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CompanyCurrent Price50-Day Moving Average52-Week RangeMarket CapBetaAvg. VolumeToday's Volume
Ares Capital Corporation stock logo
ARCC
Ares Capital
$18.67
-0.2%
$18.47
$17.40
$23.42
$13.40B0.586.96 million shs1.02 million shs
Fidus Investment Corporation stock logo
FDUS
Fidus Investment
$18.67
-0.2%
$18.21
$16.86
$22.09
$708.49M0.69267,820 shs47,361 shs
Golub Capital BDC, Inc. stock logo
GBDC
Golub Capital BDC
$12.97
-0.7%
$12.87
$11.77
$15.63
$3.38B0.412.34 million shs225,154 shs
PennantPark Investment Co. stock logo
PNNT
PennantPark Investment
$3.73
-2.7%
$4.53
$3.68
$7.53
$243.23M0.63754,984 shs312,804 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
+0.70%-0.43%-2.20%-1.32%-14.96%
Fidus Investment Corporation stock logo
FDUS
Fidus Investment
+1.36%+0.54%-0.53%+0.70%-8.24%
Golub Capital BDC, Inc. stock logo
GBDC
Golub Capital BDC
+2.11%-0.31%-4.40%+6.79%-14.03%
PennantPark Investment Co. stock logo
PNNT
PennantPark Investment
-0.78%-10.71%-17.97%-23.98%-44.50%
CompanyCurrent Price50-Day Moving Average52-Week RangeMarket CapBetaAvg. VolumeToday's Volume
Ares Capital Corporation stock logo
ARCC
Ares Capital
$18.67
-0.2%
$18.47
$17.40
$23.42
$13.40B0.586.96 million shs1.02 million shs
Fidus Investment Corporation stock logo
FDUS
Fidus Investment
$18.67
-0.2%
$18.21
$16.86
$22.09
$708.49M0.69267,820 shs47,361 shs
Golub Capital BDC, Inc. stock logo
GBDC
Golub Capital BDC
$12.97
-0.7%
$12.87
$11.77
$15.63
$3.38B0.412.34 million shs225,154 shs
PennantPark Investment Co. stock logo
PNNT
PennantPark Investment
$3.73
-2.7%
$4.53
$3.68
$7.53
$243.23M0.63754,984 shs312,804 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
+0.70%-0.43%-2.20%-1.32%-14.96%
Fidus Investment Corporation stock logo
FDUS
Fidus Investment
+1.36%+0.54%-0.53%+0.70%-8.24%
Golub Capital BDC, Inc. stock logo
GBDC
Golub Capital BDC
+2.11%-0.31%-4.40%+6.79%-14.03%
PennantPark Investment Co. stock logo
PNNT
PennantPark Investment
-0.78%-10.71%-17.97%-23.98%-44.50%
CompanyConsensus Rating ScoreConsensus RatingConsensus Price Target% Upside from Current Price
Ares Capital Corporation stock logo
ARCC
Ares Capital
2.82
Moderate Buy$20.7511.17% Upside
Fidus Investment Corporation stock logo
FDUS
Fidus Investment
2.75
Moderate Buy$21.0012.49% Upside
Golub Capital BDC, Inc. stock logo
GBDC
Golub Capital BDC
2.71
Moderate Buy$14.007.98% Upside
PennantPark Investment Co. stock logo
PNNT
PennantPark Investment
2.00
Hold$5.1036.91% Upside

