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The price of Ares Capital Corp (NASDAQ: ARCC) closed at $20.14 in the last session, down -0.84% from day before closing price of $20.31. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.84 from its previous closing price. On the day, 4.88 million shares were traded. ARCC stock price reached its highest trading level at $20.36 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $20.0201.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at ARCC’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 11.50 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 11.05. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 2.21 and its Current Ratio is at 2.21. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.09 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.09.
Insider Transactions:
An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Oct 31 ’25 when SCHNABEL MICHAEL KORT bought 13,000 shares for $20.39 per share. The transaction valued at 265,070 led to the insider holds 28,000 shares of the business.
Miller James Robert bought 40,000 shares of ARCC for $932,800 on Mar 03 ’25. The Co-President now owns 40,000 shares after completing the transaction at $23.32 per share. On Feb 11 ’25, another insider, Bates Ann Torre, who serves as the Director of the company, bought 6,000 shares for $22.75 each. As a result, the insider paid 136,500 and bolstered with 30,000 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, ARCC now has a Market Capitalization of 14414733312 and an Enterprise Value of 28919734272. As of this moment, Ares’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 10.12, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 10.32. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 4.44 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.01. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 9.582.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for ARCC is 0.62, which has changed by -0.029158711 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.16081822 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, ARCC has reached a high of $23.84, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $18.26. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -0.22%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -5.72%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, ARCC traded on average about 5.40M shares per day over the past 3-months and 4237940 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 716.00M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 711.21M. Insiders hold about 0.63% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 32.39% stake in the company. Shares short for ARCC as of 1764288000 were 19288413 with a Short Ratio of 3.58, compared to 1761868800 on 17321164. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 19288413 and a Short% of Float of 2.71.
Dividends & Splits
The forward annual dividend rate for ARCC is 1.92, which was 1.92 in the trailing 12 months. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.09453471. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 8.87.
Earnings Estimates
The stock of Ares Capital Corp (ARCC) is currently drawing attention from 15.0 analysts actively involved in the ongoing evaluation and rating process.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.49, with high estimates of $0.51 and low estimates of $0.47.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $2.03 and $1.93 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $1.99. EPS for the following year is $1.95, with 15.0 analysts recommending between $2.05 and $1.9.
Revenue Estimates
According to 12 analysts,. The current quarter’s revenue is expected to be $795.2M. It ranges from a high estimate of $815M to a low estimate of $772M. As of. The current estimate, Ares Capital Corp’s year-ago sales were $759MFor the next quarter, 12 analysts are estimating revenue of $786.36M. There is a high estimate of $817.83M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $745M.
A total of 13 analysts have provided revenue estimates for ARCC’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $3.09B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $3.03B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $3.06B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $2.99BBased on 13 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $3.2B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $3.33B and the low estimate is $2.92B.
