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Capital Southwest Corporation (CSWC)
24.3  0.09 (0.37%)    07-17 16:00
Open: 24.22
High: 24.41
Volume: 926,902
  
Pre. Close: 24.21
Low: 24.11
Market Cap: 1,510(M)
Technical analysis
2026-07-17 4:43:05 PM
Short term     
Mid term     
Targets 6-month :  28.51 1-year :  33.3
Resists First :  24.4 Second :  28.51
Pivot price 23.76
Supports First :  23.4 Second :  22.78
MAs MA(5) :  24 MA(20) :  23.6
MA(100) :  22.71 MA(250) :  21.4
MACD MACD :  0.2 Signal :  0.1
%K %D K(14,3) :  91.6 D(3) :  85.2
RSI RSI(14): 64.2
52-week High :  24.4 Low :  17.77
Price, MAs and Bollinger Bands

Price has closed above its short-term moving average. Short-term moving average is currently above mid-term; and above long-term moving average. From the relationship between price and moving averages: This stock is BULLISH in short-term; and BULLISH in mid-long term.
[ CSWC ] has closed below upper band by 3.2%. Bollinger Bands are 11.5% narrower than normal. The current width of the bands does not suggest anything about the future direction or movement of prices.

Stock Price Prediction
If tomorrow: Open lower Open higher
High: 24.41 - 24.5 24.5 - 24.58
Low: 23.86 - 23.97 23.97 - 24.07
Close: 24.13 - 24.28 24.28 - 24.42
Company Description

Capital Southwest Corporation operates as a business development company (BDC), specializing in credit, private equity, and venture capital investments focused on middle market companies throughout the United States. The firm engages across various investment stages, including mezzanine financing, later-stage and mature businesses, late venture, emerging growth enterprises, buyouts, recapitalizations, and growth capital funding. The company explicitly refrains from investing in startups, publicly traded entities, real estate developments, project finance opportunities, oil and gas exploration ventures, troubled companies, turnaround situations, or businesses facing significant departures of senior management. Within the lower middle market, Capital Southwest provides capital for growth initiatives, bolt-on and new platform acquisitions, refinancing, dividend recapitalizations, and both sponsor-led and management buyouts. Its investment structures are diverse, encompassing Unitranche debt, subordinated debt, senior debt, first and second lien debt, alongside preferred and common equity. The firm also participates in equity co-investments alongside its debt financing, taking non-controlling stakes up to 20% of the total transaction value. Investment criteria for target companies include revenues exceeding $10 million, consistent profitability, and a historical annual growth rate of at least 15%. For lower middle market opportunities, the firm typically seeks businesses with less than $15 million in EBITDA, while also opportunistically considering upper middle market ventures, generally defined as companies with EBITDA greater than $50 million. Capital Southwest strategically focuses its investments within several key industry sectors: Industrial manufacturing and services Value-added distribution Healthcare products and services Business services Specialty chemicals Food and beverage Tech-enabled services and SaaS models More specifically, the firm seeks opportunities in: Energy services and products: This segment includes all industry facets (upstream, midstream, downstream) with the exclusion of direct exploration and production. Focus areas encompass differentiated products and services, equipment and tool rentals, consumable products, and drilling and completion chemicals. Industrial technologies: Covering automation and process controls, handling and packaging equipment, industrial filtration and fluid handling, measurement, monitoring, and testing solutions, professional tools, and sensors and instrumentation. Specialty chemicals and products: This segment targets businesses involved in the development and manufacture of highly differentiated products such as adhesives, coatings, sealants, catalysts, absorbents, cosmeceuticals, fine chemicals, flavors, fragrances, performance lubricants, polymers, plastics, composites, chemical dispensing and filtration equipment, professional and industrial trade consumables and tools, engineered solutions for HVAC, plumbing, and electrical installations, and specified high-performance materials for fire protection and oilfield applications. Additionally, the firm considers exceptional opportunities within building products. Beyond direct investments, Capital Southwest allocates capital to syndicated first and second lien term loans in the upper middle market. The criteria for these syndicated loans include: First Lien: Companies with EBITDA over $30 million, closing leverage exceeding 4x, an investment hold size between $5 million and $7 million, and an investment yield greater than 6.5%. Second Lien: Companies with EBITDA surpassing $50 million, closing leverage above 6x, an investment hold size between $5 million and $7 million, and an investment yield exceeding 9%. The firm's investment sizes typically range from $5 million to $25 million for securities generally. Specifically, equity investments can range from $5 million to $50 million, while debt investments typically fall between $5 million and $20 million. Co-investment transaction sizes can extend up to $40 million. While its equity co-investments are exclusively non-controlling, the firm generally maintains flexibility in taking both majority and minority positions across its investment portfolio. Capital Southwest has the capacity to hold investments for extended periods and may also utilize warrants as an investment mechanism. The firm prioritizes obtaining Board representation in its portfolio companies. Capital Southwest Corporation was established on April 19, 1961, and is headquartered in Dallas, Texas.

