Ares Capital Corporation (ARCC)

US — Financial Services Sector
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Key Metrics & Ratings

  • symbol ARCC
  • Rev/Share 3.1524
  • Book/Share 20.2249
  • PB 1.1016
  • Debt/Equity 0.0
  • CurrentRatio 0.0
  • ROIC 2.086

 

  • MktCap 15466374960.0
  • FreeCF/Share -3.5592
  • PFCF -6.4283
  • PE 10.4738
  • Debt/Assets 0.0
  • DivYield 0.0862
  • ROE 0.1103

 

  • Rating B+
  • Score 3
  • Recommendation Neutral
  • P/E Score 3
  • DCF Score 4
  • P/B Score 2
  • D/E Score 1

Recent Analyst Ratings

Type Ticker Analyst Firm Previous Rating Current Rating Previous Price Target Current Price Target Date
Downgrade ARCC Raymond James Outperform Market Perform -- -- Feb. 6, 2025
Upgrade ARCC Wells Fargo Equal Weight Overweight -- -- Dec. 12, 2024

News

BDC Investors Beware: 3 Major Risks You Can't Ignore Right Now
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Published: February 25, 2025 by: Seeking Alpha
Sentiment: Negative

BDCs have been soaring, but cracks are starting to show—here's what investors need to watch out for. We discuss why most BDCs are not worth buying now. One BDC stands out as a strong buy—find out which name offers value, safety, and sustainable dividends.

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I'm Buying Up To 8% Yield For Resilient Cash Flow
ARCC, ENB
Published: February 24, 2025 by: Seeking Alpha
Sentiment: Positive

Enbridge benefits from toll road-like cash flows, long-term contracts, steady distributable cash flow growth, and a reliable dividend, supported by a BBB+ credit rating. Ares Capital leverages its scale and industry expertise, generating strong returns through a well-diversified portfolio of senior loans and benefiting from rising M&A activity. Both companies maintain strong balance sheets with investment-grade credit ratings and conservative payout ratios, providing high-quality resilient cash flow in a volatile market.

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Ares Capital Corporation (ARCC) is Attracting Investor Attention: Here is What You Should Know
ARCC
Published: February 21, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Positive

Recently, Zacks.com users have been paying close attention to Ares Capital (ARCC). This makes it worthwhile to examine what the stock has in store.

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Lower Levered Ares Capital Still Generates More Than Enough
ARCC
Published: February 18, 2025 by: Seeking Alpha
Sentiment: Neutral

Ares Capital consistently outperforms its dividend payouts, maintaining a stable $0.48 per quarter despite lower leverage and fluctuating Fed rates. Management remains cautious about increasing leverage and dividends, focusing on maintaining strong earnings and downside protection amid potential possible recession risks. The company reviewed $650 billion in opportunities, committing $5 billion, showcasing its competitive edge in various market segments.

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10% Yields With Lower Risk: 3 Rare Buying Opportunities You Can't Ignore
AMLP, ARCC, BIZD, BXSL, DEA, DK, DKL, EPD, ET, FRT, GBDC, MAIN, NNN, O, VNQ, WES
Published: February 17, 2025 by: Seeking Alpha
Sentiment: Positive

These 3 high-yield stocks offer double-digit payouts while keeping risk in check—find out why the market is mispricing them. A government-backed REIT, a powerhouse midstream MLP, and a rock-solid BDC—all yielding 10%+ and primed for growth. Investors rarely get opportunities like this—here's how to lock in sustainable 10%+ yields before the market catches on.

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An Important Warning For Dividend Investors
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Published: February 17, 2025 by: Seeking Alpha
Sentiment: Negative

Dividend stocks may look cheap, but are they actually value traps? We uncover the truth. The REIT, energy, and BDC sectors face major headwinds—find out which stocks to avoid. Our high-yield strategy targets hidden gems while sidestepping the biggest pitfalls.

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Ares Capital: Buy The Dip
ARCC
Published: February 16, 2025 by: Seeking Alpha
Sentiment: Positive

Ares Capital's strong portfolio performance and consistent dividend coverage, despite a rise in the non-accrual ratio, affirm its bullish investment case. The BDC's originations surged 3% in Q4, driven by robust demand for capital, with a notable shift towards higher-quality First Lien Senior Secured Loans. Despite higher operating expenses and non-accruals, ARCC's net investment income and core EPS comfortably covered its dividend, maintaining an 87% payout ratio.

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My Top 10 High Dividend Yield Stocks For February 2025: Two Yield Over 7%
ARCC, CVX, IBDRY, MO, PEP, PNC, PSX, QSR, VOO, VZ, ZURVY
Published: February 13, 2025 by: Seeking Alpha
Sentiment: Positive

Implementing a high dividend yield strategy can provide substantial income and stability during market volatility, supporting long-term investment goals without selling during declines. The selected 10 companies offer Dividend Yields [FWD] between 3.22% and 8.06%, with attractive Dividend Growth Rates and appealing valuations, enhancing portfolio sustainability. Each company exhibits a P/E [FWD] Ratio below 20, which reflects their attractive valuation.

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A Historic Opportunity To Win Big With Dividend Stocks
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Published: February 10, 2025 by: Seeking Alpha
Sentiment: Positive

The current market offers a historic opportunity for dividend stocks. We detail why this is a historic opportunity for dividend investors. We also discuss some of the names that we are buying to take advantage of this opportunity.

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Ares Capital Corporation (ARCC) Is a Trending Stock: Facts to Know Before Betting on It
ARCC
Published: February 10, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Positive

Recently, Zacks.com users have been paying close attention to Ares Capital (ARCC). This makes it worthwhile to examine what the stock has in store.

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About Ares Capital Corporation (ARCC)

  • IPO Date 2004-10-05
  • Website https://www.arescapitalcorp.com
  • Industry Asset Management
  • CEO Mr. Kort Schnabel
  • Employees 1200

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.