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CompanyCurrent Price50-Day Moving Average52-Week RangeMarket CapBetaAvg. VolumeToday's Volume
Ares Capital Corporation stock logo
ARCC
Ares Capital
$18.79
-0.6%
$18.63
$17.40
$23.42
$13.57B0.564.84 million shs4.39 million shs
Hercules Capital, Inc. stock logo
HTGC
Hercules Capital
$15.28
-1.9%
$15.43
$13.70
$19.67
$2.91B0.81.75 million shs1.10 million shs
MidCap Financial Investment Corporation stock logo
MFIC
MidCap Financial Investment
$10.48
-3.1%
$11.25
$9.48
$13.51
$890.45M0.59629,169 shs508,188 shs
SLR Investment Corp. stock logo
SLRC
SLR Investment
$12.79
-2.7%
$14.27
$12.79
$17.19
$717.39M0.64379,798 shs302,307 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
+1.25%+0.55%-2.25%+0.87%-13.75%
Hercules Capital, Inc. stock logo
HTGC
Hercules Capital
+2.39%+0.75%-6.04%+4.67%-12.11%
MidCap Financial Investment Corporation stock logo
MFIC
MidCap Financial Investment
+3.94%-0.28%-11.61%+3.94%-16.78%
SLR Investment Corp. stock logo
SLRC
SLR Investment
+1.78%-0.23%-17.66%-9.25%-21.35%
CompanyCurrent Price50-Day Moving Average52-Week RangeMarket CapBetaAvg. VolumeToday's Volume
Ares Capital Corporation stock logo
ARCC
Ares Capital
$18.79
-0.6%
$18.63
$17.40
$23.42
$13.57B0.564.84 million shs4.39 million shs
Hercules Capital, Inc. stock logo
HTGC
Hercules Capital
$15.28
-1.9%
$15.43
$13.70
$19.67
$2.91B0.81.75 million shs1.10 million shs
MidCap Financial Investment Corporation stock logo
MFIC
MidCap Financial Investment
$10.48
-3.1%
$11.25
$9.48
$13.51
$890.45M0.59629,169 shs508,188 shs
SLR Investment Corp. stock logo
SLRC
SLR Investment
$12.79
-2.7%
$14.27
$12.79
$17.19
$717.39M0.64379,798 shs302,307 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
+1.25%+0.55%-2.25%+0.87%-13.75%
Hercules Capital, Inc. stock logo
HTGC
Hercules Capital
+2.39%+0.75%-6.04%+4.67%-12.11%
MidCap Financial Investment Corporation stock logo
MFIC
MidCap Financial Investment
+3.94%-0.28%-11.61%+3.94%-16.78%
SLR Investment Corp. stock logo
SLRC
SLR Investment
+1.78%-0.23%-17.66%-9.25%-21.35%
CompanyConsensus Rating ScoreConsensus RatingConsensus Price Target% Upside from Current Price
Ares Capital Corporation stock logo
ARCC
Ares Capital
2.82
Moderate Buy$20.7510.43% Upside
Hercules Capital, Inc. stock logo
HTGC
Hercules Capital
2.75
Moderate Buy$18.2119.20% Upside
MidCap Financial Investment Corporation stock logo
MFIC
MidCap Financial Investment
2.22
Hold$11.5410.07% Upside
SLR Investment Corp. stock logo
SLRC
SLR Investment
1.86
Reduce$14.4012.59% Upside

