Capital Southwest (NASDAQ:CSWC) Given New $24.50 Price Target at B. Riley

Capital Southwest (NASDAQ:CSWC) had its price target increased by B. Riley from $24.00 to $24.50 in a research report report published on Wednesday morning, Benzinga reports. B. Riley currently has a neutral rating on the asset manager’s stock. B. Riley also issued estimates for Capital Southwest’s Q3 2025 earnings at $0.66 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.65 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $2.61 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.66 EPS, 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 Stock Performance

Capital Southwest stock opened at $23.98 on Wednesday. The company has a current ratio of 0.16, a quick ratio of 0.12 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.35. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $25.19 and a 200-day moving average of $25.53. The stock has a market cap of $1.14 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.62 and a beta of 1.24. Capital Southwest has a 52 week low of $21.23 and a 52 week high of $27.23.

Capital Southwest (NASDAQ:CSWC) last announced its quarterly earnings data 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 15.54% and a net margin of 37.77%. The firm had revenue of $48.71 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $49.79 million. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $0.69 earnings per share. On average, analysts expect that Capital Southwest will post 2.47 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Capital Southwest Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, December 31st. Shareholders of record on Friday, December 13th will be paid a dividend of $0.63 per share. This represents a $2.52 annualized dividend and a yield of 10.51%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, December 13th. Capital Southwest’s payout ratio is currently 141.46%.

Institutional Trading of Capital Southwest

Institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Waterfall Asset Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Capital Southwest in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $995,000. Blue Trust Inc. lifted its position in shares of Capital Southwest by 1,539.2% during the 3rd quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 7,147 shares of the asset manager’s stock valued at $186,000 after acquiring an additional 6,711 shares during the last quarter. Legacy Capital Wealth Partners LLC bought a new stake in shares of Capital Southwest during the 2nd quarter worth $1,775,000. Concurrent Investment Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of Capital Southwest in the 1st quarter worth $218,000. Finally, Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings Inc. raised its position in shares of Capital Southwest by 31.9% during the first quarter. Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings Inc. now owns 94,701 shares of the asset manager’s stock worth $2,364,000 after purchasing an additional 22,915 shares during the period. 23.42% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.