Capital Southwest Co. (NASDAQ:CSWC) Director Ramona Lynn Rogers-Windsor Buys 450 Shares

Capital Southwest Co. (NASDAQ:CSWC) Director Ramona Lynn Rogers-Windsor bought 450 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, March 26th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of $22.52 per share, for a total transaction of $10,134.00. Following the purchase, the director now owns 17,238 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $388,199.76. This trade represents a 2.68 % increase in their ownership of the stock. The acquisition was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website.

Capital Southwest Stock Up 0.6 %

Shares of NASDAQ CSWC opened at $22.66 on Friday. Capital Southwest Co. has a 52-week low of $20.68 and a 52-week high of $27.23. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.64, a quick ratio of 0.18 and a current ratio of 0.18. The business has a fifty day moving average of $22.70 and a two-hundred day moving average of $23.29. The stock has a market cap of $1.15 billion, a PE ratio of 16.07 and a beta of 1.21.

Capital Southwest (NASDAQ:CSWC) last released its quarterly earnings results on Monday, February 3rd. The asset manager reported $0.63 EPS for the quarter, beating 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%. As a group, equities research analysts expect that Capital Southwest Co. will post 2.54 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Capital Southwest Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 31st. Investors of record on Friday, March 14th will be given a dividend of $0.58 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, March 14th. This represents a $2.32 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 10.24%. Capital Southwest’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 164.54%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Capital Southwest

Institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Promus Capital LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Capital Southwest in the fourth quarter valued at $30,000. Ameriflex Group Inc. bought a new stake in Capital Southwest during the 4th quarter worth about $33,000. Quarry LP bought a new stake in Capital Southwest during the 3rd quarter worth about $35,000. Nomura Asset Management Co. Ltd. increased its position in Capital Southwest by 243.2% in the 4th quarter. Nomura Asset Management Co. Ltd. now owns 2,217 shares of the asset manager’s stock valued at $48,000 after acquiring an additional 1,571 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Capital Analysts LLC raised its stake in shares of Capital Southwest by 35.6% in the fourth quarter. Capital Analysts LLC now owns 2,550 shares of the asset manager’s stock worth $56,000 after acquiring an additional 669 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 23.42% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Separately, StockNews.com lowered Capital Southwest from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research note on Monday.

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.