Capital Southwest (NASDAQ:CSWC) Stock Rating Lowered by StockNews.com

Capital Southwest (NASDAQ:CSWC) was downgraded by equities researchers at StockNews.com from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a note issued to investors on Tuesday.

Separately, B. Riley lifted their price objective on Capital Southwest from $24.00 to $24.50 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 30th.

Capital Southwest Stock Up 0.1 %

Shares of NASDAQ:CSWC traded up $0.03 during trading on Tuesday, reaching $23.20. 478,898 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 470,786. Capital Southwest has a 52-week low of $20.68 and a 52-week high of $27.23. The stock has a market cap of $1.17 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.45 and a beta of 1.24. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $22.33 and a two-hundred day moving average of $23.62. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.64, a quick ratio of 0.18 and a current ratio of 0.18.

Capital Southwest (NASDAQ:CSWC) last issued its earnings results on Monday, February 3rd. The asset manager reported $0.63 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.62 by $0.01. Capital Southwest had a return on equity of 15.18% and a net margin of 33.49%. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that Capital Southwest will post 2.54 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Capital Southwest

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of CSWC. B. Riley Wealth Advisors Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Capital Southwest by 8.4% in the fourth quarter. B. Riley Wealth Advisors Inc. now owns 50,626 shares of the asset manager’s stock worth $1,105,000 after acquiring an additional 3,941 shares during the period. Ameriflex Group Inc. purchased a new position in Capital Southwest in the fourth quarter worth about $33,000. Sunbelt Securities Inc. grew its stake in shares of Capital Southwest by 52.4% during the 4th quarter. Sunbelt Securities Inc. now owns 37,215 shares of the asset manager’s stock valued at $811,000 after purchasing an additional 12,802 shares during the period. Sovereign s Capital Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Capital Southwest during the 4th quarter valued at about $1,474,000. Finally, Two Sigma Advisers LP increased its position in shares of Capital Southwest by 17.3% during the 4th quarter. Two Sigma Advisers LP now owns 774,600 shares of the asset manager’s stock valued at $16,902,000 after purchasing an additional 114,000 shares during the last quarter. 23.42% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

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.