Capital Southwest (NASDAQ:CSWC) Lowered to Sell Rating by StockNews.com

Capital Southwest (NASDAQ:CSWC) was downgraded by research analysts at StockNews.com from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research note issued on Friday.

Capital Southwest Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ CSWC traded up $0.10 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $19.03. 525,902 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 411,289. The company has a quick ratio of 0.18, a current ratio of 0.18 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.64. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $22.13 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $22.85. Capital Southwest has a twelve month low of $17.46 and a twelve month high of $27.23. The firm has a market cap of $962.58 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.50 and a beta of 0.99.

Capital Southwest (NASDAQ:CSWC) last released its quarterly earnings data on Monday, February 3rd. The asset manager reported $0.63 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.62 by $0.01. Capital Southwest had a net margin of 33.49% and a return on equity of 15.18%. As a group, analysts anticipate that Capital Southwest will post 2.54 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Trading of Capital Southwest

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in CSWC. Promus Capital LLC acquired a new stake in Capital Southwest in the 4th quarter valued at $30,000. Ameriflex Group Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Capital Southwest in the fourth quarter valued at about $33,000. Quarry LP increased its stake in shares of Capital Southwest by 52.5% during the fourth quarter. Quarry LP now owns 2,126 shares of the asset manager’s stock worth $46,000 after purchasing an additional 732 shares in the last quarter. Nomura Asset Management Co. Ltd. raised its position in shares of Capital Southwest by 243.2% during the 4th quarter. Nomura Asset Management Co. Ltd. now owns 2,217 shares of the asset manager’s stock worth $48,000 after purchasing an additional 1,571 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Capital Analysts LLC raised its position in shares of Capital Southwest by 35.6% during the 4th quarter. Capital Analysts LLC now owns 2,550 shares of the asset manager’s stock worth $56,000 after purchasing an additional 669 shares during the last quarter. 23.42% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.