Capital Southwest Co. (NASDAQ:CSWC) Stock Position Increased by Zuckerman Investment Group LLC

Zuckerman Investment Group LLC lifted its stake in Capital Southwest Co. (NASDAQ:CSWC - Free Report) by 4.8% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 672,468 shares of the asset manager's stock after purchasing an additional 31,009 shares during the period. Capital Southwest makes up 1.5% of Zuckerman Investment Group LLC's investment portfolio, making the stock its 26th largest holding. Zuckerman Investment Group LLC owned 1.33% of Capital Southwest worth $14,983,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Promus Capital LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Capital Southwest in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $30,000. Quarry LP purchased a new position in Capital Southwest during the third quarter worth approximately $35,000. Nomura Asset Management Co. Ltd. grew its stake 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 valued at $48,000 after buying an additional 1,571 shares during the period. Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. acquired a new stake in shares of Capital Southwest during the 4th quarter worth $59,000. Finally, Rialto Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in Capital Southwest in the fourth quarter valued at $105,000. 23.42% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Capital Southwest Stock Up 3.4 %

Shares of CSWC stock traded up $0.65 during trading hours on Tuesday, reaching $19.87. The company had a trading volume of 318,083 shares, compared to its average volume of 412,315. The stock's fifty day simple moving average is $22.06 and its 200 day simple moving average is $22.79. The company has a market capitalization of $1.01 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.09 and a beta of 0.99. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.64, a quick ratio of 0.18 and a current ratio of 0.18. Capital Southwest Co. has a twelve month low of $17.46 and a twelve month high of $27.23.

Capital Southwest (NASDAQ:CSWC - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Monday, February 3rd. The asset manager reported $0.63 EPS for the quarter, beating 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%. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that Capital Southwest Co. will post 2.54 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Capital Southwest Cuts Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 31st. Investors of record on Friday, March 14th were paid a dividend of $0.58 per share. This represents a $2.32 annualized dividend and a yield of 11.68%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, March 14th. Capital Southwest's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 164.54%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Separately, StockNews.com cut shares of Capital Southwest from a "hold" rating to a "sell" rating in a research report on Friday.

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.