What is B. Riley's Estimate for Ares Capital Q1 Earnings?

Ares Capital Corporation (NASDAQ:ARCC - Free Report) - Equities research analysts at B. Riley issued their Q1 2026 EPS estimates for shares of Ares Capital in a research note issued to investors on Monday, June 16th. B. Riley analyst S. Adams expects that the investment management company will post earnings of $0.50 per share for the quarter. B. Riley currently has a "Hold" rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Ares Capital's current full-year earnings is $2.19 per share. B. Riley also issued estimates for Ares Capital's Q2 2026 earnings at $0.49 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.49 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.49 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $1.97 EPS.

Ares Capital (NASDAQ:ARCC - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, April 29th. The investment management company reported $0.50 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.54 by ($0.04). The business had revenue of $599.00 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $769.32 million. Ares Capital had a net margin of 43.50% and a return on equity of 11.05%. The business's revenue was up 4.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $0.59 EPS.

A number of other research firms have also recently weighed in on ARCC. Royal Bank Of Canada lowered their target price on shares of Ares Capital from $24.00 to $23.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, May 6th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their target price on shares of Ares Capital from $24.50 to $22.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, April 24th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods lowered their target price on shares of Ares Capital from $23.00 to $22.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, April 8th. UBS Group reduced their price target on shares of Ares Capital from $22.00 to $21.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, April 17th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company reduced their target price on shares of Ares Capital from $23.00 to $22.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, April 28th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have issued a hold rating, five have given a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Ares Capital currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $22.00.

Ares Capital Stock Performance

NASDAQ ARCC opened at $21.32 on Wednesday. The stock has a market cap of $14.80 billion, a P/E ratio of 10.40 and a beta of 0.68. The company's 50-day simple moving average is $21.26 and its 200 day simple moving average is $21.94. Ares Capital has a twelve month low of $18.26 and a twelve month high of $23.84. The company has a quick ratio of 1.40, a current ratio of 1.40 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.02.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Ares Capital

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. Elequin Capital LP bought a new stake in Ares Capital in the first quarter valued at approximately $30,000. Montag & Caldwell LLC bought a new stake in Ares Capital in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $33,000. VSM Wealth Advisory LLC bought a new stake in shares of Ares Capital during the fourth quarter worth $35,000. Continuum Advisory LLC increased its position in shares of Ares Capital by 320.7% during the first quarter. Continuum Advisory LLC now owns 1,628 shares of the investment management company's stock worth $36,000 after acquiring an additional 1,241 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Investment Management Corp VA ADV increased its position in shares of Ares Capital by 193.9% during the first quarter. Investment Management Corp VA ADV now owns 1,828 shares of the investment management company's stock worth $41,000 after acquiring an additional 1,206 shares in the last quarter. 27.38% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Ares Capital Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 30th. Investors of record on Friday, June 13th will be paid a dividend of $0.48 per share. This represents a $1.92 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 9.01%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, June 13th. Ares Capital's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 93.66%.

About Ares Capital

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.

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