Q1 Earnings Estimate for CSWC Issued By B. Riley

Capital Southwest Corporation (NASDAQ:CSWC - Free Report) - Investment analysts at B. Riley issued their Q1 2027 earnings per share estimates for shares of Capital Southwest in a report released on Monday, June 16th. B. Riley analyst S. Adams expects that the asset manager will post earnings per share of $0.59 for the quarter. B. Riley currently has a "Strong-Buy" rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Capital Southwest's current full-year earnings is $2.54 per share. B. Riley also issued estimates for Capital Southwest's 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.

Capital Southwest (NASDAQ:CSWC - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, May 14th. The asset manager reported $0.54 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.62 by ($0.08). The business had revenue of $52.34 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $52.83 million. Capital Southwest had a return on equity of 14.40% and a net margin of 34.51%. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $0.68 earnings per share.

Other equities research analysts also recently issued reports about the company. UBS Group cut their price target on Capital Southwest from $23.50 to $20.50 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, April 17th. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Capital Southwest from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Saturday, April 19th. Finally, Raymond James Financial decreased their price target on shares of Capital Southwest from $24.00 to $23.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, May 16th.

Capital Southwest Stock Up 1.7%

Shares of Capital Southwest stock opened at $21.01 on Wednesday. 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 company's 50 day moving average is $20.44 and its 200 day moving average is $21.61. The company has a market cap of $1.13 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.20 and a beta of 0.94.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Capital Southwest

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of CSWC. Promus Capital LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Capital Southwest during the fourth quarter worth about $30,000. Ameriflex Group Inc. bought a new position in Capital Southwest in the 4th quarter worth approximately $33,000. Quarry LP boosted its stake in Capital Southwest by 52.5% in the 4th quarter. Quarry LP now owns 2,126 shares of the asset manager's stock worth $46,000 after purchasing an additional 732 shares during the period. Nomura Asset Management Co. Ltd. grew its holdings in 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 buying an additional 1,571 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Garde Capital Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Capital Southwest during the first quarter valued at approximately $54,000. 23.42% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Capital Southwest Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a monthly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, September 30th. Shareholders of record on Monday, September 15th will be paid a $0.1934 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Monday, September 15th. This represents a $2.32 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 11.05%. Capital Southwest's payout ratio is presently 156.76%.

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.

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