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CompanyCurrent Price50-Day Moving Average52-Week RangeMarket CapBetaAvg. VolumeToday's Volume
Ares Capital Corporation stock logo
ARCC
Ares Capital
$21.16
-0.7%
$22.53
$18.26
$23.84
$14.93B0.74.42 million shs5.87 million shs
Gladstone Investment Corporation stock logo
GAIN
Gladstone Investment
$14.04
-0.2%
$14.12
$11.42
$15.34
$536.61M0.94140,332 shs269,005 shs
Gladstone Capital Corporation stock logo
GLAD
Gladstone Capital
$22.94
-1.2%
$27.00
$21.96
$30.43
$512.25M1.02112,131 shs234,820 shs
Main Street Capital Corporation stock logo
MAIN
Main Street Capital
$65.18
+0.0%
$65.04
$47.00
$67.77
$5.83B0.88543,768 shs610,876 shs
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Compare Price Performance

Company1-Day Performance7-Day Performance30-Day Performance90-Day Performance1-Year Performance
Ares Capital Corporation stock logo
ARCC
Ares Capital
-4.44%-5.25%-4.91%-0.05%+4.61%
Gladstone Investment Corporation stock logo
GAIN
Gladstone Investment
-1.12%-0.71%-1.81%+0.14%+9.24%
Gladstone Capital Corporation stock logo
GLAD
Gladstone Capital
-1.28%-10.94%-14.01%-12.88%+0.74%
Main Street Capital Corporation stock logo
MAIN
Main Street Capital
-2.54%-1.24%-1.50%+12.60%+30.51%
CompanyCurrent Price50-Day Moving Average52-Week RangeMarket CapBetaAvg. VolumeToday's Volume
Ares Capital Corporation stock logo
ARCC
Ares Capital
$21.16
-0.7%
$22.53
$18.26
$23.84
$14.93B0.74.42 million shs5.87 million shs
Gladstone Investment Corporation stock logo
GAIN
Gladstone Investment
$14.04
-0.2%
$14.12
$11.42
$15.34
$536.61M0.94140,332 shs269,005 shs
Gladstone Capital Corporation stock logo
GLAD
Gladstone Capital
$22.94
-1.2%
$27.00
$21.96
$30.43
$512.25M1.02112,131 shs234,820 shs
Main Street Capital Corporation stock logo
MAIN
Main Street Capital
$65.18
+0.0%
$65.04
$47.00
$67.77
$5.83B0.88543,768 shs610,876 shs
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Compare Price Performance

Company1-Day Performance7-Day Performance30-Day Performance90-Day Performance1-Year Performance
Ares Capital Corporation stock logo
ARCC
Ares Capital
-4.44%-5.25%-4.91%-0.05%+4.61%
Gladstone Investment Corporation stock logo
GAIN
Gladstone Investment
-1.12%-0.71%-1.81%+0.14%+9.24%
Gladstone Capital Corporation stock logo
GLAD
Gladstone Capital
-1.28%-10.94%-14.01%-12.88%+0.74%
Main Street Capital Corporation stock logo
MAIN
Main Street Capital
-2.54%-1.24%-1.50%+12.60%+30.51%
CompanyConsensus Rating ScoreConsensus RatingConsensus Price Target% Upside from Current Price
Ares Capital Corporation stock logo
ARCC
Ares Capital
2.78
Moderate Buy$22.868.02% Upside
Gladstone Investment Corporation stock logo
GAIN
Gladstone Investment
2.00
Hold$13.50-3.85% Downside
Gladstone Capital Corporation stock logo
GLAD
Gladstone Capital
2.00
Hold$24.506.80% Upside
Main Street Capital Corporation stock logo
MAIN
Main Street Capital
2.50
Moderate Buy$61.20-6.11% Downside

