Q1 Earnings Forecast for CSWC Issued By B. Riley

Capital Southwest Corporation (NASDAQ:CSWC) – Analysts at B. Riley issued their Q1 2026 EPS estimates for shares of Capital Southwest in a research report issued to clients and investors on Monday, June 16th. B. Riley analyst S. Adams forecasts that the asset manager will post earnings of $0.59 per share for the quarter. B. Riley currently has a “Strong-Buy” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Capital Southwest’s current full-year earnings is $2.54 per share. B. Riley also issued estimates for Capital Southwest’s Q2 2026 earnings at $0.60 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.59 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.58 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $2.37 EPS.

Capital Southwest (NASDAQ:CSWC) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, May 14th. The asset manager reported $0.54 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.62 by ($0.08). Capital Southwest had a return on equity of 14.40% and a net margin of 34.51%. The company had revenue of $52.34 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $52.83 million. During the same period last year, the firm posted $0.68 EPS.

A number of other research analysts have also commented on the stock. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Capital Southwest from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, April 19th. UBS Group cut their target price on shares of Capital Southwest from $23.50 to $20.50 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, April 17th. Finally, Raymond James Financial cut their target price on shares of Capital Southwest from $24.00 to $23.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, May 16th.

Capital Southwest Stock Up 1.6%

CSWC opened at $21.34 on Thursday. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $20.52 and a 200-day moving average price of $21.59. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.15 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.42 and a beta of 0.94. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.58, a current ratio of 0.18 and a quick ratio of 0.18. Capital Southwest has a one year low of $17.46 and a one year high of $27.23.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Northeast Financial Consultants Inc bought a new stake in Capital Southwest in the first quarter worth $488,000. Caxton Associates LLP bought a new stake in Capital Southwest in the first quarter worth $318,000. Sciencast Management LP bought a new stake in Capital Southwest in the first quarter worth $261,000. First Dallas Securities Inc. lifted its stake in Capital Southwest by 7.2% in the first quarter. First Dallas Securities Inc. now owns 71,925 shares of the asset manager’s stock worth $1,605,000 after purchasing an additional 4,817 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Goldman Sachs Group Inc. lifted its stake in Capital Southwest by 246.5% in the first quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 257,672 shares of the asset manager’s stock worth $5,751,000 after purchasing an additional 183,313 shares during the last quarter. 23.42% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Capital Southwest Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a monthly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, September 30th. Investors of record on Monday, September 15th will be given a $0.1934 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Monday, September 15th. This represents a $2.32 annualized dividend and a yield of 10.88%. Capital Southwest’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 156.76%.

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.