Q1 EPS Estimates for Capital Southwest Raised by B. Riley

Capital Southwest Co. (NASDAQ:CSWC) – Analysts at B. Riley upped their Q1 2026 earnings per share estimates for shares of Capital Southwest in a note issued to investors on Wednesday, October 30th. B. Riley analyst B. Rowe now anticipates that the asset manager will post earnings per share of $0.66 for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $0.62. B. Riley currently has a “Neutral” rating and a $24.50 price objective on the stock. The consensus estimate for Capital Southwest’s current full-year earnings is $2.47 per share. B. Riley also issued estimates for Capital Southwest’s Q2 2026 earnings at $0.65 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.64 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.61 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $2.56 EPS.

Capital Southwest Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ CSWC opened at $24.40 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.29, a current ratio of 0.12 and a quick ratio of 0.12. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $25.21 and its 200-day simple moving average is $25.53. Capital Southwest has a 12 month low of $21.15 and a 12 month high of $27.23. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.12 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.90 and a beta of 1.24.

Capital Southwest (NASDAQ:CSWC) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Monday, October 28th. The asset manager reported $0.66 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.65 by $0.01. Capital Southwest had a return on equity of 15.70% and a net margin of 38.92%. The company had revenue of $48.71 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $49.79 million. During the same period last year, the business earned $0.69 earnings per share.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Large investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. increased its stake in shares of Capital Southwest by 146.7% in the 3rd quarter. Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. now owns 387,647 shares of the asset manager’s stock valued at $9,804,000 after purchasing an additional 230,513 shares in the last quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp increased its position in shares of Capital Southwest by 25.0% in the second quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp now owns 1,059,217 shares of the asset manager’s stock valued at $27,635,000 after buying an additional 211,992 shares in the last quarter. Marshall Wace LLP acquired a new position in shares of Capital Southwest during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $1,937,000. Legacy Capital Wealth Partners LLC purchased a new position in shares of Capital Southwest during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $1,775,000. Finally, Cozad Asset Management Inc. acquired a new stake in Capital Southwest in the 1st quarter valued at $1,557,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 23.42% of the company’s stock.

Capital Southwest Cuts Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, December 31st. Investors of record on Friday, December 13th will be given a dividend of $0.63 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, December 13th. This represents a $2.52 annualized dividend and a yield of 10.33%. Capital Southwest’s dividend payout ratio is presently 113.17%.

About Capital Southwest

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.