Capital Southwest Co. (NASDAQ:CSWC) Shares Sold by Mraz Amerine & Associates Inc.

Mraz Amerine & Associates Inc. lowered its holdings in Capital Southwest Co. (NASDAQ:CSWC) by 1.6% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 49,930 shares of the asset manager’s stock after selling 814 shares during the period. Mraz Amerine & Associates Inc.’s holdings in Capital Southwest were worth $1,183,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Total Clarity Wealth Management Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Capital Southwest in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $2,229,000. Van ECK Associates Corp grew its holdings in shares of Capital Southwest by 11.7% in the third quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp now owns 661,405 shares of the asset manager’s stock valued at $15,146,000 after purchasing an additional 69,265 shares in the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Capital Southwest by 68.0% in the third quarter. Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc. now owns 103,735 shares of the asset manager’s stock valued at $2,376,000 after purchasing an additional 41,993 shares in the last quarter. Raymond James Trust N.A. grew its holdings in shares of Capital Southwest by 9.9% in the fourth quarter. Raymond James Trust N.A. now owns 17,324 shares of the asset manager’s stock valued at $411,000 after purchasing an additional 1,563 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Global Retirement Partners LLC acquired a new position in shares of Capital Southwest in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $26,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 23.42% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research analysts recently weighed in on CSWC shares. Raymond James lifted their price objective on shares of Capital Southwest from $24.00 to $26.50 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, January 31st. JMP Securities reiterated a “market outperform” rating and issued a $26.00 price target on shares of Capital Southwest in a research note on Tuesday, March 26th. Finally, B. Riley lifted their price target on shares of Capital Southwest from $23.50 to $24.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 31st. Two analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and two have given a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $25.50.

Capital Southwest Stock Up 1.5 %

Shares of NASDAQ:CSWC traded up $0.37 during trading on Wednesday, hitting $24.79. 143,908 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 379,154. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.07 billion, a P/E ratio of 10.55 and a beta of 1.21. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.45, a current ratio of 0.14 and a quick ratio of 0.14. Capital Southwest Co. has a 12-month low of $17.31 and a 12-month high of $26.17. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $24.22 and its 200-day moving average price is $23.48.

Capital Southwest (NASDAQ:CSWC) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, January 30th. The asset manager reported $0.70 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.66 by $0.04. The business had revenue of $48.57 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $45.12 million. Capital Southwest had a net margin of 52.16% and a return on equity of 15.82%. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $0.62 EPS. On average, research analysts predict that Capital Southwest Co. will post 2.69 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Capital Southwest Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 28th. Stockholders of record on Friday, March 15th were issued a $0.63 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, March 14th. This represents a $2.52 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 10.17%. Capital Southwest’s payout ratio is 97.02%.

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.