B. Riley Forecasts Reduced Earnings for Capital Southwest

Capital Southwest Corporation (NASDAQ:CSWC) – Analysts at B. Riley decreased their FY2026 EPS estimates for Capital Southwest in a research note issued on Wednesday, November 5th. B. Riley analyst S. Adams now anticipates that the asset manager will post earnings per share of $2.32 for the year, down from their prior forecast of $2.37. B. Riley has a “Buy” rating and a $24.00 price objective on the stock. The consensus estimate for Capital Southwest’s current full-year earnings is $2.54 per share.

CSWC has been the topic of several other reports. Noble Financial upgraded Capital Southwest to a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday. Zacks Research cut shares of Capital Southwest from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a report on Monday, October 13th. Loop Capital reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $23.00 price objective on shares of Capital Southwest in a research report on Wednesday. Raymond James Financial lowered shares of Capital Southwest from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, October 7th. Finally, Capital One Financial set a $22.00 price target on shares of Capital Southwest in a research note on Tuesday. Seven investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, two have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $23.64.

Capital Southwest Trading Up 2.0%

NASDAQ:CSWC opened at $20.77 on Thursday. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.16 billion, a P/E ratio of 12.59 and a beta of 0.94. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $21.53 and a 200 day simple moving average of $21.67. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.53, a current ratio of 0.19 and a quick ratio of 0.19. Capital Southwest has a 12-month low of $17.46 and a 12-month high of $23.86.

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

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Mutual Advisors LLC bought a new stake in Capital Southwest during the first quarter worth approximately $388,000. Apollon Wealth Management LLC increased its position in shares of Capital Southwest by 4.0% during the 1st quarter. Apollon Wealth Management LLC now owns 21,498 shares of the asset manager’s stock valued at $480,000 after purchasing an additional 817 shares during the period. Tectonic Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of Capital Southwest by 10.7% in the 1st quarter. Tectonic Advisors LLC now owns 440,473 shares of the asset manager’s stock worth $9,831,000 after buying an additional 42,465 shares in the last quarter. Muzinich & Co. Inc. raised its stake in shares of Capital Southwest by 24.4% in the 1st quarter. Muzinich & Co. Inc. now owns 137,371 shares of the asset manager’s stock worth $3,066,000 after buying an additional 26,949 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Denali Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Capital Southwest by 11.4% in the first quarter. Denali Advisors LLC now owns 116,404 shares of the asset manager’s stock valued at $2,598,000 after buying an additional 11,908 shares during the period. 23.42% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Capital Southwest Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared 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. This represents a $0.24 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.2%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, December 15th. Capital Southwest’s payout ratio is 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.