Capital Southwest (NASDAQ:CSWC) Issues Q2 2027 Earnings Guidance

Capital Southwest (NASDAQ:CSWC) updated its second quarter 2027 earnings guidance on Wednesday morning. The company provided earnings per share guidance of 0.560-0.570 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of 0.550.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research firms recently weighed in on CSWC. Citigroup restated a “market outperform” rating on shares of Capital Southwest in a report on Wednesday, August 5th. B. Riley Financial increased their price target on Capital Southwest from $24.50 to $25.50 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, August 5th. UBS Group lifted their price target on shares of Capital Southwest from $23.50 to $24.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, October 9th. Citizens Jmp boosted their price objective on shares of Capital Southwest from $25.00 to $26.00 and gave the stock a “market outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 5th. Finally, Weiss Ratings cut shares of Capital Southwest from a “buy (b)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a research note on Tuesday, October 13th. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Capital Southwest has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $24.10.

Capital Southwest Stock Up 0.0%

CSWC stock opened at $22.38 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.62, a current ratio of 0.17 and a quick ratio of 0.17. Capital Southwest has a 52-week low of $19.91 and a 52-week high of $25.75. The company has a 50-day moving average of $23.94 and a two-hundred day moving average of $23.74. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.43 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 9.48 and a beta of 0.71.

Capital Southwest (NASDAQ:CSWC) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Monday, August 3rd. The asset manager reported $0.58 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.56 by $0.02. Capital Southwest had a return on equity of 13.88% and a net margin of 46.68%. The company had revenue of $61.05 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $61.22 million. During the same period last year, the business posted $0.61 earnings per share. As a group, equities research analysts anticipate that Capital Southwest will post 2.27 EPS for the current year.

Capital Southwest Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a monthly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, December 31st. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, December 15th will be issued a $0.1934 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, December 15th. This represents a $2.32 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 10.4%. Capital Southwest’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 128.18%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Capital Southwest news, Director William Thomas, III purchased 2,170 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, October 1st. The stock was bought at an average cost of $23.04 per share, for a total transaction of $49,996.80. Following the completion of the acquisition, the director directly owned 22,842 shares in the company, valued at $526,279.68. This represents a 10.50% increase in their ownership of the stock. The purchase was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. 2.70% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

About Capital Southwest

Capital Southwest Corporation (NASDAQ: CSWC) is a business development company that provides financing to middle-market and lower-middle-market businesses in the United States. The company primarily invests in privately held companies that may require capital to support growth, acquisitions, recapitalizations, ownership transitions, or other strategic initiatives.

Its investment portfolio generally consists of senior secured loans, including first-lien and second-lien debt, as well as subordinated debt and equity investments.