Capital Southwest (CSWC) Stock Forecast, Price & News

4 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Capital Southwest in the last year. There are currently 1 hold rating and 3 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street analysts is that investors should "buy" CSWC shares.
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4 analysts have issued 12 month price objectives for Capital Southwest's shares. Their CSWC share price forecasts range from $19.00 to $23.00. On average, they anticipate the company's share price to reach $21.30 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 11.8% from the stock's current price.
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Capital Southwest's stock was trading at $17.10 at the beginning of the year. Since then, CSWC stock has increased by 11.5% and is now trading at $19.06.
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Capital Southwest saw a drop in short interest during the month of May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 318,600 shares, a drop of 14.8% from the April 30th total of 374,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 312,900 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 1.0 days.
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The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Monday, August 7th 2023.
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Capital Southwest Co. (NASDAQ:CSWC) posted its earnings results on Tuesday, May, 23rd. The asset manager reported $0.65 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.62 by $0.03. The asset manager earned $37.20 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $35.91 million. Capital Southwest had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 13.21% and a net margin of 27.74%. The company's revenue was up 13.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $0.50 earnings per share.

Capital Southwest announced a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, April 26th. Investors of record on Thursday, June 15th will be given a dividend of $0.59 per share on Friday, June 30th. This represents a $2.36 annualized dividend and a yield of 12.38%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, June 14th. This is an increase from the stock's previous quarterly dividend of $0.58.
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Capital Southwest (NASDAQ:CSWC) pays an annual dividend of $2.12 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 11.34%. CSWC has a dividend yield higher than 75% of all dividend-paying stocks, making it a leading dividend payer. The company has been increasing its dividend for 7 consecutive years, indicating the company has a new, but growing committment to grow its dividend. The dividend payout ratio is 190.99%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable. Based on EPS estimates, CSWC will have a dividend payout ratio of 81.23% in the coming year. This indicates that the company may not be able to sustain their current dividend.
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Capital Southwest updated its fourth quarter 2023 earnings guidance on Monday, April, 17th. The company provided earnings per share guidance of $0.63-$0.64 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS estimate of $0.60. The company issued revenue guidance of -.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Capital Southwest investors own include Ares Capital (ARCC), AT&T (T), Arbor Realty Trust (ABR), AGNC Investment (AGNC), Verizon Communications (VZ), AbbVie (ABBV), Hercules Capital (HTGC), Main Street Capital (MAIN), Energy Transfer (ET) and NVIDIA (NVDA).

Capital Southwest trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "CSWC."

Capital Southwest's stock is owned by a variety of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include Punch & Associates Investment Management Inc. (2.46%), Sanders Morris Harris LLC (2.09%), Zuckerman Investment Group LLC (1.90%), Van ECK Associates Corp (1.45%), Sound Income Strategies LLC (1.43%) and First Manhattan CO. LLC. (1.16%). Insiders that own company stock include Christine Battist, David R Brooks, Michael Scott Sarner, Ramona Lynn Rogers-Windsor, Thomas Duane Morgan and William R Thomas III.
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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 WeBull, Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.
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One share of CSWC stock can currently be purchased for approximately $19.06.

Capital Southwest (NASDAQ:CSWC) has a market capitalization of $699.88 million and generates $119.30 million in revenue each year. The asset manager earns $33.09 million in net income (profit) each year or $1.11 on an earnings per share basis.

Capital Southwest's mailing address is 5400 LYNDON B JOHNSON FREEWAY SUITE 1300, DALLAS TX, 75240. The official website for the company is www.capitalsouthwest.com. The asset manager can be reached via phone at (214) 238-5700, via email at informationrequest@capitalsouthwest.com, or via fax at 214-238-5701.