Seeing Is Believing
ARCC is currently covered by 9 analysts with an average price target of $23.61. This is a potential upside of $4.7 (24.85%) from yesterday's end of day stock price of $18.91.
Ares Capital's activity chart (see below) currently has 128 price targets and 105 ratings on display. The stock rating distribution of ARCC is 17.39% HOLD and 82.61% BUY.
Analysts average stock forecasts to be materialized ratio is 74.58% with an average time for these price targets to be met of 858 days.
Highest price target for ARCC is $24, Lowest price target is $22, average price target is $23.07.
Most recent stock forecast was given by MELISSA WEDEL from JPMORGAN on 01-Oct-2025. First documented stock forecast 08-Feb-2015.
Currently out of the existing stock ratings of ARCC, 4 are a HOLD (17.39%), 19 are a BUY (82.61%).
Analyst name
Rating
Current price target
Potential Upside
Previous price target
Date
Price targets met ratio
Average potential upside
Average Days to Hit Target
Performance score
Buy
$22
$3.09 (16.34%)
$22
11 days ago
(01-Oct-2025)
3/5 (60%)
$1.87 (9.29%)
452
Buy
$23
$4.09 (21.63%)
$22
2 months 12 days ago
(30-Jul-2025)
1/3 (33.33%)
$0.86 (3.88%)
92
Buy
$23
$4.09 (21.63%)
$22
2 months 12 days ago
(30-Jul-2025)
8/13 (61.54%)
$0.86 (3.88%)
561
Buy
$23.5
$4.59 (24.27%)
$22
2 months 12 days ago
(30-Jul-2025)
9/10 (90%)
$1.36 (6.14%)
498
Buy
$23
$4.09 (21.63%)
$24
5 months 6 days ago
(06-May-2025)
4/6 (66.67%)
$3.2 (16.16%)
701
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