Current Analyst Ratings Breakdown

Latest GAIN, ARCC, GLAD, and MAIN Analyst Ratings

DateCompanyBrokerageActionRatingPrice TargetDetails
8/28/2025
Main Street Capital Corporation stock logo
MAIN
Main Street Capital
Royal Bank Of Canada
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Boost Price TargetOutperform$52.00 ➝ $67.00
8/20/2025
Main Street Capital Corporation stock logo
MAIN
Main Street Capital
Zacks Research
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UpgradeHoldStrong-Buy
8/18/2025
Main Street Capital Corporation stock logo
MAIN
Main Street Capital
B. Riley
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Boost Price TargetNeutral$60.00 ➝ $64.00
8/11/2025
Main Street Capital Corporation stock logo
MAIN
Main Street Capital
Truist Financial
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Boost Price TargetHold$54.00 ➝ $64.00
8/6/2025
Gladstone Capital Corporation stock logo
GLAD
Gladstone Capital
LADENBURG THALM/SH SH
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UpgradeHold
8/6/2025
Gladstone Capital Corporation stock logo
GLAD
Gladstone Capital
Oppenheimer
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Boost Price TargetMarket Perform$24.00 ➝ $26.00
7/31/2025
Ares Capital Corporation stock logo
ARCC
Ares Capital
JMP Securities
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Set Price TargetMarket Outperform$22.00 ➝ $23.00
7/31/2025
Ares Capital Corporation stock logo
ARCC
Ares Capital
Citigroup
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Reiterated RatingOutperform
7/30/2025
Ares Capital Corporation stock logo
ARCC
Ares Capital
Wells Fargo & Company
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Boost Price TargetOverweight$22.00 ➝ $23.00
7/30/2025
Ares Capital Corporation stock logo
ARCC
Ares Capital
Keefe, Bruyette & Woods
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Boost Price TargetOutperform$22.00 ➝ $23.00
7/30/2025
Ares Capital Corporation stock logo
ARCC
Ares Capital
B. Riley
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UpgradeNeutralBuy$22.50 ➝ $23.50
(Data available from 9/16/2022 forward. View 10+ years of historical ratings with our analyst ratings screener.)
CompanyAnnual RevenuePrice/SalesCashflowPrice/CashBook ValuePrice/Book
Ares Capital Corporation stock logo
ARCC
Ares Capital
$1.50B9.94$2.09 per share10.12$19.89 per share1.06
Gladstone Investment Corporation stock logo
GAIN
Gladstone Investment
$93.66M5.73$1.72 per share8.15$13.55 per share1.04
Gladstone Capital Corporation stock logo
GLAD
Gladstone Capital
$96.62M5.30$0.24 per share94.89$21.65 per share1.06
Main Street Capital Corporation stock logo
MAIN
Main Street Capital
$541.03M10.77$3.97 per share16.40$31.73 per share2.05
CompanyNet IncomeEPSTrailing P/E RatioForward P/E RatioP/E GrowthNet MarginsReturn on Equity (ROE)Return on Assets (ROA)Next Earnings Date
Ares Capital Corporation stock logo
ARCC
Ares Capital
$1.52B$2.0510.329.75N/A44.94%10.48%5.00%10/29/2025 (Estimated)
Gladstone Investment Corporation stock logo
GAIN
Gladstone Investment
$65.32M$2.176.4714.94N/A83.78%7.33%3.53%11/6/2025 (Estimated)
Gladstone Capital Corporation stock logo
GLAD
Gladstone Capital
$94.72M$3.396.7711.30N/A84.60%9.43%5.64%11/12/2025 (Estimated)
Main Street Capital Corporation stock logo
MAIN
Main Street Capital
$508.08M$6.0710.7416.05N/A96.16%12.70%6.85%11/6/2025 (Estimated)

Latest GAIN, ARCC, GLAD, and MAIN Earnings

DateQuarterCompanyConsensus EstimateReported EPSBeat/MissGap EPSRevenue EstimateActual RevenueDetails
8/12/2025Q1 2026
Gladstone Investment Corporation stock logo
GAIN
Gladstone Investment
$0.23$0.24+$0.01$0.21$23.87 million$23.54 million
8/7/2025Q2 2025
Main Street Capital Corporation stock logo
MAIN
Main Street Capital
$0.99$0.99N/A$1.37$137.23 million$143.97 million
8/4/2025Q3 2025
Gladstone Capital Corporation stock logo
GLAD
Gladstone Capital
$0.50$0.50N/A$0.33$21.93 million$21.66 million
7/29/2025Q2 2025
Ares Capital Corporation stock logo
ARCC
Ares Capital
$0.51$0.50-$0.01$0.52$748.76 million$614.00 million
CompanyAnnual PayoutDividend Yield3-Year Dividend GrowthPayout RatioYears of Consecutive Growth
Ares Capital Corporation stock logo
ARCC
Ares Capital
$1.929.07%N/A93.66%N/A
Gladstone Investment Corporation stock logo
GAIN
Gladstone Investment
$0.966.84%N/A44.24%N/A
Gladstone Capital Corporation stock logo
GLAD
Gladstone Capital
$1.988.63%N/A58.41%4 Years
Main Street Capital Corporation stock logo
MAIN
Main Street Capital
$3.064.69%N/A50.41%4 Years

