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Ares Capital Corp

ARCC
18.900USD
-0.200-1.05%
Close 10/10, 16:00ETQuotes delayed by 15 min
13.34BMarket Cap
9.86P/E TTM

Ares Capital Corp

18.900
-0.200-1.05%
TradingKey Stock Score
Overall Financial Health
Valuation Dimensions
Earnings Forecast
Price Momentum
Institutional Confidence
Risk Assessment
Peer Comparison
TradingKey Stock Score
Overall Financial Health
Valuation Dimensions
Earnings Forecast
Price Momentum
Institutional Confidence
Risk Assessment
Peer Comparison

TradingKey Stock Score of Ares Capital Corp

Currency: USD Updated: 2025-10-10

Key Insights

The company's fundamentals are relatively healthy. Its valuation is considered fairly valued,and institutional recognition is very high. Over the past 30 days, multiple analysts have rated the company as a Buy. Despite a weak stock market performance, the company shows strong fundamentals and technicals. The stock price is trading sideways between the support and resistance levels, making it suitable for range-bound swing trading.

Ares Capital Corp's Score

Industry at a Glance

Industry Ranking
40 / 117
Overall Ranking
146 / 4697
Industry
Investment Banking & Investment Services

Support & Resistance

No Data

Score Analysis

Current score
Previous score

Analyst Rating

Based on 15 analysts
Buy
Current Rating
23.143
Target Price
+22.45%
Upside Space
Data disclaimer: Analyst ratings and target prices are provided by LSEG for informational purposes only and do not constitute investment advice.

Ares Capital Corp Highlights

StrengthsRisks
Ares Capital Corporation is a specialty finance company focused on providing direct loans and other investments in private middle market companies in the United States. The Company invests primarily in first lien senior secured loans (including unitranche loans, which are loans that combine both senior and subordinated debt, generally in a first lien position), and second lien senior secured loans. In addition to senior secured loans, it also invests in subordinated debt, which in some cases includes an equity component, and preferred equity. It also may invest up to 30% of its portfolio in non-qualifying assets. Its investment activities are focused on industries, such as software and services, health care services, commercial and professional services, financial services, commercial and professional services, insurance services, energy, food and beverage and others. The Company is externally managed by Ares Capital Management LLC (investment adviser).
High Growth
The company's revenue has grown steadily over the past 3 years, averaging 89.04% year-on-year.
High Profit Growth
The company's net income leads the industry, with the latest annual income totaling USD 153.67.
High Dividend
The company is a high dividend payer, with the latest dividend payout ratio of 80.09%.
Stable Dividend
The company has regularly paid dividends over the past 5 years, with the latest dividend payout ratio of 80.09%.
Undervalued
The company’s latest PB is 0.95, at a low 3-year percentile range.
Institutional Selling
The latest institutional holdings are 233.15M shares, decreasing 0.60% quarter-over-quarter.
Held by CI Select Canadian Equity Fund
Star Investor CI Select Canadian Equity Fund holds 11.51K shares of this stock.

Financial Health

Currency: USD Updated: 2025-10-10

The company's current financial score is 6.43, which is lower than the Investment Banking & Investment Services industry's average of 7.28. Its financial status is stable, and its operating efficiency is low. Its latest quarterly revenue reached 808.00M, representing a year-over-year increase of 12.38%, while its net profit experienced a year-over-year increase of 12.11%.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
6.43
Change
0

Financials

6.33

Key Metrics

Cash and cash equivalents
Total assets
Total liabilities
Free cash flow
No Data

Quality of Earnings

5.82

Operational Efficiency

4.39

Growth Potential

8.36

Shareholder Returns

7.27

Ares Capital Corp's Company Valuation

Currency: USD Updated: 2025-10-10

The company’s current valuation score is 8.69, which is higher than the Investment Banking & Investment Services industry's average of 7.18. Its current P/E ratio is 9.27, which is 79.36% below the recent high of 16.63 and 26.92% above the recent low of 6.78.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
8.69
Change
0

Valuation Dimensions

P/E
P/B
P/S
P/CF
Industry Ranking 40/117
No Data

Earnings Forecast

Currency: USD Updated: 2025-10-10

The company’s current earnings forecast score is 8.43, which is higher than the Investment Banking & Investment Services industry's average of 7.28. The average price target for Ares Capital Corp is 23.00, with a high of 26.00 and a low of 22.00.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
8.43
Change
0

Support & Resistance

No Data

Analyst Rating

Based on 15 analysts
Buy
Current Rating
23.143
Target Price
+22.45%
Upside Space
Strong Buy
Buy
Hold
Sell
Strong Sell

Peer Comparison

70
Total
7
Median
8
Average
Company name
Ratings
Analysts
Ares Capital Corp
ARCC
15
Blackstone Inc
BX
24
KKR & Co Inc
KKR
22
BlackRock Inc
BLK
20
Carlyle Group Inc
CG
19
Ares Management Corp
ARES
18
1
2
3
...
14

Financial Forecasting

EPS
Revenue
Net Profit
EBIT
No Data

Data disclaimer: Analyst ratings and target prices are provided by LSEG for informational purposes only and do not constitute investment advice.

