Ares Capital (ARCC) Expected to Announce Earnings on Tuesday

Ares Capital (NASDAQ:ARCC) is anticipated to post its Q2 2025 quarterly earnings results before the market opens on Tuesday, July 29th. Analysts expect Ares Capital to post earnings of $0.51 per share and revenue of $748.76 million for the quarter.

Ares Capital (NASDAQ:ARCC) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, April 29th. The investment management company reported $0.50 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.54 by ($0.04). The business had revenue of $599.00 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $769.32 million. Ares Capital had a return on equity of 11.05% and a net margin of 43.50%. The firm’s revenue was up 4.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $0.59 EPS. On average, analysts expect Ares Capital to post $2 EPS for the current fiscal year and $2 EPS for the next fiscal year.

Ares Capital Stock Up 0.3%

Shares of NASDAQ ARCC opened at $23.11 on Friday. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $22.17 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $22.04. Ares Capital has a 12 month low of $18.26 and a 12 month high of $23.84. The company has a current ratio of 1.40, a quick ratio of 1.40 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.02. The company has a market cap of $16.04 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.27 and a beta of 0.67.

Ares Capital Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 30th. Stockholders of record on Friday, June 13th were paid a $0.48 dividend. This represents a $1.92 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 8.31%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, June 13th. Ares Capital’s dividend payout ratio is currently 93.66%.

Institutional Trading of Ares Capital

Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in ARCC. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC bought a new stake in Ares Capital in the first quarter valued at approximately $14,766,000. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. boosted its holdings in Ares Capital by 14.5% in the first quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 2,835,007 shares of the investment management company’s stock valued at $62,824,000 after acquiring an additional 358,829 shares during the last quarter. Empowered Funds LLC boosted its holdings in Ares Capital by 139.9% in the first quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 27,655 shares of the investment management company’s stock valued at $613,000 after acquiring an additional 16,128 shares during the last quarter. Dynamic Technology Lab Private Ltd bought a new stake in Ares Capital in the first quarter valued at approximately $273,000. Finally, AQR Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in Ares Capital by 6.5% in the first quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 16,502 shares of the investment management company’s stock valued at $365,000 after acquiring an additional 1,000 shares during the last quarter. 27.38% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research analysts have recently issued reports on ARCC shares. B. Riley raised Ares Capital to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, June 16th. UBS Group upped their price objective on Ares Capital from $22.00 to $22.50 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 16th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their price objective on Ares Capital from $24.50 to $22.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, April 24th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods lowered their price objective on Ares Capital from $23.00 to $22.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, April 8th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada lowered their price objective on Ares Capital from $24.00 to $23.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, May 6th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have given a hold rating, five have assigned a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $22.21.

Ares Capital Company Profile

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.