Capital Southwest Co. (NASDAQ:CSWC - Free Report) - Analysts at B. Riley lowered their Q3 2025 EPS estimates for Capital Southwest in a note issued to investors on Wednesday, December 11th. B. Riley analyst B. Rowe now anticipates that the asset manager will earn $0.62 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.66. B. Riley currently has a "Neutral" rating and a $24.50 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for Capital Southwest's current full-year earnings is $2.54 per share. B. Riley also issued estimates for Capital Southwest's Q4 2025 earnings at $0.64 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $2.55 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.64 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.64 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.63 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $2.51 EPS.
Capital Southwest (NASDAQ:CSWC - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Monday, October 28th. The asset manager reported $0.66 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.65 by $0.01. Capital Southwest had a return on equity of 15.54% and a net margin of 37.77%. The company had revenue of $48.71 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $49.79 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $0.69 EPS.
Capital Southwest Stock Performance
Shares of NASDAQ:CSWC traded down $0.26 on Monday, reaching $21.47. The company's stock had a trading volume of 924,484 shares, compared to its average volume of 344,031. Capital Southwest has a 52-week low of $21.43 and a 52-week high of $27.23. The stock's 50-day moving average is $23.89 and its two-hundred day moving average is $24.89. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.35, a current ratio of 0.16 and a quick ratio of 0.16. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.02 billion, a P/E ratio of 13.09 and a beta of 1.23.
Institutional Inflows and Outflows
Several large investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Van ECK Associates Corp grew its position in shares of Capital Southwest by 8.8% during the third quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp now owns 1,152,153 shares of the asset manager's stock worth $29,483,000 after acquiring an additional 92,936 shares during the last quarter. Sound Income Strategies LLC raised its holdings in shares of Capital Southwest by 1.2% in the 3rd quarter. Sound Income Strategies LLC now owns 562,079 shares of the asset manager's stock worth $14,215,000 after purchasing an additional 6,692 shares in the last quarter. Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. lifted its position in shares of Capital Southwest by 146.7% during the 3rd quarter. Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. now owns 387,647 shares of the asset manager's stock valued at $9,804,000 after acquiring an additional 230,513 shares during the last quarter. Tectonic Advisors LLC lifted its stake in Capital Southwest by 17.3% during the third quarter. Tectonic Advisors LLC now owns 328,834 shares of the asset manager's stock valued at $8,316,000 after buying an additional 48,442 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Advisors Asset Management Inc. boosted its stake in Capital Southwest by 7.3% in the 3rd quarter. Advisors Asset Management Inc. now owns 182,606 shares of the asset manager's stock worth $4,618,000 after purchasing an additional 12,443 shares during the period. 23.42% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.
Capital Southwest Cuts Dividend
The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, December 31st. Shareholders of record on Friday, December 13th will be issued a $0.63 dividend. This represents a $2.52 annualized dividend and a yield of 11.74%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, December 13th. Capital Southwest's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 141.46%.
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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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