Q1 Earnings Estimate for CSWC Issued By B. Riley

Capital Southwest Corporation (NASDAQ:CSWC) – Equities researchers at B. Riley issued their Q1 2027 EPS estimates for shares of Capital Southwest in a research note issued to investors on Monday, June 16th. B. Riley analyst S. Adams forecasts that the asset manager will earn $0.59 per share for the quarter. B. Riley currently has a “Strong-Buy” rating 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 Q2 2027 earnings at $0.58 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $0.58 EPS, Q4 2027 earnings at $0.58 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $2.33 EPS.

Capital Southwest (NASDAQ:CSWC) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, May 14th. The asset manager reported $0.54 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.62 by ($0.08). Capital Southwest had a return on equity of 14.40% and a net margin of 34.51%. The business had revenue of $52.34 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $52.83 million. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $0.68 EPS.

Several other brokerages have also recently weighed in on CSWC. Raymond James Financial lowered their price objective on shares of Capital Southwest from $24.00 to $23.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, May 16th. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Capital Southwest from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, April 19th. Finally, UBS Group decreased their target price on shares of Capital Southwest from $23.50 to $20.50 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, April 17th.

Capital Southwest Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:CSWC opened at $21.34 on Wednesday. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $20.47 and its 200-day moving average price is $21.61. Capital Southwest has a twelve month low of $17.46 and a twelve month high of $27.23. The company has a quick ratio of 0.18, a current ratio of 0.18 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.58. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.15 billion, a PE ratio of 14.42 and a beta of 0.94.

Capital Southwest Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a monthly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, September 30th. Shareholders of record on Monday, September 15th will be paid a dividend of $0.1934 per share. This represents a $2.32 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 10.88%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, September 15th. Capital Southwest’s payout ratio is 156.76%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Capital Southwest

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Promus Capital LLC bought a new stake in Capital Southwest during the 4th quarter worth approximately $30,000. Ameriflex Group Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Capital Southwest during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $33,000. Quarry LP raised 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 valued at $46,000 after buying an additional 732 shares during the last quarter. Nomura Asset Management Co. Ltd. raised its position in shares of Capital Southwest by 243.2% during the fourth quarter. Nomura Asset Management Co. Ltd. now owns 2,217 shares of the asset manager’s stock valued at $48,000 after buying an additional 1,571 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Garde Capital Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Capital Southwest during the first quarter valued at approximately $54,000. Institutional investors own 23.42% of the company’s stock.

Capital Southwest Company Profile

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.