After Hours
There may be slightly higher risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading than during regular market hours. Due to the fact that issuers often announce critical financial information outside of regular trading hours, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular securities.
Stocks Info
As a NASDAQ listed company, ARCC falls under the Financial sector while operating within the Asset Management industry segment. The current market capitalization of Ares Capital Corp is $15.30B. A total of 5.52 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 4.66M shares.
Aside from predicting where a stock will go, investors also consider insider trades as an indicator of the stock’s future direction. During the recent three months, ARCC has seen 0 BUY and 0 SELL insider trades, representing the acquisition of 0 and the disposition of 0 shares. Over the last 12 months, there were 0 BUYs and 0 SELLs from insiders. Insiders purchased 0 shares during that period but sold 0.
In the most recent transaction, Bates Ann Torre bought 6,000 shares of ARCC for 22.75 per share on Feb 11 ’25. After the transaction, the Director now owns 30,000 company shares.
Dividend
Investors prefer companies that pay dividends because dividends generate immediate cash flow and indicate a positive outlook. Ares Capital Corp pays an annual dividend of $1.92, resulting in a dividend yield of 8.43%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 9.34. ARCC’s most recent ex-dividend date was 8.06% when it declared a $0.48 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 3/14/2025. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 12/13/2024 with an ex-dividend date of 8.9%. The ARCC stock dividend was $0.48 per share in cash.
In spite of price targets being rarely accurate, it tends to exert some kind influence from time to time, and was often accepted by the market as having some value. According to analysts who have offered 12-month price targets for ARCC in the last 3 months, the mean price target is $23.59 with high estimates of $26.00 and low estimates of $22.00. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, ARCC has a high of $23.84 and a low of $19.32.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
The balance sheet of a company shows what assets and liabilities a company has, as well as the amount, equity investors have invested. With the help of this information, a company’s financial ratios can be calculated to give investors an overview of the company’s prospects. Its Book Value Per Share was $19.87, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $8.87B.
Analysts Opinion
The risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading may be slightly higher than the regular market hours. The reason is that extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular security due to lower liquidity and higher volatility as issuers often announce critical financial information outside regular trading hours. Currently, 0 analysts are providing their opinions on the stock. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being Sell and 5 being Buy, the average analyst rating for ARCC is Buy with a score of 4.43.
