Capital Southwest - CSWC Stock Forecast, Price & News

4 Wall Street research 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 research analysts is that investors should "buy" CSWC shares.
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4 analysts have issued twelve-month price objectives for Capital Southwest's shares. Their CSWC share price forecasts range from $21.00 to $23.00. On average, they expect the company's share price to reach $21.88 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 28.8% from the stock's current price.
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Capital Southwest's stock was trading at $17.10 on January 1st, 2023. Since then, CSWC shares have decreased by 0.7% and is now trading at $16.98.
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Capital Southwest saw a decrease in short interest in the month of February. As of February 28th, there was short interest totaling 242,500 shares, a decrease of 6.8% from the February 13th total of 260,100 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 316,500 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.8 days.
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The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Monday, May 22nd 2023.
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Capital Southwest Co. (NASDAQ:CSWC) announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, January, 31st. The asset manager reported $0.62 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.57 by $0.05. The asset manager earned $32.77 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $30.12 million. Capital Southwest had a net margin of 33.53% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 12.21%. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $0.51 EPS.

Capital Southwest declared a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, January 25th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, March 15th will be given a dividend of $0.58 per share on Friday, March 31st. This represents a $2.32 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 13.66%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, March 14th. This is a positive change from the stock's previous quarterly dividend of $0.52.
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ETFs with the largest weight of Capital Southwest (NASDAQ:CSWC) stock in their portfolio include Putnam BDC Income ETF (PBDC), Invesco KBW High Dividend Yield Financial ETF (KBWD), Virtus Private Credit Strategy ETF (VPC).VanEck BDC Income ETF (BIZD) and

Capital Southwest (NASDAQ:CSWC) pays an annual dividend of $2.12 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 12.47%. 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 154.74%. 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 83.79% in the coming year. This indicates that the company may not be able to sustain their current dividend.
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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 many different retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Millennium Management LLC (2.53%), Sanders Morris Harris LLC (2.43%), Zuckerman Investment Group LLC (1.83%), Sound Income Strategies LLC (1.58%), Van ECK Associates Corp (1.27%) and First Manhattan Co. (1.20%). 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 $16.98.

Capital Southwest (NASDAQ:CSWC) has a market capitalization of $586.83 million and generates $82.21 million in revenue each year. The asset manager earns $42.81 million in net income (profit) each year or $1.37 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.