Capital Southwest Stock Forecast, Price & News

4 Wall Street research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Capital Southwest in the last twelve months. There are currently 1 hold rating and 3 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street research analysts is that investors should "buy" Capital Southwest stock.
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Capital Southwest saw a decline in short interest during the month of July. As of July 30th, there was short interest totaling 208,900 shares, a decline of 29.1% from the July 15th total of 294,700 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 172,200 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 1.2 days. Currently, 1.0% of the shares of the company are sold short.
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Capital Southwest is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Friday, October 29th 2021.
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Capital Southwest Co. (NASDAQ:CSWC) issued its quarterly earnings results on Sunday, August, 1st. The asset manager reported $0.43 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.44 by $0.01. Capital Southwest had a net margin of 79.95% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 10.40%.
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Capital Southwest's stock was trading at $15.42 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization. Since then, CSWC stock has increased by 70.2% and is now trading at $26.24.
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Capital Southwest announced a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, September 7th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, December 15th will be given a dividend of $0.47 per share on Friday, December 31st. This represents a $1.88 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 7.16%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, December 14th. This is an increase from Capital Southwest's previous quarterly dividend of $0.44.
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Capital Southwest pays an annual dividend of $1.72 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 6.56%. CSWC has a dividend yield higher than 75% of all dividend-paying stocks, making it a leading dividend payer. Capital Southwest does not yet have a strong track record of dividend growth. The dividend payout ratio of Capital Southwest is 103.61%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable. Based on EPS estimates, Capital Southwest will have a dividend payout ratio of 89.58% in the coming year. This indicates that Capital Southwest may not be able to sustain their current dividend.
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4 equities research analysts have issued 1 year price targets for Capital Southwest's shares. Their forecasts range from $17.00 to $29.00. On average, they anticipate Capital Southwest's share price to reach $23.75 in the next year. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 9.5%.
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Some companies that are related to Capital Southwest include BlackRock (BLK), T. Rowe Price Group (TROW), The Bank of New York Mellon (BK), Ameriprise Financial (AMP), State Street (STT), Northern Trust (NTRS), Franklin Resources (BEN), Invesco (IVZ), Ares Capital (ARCC), SEI Investments (SEIC), Affiliated Managers Group (AMG), Cohen & Steers (CNS), Prospect Capital (PSEC), Main Street Capital (MAIN) and Golub Capital BDC (GBDC).
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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 shareholders include Sanders Morris Harris LLC (3.58%), Punch & Associates Investment Management Inc. (2.28%), Punch & Associates Investment Management Inc. (2.28%), Sound Income Strategies LLC (1.77%), Van ECK Associates Corp (1.51%) and Advisors Asset Management Inc. (0.73%). Company insiders that own Capital Southwest stock include Bowen S Diehl, Christine Battist, David R Brooks, Michael Scott Sarner, Thomas Duane Morgan and William R Thomas III.
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CSWC stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Punch & Associates Investment Management Inc., Punch & Associates Investment Management Inc., Sanders Morris Harris LLC, Sound Income Strategies LLC, Van ECK Associates Corp, and Advisory Services Network LLC.
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CSWC stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including First Trust Advisors LP, Morgan Stanley, Morgan Stanley, Invesco Ltd., Millennium Management LLC, Mackenzie Financial Corp, Citadel Advisors LLC, and Marshall Wace North America L.P.. Company insiders that have bought Capital Southwest stock in the last two years include Bowen S Diehl, Christine Battist, David R Brooks, Michael Scott Sarner, Thomas Duane Morgan, and William R Thomas III.
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Shares of CSWC 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 $26.24.

Capital Southwest has a market capitalization of $582.53 million and generates $68.06 million in revenue each year. The asset manager earns $50.88 million in net income (profit) each year or $1.66 on an earnings per share basis.

Capital Southwest employs 21 workers across the globe.

The official website for Capital Southwest is www.capitalsouthwest.com.

Capital Southwest is headquartered at 5400 LYNDON B JOHNSON FREEWAY SUITE 1300, DALLAS TX, 75240.

Capital Southwest's mailing address is 5400 LYNDON B JOHNSON FREEWAY SUITE 1300, DALLAS TX, 75240. The asset manager can be reached via phone at (214) 238-5700 or via email at [email protected]