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Capital Southwest Corp has a consensus price target of $23.5 based on the ratings of 6 analysts. The high is $25 issued by Raymond James on August 8, 2025. The low is $21.5 issued by UBS on October 14, 2025. The 3 most-recent analyst ratings were released by UBS, Clear Street, and Raymond James on October 14, 2025, September 5, 2025, and August 8, 2025, respectively. With an average price target of $22.83 between UBS, Clear Street, and Raymond James, there's an implied 3.79% upside for Capital Southwest Corp from these most-recent analyst ratings.
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| Oct 14, 2025 | -2.27% | 21.523 | Previous Neutral Current Neutral | Get Alert | |
| Sep 5, 2025 | — | 22 | Previous Initiates Current Hold | Get Alert | |
| Aug 8, 2025 | 13.64% | 2325 | Previous Outperform Current Outperform | Get Alert | |
| Aug 8, 2025 | 9.1% | 23.524 | Previous Buy Current Buy | Get Alert | |
| Jul 16, 2025 | 2.28% | 2122.5 | Previous Neutral Current Neutral | Get Alert | |
| Jun 24, 2025 | 13.64% | 2525 | Previous Market Perform Current Market Outperform | Get Alert | |
| May 16, 2025 | 4.55% | 2324 | Previous Outperform Current Outperform | Get Alert | |
| Apr 17, 2025 | -6.81% | 20.523.5 | Previous Neutral Current Neutral | Get Alert | |
| Feb 4, 2025 | 9.1% | 2426.5 | Previous Outperform Current Outperform | Get Alert | |
| Oct 30, 2024 | 11.37% | 2424.5 | Previous Neutral Current Neutral | Get Alert | |
| Aug 7, 2024 | 9.1% | 2425 | Previous Neutral Current Neutral | Get Alert | |
| May 15, 2024 | — | — | Previous Market Outperform Current Market Perform | Get Alert | |
| Mar 26, 2024 | 18.19% | 2626 | Previous Market Outperform Current Market Outperform | Get Alert | |
| Jan 31, 2024 | 20.46% | 2426.5 | Previous Outperform Current Outperform | Get Alert | |
| Jan 31, 2024 | 9.1% | 23.524 | Previous Neutral Current Neutral | Get Alert | |
| Jan 8, 2024 | 6.82% | 23.5 | Previous Buy Current Neutral | Get Alert | |
| Aug 18, 2023 | — | 22 | Previous Market Outperform Current Market Outperform | Get Alert | |
| Aug 9, 2023 | 9.1% | 2324 | Previous Outperform Current Outperform | Get Alert | |
| May 26, 2023 | — | 22 | Previous Market Outperform Current Market Outperform | Get Alert | |
| Apr 14, 2023 | — | 22 | Previous Current Market Outperform | Get Alert | |
| Apr 11, 2023 | -13.63% | 19 | Previous Initiates Current Neutral | Get Alert | |
| Mar 13, 2023 | — | 22 | Previous Current Market Outperform | Get Alert | |
| Feb 1, 2023 | — | 22 | Previous Current Market Outperform | Get Alert | |
| Feb 1, 2023 | -2.27% | 2021.5 | Previous Current Buy | Get Alert |
The latest price target for Capital Southwest (NASDAQ:CSWC) was reported by UBS on October 14, 2025. The analyst firm set a price target for $21.50 expecting CSWC to fall to within 12 months (a possible -2.27% downside). 9 analyst firms have reported ratings in the last year.
The latest analyst rating for Capital Southwest (NASDAQ:CSWC) was provided by UBS, and Capital Southwest maintained their neutral rating.
The last upgrade for Capital Southwest Corp happened on June 24, 2025 when JMP Securities raised their price target to $25. JMP Securities previously had a market perform for Capital Southwest Corp.
The last downgrade for Capital Southwest Corp happened on May 15, 2024 when JMP Securities changed their price target from N/A to N/A for Capital Southwest Corp.
Analysts arrive at stock ratings after doing extensive research, which includes going through public financial statements, talking to executives and customers of Capital Southwest, and listening in to earnings conference calls. Most analysts do this every three months, so you should get 4 ratings per company per firm each year. The last rating for Capital Southwest was filed on October 14, 2025 so you should expect the next rating to be made available sometime around October 14, 2026.
While ratings are subjective and will change, the latest Capital Southwest (CSWC) rating was a maintained with a price target of $23.00 to $21.50. The current price Capital Southwest (CSWC) is trading at is $22.00, which is out of the analyst’s predicted range.
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