Ares Capital (ARCC) ended the recent trading session at $20.20, demonstrating a +1% change from the preceding day's closing price. This change outpaced the S&P 500's 0.03% loss on the day. Elsewhere, the Dow saw a downswing of 0.04%, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq depreciated by 0.09%.
Heading into today, shares of the private equity firm had lost 2.49% over the past month, lagging the Finance sector's gain of 4.37% and the S&P 500's gain of 2.57%.
The upcoming earnings release of Ares Capital will be of great interest to investors. It is anticipated that the company will report an EPS of $0.5, marking a 9.09% fall compared to the same quarter of the previous year. Meanwhile, the latest consensus estimate predicts the revenue to be $795.35 million, indicating a 4.79% increase compared to the same quarter of the previous year.
Regarding the entire year, the Zacks Consensus Estimates forecast earnings of $2 per share and revenue of $3.06 billion, indicating changes of -14.16% and +2.25%, respectively, compared to the previous year.
Investors should also note any recent changes to analyst estimates for Ares Capital. These revisions help to show the ever-changing nature of near-term business trends. With this in mind, we can consider positive estimate revisions a sign of optimism about the business outlook.
Our research suggests that these changes in estimates have a direct relationship with upcoming stock price performance. To benefit from this, we have developed the Zacks Rank, a proprietary model which takes these estimate changes into account and provides an actionable rating system.
The Zacks Rank system, stretching from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell), has a noteworthy track record of outperforming, validated by third-party audits, with stocks rated #1 producing an average annual return of +25% since the year 1988. Over the last 30 days, the Zacks Consensus EPS estimate has witnessed an unchanged state. Ares Capital is holding a Zacks Rank of #3 (Hold) right now.
From a valuation perspective, Ares Capital is currently exchanging hands at a Forward P/E ratio of 10.01. Its industry sports an average Forward P/E of 8.26, so one might conclude that Ares Capital is trading at a premium comparatively.
The Financial - SBIC & Commercial Industry industry is part of the Finance sector. Currently, this industry holds a Zacks Industry Rank of 164, positioning it in the bottom 34% of all 250+ industries.
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