B. Riley Boosts Earnings Estimates for Capital Southwest

Capital Southwest Co. (NASDAQ:CSWC) – Equities researchers at B. Riley raised their Q3 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Capital Southwest in a research report issued on Wednesday, October 30th. B. Riley analyst B. Rowe now expects that the asset manager will post earnings of $0.66 per share for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $0.65. B. Riley has a “Neutral” rating and a $24.50 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for Capital Southwest’s current full-year earnings is $2.47 per share. B. Riley also issued estimates for Capital Southwest’s Q4 2025 earnings at $0.65 EPS and FY2025 earnings at $2.61 EPS.

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, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.65 by $0.01. Capital Southwest had a net margin of 37.77% and a return on equity of 15.54%. 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 business posted $0.69 EPS.

Capital Southwest Stock Performance

NASDAQ CSWC opened at $23.98 on Friday. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $25.20 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $25.52. Capital Southwest has a 12-month low of $21.23 and a 12-month high of $27.23. The firm has a market cap of $1.14 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.71 and a beta of 1.24. The company has a quick ratio of 0.12, a current ratio of 0.16 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.35.

Capital Southwest Cuts Dividend

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

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Capital Southwest

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Van ECK Associates Corp boosted its position in shares of Capital Southwest by 8.8% in the 3rd quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp now owns 1,152,153 shares of the asset manager’s stock worth $29,483,000 after purchasing an additional 92,936 shares in the last quarter. Sound Income Strategies LLC raised its stake in Capital Southwest by 1.2% during the third quarter. Sound Income Strategies LLC now owns 562,079 shares of the asset manager’s stock valued at $14,215,000 after buying an additional 6,692 shares during the last quarter. Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. boosted its holdings in Capital Southwest by 146.7% in the third quarter. Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. now owns 387,647 shares of the asset manager’s stock worth $9,804,000 after acquiring an additional 230,513 shares in the last quarter. Tectonic Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of Capital Southwest by 17.3% in the third quarter. Tectonic Advisors LLC now owns 328,834 shares of the asset manager’s stock worth $8,316,000 after acquiring an additional 48,442 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Advisors Asset Management Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Capital Southwest by 4.8% during the first quarter. Advisors Asset Management Inc. now owns 171,087 shares of the asset manager’s stock valued at $4,270,000 after acquiring an additional 7,855 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 23.42% of the company’s stock.

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.