CSWC short interest jump by 5.32%, reflecting negative sentiment

Jaxson Clark

The buying and selling of stock by a company’s insider give investors a sense that the stock will rise or fall in the future. Capital Southwest Corp shares valued at $9,979 were purchased by Rogers-Windsor Ramona Lynn on Oct 01 ’25. At $21.55 per share, Rogers-Windsor Ramona Lynn acquired 463 shares. The insider’s holdings grew to 21,612 shares worth approximately $0.44 million following the completion of this transaction.

Also, BATTIST CHRISTINE purchased 667 shares, netting a total of over 14,972 in proceeds. Following the buying of shares at $22.45 each, the insider now holds 12,615 shares.

Before that, Rogers-Windsor Ramona Lynn had added 471 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $9,980, the Director bought Capital Southwest Corp shares for $21.19 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings increased to 471 shares, worth approximately $0.37 million.

As published in a research note from Raymond James on October 07, 2025, Capital Southwest Corp [CSWC] has been rated down from an Outperform to a Mkt perform. Analysts at Citizens JMP upgraded the stock from ‘”a Mkt perform”‘ to ‘”a Mkt outperform”‘ outlook in a report released in late June. As of May 15, 2024, JMP Securities has decreased its “Mkt outperform” rating to a “Mkt perform” for CSWC. Earlier on January 08, 2024, B. Riley Securities downgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “a Neutral” for CSWC stock which previously was a “a Buy”.

Analyzing CSWC Stock Performance

On last trading session, Capital Southwest Corp [NASDAQ: CSWC] plunged -2.06% to $20.41. The stock’s lowest price that day was $20.31, but it reached a high of $20.9 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -0.39%. Over the course of the year, Capital Southwest Corp shares have dropped approximately -19.76%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $23.86 on 02/18/25 and a 52-week low of $17.46 on 04/09/25.

Support And Resistance Levels for Capital Southwest Corp (CSWC)

According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 20.18, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 19.95. In the upper region, resistance lies at 20.77. The next price resistance is at 21.13. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 39.46 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.

Is Capital Southwest Corp subject to short interest?

Stocks of Capital Southwest Corp saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-10-15 jumping by 0.16 million shares to 3.05 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-09-15 was 2.89 million shares. A jump of 5.32% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 4.4 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 4.4.

Which companies own the most shares of Capital Southwest Corp (CSWC)?

In terms of Capital Southwest Corp share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 23.25 in the next 12 months, up nearly 11.56% from the previous closing price of $20.84. Analysts anticipate Capital Southwest Corp stock to reach 25 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 21.5. In spite of this, 3 analysts ranked Capital Southwest Corp stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On April 11, 2023, UBS assigned a price target of “a Neutral” to the stock and initiated coverage with a $19.

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