Capital Southwest (NASDAQ:CSWC - Get Free Report) was downgraded by research analysts at StockNews.com from a "hold" rating to a "sell" rating in a report issued on Monday.
Capital Southwest Stock Performance
CSWC stock traded down $0.33 on Monday, hitting $22.33. The company had a trading volume of 271,851 shares, compared to its average volume of 378,948. The company has a current ratio of 0.18, a quick ratio of 0.18 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.64. Capital Southwest has a 12-month low of $20.68 and a 12-month high of $27.23. The stock has a market cap of $1.13 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.88 and a beta of 1.21. The stock's 50-day simple moving average is $22.70 and its 200 day simple moving average is $23.29.
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%. As a group, equities research analysts expect that Capital Southwest will post 2.54 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
Institutional Trading of Capital Southwest
A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of CSWC. Focus Partners Wealth boosted its holdings in Capital Southwest by 6.6% in the 4th quarter. Focus Partners Wealth now owns 9,464 shares of the asset manager's stock worth $207,000 after buying an additional 585 shares during the period. Capital Analysts LLC boosted its stake in shares of Capital Southwest by 35.6% in the fourth quarter. Capital Analysts LLC now owns 2,550 shares of the asset manager's stock worth $56,000 after acquiring an additional 669 shares during the period. Quarry LP grew its position 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. Guggenheim Capital LLC raised its stake in Capital Southwest by 5.6% during the 4th quarter. Guggenheim Capital LLC now owns 23,612 shares of the asset manager's stock valued at $515,000 after purchasing an additional 1,246 shares during the period. Finally, Barclays PLC lifted its holdings in Capital Southwest by 1.7% in the 3rd quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 76,083 shares of the asset manager's stock worth $1,924,000 after purchasing an additional 1,263 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other 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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