Seeing Is Believing
Financial Services - Sector
ARCC is currently covered by 9 analysts with an average price target of $25.29. This is a potential upside of $4.65 (22.53%) from yesterday's end of day stock price of $20.64.
Ares Capital's activity chart (see below) currently has 133 price targets and 109 ratings on display. The stock rating distribution of ARCC is 83.33% BUY and 16.67% HOLD.
Analysts average stock forecasts to be materialized ratio is 73.74% with an average time for these price targets to be met of 854.78 days.
Highest price target for ARCC is $24, Lowest price target is $21, average price target is $22.64.
Most recent stock forecast was given by PAUL JOHNSON from STIFEL on 29-Oct-2025. First documented stock forecast 09-Feb-2015.
Currently out of the existing stock ratings of ARCC, 20 are a BUY (83.33%), 4 are a HOLD (16.67%).
Analyst name
Rating
Rating initiation date
Current price target
Potential Upside
Previous price target
Date
Price targets met ratio
Average potential upside
Average Days to Hit Target
Performance score
Buy
Since 07-Feb-2025
$22
$1.36 (6.59%)
$23
2 months 13 days ago
(29-Oct-2025)
1/4 (25%)
$1.39 (6.74%)
92
Buy
Since 12-Dec-2024
$21
$0.36 (1.74%)
$23
2 months 13 days ago
(29-Oct-2025)
9/14 (64.29%)
$0.39 (1.89%)
503
Buy
Since 12-Nov-2019
$23
$2.36 (11.43%)
$23
2 months 13 days ago
(29-Oct-2025)
4/7 (57.14%)
$2.39 (11.60%)
701
Buy
Since 02-May-2024
$22
$1.36 (6.59%)
$22
3 months 10 days ago
(01-Oct-2025)
3/5 (60%)
$1.87 (9.29%)
452
Buy
Since 30-Jul-2025
$23.5
$2.86 (13.86%)
$22
5 months 12 days ago
(30-Jul-2025)
9/10 (90%)
$1.36 (6.14%)
498
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