Weekly Analysts’ Ratings Changes for Ares Capital (ARCC)

Several analysts have recently updated their ratings and price targets for Ares Capital (NASDAQ: ARCC):

• 10/31/2026 – Ares Capital was downgraded by Wall Street Zen from “hold” to “sell”.
• 10/29/2026 – Ares Capital was upgraded by UBS Group from “neutral” to “buy”. They now have a $21.00 price target on the stock.
• 10/29/2026 – Ares Capital was upgraded by UBS Group from “neutral” to “buy”. They now have a $21.00 price target on the stock.
• 10/28/2026 – Ares Capital had its “market outperform” rating reaffirmed by Citigroup.
• 9/19/2026 – Ares Capital was upgraded by Wall Street Zen from “sell” to “hold”.

Ares Capital Stock Up 2.4%

Ares Capital stock traded up $0.47 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, reaching $19.48. 1,029,055 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 5,724,247. The company has a market cap of $14.06 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.96 and a beta of 0.60. Ares Capital Corporation has a twelve month low of $17.40 and a twelve month high of $21.14. The company has a quick ratio of 1.00, a current ratio of 1.00 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.08. The company has a fifty day moving average of $19.19 and a 200-day moving average of $19.02.

Ares Capital (NASDAQ:ARCC) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, October 27th. The investment management company reported $0.46 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.48 by ($0.02). Ares Capital had a return on equity of 9.72% and a net margin of 28.34%. The firm had revenue of $763.00 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $776.34 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $0.50 earnings per share. The firm’s quarterly revenue was down 2.4% on a year-over-year basis. Sell-side analysts expect that Ares Capital Corporation will post 1.88 EPS for the current year.

Ares Capital Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, December 29th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, December 15th will be issued a dividend of $0.48 per share. This represents a $1.92 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 9.9%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, December 15th. Ares Capital’s payout ratio is 157.38%.

Ares Capital Corporation (NASDAQ: ARCC) is a business development company that provides financing to middle-market companies. The company primarily invests in first-lien senior secured loans, second-lien loans, subordinated debt, and, to a lesser extent, equity securities. Its investments are generally designed to support acquisitions, recapitalizations, refinancings, growth initiatives, and other corporate activities.

Founded in 2004, Ares Capital is externally managed by Ares Capital Management LLC, an affiliate of Ares Management Corporation.