2,218,000. Institutional investors own 23.42% of the company's stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

CSWC has been the subject of a number of research analyst reports. Raymond James reduced their price target 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 reduced their price target 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

CSWC stock traded down $0.18 on Wednesday, hitting $20.62. 337,572 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 439,868. Capital Southwest Co. has a 1-year low of $17.46 and a 1-year high of $27.23. The stock has a market cap of $1.11 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.62 and a beta of 0.95. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $20.47 and a 200-day moving average of $21.83. The company has a current ratio of 0.18, a quick ratio of 0.18 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.64.

Capital Southwest (NASDAQ:CSWC - Get Free Report) last released its 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 net margin of 33.49% and a return on equity of 15.18%. The business had revenue of $52.34 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $52.83 million. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $0.68 earnings per share. On average, analysts forecast that Capital Southwest Co. will post 2.54 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Capital Southwest Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 30th. Investors of record on Friday, June 13th will be paid a dividend of $0.58 per share. This represents a $2.32 annualized dividend and a yield of 11.25%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, June 13th. Capital Southwest's dividend payout ratio is presently 156.76%.

Capital Southwest Profile

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.