Ares Capital
ARCC
Market cap $13.7B

20.40 USD

+0.31

1.54%

At close Apr 17, 4:00 PM EDT

After hours

20.45

+0.05

0.25%

1 day

1.54%

5 days

2.51%

1 month

-5.77%

3 months

-11.99%

6 months

-5.47%

Year to date

-8.15%

1 year

0.34%

5 years

67.76%

10 years

19.44%

About: Ares Capital Corp is a United States-based closed-ended specialty finance company. Its investment objective is to generate both current income and capital appreciation through debt and equity investments. The company focuses on investing primarily in U.S. middle-market companies with investment opportunities as well as in larger companies. Its portfolio comprises of first lien senior secured loans, second lien senior secured loans, and mezzanine debt (subordinated unsecured loan), which may include equity components that are diversified by industry and sector. The company may invest in preferred and common equity investments to a lesser proportion. Its revenue mainly consists of interest and dividend income received from the investment made.

Employees: 870

Financials Asset Management

0

Funds holding %

of 7,407 funds

0

Analysts bullish %

of 6 analysts

Fund manager confidence

Based on 2024 Q4 regulatory disclosures by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)

180% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 129 | Existing positions closed: 46

75% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 341 | Existing positions reduced: 195

60% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 10 [Q3] → 16 (+6) [Q4]

34% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $3.85B [Q3] → $5.15B (+$1.31B) [Q4]

9% more funds holding

Funds holding: 738 [Q3] → 806 (+68) [Q4]

2.79% more ownership

Funds ownership: 29.66% [Q3] → 32.45% (+2.79%) [Q4]

67% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $68.2M | Put options by funds: $204M

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Research analyst outlook

6 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months

Low target

$21

3%

upside

Avg. target

$23

13%

upside

High target

$25

20%

upside

6 analyst ratings

5 positive

83%

1 neutral

17%

0 negative

0%

UBS Doug Harter 0 / 0 met price target	3%upside $21	Neutral Maintained	17 Apr 2025
Keefe, Bruyette & Woods Paul Johnson 59% 1-year accuracy 10 / 17 met price target	8%upside $22	Outperform Maintained	8 Apr 2025
RBC Capital Kenneth Lee 13% 1-year accuracy 7 / 55 met price target	18%upside $24	Outperform Maintained	7 Feb 2025
Wells Fargo Finian O'Shea 50% 1-year accuracy 22 / 44 met price target	13%upside $23	Overweight Maintained	6 Feb 2025
JP Morgan Melissa Wedel 38% 1-year accuracy 5 / 13 met price target	20%upside $25	Overweight Maintained	3 Feb 2025

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Financial journalist opinion

Based on 30 articles about ARCC published over the past 30 days

Zacks Investment Research

Ares Capital (ARCC) Rises Higher Than Market: Key Facts

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Ares Capital (ARCC) Rises Higher Than Market: Key Facts

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Wall Street Analysts Think Ares Capital (ARCC) Is a Good Investment: Is It?

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Wall Street Analysts Think Ares Capital (ARCC) Is a Good Investment: Is It?

Zacks Investment Research

Ares Capital Corporation (ARCC) is Attracting Investor Attention: Here is What You Should Know

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Zacks Investment Research

Ares Capital (ARCC) Rises Yet Lags Behind Market: Some Facts Worth Knowing

Ares Capital (ARCC) closed at $22.41 in the latest trading session, marking a +0.54% move from the prior day.

Ares Capital (ARCC) Rises Yet Lags Behind Market: Some Facts Worth Knowing

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