Current Analyst Ratings Breakdown

Latest PNNT, ARCC, FDUS, and GBDC Analyst Ratings

DateCompanyBrokerageActionRatingPrice TargetDetails
5/19/2026
PennantPark Investment Co. stock logo
PNNT
PennantPark Investment
Lower Price TargetBuy$6.00 ➝ $5.00
5/12/2026
PennantPark Investment Co. stock logo
PNNT
PennantPark Investment
Lower Price TargetMarket Perform$6.00 ➝ $5.00
5/7/2026
Golub Capital BDC, Inc. stock logo
GBDC
Golub Capital BDC
DowngradeHoldStrong Sell
5/7/2026
Golub Capital BDC, Inc. stock logo
GBDC
Golub Capital BDC
Lower Price TargetOutperform$15.00 ➝ $14.00
5/6/2026
Golub Capital BDC, Inc. stock logo
GBDC
Golub Capital BDC
Reiterated RatingOutperform$14.00
4/29/2026
Ares Capital Corporation stock logo
ARCC
Ares Capital
Lower Price TargetOutperform$22.00 ➝ $21.00
4/29/2026
Ares Capital Corporation stock logo
ARCC
Ares Capital
Lower Price TargetBuy$22.00 ➝ $20.00
4/29/2026
Ares Capital Corporation stock logo
ARCC
Ares Capital
Lower Price TargetOutperform$22.00 ➝ $21.00
4/29/2026
Ares Capital Corporation stock logo
ARCC
Ares Capital
Lower Price TargetBuy$23.00 ➝ $22.00
4/22/2026
Ares Capital Corporation stock logo
ARCC
Ares Capital
Lower Price TargetMarket Outperform$23.00 ➝ $22.00
4/17/2026
Golub Capital BDC, Inc. stock logo
GBDC
Golub Capital BDC
Initiated CoverageOutperform$15.00
(Data available from 5/21/2023 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
$3.05B4.39$2.02 per share9.25$19.59 per share0.95
Fidus Investment Corporation stock logo
FDUS
Fidus Investment
$155.87M4.55$2.18 per share8.56$19.55 per share0.95
Golub Capital BDC, Inc. stock logo
GBDC
Golub Capital BDC
$870.78M3.88$1.59 per share8.13$14.39 per share0.90
PennantPark Investment Co. stock logo
PNNT
PennantPark Investment
$25.64M9.49$0.50 per share7.47$7.57 per share0.49
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
$1.30B$1.6311.459.67N/A37.30%9.85%4.59%7/28/2026 (Estimated)
Fidus Investment Corporation stock logo
FDUS
Fidus Investment
$82.40M$2.288.199.38N/A49.51%11.19%5.97%8/6/2026 (Estimated)
Golub Capital BDC, Inc. stock logo
GBDC
Golub Capital BDC
$376.65M$0.7716.8410.37N/A24.64%10.20%4.47%8/3/2026 (Estimated)
PennantPark Investment Co. stock logo
PNNT
PennantPark Investment
$48.85M$0.2114.334.66N/A11.33%11.59%4.23%N/A

Latest PNNT, ARCC, FDUS, and GBDC Earnings

DateQuarterCompanyConsensus EstimateReported EPSBeat/MissGap EPSRevenue EstimateActual RevenueDetails
5/7/2026Q1 2026
Fidus Investment Corporation stock logo
FDUS
Fidus Investment
$0.50$0.62+$0.12$0.52$42.30 million$34.29 million
5/4/2026Q2 2026
Golub Capital BDC, Inc. stock logo
GBDC
Golub Capital BDC
$0.36$0.34-$0.02-$0.18$201.71 million($5.28) million
4/28/2026Q1 2026
Ares Capital Corporation stock logo
ARCC
Ares Capital
$0.48$0.47-$0.01$0.13$778.00 million$763.00 million
2/26/2026Q4 2025
Fidus Investment Corporation stock logo
FDUS
Fidus Investment
$0.48$0.52+$0.04$0.50$39.46 million$32.73 million
CompanyAnnual PayoutDividend Yield5-Year Annualized Dividend GrowthPayout RatioYears of Consecutive Growth
Ares Capital Corporation stock logo
ARCC
Ares Capital
$1.9210.27%+3.71%117.79%N/A
Fidus Investment Corporation stock logo
FDUS
Fidus Investment
$1.729.20%+10.08%75.44%N/A
Golub Capital BDC, Inc. stock logo
GBDC
Golub Capital BDC
$1.3210.11%+3.79%171.43%N/A
PennantPark Investment Co. stock logo
PNNT
PennantPark Investment
$0.4812.52%+9.86%228.57%1 Years

Latest PNNT, ARCC, FDUS, and GBDC Dividends

AnnouncementCompanyPeriodAmountYieldEx-Dividend DateRecord DatePayable Date
4/28/2026
Ares Capital Corporation stock logo
ARCC
Ares Capital
quarterly$0.4810.15%6/15/20266/15/20266/30/2026
5/4/2026
Fidus Investment Corporation stock logo
FDUS
Fidus Investment
special$0.193.88%6/16/20266/16/20266/29/2026
5/1/2026
Golub Capital BDC, Inc. stock logo
GBDC
Golub Capital BDC
quarterly$0.339.65%6/15/20266/15/20266/29/2026
5/4/2026
PennantPark Investment Co. stock logo
PNNT
PennantPark Investment
monthly$0.0411.75%5/15/20265/15/20266/1/2026
4/2/2026
PennantPark Investment Co. stock logo
PNNT
PennantPark Investment
monthly$0.0410.36%4/15/20264/15/20265/1/2026
3/3/2026
PennantPark Investment Co. stock logo
PNNT
PennantPark Investment
special$0.0410.33%3/16/20263/16/20264/1/2026
(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)
CompanyDebt-to-Equity RatioCurrent RatioQuick Ratio
Ares Capital Corporation stock logo
ARCC
Ares Capital
1.13
1.40
1.40
Fidus Investment Corporation stock logo
FDUS
Fidus Investment
N/A
0.11
0.11
Golub Capital BDC, Inc. stock logo
GBDC
Golub Capital BDC
1.25
2.20
2.20
PennantPark Investment Co. stock logo
PNNT
PennantPark Investment
1.56
0.47
0.47

