The price-to-earnings ratio for Ares Capital Corp (NASDAQ: ARCC) is 10.89x, which is above its average ratio. Moreover, the 36-month beta value for ARCC is 0.73. Analysts have varying opinions on the stock, with 7 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 4 as “overweight,” 2 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for ARCC is 686.73M and currently, short sellers hold a 2.55% of that float. On June 10, 2025, ARCC’s average trading volume was 5.17M shares.
ARCC) stock’s latest price update
Ares Capital Corp (NASDAQ: ARCC)’s stock price has soared by 0.09 in relation to previous closing price of 22.19. Nevertheless, the company has seen a gain of 1.09% in its stock price over the last five trading days. seekingalpha.com reported 2025-06-09 that We all learn over time. Some of us more than others. The agency mortgage REIT price-to-book ratios are getting really high, except for the weaker ones. That doesn’t make the weak ones a great bargain. Main Street Capital stands out among BDCs for superior management and NAV growth, but that valuation just refuses to come down.
ARCC’s Market Performance
ARCC’s stock has risen by 1.09% in the past week, with a monthly rise of 5.76% and a quarterly drop of -1.07%. The volatility ratio for the week is 0.55% while the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 0.93% for Ares Capital Corp. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 1.57% for ARCC’s stock, with a 2.42% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of ARCC
Wells Fargo gave a rating of “Overweight” to ARCC, setting the target price at $23 in the report published on December 02nd of the previous year.
ARCC Trading at 4.93% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought ARCC to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -6.84% of loss for the given period.
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Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at ARCC starting from Miller James Robert, who purchase 40,000 shares at the price of $23.32 back on Mar 03 ’25. After this action, Miller James Robert now owns 40,000 shares of Ares Capital Corp, valued at $932,800 using the latest closing price.
Bates Ann Torre, the Director of Ares Capital Corp, purchase 6,000 shares at $22.75 during a trade that took place back on Feb 11 ’25, which means that Bates Ann Torre is holding 30,000 shares at $136,500 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for ARCC
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.91 for the present operating margin
- 0.96 for the gross margin
The net margin for Ares Capital Corp stands at 0.67. The total capital return value is set at 0.07.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 2.32 billion with net debt to EBITDA at -0.35. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 6.93. The receivables turnover for the company is 8.92for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.08.
Conclusion
To wrap up, the performance of Ares Capital Corp (ARCC) has been better in recent times. The stock has received a bullish of “buy” and “hold” ratings from analysts. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