Latest GAIN, ARCC, GLAD, and MAIN Dividends

AnnouncementCompanyPeriodAmountYieldEx-Dividend DateRecord DatePayable Date
8/4/2025
Main Street Capital Corporation stock logo
MAIN
Main Street Capital
monthly$0.25504.8%12/8/202512/8/202512/15/2025
8/4/2025
Main Street Capital Corporation stock logo
MAIN
Main Street Capital
monthly$0.25504.68%11/7/202511/7/202511/14/2025
8/4/2025
Main Street Capital Corporation stock logo
MAIN
Main Street Capital
quarterly$0.306.44%10/8/202510/8/202510/15/2025
8/4/2025
Main Street Capital Corporation stock logo
MAIN
Main Street Capital
quarterly$0.306.44%10/8/202510/8/202510/15/2025
8/4/2025
Main Street Capital Corporation stock logo
MAIN
Main Street Capital
quarterly$0.306.44%10/8/202510/8/202510/15/2025
8/4/2025
Main Street Capital Corporation stock logo
MAIN
Main Street Capital
quarterly$0.306.44%10/8/202510/8/202510/15/2025
8/4/2025
Main Street Capital Corporation stock logo
MAIN
Main Street Capital
quarterly$0.306.44%10/8/202510/8/202510/15/2025
8/4/2025
Main Street Capital Corporation stock logo
MAIN
Main Street Capital
quarterly$0.306.44%10/8/202510/8/202510/15/2025
8/4/2025
Main Street Capital Corporation stock logo
MAIN
Main Street Capital
quarterly$0.306.44%10/8/202510/8/202510/15/2025
8/4/2025
Main Street Capital Corporation stock logo
MAIN
Main Street Capital
quarterly$0.301.84%10/8/202510/8/202510/15/2025
7/29/2025
Ares Capital Corporation stock logo
ARCC
Ares Capital
quarterly$0.489.01%9/15/20259/15/20259/30/2025
(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)
CompanyDebt-to-Equity RatioCurrent RatioQuick Ratio
Ares Capital Corporation stock logo
ARCC
Ares Capital
1.01
1.14
1.14
Gladstone Investment Corporation stock logo
GAIN
Gladstone Investment
N/A
0.02
0.02
Gladstone Capital Corporation stock logo
GLAD
Gladstone Capital
0.06
0.08
0.08
Main Street Capital Corporation stock logo
MAIN
Main Street Capital
0.12
0.09
0.09

Institutional Ownership

CompanyInstitutional Ownership
Ares Capital Corporation stock logo
ARCC
Ares Capital
27.38%
Gladstone Investment Corporation stock logo
GAIN
Gladstone Investment
11.85%
Gladstone Capital Corporation stock logo
GLAD
Gladstone Capital
10.72%
Main Street Capital Corporation stock logo
MAIN
Main Street Capital
20.31%

Insider Ownership

CompanyInsider Ownership
Ares Capital Corporation stock logo
ARCC
Ares Capital
0.48%
Gladstone Investment Corporation stock logo
GAIN
Gladstone Investment
2.40%
Gladstone Capital Corporation stock logo
GLAD
Gladstone Capital
3.96%
Main Street Capital Corporation stock logo
MAIN
Main Street Capital
4.09%
CompanyEmployeesShares OutstandingFree FloatOptionable
Ares Capital Corporation stock logo
ARCC
Ares Capital
2,550705.37 million701.98 millionOptionable
Gladstone Investment Corporation stock logo
GAIN
Gladstone Investment
7038.22 million37.30 millionOptionable
Gladstone Capital Corporation stock logo
GLAD
Gladstone Capital
7022.33 million21.45 millionOptionable
Main Street Capital Corporation stock logo
MAIN
Main Street Capital
9089.43 million85.77 millionOptionable

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Ares Capital stock logo

Ares Capital NASDAQ:ARCC

$21.16 -0.15 (-0.70%)
Closing price 04:00 PM Eastern
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$21.26 +0.10 (+0.49%)
As of 04:29 PM Eastern
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Ares Capital Corporation is a business development company specializing in acquisition, recapitalization, mezzanine debt, restructurings, rescue financing, and leveraged buyout transactions of middle market companies. It also makes growth capital and general refinancing. It prefers to make investments in companies engaged in the basic and growth manufacturing, business services, consumer products, health care products and services, and information technology service sectors. The fund will also consider investments in industries such as restaurants, retail, oil and gas, and technology sectors. It focuses on investments in Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, Southeast and Southwest regions from its New York office, the Midwest region, from the Chicago office, and the Western region from the Los Angeles office. The fund typically invests between $20 million and $200 million and a maximum of $400 million in companies with an EBITDA between $10 million and $250 million. It makes debt investments between $10 million and $100 million The fund invests through revolvers, first lien loans, warrants, unitranche structures, second lien loans, mezzanine debt, private high yield, junior capital, subordinated debt, and non-control preferred and common equity. The fund also selectively considers third-party-led senior and subordinated debt financings and opportunistically considers the purchase of stressed and discounted debt positions. The fund prefers to be an agent and/or lead the transactions in which it invests. The fund also seeks board representation in its portfolio companies.

