Capital Southwest (CSWC) Competitors $22.47 -0.02 (-0.09%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$22.49 +0.02 (+0.09%) As of 04:34 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock CSWC vs. ARCC, MFIC, NMFC, OCSL, PFLT, PNNT, SLRC, FSK, MAIN, and TSLXShould you be buying Capital Southwest stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Capital Southwest include Ares Capital (ARCC), MidCap Financial Investment (MFIC), New Mountain Finance (NMFC), Oaktree Specialty Lending (OCSL), PennantPark Floating Rate Capital (PFLT), PennantPark Investment (PNNT), SLR Investment (SLRC), FS KKR Capital (FSK), Main Street Capital (MAIN), and Sixth Street Specialty Lending (TSLX). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector. Capital Southwest vs. Its Competitors Ares Capital MidCap Financial Investment New Mountain Finance Oaktree Specialty Lending PennantPark Floating Rate Capital PennantPark Investment SLR Investment FS KKR Capital Main Street Capital Sixth Street Specialty Lending Ares Capital (NASDAQ:ARCC) and Capital Southwest (NASDAQ:CSWC) are both finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, media sentiment, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations, profitability and valuation. Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in ARCC or CSWC? 27.4% of Ares Capital shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 23.4% of Capital Southwest shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of Ares Capital shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.8% of Capital Southwest shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Is ARCC or CSWC more profitable? Ares Capital has a net margin of 44.94% compared to Capital Southwest's net margin of 34.51%. Capital Southwest's return on equity of 14.40% beat Ares Capital's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Ares Capital44.94% 10.48% 5.00% Capital Southwest 34.51%14.40%6.93% Does the media refer more to ARCC or CSWC? In the previous week, Ares Capital had 41 more articles in the media than Capital Southwest. MarketBeat recorded 42 mentions for Ares Capital and 1 mentions for Capital Southwest. Capital Southwest's average media sentiment score of 0.95 beat Ares Capital's score of 0.90 indicating that Capital Southwest is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Ares Capital 19 Very Positive mention(s) 6 Positive mention(s) 8 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Capital Southwest 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has higher valuation and earnings, ARCC or CSWC? Ares Capital has higher revenue and earnings than Capital Southwest. Ares Capital is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Capital Southwest, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAres Capital$1.50B10.52$1.52B$2.0510.93Capital Southwest$204.44M5.90$70.55M$1.4815.18 Do analysts rate ARCC or CSWC? Ares Capital currently has a consensus price target of $22.86, suggesting a potential upside of 2.04%. Capital Southwest has a consensus price target of $24.00, suggesting a potential upside of 6.81%. Given Capital Southwest's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Capital Southwest is more favorable than Ares Capital.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Ares Capital 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.78Capital Southwest 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Which has more volatility & risk, ARCC or CSWC? Ares Capital has a beta of 0.7, suggesting that its share price is 30% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Capital Southwest has a beta of 0.98, suggesting that its share price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is ARCC or CSWC a better dividend stock? Ares Capital pays an annual dividend of $1.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.6%. Capital Southwest pays an annual dividend of $2.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.3%. Ares Capital pays out 93.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Capital Southwest pays out 156.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Capital Southwest has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years. Capital Southwest is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. SummaryCapital Southwest beats Ares Capital on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Capital Southwest News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for CSWC and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding CSWC and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart CSWC vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricCapital SouthwestFIN IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$1.21B$13.76B$12.13B$9.50BDividend Yield10.32%5.81%5.65%4.13%P/E Ratio15.1836.8019.9224.38Price / Sales5.907.7526.12171.94Price / Cash9.6915.9018.0027.20Price / Book1.292.782.225.77Net Income$70.55M$572.25M$999.86M$264.99M7 Day Performance-2.39%-1.28%-1.19%-2.17%1 Month Performance-1.14%1.17%-0.47%7.01%1 Year Performance-8.47%13.43%541.97%20.73% Capital Southwest Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CSWCCapital Southwest2.1882 of 5 stars$22.47-0.1%$24.00+6.8%-8.4%$1.21B$204.44M15.1820Upcoming EarningsARCCAres Capital2.7929 of 5 stars$22.70-1.8%$22.21-2.1%+10.3%$15.76B$2.99B11.072,550Earnings ReportDividend AnnouncementMFICMidCap Financial Investment2.0776 of 5 stars$12.91-0.9%$13.50+4.6%-7.8%$1.20B$301.78M10.41N/AUpcoming EarningsNMFCNew Mountain Finance1.7747 of 5 stars$10.55-0.4%$10.67+1.1%-14.6%$1.14B$371.67M10.55N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsOCSLOaktree Specialty Lending2.0447 of 5 stars$14.17-2.0%$15.83+11.7%-17.9%$1.25B$381.67M109.00N/APositive NewsUpcoming EarningsPFLTPennantPark Floating Rate Capital3.0981 of 5 stars$10.54-1.6%$10.96+4.0%-4.7%$1.05B$84.09M7.53658PNNTPennantPark Investment1.4612 of 5 stars$7.31-1.8%$5.88-19.6%+3.6%$476.99M$56.93M28.10N/APositive NewsSLRCSLR Investment1.0535 of 5 stars$16.24-0.8%$15.96-1.7%+5.2%$0.00$232.43M10.09N/AUpcoming EarningsFSKFS KKR Capital2.0898 of 5 stars$21.82-1.8%$19.50-10.6%+5.2%$0.00$1.72B11.48N/APositive NewsUpcoming EarningsMAINMain Street Capital1.1326 of 5 stars$65.10-1.1%$53.60-17.7%+29.5%$5.80B$541.03M11.0590Upcoming EarningsDividend AnnouncementAnalyst UpgradeTSLXSixth Street Specialty Lending1.6563 of 5 stars$24.00-1.8%$22.81-4.9%+17.1%$2.26B$236.90M12.70N/APositive NewsEarnings ReportDividend IncreaseAnalyst ForecastShort Interest ↑Analyst Revision Related Companies and Tools Related Companies ARCC Competitors MFIC Competitors NMFC Competitors OCSL Competitors PFLT Competitors PNNT Competitors SLRC Competitors FSK Competitors MAIN Competitors TSLX Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:CSWC) was last updated on 8/4/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThe biggest Gold Rush of our lives is here — and Buffett knows itSome of the world’s best gold developers are trading at just 30% of NAV — like buying a dollar for 30 cents. ...Golden Portfolio | SponsoredTrump set to Boost Social Security Checks by 400%?If you're collecting or planning to collect social security... 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