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

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

Capital Southwest Stock Down 0.2 %

Shares of Capital Southwest stock traded down $0.04 on Monday, hitting $22.26. The company had a trading volume of 491,354 shares, compared to its average volume of 374,262. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $22.68 and a 200-day moving average of $23.32. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.64, a current ratio of 0.18 and a quick ratio of 0.18. Capital Southwest has a twelve month low of $20.68 and a twelve month high of $27.23. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.13 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.79 and a beta of 1.21.

Capital Southwest (NASDAQ:CSWC) last announced its earnings results 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 net margin of 33.49% and a return on equity of 15.18%. Research analysts predict that Capital Southwest will post 2.54 earnings per share for the current year.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Capital Southwest

Large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Benjamin Edwards Inc. lifted its position in shares of Capital Southwest by 970.6% in the third quarter. Benjamin Edwards Inc. now owns 80,201 shares of the asset manager’s stock worth $2,028,000 after purchasing an additional 72,710 shares in the last quarter. Quarry LP bought a new stake in Capital Southwest during the 3rd quarter worth about $35,000. Hodges Capital Management Inc. lifted its position in Capital Southwest by 7.8% during the 3rd quarter. Hodges Capital Management Inc. now owns 78,305 shares of the asset manager’s stock worth $1,980,000 after buying an additional 5,679 shares in the last quarter. MML Investors Services LLC boosted its stake in shares of Capital Southwest by 124.2% during the 3rd quarter. MML Investors Services LLC now owns 102,730 shares of the asset manager’s stock worth $2,598,000 after buying an additional 56,919 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Barclays PLC grew its holdings in shares of Capital Southwest by 1.7% in the 3rd quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 76,083 shares of the asset manager’s stock valued at $1,924,000 after acquiring an additional 1,263 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds 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.