Capital Southwest (NASDAQ:CSWC - Get Free Report) was downgraded by equities research analysts at StockNews.com from a "hold" rating to a "sell" rating in a report issued on Friday.
Separately, B. Riley boosted their price target on Capital Southwest from $24.00 to $24.50 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a report on Wednesday, October 30th.
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Capital Southwest Stock Performance
Shares of CSWC traded up $0.12 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $23.15. The stock had a trading volume of 224,837 shares, compared to its average volume of 453,459. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.64, a current ratio of 0.18 and a quick ratio of 0.16. Capital Southwest has a 12 month low of $20.68 and a 12 month high of $27.23. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.17 billion, a PE ratio of 16.42 and a beta of 1.24. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $22.19 and a 200 day moving average price of $23.75.
Capital Southwest (NASDAQ:CSWC - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Monday, February 3rd. The asset manager reported $0.63 EPS 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%. Analysts anticipate that Capital Southwest will post 2.54 EPS for the current year.
Hedge Funds Weigh In On Capital Southwest
A number of hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in CSWC. Creative Planning boosted its stake in shares of Capital Southwest by 4.5% in the second quarter. Creative Planning now owns 10,709 shares of the asset manager's stock worth $279,000 after acquiring an additional 464 shares during the period. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. bought a new position in shares of Capital Southwest in the second quarter worth about $104,000. Sound Income Strategies LLC boosted its stake in shares of Capital Southwest by 1.2% in the third quarter. Sound Income Strategies LLC now owns 562,079 shares of the asset manager's stock worth $14,215,000 after acquiring an additional 6,692 shares during the period. HFG Advisors Inc. bought a new position in shares of Capital Southwest in the third quarter worth about $281,000. Finally, Good Life Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of Capital Southwest in the third quarter worth about $364,000. Institutional investors own 23.42% of the company's stock.
About Capital Southwest
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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.
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