Gladstone Investment stock logo

Gladstone Investment NASDAQ:GAIN

$14.04 -0.03 (-0.21%)
Closing price 04:00 PM Eastern
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$14.04 +0.01 (+0.04%)
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Gladstone Investment Corporation is business development company, specializes in lower middle market, mature stage, buyouts; refinancing existing debt; senior debt securities such as senior loans, senior term loans, lines of credit, and senior notes; senior subordinated debt securities such as senior subordinated loans and senior subordinated notes; junior subordinated debt securities such as subordinated notes and mezzanine loans; limited liability company interests, and warrants or options. The fund does not invest in start-ups. The fund seeks to invest in manufacturing, consumer products and business/consumer services sector. It seeks to invest in small and mid-sized companies based in the United States. The fund prefers to make debt investments between $5 million and $30 million and equity investments between $10 million and $40 million in companies. The fund seeks to invest in companies with revenue between $20 million and $100 million. The fund invests in companies with EBITDA from $3 million to $20 million. It seeks minority equity ownership and prefers to hold a board seat in its portfolio companies. It also prefers to take majority stake in its portfolio companies. The fund typically holds the investments for seven years and exits via sale or recapitalization, initial public offering, or sale to third party.

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Gladstone Capital NASDAQ:GLAD

$22.94 -0.27 (-1.16%)
Closing price 04:00 PM Eastern
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$22.90 -0.05 (-0.20%)
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Gladstone Capital Corporation is a business development company specializing in lower middle market, growth capital, add on acquisitions, change of control, buy & build strategies, debt refinancing, debt investments in senior term loans, revolving loans, secured first and second lien term loans, senior subordinated loans, unitranche loans, junior subordinated loans, and mezzanine loans and equity investments in the form of common stock, preferred stock, limited liability company interests, or warrants. It operates as a business development company. The fund also makes private equity investments in acquisitions, buyouts and recapitalizations, and refinancing existing debts. It targets small and medium-sized companies in United States. It is industry agnostic and seeks to invest in companies engaged in the business services, light and specialty manufacturing, niche industrial products and services, specialty consumer products and services, energy services, transportation and logistics, healthcare and education services, specialty chemicals, media and communications and aerospace and defense. The fund seeks to invest between $7 million and $30 million in companies that have between $20 million and $150 million in sales and EBITDA between $3 million and $25 million. It prefers to acquire minority stakes. It seeks to exit its investments through strategic acquisitions by other industry participants or financial buyers, initial public offerings of common stock, or other capital market transactions.

Main Street Capital stock logo

Main Street Capital NYSE:MAIN

$65.18 +0.01 (+0.02%)
Closing price 03:59 PM Eastern
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$65.03 -0.16 (-0.24%)
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Main Street Capital Corporation is a business development company specializes in equity capital to lower middle market companies. The firm specializing in recapitalizations, management buyouts, refinancing, family estate planning, management buyouts, refinancing, industry consolidation, mature, later stage emerging growth. The firm also provides debt capital to middle market companies for acquisitions, management buyouts, growth financings, recapitalizations, and refinancing. The firm seeks to partner with entrepreneurs, business owners and management teams and generally provides "one stop" financing alternatives within its lower middle market portfolio. It prefers to invest in air freight and logistics, auto components, building products, chemicals, commercial services, computers, construction and engineering, consumer finance, consumer services, electronic equipment, energy equipment and services, financial services, health care equipment, health care providers, hotels, restaurants, and leisure, internet software and services, IT Services, machinery, oil, gas and consumable fuels, paper and forest products, professional and industrial services, road and rail, software, specialty retail, telecommunication, consumer discretionary, energy, materials, technology, and transportation. The firm typically invests in lower middle market companies generally with annual revenues between $10 million and $150 million. It prefers to invest in ranging between $5 million and $100 million in equity investment and enterprise value in ranging between $3 million and $20 million. The firm typically prefers to invest in the range of $5 million and $150 million per transaction in debt investment value and in the range of $3 million and $75 million in annual EBITDA in between $3 million and $25 million in lower middle market $5 million and $75 million in credit solution. The firm's middle market debt investments are made in businesses that are generally larger in size than its lower middle market portfolio companies. It takes 5 percent minority and up to 50 percent majority equity investments. Main Street Capital Corporation was founded in 2007 and is based in Houston, Texas with an additional office in Chojnów, Poland.