Institutional Ownership

CompanyInstitutional Ownership
Ares Capital Corporation stock logo
ARCC
Ares Capital
27.38%
Fidus Investment Corporation stock logo
FDUS
Fidus Investment
28.14%
Golub Capital BDC, Inc. stock logo
GBDC
Golub Capital BDC
42.38%
PennantPark Investment Co. stock logo
PNNT
PennantPark Investment
26.62%

Insider Ownership

CompanyInsider Ownership
Ares Capital Corporation stock logo
ARCC
Ares Capital
0.49%
Fidus Investment Corporation stock logo
FDUS
Fidus Investment
0.90%
Golub Capital BDC, Inc. stock logo
GBDC
Golub Capital BDC
1.40%
PennantPark Investment Co. stock logo
PNNT
PennantPark Investment
3.00%
CompanyEmployeesShares OutstandingFree FloatOptionable
Ares Capital Corporation stock logo
ARCC
Ares Capital
2,550718.02 million714.51 millionOptionable
Fidus Investment Corporation stock logo
FDUS
Fidus Investment
N/A37.95 million37.61 millionOptionable
Golub Capital BDC, Inc. stock logo
GBDC
Golub Capital BDC
N/A260.49 million256.85 millionOptionable
PennantPark Investment Co. stock logo
PNNT
PennantPark Investment
N/A65.30 million63.34 millionOptionable

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Ares Capital stock logo

Ares Capital NASDAQ:ARCC

$18.66 -0.04 (-0.19%)
As of 11:55 AM 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.

Fidus Investment stock logo

Fidus Investment NASDAQ:FDUS

$18.67 -0.03 (-0.17%)
As of 11:53 AM Eastern
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Fidus Investment Corporation is a business development company. It specializing in leveraged buyouts, refinancings, change of ownership transactions, recapitalizations, strategic acquisitions, mezzanine, growth capital, business expansion, lower middle market investments, debt investments, subordinated and second lien loans, senior secured and unitranche debt, preferred equity, warrants, subordinated debt, senior subordinated notes, junior secured loans, and unitranche loans. It does not invest in turnarounds or distressed situations. The fund prefers to invest in aerospace and defense, business services, consumer products and services including retail, food, and beverage, healthcare products and services, industrial products and services, information technology services, niche manufacturing, transportation and logistics, and value-added distribution sectors. It seeks to invest in companies based in United States. The fund typically invests between $5 million and $15 million per transaction in companies with annual revenues between $10 million and $150 million and an annual EBITDA between $3 million and $20 million, but it can occasionally invest in larger or smaller companies. It seeks to acquire minority equity stakes and board observation rights in conjunction with its investments.

Golub Capital BDC stock logo

Golub Capital BDC NASDAQ:GBDC

$12.96 -0.09 (-0.65%)
As of 11:55 AM Eastern
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Golub Capital BDC, Inc. (GBDC) is a business development company and operates as an externally managed closed-end non-diversified management investment company. It invests in debt and minority equity investments in middle-market companies that are, in most cases, sponsored by private equity investors. It typically invests in diversified consumer services, automobiles, healthcare technology, insurance, health care equipment and supplies, hotels, restaurants and leisure, healthcare providers and services, IT services and specialty retails. It seeks to invest in the United States. It primarily invests in first lien traditional senior debt, first lien one stop, junior debt and equity, senior secured, one stop, unitranche, second lien, subordinated and mezzanine loans of middle-market companies, and warrants.

PennantPark Investment stock logo

PennantPark Investment NASDAQ:PNNT

$3.72 -0.11 (-2.74%)
As of 11:55 AM Eastern
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PennantPark Investment Corporation, a business development company is a private equity fund specializes in direct and mezzanine investments in middle market companies. It invests in the form of mezzanine debt, senior secured loans, and equity investments. The fund typically invests in buildings and real estate, hotels, gaming and leisure, technology, telecommunications, transportation, information technology services, electronics, healthcare & pharmaceuticals, education and childcare, financial services, printing and publishing, consumer products, business services, energy & Related Services and utilities, distribution, oil and gas, media, environmental services, aerospace and defense, building materials, capital equipment, chemicals, plastics, & rubber, food & beverage, wholesale, manufacturing and basic industries and retail. It invests in equity securities and debt transactions through preferred stock, common stock, warrants, options, senior secured debt, subordinated debt, subordinated loans, first lien debt, mezzanine loans, and distressed debt securities and private equity co-investments. It seeks to invest in companies based in the United States. The fund seeks to invest between $10 million and $100 million cross the capital structure (senior secured loans, subordinated debt, and other investments) in its portfolio companies with EBITDA between $10 to $50 million. Its mezzanine loans, senior secured loans, and other investments in its portfolio companies are between $15 million and $50 million. The fund may also make non-control equity and debt investments.