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Ares Capital Corp

ARCC

22.255USD

-0.055-0.25%
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15.71BMarket Cap
11.96P/E TTM

Ares Capital Corp

22.255

-0.055-0.25%

TradingKey Stock Score

Financial Health

Valuation Dimension

Forecast

Momentum

Institutional Confidence

Risk Assessment

Peers

TradingKey Stock Score

Financial Health

Valuation Dimension

Forecast

Momentum

Institutional Confidence

Risk Assessment

Peers

TradingKey Stock Score

Currency: USD Updated2025-08-27

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 an average 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.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Industry Ranking
129 / 524
Overall Ranking
169 / 4755
Industry
Banking & Investment Services

Support & Resistance

No Data

Score Analysis

Current score
Previous score

Analysts' Target

Based on 14 analysts
Buy
Current Rating
23.292
Target Price
+4.68%
Upside Space
Disclaimer: Analyst ratings and target prices are provided by LSEG for informational purposes only and do not constitute investment advice.

Company 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%.
Fairly Valued
The company’s latest is 10.95, at a medium 3-year percentile range.
Institutional Selling
The latest institutional holdings are 229.04M shares, decreasing 0.48% quarter-over-quarter.
Held by Invesco
Star Investor Invesco holds 419.51K shares of this stock.

Financial Health

Currency: USD Updated2025-08-27

The company's current financial score is 7.07, which is lower than the Banking & Investment Services industry's average of 7.33. Its financial status is stable, and its operating efficiency is average. Its latest quarterly revenue reached 608.00M, representing a year-over-year decrease of 27.53%, while its net profit experienced a year-over-year decrease of 46.33%.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
7.07
Change
0

Financials

6.61

Related Indicators

Cash and cash equivalents

Total assets

Total liabilities

Free cash flow

No Data

Quality of Earnings

5.95

Operational Efficiency

7.51

Growth Potential

8.09

Shareholder Returns

7.21

Valuation Dimension

Currency: USD Updated2025-08-27

The company’s current valuation score is 5.60, which is higher than the Banking & Investment Services industry's average of 4.39. Its current P/E ratio is 10.95, which is 3.36% below the recent high of 11.31 and 25.80% above the recent low of 8.12.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
6.40
Change
-0.8

Valuation Dimension

P/E

P/B

P/S

P/CF

Industry Ranking 129/524
No Data

Forecast

Currency: USD Updated2025-08-27

The company’s current earnings forecast score is 8.43, which is higher than the Banking & Investment Services industry's average of 7.34. 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 14 analysts
Buy
Current Rating
23.292
Target Price
+4.68%
Upside Space
Strong Buy
Buy
Hold
Sell
Strong Sell

Peer Comparison

68
Total
6
Median
7
Average
Company name
Ratings
Analysts
Ares Capital Corp
ARCC
14
Blackstone Inc
BX
23
KKR & Co Inc
KKR
21
BlackRock Inc
BLK
19
Carlyle Group Inc
CG
18
BROOKFIELD ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD
BAM
17
1
2
3
...
14

Financial Forecasting

EPS

Revenue

Net Profit

EBIT

No Data

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

Momentum

Currency: USD Updated2025-08-27

The company’s current price momentum score is 6.70, which is lower than the Banking & Investment Services industry's average of 8.78. Sideways: Currently, the stock price is trading between the resistance level at 22.77 and the support level at 21.93, making it suitable for range-bound swing trading.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
6.50
Change
0.2

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(3)
Neutral(2)
Buy(2)
Indicators
Value
Direction
MACD(12,26,9)
-0.070
Sell
RSI(14)
46.183
Neutral
STOCH(KDJ)(9,3,3)
30.168
Buy
ATR(14)
0.234
Low Volatility
CCI(14)
-60.828
Neutral
Williams %R
60.811
Sell
TRIX(12,20)
-0.065
Sell
StochRSI(14)
100.000
Buy
Moving Average
Sell(3)
Neutral(0)
Buy(3)
Indicators
Value
Direction
MA5
22.244
Buy
MA10
22.338
Sell
MA20
22.415
Sell
MA50
22.408
Sell
MA100
21.782
Buy
MA200
22.061
Buy

Institutional Confidence

Currency: USD Updated2025-08-27

The company’s current institutional recognition score is 3.00, which is lower than the Banking & Investment Services industry's average of 6.35. The latest institutional shareholding proportion is 32.50%, representing a quarter-over-quarter decrease of 2.86%. 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
13.40M
+5.20%
Van Eck Associates Corporation
12.94M
-8.50%
BofA Global Research (US)
7.97M
+0.26%
UBS Financial Services, Inc.
5.01M
+96.81%
Two Sigma Investments, LP
6.73M
+68.98%
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC
5.01M
+18.29%
Generali Insurance Asset Management S.p.A. SGR
5.92M
+53.49%
Legal & General Investment Management Ltd.
4.70M
+1.09%
Wells Fargo Advisors
3.83M
+7.64%
LPL Financial LLC
3.57M
+8.96%
1
2

Risk Assessment

Currency: USD Updated2025-08-27

The U.S. Dollar Index is currently in a neutral state, which has a neutral effect on the Banking & Investment Services domestic-focused industry. The Dollar Index (DXY) measures the value of the U.S. dollar against a basket of major currencies, including the euro, yen, pound sterling, Canadian dollar, Swedish krona, and Swiss franc. The company’s current risk assessment score is 6.00, which is higher than the Banking & Investment Services industry's average of 5.16. The company's beta value is 0.75. 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
6.00
Change
0
Beta vs S&P 500 index
0.75
VaR
+1.94%
240-Day Maximum Drawdown
+20.58%
240-Day Volatility
+20.91%
Return
Best Daily Return
60 days
+1.36%
120 days
+10.31%
5 years
+10.31%
Worst Daily Return
60 days
-3.37%
120 days
-7.20%
5 years
-8.76%
Sharpe Ratio
60 days
+0.45
120 days
+0.13
5 years
+0.94
Risk Assessment
Maximum Drawdown
240 days
+20.58%
3 years
+20.58%
5 years
+25.42%
Return-to-Drawdown Ratio
240 days
+0.40
3 years
+0.46
5 years
+0.36
Skewness
240 days
+0.69
3 years
+0.27
5 years
-0.33
Volatility
Realised Volatility
240 days
+20.91%
5 years
+19.79%
Standardised True Range
240 days
+1.51%
5 years
+1.45%
Downside Risk-Adjusted Return
120 days
+14.83%
240 days
+14.83%
Maximum Daily Upside Volatility
60 days
+9.43%
Maximum Daily Downside Volatility
60 days
+11.11%
Liquidity
Average Turnover Rate
60 days
+0.54%
120 days
+0.66%
5 years
--
Turnover Deviation
20 days
-12.08%
60 days
-11.31%
120 days
+9.26%

Peers

Currency: USD Updated2025-08-27
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