Capital Southwest (NASDAQ:CSWC - Get Free Report) was upgraded by StockNews.com from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a report issued on Wednesday.
Capital Southwest Stock Performance
Shares of CSWC traded up $0.53 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, hitting $22.99. The stock had a trading volume of 444,711 shares, compared to its average volume of 522,194. The company has a market cap of $1.16 billion, a PE ratio of 16.31 and a beta of 1.21. The company's fifty day simple moving average is $22.65 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $23.55. The company has a quick ratio of 0.18, a current ratio of 0.18 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.64. Capital Southwest has a fifty-two week low of $20.68 and a fifty-two week high of $27.23.
Capital Southwest (NASDAQ:CSWC - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results 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%. On average, equities analysts expect that Capital Southwest will post 2.54 earnings per share for the current year.
Institutional Trading of Capital Southwest
Hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Promus Capital LLC bought a new stake in shares of Capital Southwest in the 4th quarter worth approximately $30,000. Ameriflex Group Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Capital Southwest in the 4th quarter worth approximately $33,000. Quarry LP bought a new stake in shares of Capital Southwest in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $35,000. Nomura Asset Management Co. Ltd. lifted its holdings in shares of Capital Southwest by 243.2% in the 4th quarter. Nomura Asset Management Co. Ltd. now owns 2,217 shares of the asset manager's stock worth $48,000 after purchasing an additional 1,571 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Capital Analysts LLC raised its stake in Capital Southwest by 35.6% during the 4th quarter. Capital Analysts LLC now owns 2,550 shares of the asset manager's stock valued at $56,000 after acquiring an additional 669 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 23.42% of the company's stock.
Capital Southwest Company Profile
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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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