FY2026 EPS Estimate for Capital Southwest Cut by Analyst

Capital Southwest Corporation (NASDAQ:CSWC) – Equities research analysts at B. Riley lowered their FY2026 earnings estimates for shares of Capital Southwest in a report 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 estimate of $2.37. B. Riley currently has a “Buy” rating and a $24.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for Capital Southwest’s current full-year earnings is $2.54 per share.

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

A number of other research firms have also recently weighed in on CSWC. Noble Financial raised shares of Capital Southwest to a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday. Raymond James Financial cut shares of Capital Southwest from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, October 7th. Zacks Research cut shares of Capital Southwest from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research report on Monday, October 13th. UBS Group decreased their price target on shares of Capital Southwest from $23.00 to $21.50 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, October 14th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reissued a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of Capital Southwest in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. Seven investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, two have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $23.64.

Capital Southwest Stock Performance

NASDAQ:CSWC opened at $20.57 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.53, a quick ratio of 0.19 and a current ratio of 0.19. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.14 billion, a P/E ratio of 12.47 and a beta of 0.94. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $21.62 and a 200 day moving average price of $21.67. Capital Southwest has a fifty-two week low of $17.46 and a fifty-two week high of $23.86.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Capital Southwest

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Confluence Investment Management LLC raised its stake in Capital Southwest by 0.6% during the 2nd quarter. Confluence Investment Management LLC now owns 102,107 shares of the asset manager’s stock worth $2,250,000 after acquiring an additional 585 shares in the last quarter. CWM LLC increased its stake in Capital Southwest by 26.6% in the second quarter. CWM LLC now owns 2,930 shares of the asset manager’s stock valued at $65,000 after purchasing an additional 615 shares during the period. Union Bancaire Privee UBP SA increased its stake in Capital Southwest by 5.1% in the second quarter. Union Bancaire Privee UBP SA now owns 14,349 shares of the asset manager’s stock valued at $316,000 after purchasing an additional 694 shares during the period. Apollon Wealth Management LLC increased its stake in Capital Southwest by 3.2% in the third quarter. Apollon Wealth Management LLC now owns 24,551 shares of the asset manager’s stock valued at $537,000 after purchasing an additional 754 shares during the period. Finally, Nomura Asset Management Co. Ltd. increased its stake in Capital Southwest by 58.5% in the second quarter. Nomura Asset Management Co. Ltd. now owns 2,135 shares of the asset manager’s stock valued at $47,000 after purchasing an additional 788 shares during the period. 23.42% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Capital Southwest Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, December 31st. Investors of record on Monday, December 15th will be paid a dividend of $0.06 per share. This represents a $0.24 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.2%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, December 15th. Capital Southwest’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 144.10%.

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.