Current Analyst Ratings Breakdown

Latest HTGC, ARCC, MFIC, and SLRC Analyst Ratings

DateCompanyBrokerageActionRatingPrice TargetDetails
5/18/2026
MidCap Financial Investment Corporation stock logo
MFIC
MidCap Financial Investment
DowngradeHold (C)Hold (C-)
5/18/2026
Hercules Capital, Inc. stock logo
HTGC
Hercules Capital
Boost Price TargetNeutral$15.00 ➝ $15.50
5/8/2026
SLR Investment Corp. stock logo
SLRC
SLR Investment
DowngradeHoldStrong Sell
5/7/2026
SLR Investment Corp. stock logo
SLRC
SLR Investment
Lower Price TargetUnderweight$14.00 ➝ $13.50
5/7/2026
SLR Investment Corp. stock logo
SLRC
SLR Investment
Lower Price TargetUnderweight$12.00 ➝ $11.00
5/6/2026
Hercules Capital, Inc. stock logo
HTGC
Hercules Capital
Boost Price TargetNeutral$16.50 ➝ $17.00
5/1/2026
MidCap Financial Investment Corporation stock logo
MFIC
MidCap Financial Investment
UpgradeHold (C-)Hold (C)
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
(Data available from 6/5/2023 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
$3.05B4.42$2.00 per share9.41$19.94 per share0.94
Hercules Capital, Inc. stock logo
HTGC
Hercules Capital
$532.49M5.37$1.89 per share8.07$12.19 per share1.25
MidCap Financial Investment Corporation stock logo
MFIC
MidCap Financial Investment
$320.88M2.69$1.76 per share5.97$14.01 per share0.75
SLR Investment Corp. stock logo
SLRC
SLR Investment
$218.54M3.19$1.72 per share7.45$18.20 per share0.70
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$1.6311.539.74N/A37.30%9.85%4.59%7/28/2026 (Estimated)
Hercules Capital, Inc. stock logo
HTGC
Hercules Capital
$339.74M$1.778.637.68N/A59.85%16.05%7.78%7/30/2026 (Estimated)
MidCap Financial Investment Corporation stock logo
MFIC
MidCap Financial Investment
$63.17M$0.04262.078.25N/A1.90%10.86%4.31%8/10/2026 (Estimated)
SLR Investment Corp. stock logo
SLRC
SLR Investment
$92.54M$1.647.809.69N/A41.81%8.33%3.25%8/4/2026 (Estimated)

Latest HTGC, ARCC, MFIC, and SLRC Earnings

DateQuarterCompanyConsensus EstimateReported EPSBeat/MissGap EPSRevenue EstimateActual RevenueDetails
5/6/2026Q1 2026
MidCap Financial Investment Corporation stock logo
MFIC
MidCap Financial Investment
$0.32$0.38+$0.06-$0.30$74.62 million($17.79) million
5/5/2026Q1 2026
Hercules Capital, Inc. stock logo
HTGC
Hercules Capital
$0.47$0.48+$0.01$0.23$141.39 million$134.94 million
5/5/2026Q1 2026
SLR Investment Corp. stock logo
SLRC
SLR Investment
$0.40$0.33-$0.07$0.31$54.01 million$47.14 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
CompanyAnnual PayoutDividend Yield5-Year Annualized Dividend GrowthPayout RatioYears of Consecutive Growth
Ares Capital Corporation stock logo
ARCC
Ares Capital
$1.9210.23%+3.71%117.79%N/A
Hercules Capital, Inc. stock logo
HTGC
Hercules Capital
$1.6010.45%+6.38%90.40%1 Years
MidCap Financial Investment Corporation stock logo
MFIC
MidCap Financial Investment
$1.2411.56%-1.27%3,100.00%N/A
SLR Investment Corp. stock logo
SLRC
SLR Investment
$1.6412.65%N/A100.00%N/A

Latest HTGC, ARCC, MFIC, and SLRC 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
5/5/2026
SLR Investment Corp. stock logo
SLRC
SLR Investment
quarterly$0.317.76%6/12/20266/12/20266/26/2026
5/5/2026
MidCap Financial Investment Corporation stock logo
MFIC
MidCap Financial Investment
quarterly$0.3110.42%6/9/20266/9/20266/25/2026
4/30/2026
Hercules Capital, Inc. stock logo
HTGC
Hercules Capital
quarterly$0.071.8%5/14/20265/14/20265/21/2026
(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
Hercules Capital, Inc. stock logo
HTGC
Hercules Capital
1.14
1.89
1.89
MidCap Financial Investment Corporation stock logo
MFIC
MidCap Financial Investment
1.59
4.42
4.42
SLR Investment Corp. stock logo
SLRC
SLR Investment
1.15
1.04
1.04

Institutional Ownership

CompanyInstitutional Ownership
Ares Capital Corporation stock logo
ARCC
Ares Capital
27.38%
Hercules Capital, Inc. stock logo
HTGC
Hercules Capital
19.69%
MidCap Financial Investment Corporation stock logo
MFIC
MidCap Financial Investment
28.45%
SLR Investment Corp. stock logo
SLRC
SLR Investment
35.32%

Insider Ownership

CompanyInsider Ownership
Ares Capital Corporation stock logo
ARCC
Ares Capital
0.50%
Hercules Capital, Inc. stock logo
HTGC
Hercules Capital
2.00%
MidCap Financial Investment Corporation stock logo
MFIC
MidCap Financial Investment
0.80%
SLR Investment Corp. stock logo
SLRC
SLR Investment
8.80%
CompanyEmployeesShares OutstandingFree FloatOptionable
Ares Capital Corporation stock logo
ARCC
Ares Capital
2,550718.02 million714.43 millionOptionable
Hercules Capital, Inc. stock logo
HTGC
Hercules Capital
100187.12 million183.38 millionOptionable
MidCap Financial Investment Corporation stock logo
MFIC
MidCap Financial Investment
N/A82.37 million81.71 millionOptionable
SLR Investment Corp. stock logo
SLRC
SLR Investment
N/A54.56 million49.75 millionOptionable

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Ares Capital stock logo

Ares Capital NASDAQ:ARCC

$18.79 -0.11 (-0.58%)
Closing price 04:00 PM Eastern
Extended Trading
$18.76 -0.03 (-0.16%)
As of 07:59 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.

