CSWCCapital Southwest Corporation

$22.37+19% 1Y

What is the market doing?

Mixed

No clear lean: nothing decisive, though insiders net buying.

1 good, 2 neutral
TrendRangeboundderived · Oct 23, 2026

Rangebound, no clear trend. Oversold (RSI 22). Price is −3% vs its 200-day average.

Insider conviction+$50K (90 days to Oct 22, 2026)SEC EDGAR · Oct 22, 2026

Insiders were net buyers over the 90 days ending Oct 22, 2026.

Short interest5.6% of sharesFINRA · Sep 30, 2026

Moderately shorted, settled Sep 30, 2026, about a week of normal trading to cover. Down 11% since the previous count, down from 7.7% of shares outstanding three months ago.

Against the whole market›

Percentile against every name Ryufin tracks. Higher is better; the tick marks the middle of the market. Context, not one of the checks above.

1-year returnmiddle of the market
vs 200-day avgmiddle of the market

Where this answer is blind. Insider selling is often routine (taxes, diversification); only cluster buying is a strong tell.

How CSWC is trading

Capital Southwest Corporation is +19% over the past year while the S&P 500 is +16%: 2.7 points ahead of the market.

+19%

1-year return · S&P 500 +16%

vs 200-day average
−2.7%

vs 200-day average · below trend, but not far

RSI (14)
22

RSI (14) · oversold, sold harder than it has been bought

Below its 52-week high
12%

Below its 52-week high

Oct 15, 2024$15.58 – $25.55 · dashed line: 200-day averageOct 23, 2026
Details›
Last close2026-10-23
$22.37
1 monthS&P 500 −0.94%
−3.0%
1 yearS&P 500 +16%
+19%
5 yearsS&P 500 +86%
+44%
vs 50-day average$23.89
−6.3%
52-week high
$25.55
52-week low
$18.51
Annualised volatility
22%
Insider buying, net, 6 monthsForms 3/4/5 to 2026-10-22
$88K
Calendar-year price return
YearReturn
2026 (year to date)+6.7%
2025+14%
2024+2.1%
2023+56%
2022−24%
2021+57%
2020−1.6%
2019+23%
2018+30%
2017+10.0%
Average return by calendar month, 2016–2026
MonthYearsPositiveAverage
Jan108 of 10+4.3%
Feb104 of 10+0.34%
Mar105 of 10−2.2%
Apr106 of 10+3.1%
May106 of 10+0.68%
Jun107 of 10+1.6%
Jul119 of 11+3.3%
Aug118 of 11+3.2%
Sep115 of 11−0.84%
Oct115 of 11−0.02%
Nov105 of 10+3.6%
Dec104 of 10+1.5%

End-of-day closes from IEX; the S&P 500 comparison uses SPY over the same window. Prices are a reference point, not a basis for trading decisions.

Where the price stands

Its trend against the 50-day and 200-day averages, and the levels it keeps coming back to.

What it has returned

With dividends, year by year, month by month, and by calendar month on average.