Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC Makes New $2.25 Million Investment in Capital Southwest Co. (NASDAQ:CSWC)

Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC acquired a new position in Capital Southwest Co. (NASDAQ:CSWC - Free Report) in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor acquired 103,043 shares of the asset manager's stock, valued at approximately $2,248,000. Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC owned approximately 0.20% of Capital Southwest at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Capital Analysts LLC boosted its stake in Capital Southwest by 35.6% in the fourth quarter. Capital Analysts LLC now owns 2,550 shares of the asset manager's stock worth $56,000 after buying an additional 669 shares in the last quarter. Quarry LP lifted its holdings in shares of 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 acquiring an additional 732 shares during the last quarter. Guggenheim Capital LLC boosted its stake in shares of Capital Southwest by 5.6% in the 4th quarter. Guggenheim Capital LLC now owns 23,612 shares of the asset manager's stock valued at $515,000 after purchasing an additional 1,246 shares in the last quarter. Barclays PLC grew its holdings in shares of Capital Southwest by 1.7% during the 3rd quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 76,083 shares of the asset manager's stock valued at $1,924,000 after purchasing an additional 1,263 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Promus Capital LLC purchased a new position in Capital Southwest in the 4th quarter worth $30,000. 23.42% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Capital Southwest Trading Down 0.2 %

CSWC traded down $0.05 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $20.01. 398,514 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 432,749. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.01 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.19 and a beta of 0.95. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $20.87 and a two-hundred day moving average of $22.15. Capital Southwest Co. has a 52 week low of $17.46 and a 52 week high of $27.23. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.64, a current ratio of 0.18 and a quick ratio of 0.18.

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

Capital Southwest Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 30th. Investors of record on Friday, June 13th will be given a dividend of $0.58 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, June 13th. This represents a $2.32 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 11.59%. Capital Southwest's dividend payout ratio is presently 164.54%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research analysts have recently issued reports on the company. StockNews.com raised Capital Southwest from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Saturday, April 19th. UBS Group dropped their price objective 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.

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.