Ares Capital (ARCC) Stock Forecast & Price Target

$21.79 -0.04 (-0.18%)

(As of 11/20/2024 ET)

Ares Capital - Analysts' Recommendations and Stock Price Forecast (2024)

MarketBeat calculates consensus analyst ratings for stocks using the most recent rating from each Wall Street analyst that has rated a stock within the last twelve months. Each analyst's rating is normalized to a standardized rating score of 1 (sell), 2 (hold), 3 (buy) or 4 (strong buy). Analyst consensus ratings scores are calculated using the mean average of the number of normalized sell, hold, buy and strong buy ratings from Wall Street analysts. Each stock's consensus analyst rating is derived from its calculated consensus ratings score (0 to .5 = Strong Sell, .5 to 1 = Sell, 1 to 1.5 = Reduce, 1.5 to 2.5 = Hold, 2.5 to 3.0 = Moderate Buy, 3.0 to 3.5 = Buy, >3.5 = Strong Buy). MarketBeat's consensus price targets are a mean average of the most recent available price targets set by each analyst that has set a price target for the stock in the last twelve months. MarketBeat's consensus ratings and consensus price targets may differ from those calculated by other firms due to differences in methodology and available data.

Consensus Rating

Moderate Buy

Based on 9 Analyst Ratings

Sell
0

Hold
3

Buy
6

Based on 9 Wall Street analysts who have issued ratings for Ares Capital in the last 12 months, the stock has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy." Out of the 9 analysts, 3 have given a hold rating, 5 have given a buy rating, and 1 has given a strong buy rating for ARCC.

Consensus Price Target

$21.86
0.31% Upside

According to the 9 analysts' twelve-month price targets for Ares Capital, the average price target is $21.86. The highest price target for ARCC is $23.00, while the lowest price target for ARCC is $20.00. The average price target represents a forecasted upside of 0.31% from the current price of $21.79.

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ARCC Analyst Ratings Over Time

Type	Current Forecast 11/22/23 to 11/21/24	1 Month Ago 10/23/23 to 10/22/24	3 Months Ago 8/24/23 to 8/23/24	1 Year Ago 11/22/22 to 11/22/23
Strong Buy	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)
Buy	5 Buy rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)
Hold	3 Hold rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)
Sell	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Sell rating(s)
Consensus Price Target	$21.86	$21.71	$21.71	$20.20
Forecasted Upside	0.31% Upside	0.58% Upside	3.80% Upside	1.81% Upside
Consensus Rating	Moderate Buy	Moderate Buy	Moderate Buy	Moderate Buy

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ARCC Analyst Recommendations By Month

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ARCC Price Targets by Month

The chart below shows how a company's share price and consensus price target have changed over time. The dark blue line represents the company's actual price. The lighter blue line represents the stock's consensus price target. The even lighter blue range in the background of the two lines represents the low price target and the high price target for each stock.

Ares Capital Stock vs. The Competition

Type	Ares Capital	Finance Companies	S&P 500
Consensus Rating Score	2.78	2.49	2.50
Consensus Rating	Moderate Buy	Hold	Moderate Buy
Predicted Upside	0.31% Upside	12.88% Upside	9.81% Upside
News Sentiment Rating	Positive News See Recent ARCC News	Positive News	Positive News

Recent Analyst Forecasts and Stock Ratings

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Date	Brokerage	Analyst Name	Action	Rating	Price Target	Upside/Downside on Report Date
10/31/2024	B. Riley 4 of 5 stars		Boost Target	Neutral ➝ Neutral	$21.00 ➝ $22.00	+3.68%
8/23/2024	UBS Group 4 of 5 stars	V. Abraham Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Upgrade	Hold
8/5/2024	Royal Bank of Canada 4 of 5 stars		Reiterated Rating	Outperform ➝ Outperform	$22.00 ➝ $22.00	+11.56%
7/30/2024	Compass Point Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	C. Alexander Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Upgrade	Strong-Buy
7/30/2024	JMP Securities Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Market Outperform ➝ Market Outperform	$21.00 ➝ $22.00	+4.51%
5/2/2024	JPMorgan Chase & Co. Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Overweight ➝ Overweight	$21.50 ➝ $22.00	+5.82%
5/2/2024	Truist Financial Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Buy ➝ Buy	$22.00 ➝ $23.00	+10.42%
5/2/2024	Oppenheimer Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Outperform ➝ Outperform	$21.00 ➝ $22.00	+5.52%
1/29/2024	Wells Fargo & Company Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Equal Weight ➝ Equal Weight	$19.00 ➝ $20.00	-2.49%
7/26/2023	Citigroup Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target		$20.00 ➝ $21.00	+6.38%

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ARCC Forecast - Frequently Asked Questions

: According to the research reports of 9 Wall Street equities research analysts, the average twelve-month stock price forecast for Ares Capital is $21.86, with a high forecast of $23.00 and a low forecast of $20.00.
: 9 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Ares Capital in the last twelve months. There are currently 3 hold ratings, 5 buy ratings and 1 strong buy rating for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street analysts is that investors should "moderate buy" ARCC shares.
: According to analysts, Ares Capital's stock has a predicted upside of 0.31% based on their 12-month stock forecasts.
: Over the previous 90 days, Ares Capital's stock had 1 upgrade by analysts.
: Ares Capital has been rated by research analysts at B. Riley, and UBS Group in the past 90 days.
: Analysts like Ares Capital more than other "finance" companies. The consensus rating for Ares Capital is Moderate Buy while the average consensus rating for "finance" companies is Hold. Learn more on how ARCC compares to other companies.

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This page (NASDAQ:ARCC) was last updated on 11/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff

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Ares Capital (ARCC) Stock Forecast & Price Target