Capital Southwest Co. (NASDAQ:CSWC - Get Free Report) shares reached a new 52-week high during trading on Tuesday . The stock traded as high as $27.13 and last traded at $27.10, with a volume of 197725 shares traded. The stock had previously closed at $26.73.
Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth
Several analysts recently commented on the stock. B. Riley upped their price target on shares of Capital Southwest from $23.50 to $24.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 31st. Raymond James boosted their price target on Capital Southwest from $24.00 to $26.50 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 31st. Finally, JMP Securities reissued a "market outperform" rating and issued a $26.00 target price on shares of Capital Southwest in a report on Tuesday, March 26th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and two have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $25.50.
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Capital Southwest Price Performance
The company has a market cap of $1.17 billion, a PE ratio of 11.37 and a beta of 1.19. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $25.05 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $24.04. The company has a current ratio of 0.14, a quick ratio of 0.14 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.45.
Institutional Trading of Capital Southwest
A number of institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Global Retirement Partners LLC purchased a new position in shares of Capital Southwest in the fourth quarter valued at $26,000. EntryPoint Capital LLC acquired a new stake in Capital Southwest in the 1st quarter valued at about $28,000. Cape Investment Advisory Inc. purchased a new position in Capital Southwest during the 4th quarter valued at about $31,000. Morton Brown Family Wealth LLC acquired a new position in Capital Southwest during the fourth quarter worth about $34,000. Finally, USA Financial Formulas purchased a new stake in shares of Capital Southwest in the fourth quarter valued at about $47,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 23.42% of the company's stock.
About Capital Southwest
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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, recapitalizations and growth capital investments. It does not invest in startups, publicly traded companies, real estate developments, project finance opportunities, oil and gas exploration businesses, troubled companies, turnarounds, and companies in which significant senior management is departing.
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