Hercules Capital stock logo

Hercules Capital NYSE:HTGC

$15.28 -0.30 (-1.89%)
Closing price 03:59 PM Eastern
Extended Trading
$15.30 +0.02 (+0.15%)
As of 07:55 PM Eastern
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Hercules Capital, Inc. is a business development company. The firm specializing in providing venture debt, debt, senior secured loans, and growth capital to privately held venture capital-backed companies at all stages of development from startups to expansion stage including select publicly listed companies and select special opportunity lower middle market companies that require additional capital to fund acquisitions, recapitalizations and refinancing and established-stage companies. The firm provides growth capital financing solutions for capital extension; management buy-out and corporate spin-out financing solutions; company, asset specific, or intellectual property acquisition financing; convertible, subordinated and/or mezzanine loans; domestic and international corporate expansion; vendor financing; revenue acceleration by sales and marketing development, and manufacturing expansion. It provides asset-based financing with a focus on cash flow; accounts receivable facilities; equipment loans or leases; equipment acquisition; facilities build-out and/or expansion; working capital revolving lines of credit; inventory. The firm also provides bridge financing to IPO or mergers and acquisitions or technology acquisition; dividend recapitalizations and other sources of investor liquidity; cash flow financing to protect against share price volatility; competitor acquisition; pre-IPO financing for extra cash on the balance sheet; public company financing to continue asset growth and production capacity; short-term bridge financing; and strategic and intellectual property acquisition financings. It also focuses on customized financing solutions, emerging growth, mid venture, and late venture financing. The firm invests primarily in structured debt with warrants and, to a lesser extent, in senior debt and equity investments. The firm generally seeks to invest in companies that have been operating for at least six to 12 months prior to the date of their investment. It prefers to invest in technology, SaaS Finance, energy technology, sustainable and renewable technology, and life sciences. Within technology the firm focuses on advanced specialty materials and chemicals; communication and networking, consumer and business products; consumer products and services, digital media and consumer internet; electronics and computer hardware; enterprise software and services; gaming; healthcare services; information services; business services; media, content and information; mobile; resource management; security software; semiconductors; semiconductors and hardware; and software sector. Within energy technology, it invests in agriculture; clean technology; energy and renewable technology, fuels, and power technology; geothermal; smart grid and energy efficiency and monitoring technologies; solar; and wind. Within life sciences, the firm invests in biopharmaceuticals; biotechnology tools; diagnostics; drug discovery, drug platform, development, and delivery; medical devices and equipment; surgical devices; therapeutics; pharma services; and specialty pharmaceuticals. Within sustainable and renewables, it invests in Vehicle Technology, Energy Generation and Storage, Ag Technology, Advanced Materials, and Industry 4.0. It also invests in educational services. The firm invests primarily in United States based companies and considers investment in the West Coast, Mid-Atlantic regions, Southeast and Midwest, particularly in the areas of software, biotech, and information services. The firm prefers to invest between $5 million and $200 million in equity per transactions. It invests generally between $1 million and $40 million in companies focused primarily on business services, communications, electronics, hardware, and healthcare services. The firm invests primarily in private companies but also have investments in public companies. For equity investments, the firm seeks to represent a controlling interest in its portfolio companies which may exceed 25% of the voting securities of such companies. The firm seeks to invest a limited portion of its assets in equipment-based loans to early-stage prospective portfolio companies. These loans are generally for amounts up to $3 million but may be up to $15 million for certain energy technology venture investments. The firm allows certain debt investments have the right to convert a portion of the debt investment into equity. It also co-invests with other private equity firms. The firm seeks to exit its investments through initial public offering, a private sale of equity interest to a third party, a merger or an acquisition of the company or a purchase of the equity position by the company or one of its stockholders. The firm has structured debt with warrants which typically have maturities of between two and seven years with an average of three years; senior debt with an investment horizon of less than three years; equipment loans with an investment horizon ranging from three to four years; and equity related securities with an investment horizon ranging from three to seven years. The firm prefers to invest through its balance sheet capital. The firm formerly known as Hercules Technology Growth Capital, Inc. Hercules Capital, Inc. was founded in December 2003 and is based in San Mateo, California with additional offices in North America and Europe.

