Capital Southwest (NASDAQ:CSWC) Updates Q1 2026 Earnings Guidance

Capital Southwest (NASDAQ:CSWC) issued an update on its first quarter 2026 earnings guidance on Wednesday morning. The company provided earnings per share guidance of 0.600-0.600 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of 0.586. The company issued revenue guidance of -.

Capital Southwest Price Performance

NASDAQ:CSWC opened at $23.25 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $1.25 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.71 and a beta of 0.95. Capital Southwest has a 12-month low of $17.46 and a 12-month high of $26.83. The company has a current ratio of 0.18, a quick ratio of 0.18 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.58. The company’s 50-day moving average is $21.52 and its two-hundred day moving average is $21.65.

Capital Southwest (NASDAQ:CSWC) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, May 14th. The asset manager reported $0.54 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.62 by ($0.08). Capital Southwest had a return on equity of 14.40% and a net margin of 34.51%. The business had revenue of $52.34 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $52.83 million. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $0.68 EPS. Research analysts expect that Capital Southwest will post 2.54 EPS for the current year.

Capital Southwest Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a monthly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, September 30th. Investors of record on Monday, September 15th will be issued a $0.1934 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Monday, September 15th. This represents a $2.32 annualized dividend and a yield of 9.98%. Capital Southwest’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 156.76%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of analysts have weighed in on the company. JMP Securities upgraded Capital Southwest from a “market perform” rating to a “market outperform” rating and set a $25.00 price target on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, June 24th. B. Riley raised Capital Southwest to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Monday, June 16th. Citigroup upgraded Capital Southwest to an “outperform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, June 24th. Citizens Jmp upgraded Capital Southwest from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $25.00 price objective for the company in a research report on Tuesday, June 24th. Finally, UBS Group increased their price target on Capital Southwest from $21.00 to $22.50 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, four have assigned a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $24.00.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Capital Southwest

A number of institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Caxton Associates LLP bought a new stake in shares of Capital Southwest during the first quarter valued at approximately $318,000. Royal Bank of Canada raised its position in shares of Capital Southwest by 13.4% in the first quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 69,139 shares of the asset manager’s stock worth $1,544,000 after acquiring an additional 8,188 shares during the period. Finally, Goldman Sachs Group Inc. raised its position in shares of Capital Southwest by 246.5% in the first quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 257,672 shares of the asset manager’s stock worth $5,751,000 after acquiring an additional 183,313 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 23.42% of the company’s stock.

About Capital Southwest

Capital Southwest Corporation is a business development company specializing in credit and private equity and venture capital investments in middle market companies, mezzanine, later stage, mature, late venture, emerging growth, buyouts, industry consolidation, recapitalizations and growth capital investments.