Capital Southwest (NASDAQ:CSWC) Downgraded by StockNews.com to Sell

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

Capital Southwest Stock Up 1.0 %

Shares of CSWC stock opened at $22.48 on Monday. The stock has a market cap of $1.14 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.94 and a beta of 1.21. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $22.69 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $23.30. The company has a quick ratio of 0.18, a current ratio of 0.18 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.64. Capital Southwest has a 52 week low of $20.68 and a 52 week high of $27.23.

Capital Southwest (NASDAQ:CSWC) last posted its earnings results on Monday, February 3rd. The asset manager reported $0.63 EPS 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%. Analysts predict that Capital Southwest will post 2.54 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Capital Southwest

A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of CSWC. B. Riley Wealth Advisors Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Capital Southwest by 8.4% in the 4th quarter. B. Riley Wealth Advisors Inc. now owns 50,626 shares of the asset manager’s stock worth $1,105,000 after buying an additional 3,941 shares during the last quarter. Ameriflex Group Inc. purchased a new position in Capital Southwest in the fourth quarter worth about $33,000. Sunbelt Securities Inc. grew its position in Capital Southwest by 52.4% in the fourth quarter. Sunbelt Securities Inc. now owns 37,215 shares of the asset manager’s stock worth $811,000 after acquiring an additional 12,802 shares in the last quarter. Sovereign s Capital Management LLC bought a new stake in Capital Southwest during the fourth quarter worth approximately $1,474,000. Finally, Two Sigma Advisers LP raised its position in Capital Southwest by 17.3% during the fourth 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 period. 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.