NASDAQ:ARCC Ares Capital (ARCC) Stock Price, News & Analysis $22.39 -0.24 (-1.06%) Closing price 08/1/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$22.42 +0.03 (+0.13%) As of 08/1/2025 07:52 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Stock Analysis Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock About Ares Capital Stock (NASDAQ:ARCC) 30 days 90 days 365 days Advanced Chart View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart Get Ares Capital alerts:Sign Up Key Stats Today's Range$22.19▼$22.5450-Day Range$21.32▼$23.2552-Week Range$18.26▼$23.84Volume3.22 million shsAverage Volume3.34 million shsMarket Capitalization$15.79 billionP/E Ratio10.92Dividend Yield8.58%Price Target$22.86Consensus RatingModerate Buy Company Overview 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. Read More Ares Capital Stock Analysis - MarketRank™See Top-Rated MarketRank™ Stocks55th Percentile Overall ScoreARCC MarketRank™: Ares Capital scored higher than 55% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 632nd out of 918 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation. Analyst's Opinion2.4 / 5Analyst RatingModerate Buy Consensus RatingAres Capital has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.78, and is based on 7 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.Amount of Analyst CoverageAres Capital has been the subject of 7 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.Read more about Ares Capital's stock forecast and price target. Earnings and Valuation1.3 / 5Proj. Earnings Growth-0.91% Earnings GrowthEarnings for Ares Capital are expected to decrease by -0.91% in the coming year, from $2.19 to $2.17 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Ares Capital is 10.92, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 28.12.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Ares Capital is 10.92, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 19.76.Price to Book Value per Share RatioAres Capital has a P/B Ratio of 1.13. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities. Short Interest4.0 / 5Short Interest LevelHealthy Percentage of Shares Shorted2.05% of the outstanding shares of Ares Capital have been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverAres Capital has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.8, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Ares Capital has recently decreased by 2.75%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving. Dividend1.7 / 5Dividend StrengthWeak Dividend LeadershipAres Capital is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 8.58%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.Dividend GrowthAres Capital does not have a long track record of dividend growth.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of Ares Capital is 93.66%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.Dividend SustainabilityBased on EPS estimates, Ares Capital will have a dividend payout ratio of 88.48% in the coming year. This indicates that Ares Capital may not be able to sustain their current dividend.Read more about Ares Capital's dividend. Sustainability and ESGN/AEnvironmental ScoreN/A Percentage of Shares Shorted2.05% of the outstanding shares of Ares Capital have been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverAres Capital has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.8, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Ares Capital has recently decreased by 2.75%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving. News and Social Media3.8 / 5News Sentiment0.90 News SentimentAres Capital has a news sentiment score of 0.90. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.71 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 45 news articles for Ares Capital this week, compared to 15 articles on an average week.Search Interest69 people have searched for ARCC on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 57% compared to the previous 30 days.MarketBeat Follows20 people have added Ares Capital to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 67% compared to the previous 30 days. Company Ownership0.0 / 5Insider TradingN/A Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, Ares Capital insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.Percentage Held by InsidersOnly 0.48% of the stock of Ares Capital is held by insiders.Percentage Held by InstitutionsOnly 27.38% of the stock of Ares Capital is held by institutions.Read more about Ares Capital's insider trading history. Receive ARCC Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for Ares Capital and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address ARCC Stock News HeadlinesHow to Get $24,876 in Dividends (and Know the Exact Day They’ll Hit Your Account)...4 hours ago | marketbeat.comRising Small Biz Mojo Will Power This 8.8% Payout Higher...July 15, 2025 | marketbeat.comThink you missed gold’s boom? Think againIf you've been watching gold's historic run and wondering if it's too late… I've got good news. Because there's a $15 fund tied directly to gold's surge that's still paying massive income… Up to 64% annually — with payouts every 30 days. | Investors Alley (Ad)5 Safe Stocks Yielding 8% and More Are Our Top Passive Income August PicksAugust 1 at 6:46 AM | 247wallst.comB. Riley Securities Upgrades Ares Capital (ARCC)July 31, 2025 | msn.comAres Capital Q2 earnings miss estimates, shares edge upJuly 30, 2025 | investing.comAres Capital Q2 earnings miss as net investment income softens, expenses riseJuly 30, 2025 | msn.comAres Capital (ARCC) Upgraded to Buy by B. Riley SecuritiesJuly 30, 2025 | gurufocus.comSee More Headlines ARCC Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions How have ARCC shares performed this year? Ares Capital's stock was trading at $21.89 at the beginning of 2025. Since then, ARCC stock has increased by 2.3% and is now trading at $22.39. How were Ares Capital's earnings last quarter? Ares Capital Corporation (NASDAQ:ARCC) announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, July, 29th. The investment management company reported $0.50 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.51 by $0.01. The investment management company earned $614 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $748.76 million. Ares Capital had a net margin of 44.94% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 10.48%. Read the conference call transcript. Who are Ares Capital's major shareholders? Top institutional shareholders of Ares Capital include Kingstone Capital Partners Texas LLC (6.31%), Generali Asset Management SPA SGR (0.73%), Confluence Investment Management LLC (0.55%) and CCLA Investment Management (0.39%). Insiders that own company stock include Penelope F Roll and Michael Kort Schnabel. View institutional ownership trends. How do I buy shares of Ares Capital? Shares of ARCC stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services. What other stocks do shareholders of Ares Capital own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Ares Capital investors own include JPMorgan Nasdaq Equity Premium Income ETF (JEPQ), Symbotic (SYM), Verizon Communications (VZ), Humana (HUM), American Water Works (AWK), Waste Connections (WCN) and The RMR Group (RMR). Company Calendar Record date for 6/30 Dividend6/13/2025Ex-Dividend for 6/30 Dividend6/13/2025Dividend Payable6/30/2025Last Earnings7/29/2025Today8/03/2025Record date for 9/30 Dividend9/15/2025Ex-Dividend for 9/30 Dividend9/15/2025Dividend Payable9/30/2025Fiscal Year End12/31/2025Get Stock AlertsIndustry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNASDAQ SectorFinance Industry FIN - SBIC&COMMRL Sub-IndustryAsset Management & Custody Banks Current SymbolNASDAQ:ARCC CIK1287750 Webwww.arescapitalcorp.com Phone(212) 750-7300Fax212-750-1777Employees2,550Year Founded2004Price Target and Rating Average Price Target for Ares Capital$22.86 High Price Target$23.50 Low Price Target$22.00 Potential Upside/Downside+2.1%Consensus RatingModerate Buy Rating Score (0-4)2.78 Research Coverage9 Analysts Profitability EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)$2.05 Trailing P/E Ratio10.92 Forward P/E Ratio10.22 P/E GrowthN/ANet Income$1.52 billion Net Margins44.94% Pretax Margin48.72% Return on Equity10.48% Return on Assets5.00% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio1.01 Current Ratio1.14 Quick Ratio1.40 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$2.99 billion Price / Sales5.28 Cash Flow$2.20 per share Price / Cash Flow10.16 Book Value$19.90 per share Price / Book1.13Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares705,370,000Free Float701,981,000Market Cap$15.79 billion OptionableOptionable Beta0.70 Social Links Reduce the RiskMarket downturns give many investors pause, and for good reason. 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