Capital Southwest (NASDAQ:CSWC - Get Free Report) was upgraded by equities researchers at StockNews.com from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note issued to investors on Saturday.
Separately, B. Riley upped their price target on shares of Capital Southwest from $24.00 to $24.50 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 30th.
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Capital Southwest Stock Performance
NASDAQ:CSWC traded up $0.24 on Friday, hitting $23.70. The company's stock had a trading volume of 149,155 shares, compared to its average volume of 437,811. The company has a current ratio of 0.18, a quick ratio of 0.16 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.64. Capital Southwest has a one year low of $20.68 and a one year high of $27.23. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $22.21 and a two-hundred day moving average of $23.64. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.20 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.81 and a beta of 1.24.
Capital Southwest (NASDAQ:CSWC - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results 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 return on equity of 15.18% and a net margin of 33.49%. Research analysts predict that Capital Southwest will post 2.54 earnings per share for the current year.
Institutional Investors Weigh In On Capital Southwest
A number of institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Creative Planning raised its stake in Capital Southwest by 4.5% in the 2nd quarter. Creative Planning now owns 10,709 shares of the asset manager's stock worth $279,000 after purchasing an additional 464 shares in the last quarter. Good Life Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Capital Southwest in the third quarter valued at approximately $364,000. Blue Trust Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Capital Southwest by 1,539.2% in the third quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 7,147 shares of the asset manager's stock valued at $186,000 after buying an additional 6,711 shares during the period. Foundations Investment Advisors LLC grew its position in Capital Southwest by 20.4% during the third quarter. Foundations Investment Advisors LLC now owns 81,129 shares of the asset manager's stock worth $2,052,000 after buying an additional 13,726 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Tectonic Advisors LLC increased its stake in Capital Southwest by 17.3% during the 3rd quarter. Tectonic Advisors LLC now owns 328,834 shares of the asset manager's stock worth $8,316,000 after acquiring an additional 48,442 shares during the period. 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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