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Ares Capital Corporation

Financial Services · Asset Management

$19.37

Down-$0.43 (-2.17%)

Updated Sep 16, 2026, 12:12 PM

SID Score

6.2/10

Composite research score

Smart Money

54/100

Neutral

Market cap
13.37B
P/E ratio
10.02
Dividend yield
12.39%
52-week range
$17.40 – $22.50
Volume
4.03M
Avg. volume
5.96M

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Overview

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Company profile

Ares Capital Corp is a United States-based closed-ended specialty finance company. Its investment objective is to generate both current income and capital appreciation through debt and equity investments. The company focuses on investing 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, the company also invests in subordinated loans and preferred equity, it also makes common equity investments.

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Consensus
Average target
$22.33
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ARCC recent ratings
DateFirmRatingTarget
Sep 1, 2026UBSNeutral
Jul 30, 2026Keefe, Bruyette & WoodsOutperform
Jul 30, 2026Truist SecuritiesBuy
Jul 2, 2026JP MorganOverweight
Jun 12, 2026Wells FargoEqual-Weight
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