Capital Southwest Co. (NASDAQ:CSWC) Forecasted to Earn Q1 2026 Earnings of $0.62 Per Share

Capital Southwest Co. (NASDAQ:CSWC) – Equities research analysts at B. Riley issued their Q1 2026 EPS estimates for shares of Capital Southwest in a research note issued on Wednesday, August 7th. B. Riley analyst B. Rowe anticipates that the asset manager will earn $0.62 per share for the quarter. B. Riley has a “Neutral” rating and a $24.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for Capital Southwest’s current full-year earnings is $2.62 per share. B. Riley also issued estimates for Capital Southwest’s Q2 2026 earnings at $0.62 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.61 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.58 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $2.43 EPS.

Separately, JMP Securities downgraded Capital Southwest from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 15th.

Capital Southwest Stock Performance

Shares of CSWC traded up $0.02 during mid-day trading on Thursday, reaching $23.93. 271,339 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 330,225. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $25.87 and its 200-day simple moving average is $25.22. Capital Southwest has a 52-week low of $20.72 and a 52-week high of $27.23. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.10 billion, a PE ratio of 11.67 and a beta of 1.24. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.55, a current ratio of 0.18 and a quick ratio of 0.18.

Capital Southwest (NASDAQ:CSWC) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, May 14th. The asset manager reported $0.66 earnings per share for the quarter, hitting analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.66. The company had revenue of $46.43 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $46.01 million. Capital Southwest had a net margin of 46.81% and a return on equity of 15.88%.

Capital Southwest Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, September 30th. Investors of record on Friday, September 13th will be paid a $0.64 dividend. This represents a $2.56 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 10.70%. This is a boost from Capital Southwest’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.57. The ex-dividend date is Friday, September 13th. Capital Southwest’s dividend payout ratio is presently 113.17%.

Institutional Trading of Capital Southwest

Large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. First Dallas Securities Inc. increased its stake in shares of Capital Southwest by 1.5% during the 2nd quarter. First Dallas Securities Inc. now owns 54,223 shares of the asset manager’s stock valued at $1,415,000 after acquiring an additional 775 shares during the last quarter. B. Riley Wealth Advisors Inc. raised its holdings in Capital Southwest by 1.7% in the first quarter. B. Riley Wealth Advisors Inc. now owns 55,254 shares of the asset manager’s stock valued at $1,265,000 after buying an additional 923 shares during the period. Larson Financial Group LLC lifted its position in Capital Southwest by 101.7% during the first quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC now owns 2,017 shares of the asset manager’s stock valued at $50,000 after buying an additional 1,017 shares in the last quarter. Global Retirement Partners LLC purchased a new stake in Capital Southwest during the fourth quarter worth approximately $26,000. Finally, EntryPoint Capital LLC acquired a new stake in Capital Southwest in the 1st quarter valued at $28,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds 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, recapitalizations and growth capital investments. It does not invest in startups, publicly traded companies, real estate developments, project finance opportunities, oil and gas exploration businesses, troubled companies, turnarounds, and companies in which significant senior management is departing.