Ares Capital (ARCC) – Investment Analysts’ Weekly Ratings Updates

Several brokerages have updated their recommendations and price targets on shares of Ares Capital (NASDAQ: ARCC) in the last few weeks:

• 10/30/2025 – Ares Capital had its “market outperform” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Citigroup Inc..
• 10/30/2025 – Ares Capital had its “buy (b-)” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Weiss Ratings.
• 10/29/2025 – Ares Capital had its price target lowered by analysts at Keefe, Bruyette & Woods from $23.00 to $22.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 10/29/2025 – Ares Capital had its price target lowered by analysts at Wells Fargo & Company from $23.00 to $21.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 10/29/2025 – Ares Capital had its price target lowered by analysts at Royal Bank Of Canada from $24.00 to $23.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 10/19/2025 – Ares Capital was upgraded by analysts at Wall Street Zen from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating.
• 10/14/2025 – Ares Capital had its price target lowered by analysts at UBS Group AG from $22.50 to $21.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 10/11/2025 – Ares Capital was downgraded by analysts at Wall Street Zen from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating.
• 10/10/2025 – Ares Capital was given a new $22.50 price target on by analysts at Capital One Financial Corporation.
• 10/8/2025 – Ares Capital had its “buy (b)” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Weiss Ratings.
• 10/1/2025 – Ares Capital had its price target lowered by analysts at JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $23.00 to $22.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 9/27/2025 – Ares Capital had its “buy (b)” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Weiss Ratings.

Ares Capital Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, December 30th. Investors of record on Monday, December 15th will be given a dividend of $0.48 per share. The ex-dividend date is Monday, December 15th. This represents a $1.92 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 9.5%. Ares Capital’s payout ratio is currently 96.00%.

Insider Transactions at Ares Capital

In other news, CEO Michael Kort Schnabel bought 13,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, October 31st. The stock was purchased at an average cost of $20.39 per share, for a total transaction of $265,070.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 28,000 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $570,920. This trade represents a 86.67% increase in their ownership of the stock. The purchase was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. 0.48% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

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.