Capital Southwest (NASDAQ:CSWC) Raised to Hold at StockNews.com

Capital Southwest (NASDAQ:CSWC) was upgraded by equities research analysts at StockNews.com from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a note issued to investors on Thursday.

Capital Southwest Stock Down 9.1 %

Shares of Capital Southwest stock opened at $19.78 on Thursday. Capital Southwest has a 52-week low of $19.62 and a 52-week high of $27.23. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $22.62 and its 200-day moving average price is $23.15. The company has a quick ratio of 0.18, a current ratio of 0.18 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.64. The company has a market cap of $1.00 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.03 and a beta of 1.21.

Capital Southwest (NASDAQ:CSWC) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Monday, February 3rd. The asset manager reported $0.63 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates 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, sell-side analysts predict that Capital Southwest will post 2.54 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in CSWC. Promus Capital LLC acquired a new stake in Capital Southwest in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $30,000. Ameriflex Group Inc. acquired a new position in Capital Southwest during the fourth quarter worth $33,000. Quarry LP purchased a new position in Capital Southwest during the third quarter valued at $35,000. Nomura Asset Management Co. Ltd. grew its position in shares of Capital Southwest by 243.2% in the fourth quarter. Nomura Asset Management Co. Ltd. now owns 2,217 shares of the asset manager’s stock valued at $48,000 after purchasing an additional 1,571 shares during the period. Finally, Capital Analysts LLC increased its stake in shares of Capital Southwest by 35.6% during the fourth quarter. Capital Analysts LLC now owns 2,550 shares of the asset manager’s stock worth $56,000 after purchasing an additional 669 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other 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.