Ares Capital Corp (NASDAQ: ARCC)’s stock price has plunge by 0.88relation to previous closing price of 19.91. Nevertheless, the company has seen a 4.02% surge in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. seekingalpha.com reported 2025-04-14 that The market tanked after Trump’s reciprocal tariff announcement, with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq experiencing significant declines due to recession fears and trade war concerns, which spiked credit spreads. Rising credit spreads hurt BDCs, which are sensitive to default risk and borrowing costs, leading to sharp declines in their share prices. Credit spreads are still below 2022 highs and may decline if Trump rolls back tariffs to avoid inflation and pressure the Fed to cut rates.
Is It Worth Investing in Ares Capital Corp (NASDAQ: ARCC) Right Now?
Ares Capital Corp (NASDAQ: ARCC) has a price-to-earnings ratio of 8.23x that is above its average ratio. Additionally, the 36-month beta value for ARCC is 0.77. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 7 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 4 rating it as “overweight,” 3 rating it as “hold,” and 0 rating it as “sell.”
The public float for ARCC is 679.04M and currently, short sellers hold a 2.29% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of ARCC on April 14, 2025 was 5.41M shares.
ARCC’s Market Performance
ARCC’s stock has seen a 4.02% increase for the week, with a -5.61% drop in the past month and a -9.12% fall in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 7.80%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 3.24% for Ares Capital Corp The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -5.57% for ARCC’s stock, with a -6.98% 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 -9.54% 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 -15.75% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 3.24%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 7.80%, as shares sank -6.78% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -14.73% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, ARCC rose by +4.52%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -1.88% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $21.27. In addition, Ares Capital Corp saw -8.24% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
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:
- 0.83 for the present operating margin
- 0.93 for the gross margin
The net margin for Ares Capital Corp stands at 0.63. The total capital return value is set at 0.07.
When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 5.43. The receivables turnover for the company is 8.24for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.09.
Conclusion
In conclusion, Ares Capital Corp (ARCC) has seen bad performance in recent times. Analysts have a bullish opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others rating it as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
