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The price of Capital Southwest Corp (NASDAQ: CSWC) closed at $21.69 in the last session, down -0.78% from day before closing price of $21.86. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.78 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.99 million shares were traded. CSWC stock price reached its highest trading level at $21.84 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $21.47.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at CSWC’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 24.86 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 11.51. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.42 and its Current Ratio is at 1.42. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.02 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.96.
B. Riley Securities Downgraded its Buy to Neutral on January 08, 2024, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $23.50.
Insider Transactions:
An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Oct 01 ’25 when Rogers-Windsor Ramona Lynn bought 463 shares for $21.55 per share. The transaction valued at 9,979 led to the insider holds 21,612 shares of the business.
BATTIST CHRISTINE bought 667 shares of CSWC for $14,972 on Aug 20 ’25. The Director now owns 12,615 shares after completing the transaction at $22.45 per share. On Jun 23 ’25, another insider, Rogers-Windsor Ramona Lynn, who serves as the Director of the company, bought 471 shares for $21.19 each. As a result, the insider paid 9,980 and bolstered with 18,092 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, CSWC now has a Market Capitalization of 1242739712 and an Enterprise Value of 2090742272. As of this moment, Capital’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 13.63, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 9.27. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 6.57 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.31. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 10.002 whereas that against EBITDA is 11.245.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for CSWC is 0.99, which has changed by -0.13528478 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.17342639 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, CSWC has reached a high of $25.70, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $17.41. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -4.26%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -0.83%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, CSWC traded on average about 563.46K shares per day over the past 3-months and 571250 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 55.23M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 53.02M. Insiders hold about 4.69% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 32.02% stake in the company. Shares short for CSWC as of 1757894400 were 2886934 with a Short Ratio of 5.12, compared to 1755216000 on 2879127. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 2886934 and a Short% of Float of 5.3000003.
Dividends & Splits
The forward annual dividend rate for CSWC is 2.37, which was 2.32 in the trailing 12 months. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.106129915. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 9.72. The current Payout Ratio is 157.40% for CSWC, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-09-15 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-10-15. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2015-10-01 when the company split stock in a 2724:1000 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
The stock of Capital Southwest Corp (CSWC) is currently drawing attention from 6.0 analysts actively involved in the ongoing evaluation and rating process.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.59, with high estimates of $0.61 and low estimates of $0.56.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $2.42 and $2.24 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $2.35. EPS for the following year is $2.33, with 6.0 analysts recommending between $2.4 and $2.22.
Revenue Estimates
According to 6 analysts,. The current quarter’s revenue is expected to be $55.44M. It ranges from a high estimate of $56.53M to a low estimate of $52.98M. As of. The current estimate, Capital Southwest Corp’s year-ago sales were $48.71MFor the next quarter, 6 analysts are estimating revenue of $57.42M. There is a high estimate of $59.34M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $53.93M.
A total of 6 analysts have provided revenue estimates for CSWC’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $232.38M, while the lowest revenue estimate was $217.19M, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $227.43M. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $204.44MBased on 6 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $250.51M in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $260.52M and the low estimate is $230.17M.