MidCap Financial Investment stock logo

MidCap Financial Investment NASDAQ:MFIC

$10.48 -0.33 (-3.05%)
Closing price 04:00 PM Eastern
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$10.47 -0.01 (-0.10%)
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MidCap Financial Investment Corporation (Former name Apollo Investment Corporation) is business development company and a closed-end, externally managed, non-diversified management investment company. It is elected to be treated as a business development company (BDC) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the 1940 Act) specializing in private equity investments in leveraged buyouts, acquisitions, recapitalizations, growth capital, refinancing and private middle market companies. It provides direct equity capital, mezzanine, first lien secured loans, stretch senior loans, unitranche loans, second lien secured loans and senior secured loans, unsecured debt, and subordinated debt and loans. It also seeks to invest in PIPES transactions. The fund may also invest in securities of public companies that are thinly traded and may acquire investments in the secondary market and structured products. It prefers to invest in preferred equity, common equity / interests and warrants and makes equity co-investments. It may invest in cash equivalents, U.S. government securities, high-quality debt investments that mature in one year or less, high-yield bonds, distressed debt, non-U.S. investments, or securities of public companies that are not thinly traded. It also focuses on other investments such as collateralized loan obligations (CLOs) and credit-linked notes (CLNs). The fund typically invests in construction and building materials, business services, plastics & rubber, advertising, capital equipment, education, cable television, chemicals, consumer products/goods durable and non-durable and customer services, direct marketing, energy oil & gas, electricity and utilities. The fund also invest in aerospace & defense, wholesale, telecommunications, financial services, hotel, gaming, leisure, restaurants; environmental industries, healthcare and pharmaceuticals, high tech industries, beverages, food and tobacco, manufacturing, media diversified & production, printing and publishing, retail, automation, aviation and consumer transport, transportation, cargo and distribution. It primarily invests in United States. It primarily invests between $20 million and $250 million in its portfolio companies and EBITDA with less than $75 million. The fund seeks to make investments with stated maturities of five to 10 years.

SLR Investment stock logo

SLR Investment NASDAQ:SLRC

$12.79 -0.36 (-2.74%)
Closing price 04:00 PM Eastern
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$12.77 -0.02 (-0.16%)
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SLR Investment Corp. is a business development company specializing in secured debt (first lien unitranche and second lien), subordinated (unsecured) debt, minority equity, leveraged buyouts, acquisitions, recapitalizations, general refinancing, growth capital and strategic income-oriented control equity investments in leveraged middle market companies. The fund invests in aerospace and defense; air freight & logistics; asset management; automotive; banking; beverage, food and tobacco; building products; buildings and real estate; broadcasting and entertainment; cargo transport; commercial services and supplies; communications equipment; chemicals, plastics and rubber; containers, packaging and glass; construction & engineering; diversified/conglomerate manufacturing; consumer Finance; distributors; diversified/conglomerate services; diversified financial services; diversified real estate activities; food products; Footwear; Education Services; diversified telecommunications services; electronics; farming and agriculture; finance; grocery; health care equipment and supplies; health care facilities; education and childcare; home and office furnishing, durable consumer products; hotels, motels, inns and gaming; insurance; restaurants, leisure, amusement, and entertainment; leisure equipment tolls and services, media, multiline retail, multi sector holdings; paper and forest products; personal products; professional services, research and consulting services, software; specialty retail; textiles apparel and luxury goods, thrifts and mortgage finance, trading companies and distributors, utilities, and wireless telecommunication services; industrial conglomerates; internet software and services, IT services, machinery; mining, steel, iron, and non-precious metals; oil and gas; personal, food and miscellaneous services; printing and publishing; retail stores; telecommunications; textiles and leather; and utilities. It also invests in life sciences with focus on specialty pharmaceuticals, medical devices, biotech, health Care Providers and services; health Care technology, enabling technologies and tools. The fund primarily invests in United States. The fund's investments generally range between $5 million and $100 million. The fund invests in companies with revenues between $50 million and $1 billion and EBITDA between $15 million and $100 million. It invests in the form of senior secured loans, mezzanine loans, and equity securities. It may also seek investments in thinly traded public companies and also make secondary investments. The fund makes non-control equity investments. It primarily exits within three years of the initial capital commitment.