Investors can expect a company’s stock to rise or fall based on the buying and selling of stock by its insiders. Ares Capital Corp shares valued at $932,800 were purchased by Miller James Robert on Mar 03 ’25. At $23.32 per share, Miller James Robert acquired 40,000 shares. The insider’s holdings grew to 40,000 shares worth approximately $0.86 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Bates Ann Torre purchased 6,000 shares, netting a total of over 136,500 in proceeds. Following the buying of shares at $22.75 each, the insider now holds 30,000 shares.
As published in a research note from Raymond James on February 06, 2025, Ares Capital Corp [ARCC] has been rated down from an Outperform to a Mkt perform. Analysts at Wells Fargo upgraded the stock from ‘”an Equal weight”‘ to ‘”an Overweight”‘ outlook in a report released in mid December. As of December 02, 2024, Wells Fargo has increased its “an Equal weight” rating to a “an Overweight” for ARCC. Earlier on January 08, 2024, B. Riley Securities downgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “a Neutral” for ARCC stock which previously was a “a Buy”.
Analyzing ARCC Stock Performance
On last trading session,, Ares Capital Corp [NASDAQ: ARCC] rose 0.19% to $21.56. The stock’s lowest price that day was $21.37, but it reached a high of $21.62 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 1.13%. Over the course of the year, Ares Capital Corp shares have jumped approximately 4.76%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $23.84 on 02/03/25 and a 52-week low of $18.26 on 04/09/25.
Support And Resistance Levels for Ares Capital Corp (ARCC)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 21.41, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 21.27. In the upper region, resistance lies at 21.66. The next price resistance is at 21.77. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 47.15 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.
Is Ares Capital Corp subject to short interest?
Stocks of Ares Capital Corp saw a sharp steep in short interest on 2025-05-30 dropping by -2.22 million shares to 15.9 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-04-30 was 18.12 million shares. A decline of -13.94% in short interest reflects a positive sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 4.18 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) decline to 4.18.
Which companies own the most shares of Ares Capital Corp (ARCC)?
In terms of Ares Capital Corp share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 21.75 in the next 12 months, up nearly 1.07% from the previous closing price of $21.52. Analysts anticipate Ares Capital Corp stock to reach 24 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 20. In spite of this, 7 analysts ranked Ares Capital Corp stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On June 16, 2023, B. Riley Securities assigned a price target of “a Buy” to the stock and initiated coverage with a $20.50.
