Capital Southwest (CSWC) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Capital Southwest Corporation (NASDAQ: CSWC) is a business development company that provides financing to middle-market and lower-middle-market businesses in the United States. The company invests primarily in privately held companies and seeks to support their growth, acquisitions, recapitalizations and other strategic initiatives.

Capital Southwest’s investment activities generally include first-lien and second-lien loans, unitranche financing, subordinated debt and, in some cases, equity investments. Its portfolio companies operate across a range of industries, giving the company exposure to diverse business sectors rather than focusing on a single market.

Founded in 1961, Capital Southwest is headquartered in Dallas, Texas. The company is managed by an investment team focused on originating, structuring and monitoring customized financing solutions for U.S. middle-market companies. As a business development company, it is also structured to provide investors with access to private-market credit and equity investments.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $23.73 to $23.91
• 50-Day Range: $23.45 to $25.57
• 52-Week Range: $19.37 to $25.75
• Volume: 498,229 shs
• Average Volume: 657,711 shs
• Market Capitalization: $1.52 billion
• P/E Ratio: 13.19
• Dividend Yield: 9.72%
• Price Target: $23.60
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Capital Southwest Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Capital Southwest scored higher than 65% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 469th out of 851 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.1 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Capital Southwest has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.67, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 6 buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside/Downside

The consensus price target for Capital Southwest is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Capital Southwest has only been the subject of 4 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 4.41%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Capital Southwest are expected to grow by 4.41% in the coming year, from $2.27 to $2.37 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Capital Southwest is 13.18, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.91.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Capital Southwest is 13.18, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 25.31.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Capital Southwest has a P/B Ratio of 1.42. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

6.59% of the float of Capital Southwest has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Capital Southwest has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 8.17.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Capital Southwest has recently decreased by 16.05%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Leadership

Capital Southwest is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 9.59%, 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 128.18%. 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 97.89% in the coming year. This indicates that Capital Southwest may not be able to sustain their current dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.7 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.94

News Sentiment

Capital Southwest has a news sentiment score of 0.94. 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 news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 7 news articles for Capital Southwest this week, compared to 5 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

17 people have searched for CSWC on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 6% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

21 people have added Capital Southwest to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 600% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.8 / 5
• Insider Trading: Acquiring Shares

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 $5,001.00 in company stock and sold $0.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

2.70% of the stock of Capital Southwest is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

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

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/03/2026
• Today: 9/15/2026
• Record date for 9/30 Dividend: 9/15/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 9/30 Dividend: 9/15/2026
• Dividend Payable: 9/30/2026
• Record date for 10/30 Dividend: 10/15/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 10/30 Dividend: 10/15/2026
• Dividend Payable: 10/30/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/02/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 3/31/2027

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: Capital Markets
• Sub-Industry: Asset Management & Custody Banks
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:CSWC
• CIK: 17313
• Web: www.capitalsouthwest.com
• Phone: (214) 238-5700
• Fax: 214-238-5701
• Employees: 36
• Year Founded: 1961

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Capital Southwest: $23.60
• High Price Target: $26.00
• Low Price Target: $21.50
• Potential Upside/Downside: -1.1%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.67
• Research Coverage: 9 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $1.81
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 13.19
• Forward P/E Ratio: 10.52
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $113 million
• Net Margins: 46.68%
• Pretax Margin: 46.50%
• Return on Equity: 13.88%
• Return on Assets: 6.45%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.62
• Current Ratio: 0.17
• Quick Ratio: 0.17

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $145.60 million
• Price / Sales: 10.45
• Cash Flow: $2.18 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 10.95
• Book Value: $16.80 per share
• Price / Book: 1.42

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 63,734,000
• Free Float: 62,013,000
• Market Cap: $1.52 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.70