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Capital Southwest (CSWC) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$22.50 -0.13 (-0.57%)
Closing price 08/7/2025 04:00 PM Eastern
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$22.90 +0.40 (+1.78%)
As of 08/7/2025 07:56 PM Eastern
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About Capital Southwest Stock (NASDAQ:CSWC)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$22.42
$22.94
50-Day Range
$20.65
$23.33
52-Week Range
$17.46
$25.90
Volume
661,263 shs
Average Volume
518,580 shs
Market Capitalization
$1.21 billion
P/E Ratio
13.64
Dividend Yield
10.31%
Price Target
$24.00
Consensus Rating
Buy

Company Overview

Capital Southwest Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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45th Percentile Overall Score

CSWC MarketRank™: 

Capital Southwest scored higher than 45% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 688th out of 918 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Capital Southwest has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 4 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Capital Southwest has been the subject of 6 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

  • Read more about Capital Southwest's stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Capital Southwest are expected to decrease by -3.94% in the coming year, from $2.54 to $2.44 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Capital Southwest is 13.64, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 27.80.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Capital Southwest is 13.64, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 19.86.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Capital Southwest has a P/B Ratio of 1.29. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    5.05% of the outstanding shares of Capital Southwest have been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Capital Southwest has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 5.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Capital Southwest has recently increased by 23.18%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • Dividend Leadership

    Capital Southwest is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 10.26%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

  • Dividend Growth

    Capital Southwest has only been increasing its dividend for 2 years.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of Capital Southwest is 156.76%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based on EPS estimates, Capital Southwest will have a dividend payout ratio of 95.08% in the coming year. This indicates that Capital Southwest may not be able to sustain their current dividend.

  • Read more about Capital Southwest's dividend.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    5.05% of the outstanding shares of Capital Southwest have been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Capital Southwest has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 5.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Capital Southwest has recently increased by 23.18%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • News Sentiment

    Capital Southwest has a news sentiment score of 0.59. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.75 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 9 news articles for Capital Southwest this week, compared to 5 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    23 people have searched for CSWC on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 44% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    16 people have added Capital Southwest to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 129% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Capital Southwest insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought $19,915.00 in company stock and sold $0.00 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 2.80% of the stock of Capital Southwest is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    Only 23.42% of the stock of Capital Southwest is held by institutions.

  • Read more about Capital Southwest's insider trading history.
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CSWC Stock News Headlines

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CSWC Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Capital Southwest's stock was trading at $21.82 at the beginning of the year. Since then, CSWC shares have increased by 3.1% and is now trading at $22.50.

Capital Southwest Corporation (NASDAQ:CSWC) posted its earnings results 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 asset manager earned $52.34 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $52.83 million. Capital Southwest had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 14.51% and a net margin of 39.95%.
Read the conference call transcript
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Top institutional investors of Capital Southwest include Kingstone Capital Partners Texas LLC (24.37%), Sanders Morris Harris LLC (2.59%), Sound Income Strategies LLC (1.31%) and Tectonic Advisors LLC (0.97%). Insiders that own company stock include Ramona Lynn Rogers-Windsor and Christine Battist.
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Shares of CSWC stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Capital Southwest investors own include Symbotic (SYM), JPMorgan Nasdaq Equity Premium Income ETF (JEPQ), NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), Broadcom (AVGO), Arista Networks (ANET) and Novo Nordisk A/S (NVO).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
5/14/2025
Today
8/07/2025
Record date for 9/30 Dividend
9/15/2025
Ex-Dividend for 9/30 Dividend
9/15/2025
Record date for 9/30 Dividend
9/15/2025
Ex-Dividend for 9/30 Dividend
9/15/2025
Dividend Payable
9/30/2025
Dividend Payable
9/30/2025
Fiscal Year End
3/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NASDAQ
Sector
Finance
Industry
FIN - INVEST MGMT
Sub-Industry
Asset Management & Custody Banks
Current Symbol
NASDAQ:CSWC
CIK
17313
Employees
20
Year Founded
N/A

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$25.00
Low Price Target
$22.50
Potential Upside/Downside
+6.7%
Consensus Rating
Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
3.00
Research Coverage
6 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$1.48
Trailing P/E Ratio
13.64
Forward P/E Ratio
8.86
P/E Growth
N/A
Net Income
$70.55 million
Net Margins
39.95%
Pretax Margin
35.62%
Return on Equity
14.51%
Return on Assets
6.89%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
0.58
Current Ratio
0.18
Quick Ratio
0.18

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$204.44 million
Price / Sales
5.91
Cash Flow
$2.31 per share
Price / Cash Flow
9.75
Book Value
$17.47 per share
Price / Book
1.29

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
53,710,000
Free Float
52,207,000
Market Cap
$1.21 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.98

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This page (NASDAQ:CSWC) was last updated on 8/8/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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