What is B. Riley's Forecast for CSWC Q1 Earnings?

Capital Southwest Corporation (NASDAQ:CSWC - Free Report) - Research analysts at B. Riley issued their Q1 2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Capital Southwest in a research report issued on Monday, June 16th. B. Riley analyst S. Adams forecasts that the asset manager will earn $0.59 per share 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 2026 earnings at $0.60 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.59 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.58 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $2.37 EPS.

A number of other analysts have also commented on CSWC. Wall Street Zen raised Capital Southwest from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Saturday, April 19th. Raymond James Financial dropped their price target on Capital Southwest from $24.00 to $23.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a research note on Friday, May 16th. Finally, UBS Group dropped 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.

Capital Southwest Stock Performance

NASDAQ:CSWC opened at $21.34 on Thursday. The firm has a market cap of $1.15 billion, a PE ratio of 14.42 and a beta of 0.94. Capital Southwest has a fifty-two week low of $17.46 and a fifty-two week high of $27.23. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.58, a quick ratio of 0.18 and a current ratio of 0.18. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $20.47 and a 200-day moving average price of $21.61.

Capital Southwest (NASDAQ:CSWC - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, May 14th. The asset manager reported $0.54 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.62 by ($0.08). The company 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 last year, the company posted $0.68 earnings per share.

Capital Southwest Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a monthly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, September 30th. Shareholders of record on Monday, September 15th will be given a $0.1934 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, September 15th. This represents a $2.32 annualized dividend and a yield of 10.88%. Capital Southwest's payout ratio is 156.76%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Capital Southwest

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in CSWC. Promus Capital LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Capital Southwest during the 4th quarter worth $30,000. Ameriflex Group Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Capital Southwest in the fourth quarter worth about $33,000. Quarry LP grew its holdings in Capital Southwest by 52.5% during the fourth 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 period. Nomura Asset Management Co. Ltd. grew its holdings in Capital Southwest by 243.2% during the fourth quarter. Nomura Asset Management Co. Ltd. now owns 2,217 shares of the asset manager's stock worth $48,000 after acquiring an additional 1,571 shares during the period. Finally, Garde Capital Inc. acquired a new stake in Capital Southwest in the first quarter valued at approximately $54,000. Institutional investors own 23.42% of the company's stock.

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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