What is B. Riley's Estimate for Ares Capital Q2 Earnings?

Ares Capital Corporation (NASDAQ:ARCC - Free Report) - B. Riley issued their Q2 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Ares Capital in a research report issued on Monday, June 16th. B. Riley analyst S. Adams forecasts that the investment management company will post earnings per share of $0.50 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 Q3 2025 earnings at $0.51 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.50 EPS and FY2025 earnings at $1.97 EPS.

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

A number of other analysts have also commented on ARCC. Royal Bank Of Canada decreased their target price on Ares Capital from $24.00 to $23.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, May 6th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods decreased their target price on Ares Capital from $23.00 to $22.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, April 8th. Wells Fargo & Company decreased their target price on Ares Capital from $23.00 to $22.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research report on Monday, April 28th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their target price on Ares Capital from $24.50 to $22.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, April 24th. Finally, UBS Group decreased their target price on Ares Capital from $22.00 to $21.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, April 17th. One equities research 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. According to MarketBeat, Ares Capital currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $22.00.

Ares Capital Trading Down 0.1%

Shares of ARCC stock traded down $0.02 during mid-day trading on Thursday, hitting $21.49. The company's stock had a trading volume of 4,428,450 shares, compared to its average volume of 4,174,550. The company's fifty day simple moving average is $21.34 and its 200-day simple moving average is $21.93. Ares Capital has a 52 week low of $18.26 and a 52 week high of $23.84. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.02, a quick ratio of 1.40 and a current ratio of 1.40. The company has a market cap of $14.92 billion, a PE ratio of 10.48 and a beta of 0.68.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Ares Capital

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of ARCC. Generali Asset Management SPA SGR purchased a new position in shares of Ares Capital in the 4th quarter worth approximately $84,426,000. Raymond James Financial Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Ares Capital in the 4th quarter worth approximately $58,159,000. HighTower Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of Ares Capital by 87.2% in the 1st quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC now owns 2,621,109 shares of the investment management company's stock worth $58,084,000 after buying an additional 1,220,570 shares during the last quarter. Two Sigma Investments LP boosted its stake in shares of Ares Capital by 81.0% in the 4th quarter. Two Sigma Investments LP now owns 2,678,525 shares of the investment management company's stock worth $58,633,000 after buying an additional 1,198,580 shares during the last quarter. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its stake in shares of Ares Capital by 26.0% in the 4th quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 4,268,547 shares of the investment management company's stock worth $93,439,000 after buying an additional 881,450 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 27.38% of the company's stock.

Ares Capital Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 30th. Shareholders of record on Friday, June 13th will be paid a dividend of $0.48 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, June 13th. This represents a $1.92 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 8.93%. Ares Capital's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 93.66%.

Ares Capital Company Profile

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.