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Ares Capital Corp has a consensus price target of $21.77 based on the ratings of 12 analysts. The high is $24 issued by Wells Fargo on January 29, 2025. The low is $20 issued by Wells Fargo on October 26, 2022. The 3 most-recent analyst ratings were released by Wells Fargo, Wells Fargo, and B. Riley Securities on January 29, 2025, December 2, 2024, and October 31, 2024, respectively. With an average price target of $23 between Wells Fargo, Wells Fargo, and B. Riley Securities, there's an implied -2.76% downside for Ares Capital Corp from these most-recent analyst ratings.
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The latest price target for Ares Capital (NASDAQ:ARCC) was reported by Wells Fargo on January 29, 2025. The analyst firm set a price target for $24.00 expecting ARCC to rise to within 12 months (a possible 1.47% upside). 10 analyst firms have reported ratings in the last year.
The latest analyst rating for Ares Capital (NASDAQ:ARCC) was provided by Wells Fargo, and Ares Capital maintained their overweight rating.
The last upgrade for Ares Capital Corp happened on December 2, 2024 when Wells Fargo raised their price target to $23. Wells Fargo previously had an equal-weight for Ares Capital Corp.
The last downgrade for Ares Capital Corp happened on January 8, 2024 when B. Riley Securities changed their price target from N/A to $21 for Ares Capital Corp.
Analysts arrive at stock ratings after doing extensive research, which includes going through public financial statements, talking to executives and customers of Ares Capital, and listening in to earnings conference calls. Most analysts do this every three months, so you should get 4 ratings per company per firm each year. The last rating for Ares Capital was filed on January 29, 2025 so you should expect the next rating to be made available sometime around January 29, 2026.
While ratings are subjective and will change, the latest Ares Capital (ARCC) rating was a maintained with a price target of $23.00 to $24.00. The current price Ares Capital (ARCC) is trading at is $23.65, which is within the analyst’s predicted range.
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