Quantbot Technologies LP Increases Stake in Capital Southwest Co. (NASDAQ:CSWC)

Quantbot Technologies LP raised its position in Capital Southwest Co. (NASDAQ:CSWC - Free Report) by 190.1% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 36,631 shares of the asset manager's stock after buying an additional 24,006 shares during the period. Quantbot Technologies LP owned about 0.07% of Capital Southwest worth $799,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of CSWC. Barclays PLC raised its position in shares of Capital Southwest by 1.7% in the third quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 76,083 shares of the asset manager's stock valued at $1,924,000 after buying an additional 1,263 shares during the last quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. grew its stake in Capital Southwest by 24.6% during the 3rd quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 154,038 shares of the asset manager's stock valued at $3,893,000 after acquiring an additional 30,423 shares in the last quarter. Benjamin Edwards Inc. raised its holdings in Capital Southwest by 970.6% in the 3rd quarter. Benjamin Edwards Inc. now owns 80,201 shares of the asset manager's stock valued at $2,028,000 after acquiring an additional 72,710 shares during the last quarter. Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. purchased a new position in Capital Southwest in the 4th quarter worth approximately $326,000. Finally, Raymond James Financial Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Capital Southwest during the 4th quarter worth approximately $4,250,000. 23.42% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Capital Southwest Trading Down 1.3 %

Shares of CSWC traded down $0.29 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $22.37. The stock had a trading volume of 611,741 shares, compared to its average volume of 380,171. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.64, a current ratio of 0.18 and a quick ratio of 0.18. The business's fifty day moving average is $22.70 and its 200 day moving average is $23.25. Capital Southwest Co. has a 52-week low of $20.68 and a 52-week high of $27.23. The firm has a market cap of $1.13 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.87 and a beta of 1.21.

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Capital Southwest (NASDAQ:CSWC - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Monday, February 3rd. The asset manager reported $0.63 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.62 by $0.01. Capital Southwest had a return on equity of 15.18% and a net margin of 33.49%. On average, sell-side analysts predict that Capital Southwest Co. will post 2.54 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Capital Southwest Cuts Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 31st. Shareholders of record on Friday, March 14th will be paid a dividend of $0.58 per share. This represents a $2.32 annualized dividend and a yield of 10.37%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, March 14th. Capital Southwest's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 164.54%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Separately, StockNews.com cut Capital Southwest from a "hold" rating to a "sell" rating in a report on Monday, March 24th.

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.