Q3 EPS Estimates for Capital Southwest Decreased by B. Riley

Capital Southwest Corporation (NASDAQ:CSWC) – Analysts at B. Riley dropped their Q3 2026 EPS estimates for shares of Capital Southwest in a report released on Wednesday, November 5th. B. Riley analyst S. Adams now expects that the asset manager will post earnings per share of $0.57 for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.60. B. Riley currently has a “Buy” rating and a $24.00 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for Capital Southwest’s current full-year earnings is $2.54 per share. B. Riley also issued estimates for Capital Southwest’s Q4 2026 earnings at $0.58 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $0.59 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $0.58 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $0.58 EPS, Q4 2027 earnings at $0.58 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $2.33 EPS.

CSWC has been the subject of several other research reports. Noble Financial upgraded shares of Capital Southwest to a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday. Capital One Financial set a $22.00 target price on Capital Southwest in a research report on Tuesday. Zacks Research lowered Capital Southwest from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research report on Monday, October 13th. UBS Group decreased their price objective on Capital Southwest from $23.00 to $21.50 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, October 14th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of Capital Southwest in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. Seven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, two have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $23.64.

Capital Southwest Stock Up 0.0%

CSWC stock traded up $0.00 during trading on Friday, hitting $20.37. 228,060 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 577,835. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $21.58 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $21.66. The company has a current ratio of 0.19, a quick ratio of 0.19 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.53. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.13 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.35 and a beta of 0.94. Capital Southwest has a 52-week low of $17.46 and a 52-week high of $23.86.

Capital Southwest (NASDAQ:CSWC) last issued its earnings results on Monday, November 3rd. The asset manager reported $0.57 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.58 by ($0.01). Capital Southwest had a return on equity of 14.17% and a net margin of 39.95%.The firm had revenue of $56.95 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $55.37 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $0.66 EPS.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of CSWC. Fortitude Family Office LLC purchased a new position in shares of Capital Southwest in the 2nd quarter valued at about $31,000. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC increased its stake in Capital Southwest by 13,307.1% in the 2nd quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC now owns 1,877 shares of the asset manager’s stock valued at $41,000 after purchasing an additional 1,863 shares in the last quarter. Nomura Asset Management Co. Ltd. boosted its position in Capital Southwest by 58.5% during the second quarter. Nomura Asset Management Co. Ltd. now owns 2,135 shares of the asset manager’s stock worth $47,000 after purchasing an additional 788 shares in the last quarter. State of Alaska Department of Revenue purchased a new position in shares of Capital Southwest in the third quarter valued at $48,000. Finally, Signaturefd LLC raised its stake in shares of Capital Southwest by 52.0% during the 2nd quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 2,483 shares of the asset manager’s stock worth $55,000 after buying an additional 849 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 23.42% of the company’s stock.

Capital Southwest Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, December 31st. Shareholders of record on Monday, December 15th will be given a dividend of $0.06 per share. The ex-dividend date is Monday, December 15th. This represents a $0.24 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.2%. Capital Southwest’s payout ratio is presently 144.10%.

Capital Southwest Company Profile

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.