Price Momentum

Currency: USD Updated: 2025-10-10

The company’s current price momentum score is 6.62, which is lower than the Investment Banking & Investment Services industry's average of 6.65. Sideways: Currently, the stock price is trading between the resistance level at 20.90 and the support level at 17.84, making it suitable for range-bound swing trading.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
6.60
Change
0.02

Support & Resistance

No Data

Indicators

The Indicators feature provides value and direction analysis for various instruments under a selection of technical indicators, together with a technical summary.

This feature includes nine of the commonly used technical indicators: MACD, RSI, KDJ, StochRSI, ATR, CCI, WR, TRIX and MA. You may also adjust the timeframe depending on your needs.

Please note that technical analysis is only part of investment reference, and there is no absolute standard for using numerical values to assess direction. The results are for reference only, and we are not responsible for the accuracy of the indicator calculations and summaries.

Indicators
Sell(2)
Neutral(0)
Buy(0)
Indicators
Value
Direction
MACD(12,26,9)
-0.238
Sell
RSI(14)
17.649
Oversold
STOCH(KDJ)(9,3,3)
7.444
Oversold
ATR(14)
0.398
High Vlolatility
CCI(14)
-203.243
Oversold
Williams %R
95.186
Oversold
TRIX(12,20)
-0.460
Sell
StochRSI(14)
0.000
Oversold
Moving Average
Sell(6)
Neutral(0)
Buy(0)
Indicators
Value
Direction
MA5
19.530
Sell
MA10
19.917
Sell
MA20
20.443
Sell
MA50
21.608
Sell
MA100
21.919
Sell
MA200
21.960
Sell

Institutional Confidence

Currency: USD Updated: 2025-10-10

The company’s current institutional recognition score is 3.00, which is lower than the Investment Banking & Investment Services industry's average of 5.74. The latest institutional shareholding proportion is 33.05%, representing a quarter-over-quarter increase of 1.69%. The largest institutional shareholder is Invesco, holding a total of 419.51K shares, representing 0.06% of shares outstanding, with 11.84% increase in holdings.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
3.00
Change
0

Institutional Shareholding

No Data

Shareholder Activity

Name
Shares Held
Chg %
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC
13.90M
+3.74%
Van Eck Associates Corporation
13.01M
+0.51%
BofA Global Research (US)
8.68M
+8.85%
UBS Financial Services, Inc.
6.48M
+29.15%
Two Sigma Investments, LP
6.03M
-10.37%
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC
6.03M
+20.21%
Generali Insurance Asset Management S.p.A. SGR
5.05M
-14.66%
Legal & General Investment Management Ltd.
4.96M
+5.38%
Wells Fargo Advisors
4.25M
+10.91%
LPL Financial LLC
3.83M
+7.48%
1
2

Risk Assessment

Currency: USD Updated: 2025-10-10

The company’s current risk assessment score is 9.88, which is higher than the Investment Banking & Investment Services industry's average of 7.28. The company's beta value is 0.72. This indicates that the stock tends to underperform the index during upward trending markets but experiences smaller declines during downward trending markets.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
9.88
Change
0
Beta vs S&P 500 index
0.73
VaR
+1.95%
240-Day Maximum Drawdown
+20.62%
240-Day Volatility
+21.56%

Return

Best Daily Return
60 days
+1.56%
120 days
+2.52%
5 years
+10.31%
Worst Daily Return
60 days
-4.44%
120 days
-4.44%
5 years
-8.76%
Sharpe Ratio
60 days
-4.95
120 days
-0.82
5 years
+0.65

Risk Assessment

Maximum Drawdown
240 days
+20.62%
3 years
+20.62%
5 years
+25.42%
Return-to-Drawdown Ratio
240 days
-0.62
3 years
-0.07
5 years
+0.11
Skewness
240 days
+0.55
3 years
+0.13
5 years
-0.36

Volatility

Realised Volatility
240 days
+21.56%
5 years
+19.69%
Standardised True Range
240 days
+1.89%
5 years
+1.71%
Downside Risk-Adjusted Return
120 days
-93.18%
240 days
-93.18%
Maximum Daily Upside Volatility
60 days
+9.12%
Maximum Daily Downside Volatility
60 days
+15.38%

Liquidity

Average Turnover Rate
60 days
+0.53%
120 days
+0.65%
5 years
--
Turnover Deviation
20 days
-23.37%
60 days
-12.12%
120 days
+7.42%

Peer Comparison

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8.10 /10
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8.02 /10
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