Headline News

Sat, 18 Jul 2026
Catalyst Capital Advisors LLC Sells 887,000 Shares of Capital Southwest Corporation $CSWC - MarketBeat

Fri, 17 Jul 2026
Trading Systems Reacting to (CSWC) Volatility - Stock Traders Daily

Thu, 16 Jul 2026
Capital Southwest (CSWC) Anticipates Q1 NAV Per Share Between $1 - GuruFocus

Thu, 16 Jul 2026
Capital Southwest reports preliminary Q1 2027 NII $0.58/sh and NAV $16.55–$16.65 - TradingView

Thu, 16 Jul 2026
Capital Southwest (Nasdaq: CSWC) estimates Q1 2027 NII at $0.58–$0.59 per share - Stock Titan

Thu, 16 Jul 2026
Capital Southwest Announces Preliminary Estimate of First - GlobeNewswire

Financial Analysis
Price to Book Value:
P/BV, a ratio used to compare book value to its current market price, to gauge whether a stock is valued properly.
Underperform
Price to Earnings:
PE, the ratio for valuing a company that measures its current share price relative to its earnings per share (EPS).
Neutral
Discounted cash flow:
DCF, a valuation method used to estimate the value of an investment based on its expected future cash flows.
Outperform
Return on Assets:
ROA, indicates how profitable a company is in relation to its total assets, how efficiently uses assets to generate a profit.
Outperform
Return on Equity:
ROE, a measure of financial performance calculated by dividing net income by equity. a gauge of profitability and efficiency.
Outperform
Debt to Equity:
evaluate financial leverage, reflects the ability of equity to cover outstanding debts in the event of a business downturn.
Underperform
Stock Basics & Statistics
Exchange:
NASDAQ
Sector:
Financial Services
Industry:
Asset Management
Shares Out 62 (M)
Shares Float 60 (M)
Held by Insiders 2.8 (%)
Held by Institutions 27.9 (%)
Shares Short 4,910 (K)
Shares Short P.Month 4,200 (K)
Stock Financials
EPS 1.91
EPS Est Next Qtrly 0
EPS Est This Year 0
EPS Est Next Year 0
Book Value (p.s.) 16.69
Profit Margin 48.6 %
Operating Margin 75.8 %
Return on Assets (ttm) 6.2 %
Return on Equity (ttm) 11.9 %
Qtrly Rev. Growth -4 %
Gross Profit (p.s.) 3.73
Sales Per Share 3.73
EBITDA (p.s.) 3.38
Qtrly Earnings Growth 28.7 %
Operating Cash Flow -194 (M)
Levered Free Cash Flow 98 (M)
Stock Valuations
PE Ratio 12.65
PEG Ratio 12.5
Price to Book value 1.45
Price to Sales 6.5
Price to Cash Flow -7.81
Stock Dividends
Dividend 0.25
Forward Dividend 0
Dividend Yield 1%
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