Capital Southwest Co. (NASDAQ:CSWC) Shares Acquired by Marshall Wace LLP

Marshall Wace LLP lifted its stake in shares of Capital Southwest Co. (NASDAQ:CSWC - Free Report) by 41.6% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 102,485 shares of the asset manager's stock after buying an additional 30,124 shares during the quarter. Marshall Wace LLP owned approximately 0.20% of Capital Southwest worth $2,236,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Van ECK Associates Corp raised its holdings in shares of Capital Southwest by 3.3% in the 4th quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp now owns 1,190,204 shares of the asset manager's stock valued at $25,970,000 after purchasing an additional 38,051 shares in the last quarter. Sanders Morris Harris LLC raised its stake in Capital Southwest by 28.0% in the fourth quarter. Sanders Morris Harris LLC now owns 814,584 shares of the asset manager's stock valued at $17,579,000 after buying an additional 178,420 shares in the last quarter. Zuckerman Investment Group LLC lifted its holdings in Capital Southwest by 4.8% during the 4th quarter. Zuckerman Investment Group LLC now owns 672,468 shares of the asset manager's stock worth $14,983,000 after buying an additional 31,009 shares during the last quarter. Sound Income Strategies LLC boosted its position in shares of Capital Southwest by 2.9% during the 4th quarter. Sound Income Strategies LLC now owns 578,541 shares of the asset manager's stock worth $12,624,000 after acquiring an additional 16,462 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Melia Wealth LLC increased its holdings in shares of Capital Southwest by 3.3% in the 4th quarter. Melia Wealth LLC now owns 401,581 shares of the asset manager's stock valued at $8,762,000 after acquiring an additional 12,831 shares during the last quarter. 23.42% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Capital Southwest Stock Performance

Shares of Capital Southwest stock traded up $0.39 on Friday, hitting $20.53. The stock had a trading volume of 118,636 shares, compared to its average volume of 430,001. The stock has a market cap of $1.04 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.56 and a beta of 0.99. 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 Co. has a 52-week low of $17.46 and a 52-week high of $27.23. The company's 50 day moving average price is $21.17 and its 200 day moving average price is $22.34.

Capital Southwest (NASDAQ:CSWC - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Monday, February 3rd. The asset manager reported $0.63 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.62 by $0.01. Capital Southwest had a return on equity of 15.18% and a net margin of 33.49%. On average, research analysts anticipate that Capital Southwest Co. will post 2.54 EPS for the current year.

Capital Southwest Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 30th. Shareholders of record on Friday, June 13th will be paid a $0.58 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, June 13th. This represents a $2.32 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 11.30%. Capital Southwest's dividend payout ratio is presently 164.54%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of brokerages recently issued reports on CSWC. UBS Group lowered 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. StockNews.com upgraded shares of Capital Southwest from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Saturday, April 19th.

Capital Southwest Company 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.