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Ares Capital Corp Stock: price and insider trades · United States
No insider purchase over the last 90 days. The latest was filed 10 Feb 2026.
Ares Capital Corp: what insiders have been doing
This page follows insider dealings at Ares Capital Corp as filed with SEC (Form 4), a company from the Finance & Banking sector based in Los Angeles, United States. The group dates from 1997. In the past year (18 October 2025 to 18 October 2026), 5 filings came from 4 insiders.
Only purchases show up on the open market, 5 purchases in all worth €825k, filed by 4 insiders. Buying on the open market means paying the going price with one's own funds, a different act from receiving shares as pay. Markowicz Jana filed the largest purchase, €244k, on 10 February 2026. The buyers include 2 senior executives, 1 finance chief and 1 chief executive.
With 5 filings in twelve months, the company is quieter than the median of 19 filings across the 5,814 companies we follow on the same exchange. Over the whole record (from 2016), the tally stands at 18 purchases and 1 sale.
Within a 30-day window, 4 purchases overlapped with buying by a second insider. When several insiders buy within a few weeks of each other, analysts speak of a cluster purchase. The latest purchase dates back some time: it was published 250 days ago, on 10 February 2026. Between a trade and the moment it shows up on SEC (Form 4), the median delay is 3 days. The legal deadline for a Form 4 is two business days after the transaction.
In the same sector, recent insider purchases at First Guaranty Bancshares, Inc. and BCB Bancorp Inc also feature in our signals. Every figure here comes from the filings published by SEC (Form 4) and describes the past, not future prices; it is not investment advice.
Insider Decl.
20
Thresholds
n/a
Buy Volume
€9M
18 ops. · all time
Sell Volume
€456,402
1 ops. · all time
Who traded when
BuySaleMichael Kort Schnabel3 buys
Ann Torre Bates1 buy
James Robert Miller1 buy
Jana Markowicz1 buy
Mary Beth Henson1 buy
Scott C. Lem1 buy
Since the insiders bought
- -5.7%Entry US$19.91 · Close at T+90 US$18.77
- -6.4%Entry US$19.96 · Close at T+90 US$18.68
- -6.4%Entry US$19.96 · Close at T+90 US$18.68
Entry is the close on the day after publication, the first price a reader could act on. Prices in the listing currency. Past moves are not a forecast.
Analyst consensus: bullish or bearish?
Analysts rate Ares Capital Corp Buy (bullish), based on 13 analysts. Average price target: US$20.62.
This score ranks the purchase within its own market. A position size is suggested only on the venues of the backtested strategy universe; elsewhere, signals stay on watch. Not investment advice.
Fundamental score
Ranked 6,969 of 24,148 companies
62.1
score / 100
Value50
Quality75
FCF yld-12%
Earn yld9.0%
EV/EBITDA·
ROE6.9%
Gross mgn·
Net mgn86%
Debt/EBITDA·
Pillars2/3
Transparent value + quality ranking, distinct from the insider signal.
Financial data
as of FY 2025FY ended December 2025 · cache
US$20.19
Analyst consensus
13 analystsBuy
US$19.00Target US$20.62(+2%)US$23.00
Income statement
RevenueUS$1.5B
Net incomeUS$1.3B30.9% margin
Valuation
PER (trailing)15.1x
PER (forward)10.4x
P/Book1.0x
Beta0.62
Balance sheet & cash
Market capUS$14.5B
Total debtUS$16B
Free Cash Flow-US$1.7B
Debt / Equity114%
Profitability & ownership
ROE6.9%
ROA4.9%
% insiders0.6%
% institutions36.4%
Last declaration on 10 February 2026
Declarations20 total
15,000 shares@ US$19.20100.0% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001104659-26-012671:0
Canonical exit: 10 May 2026 (T+90)
5,186 shares@ US$19.29100.0% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001104659-26-012246:0
Canonical exit: 7 May 2026 (T+90)
12,500 shares@ US$19.1330.0% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001104659-26-012247:0
Canonical exit: 6 May 2026 (T+90)
4,000 shares@ US$19.1414.6% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001104659-26-012112:0
Canonical exit: 6 May 2026 (T+90)
13,000 shares@ US$20.3933.9% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001104659-25-105726:0
Canonical exit: 29 Jan 2026 (T+90)
40,000 shares@ US$23.32100.0% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001104659-25-020873:0
Canonical exit: 1 Jun 2025 (T+90)
300,172 shares0Common StockSEC:0001104659-25-015659:0
6,000 shares@ US$22.75100.0% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001104659-25-012919:0
Canonical exit: 12 May 2025 (T+90)
15,000 shares@ US$17.8436.0% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001104659-23-056085:0
Canonical exit: 31 Jul 2023 (T+90)
3,000 shares@ US$17.504.7% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001104659-23-033966:0
Canonical exit: 13 Jun 2023 (T+90)
2,500 shares@ US$19.044.6% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001104659-22-100660:0
Canonical exit: 13 Dec 2022 (T+90)
9,000 shares@ US$19.7739.9% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001104659-22-097468:0
Canonical exit: 29 Nov 2022 (T+90)
25,000 shares@ US$19.7746.8% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001104659-22-086200:0
Canonical exit: 1 Nov 2022 (T+90)
2,775 shares@ US$17.95100.0% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001104659-22-072485:0
Canonical exit: 13 Sept 2022 (T+90)
300,000 shares@ US$17.75100.0% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001104659-22-071960:0
Canonical exit: 12 Sept 2022 (T+90)
5,000 shares@ US$19.6220.7% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001104659-22-068058:0
Canonical exit: 30 Aug 2022 (T+90)
54,000 shares@ US$18.64100.0% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001104659-22-064010:0
Canonical exit: 17 Aug 2022 (T+90)
6,000 shares@ US$20.0524.8% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001104659-22-034557:0
Canonical exit: 12 Jun 2022 (T+90)
25,805 shares@ US$19.9643.9% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001104659-21-150043:0
100 sharesCommon StockSEC:0001104659-16-090839:0
Canonical exit: 19 Apr 2016 (T+90)
20 of 20 declarations
About Ares Capital Corp
Ares Capital Corporation (ARCC) is a U.S.-based Business Development Company (BDC) listed on the NASDAQ Global Select Market in the United States. For French-speaking investors, it is best viewed as one of the core U.S. private credit and direct-lending vehicles focused on financing middle-market companies. The company was founded on April 16, 2004, was initially funded in June 2004, and completed its IPO on October 8, 2004. Its strategy is built around permanent capital, long-term lending relationships, and the ability to deliver fast execution and flexible financing solutions to private companies and financial sponsors.
Operationally, ARCC’s business centers on providing debt capital to U.S. middle-market borrowers, with select equity exposure in certain transactions. Its core products include first-lien senior secured loans, unitranche loans, second-lien loans, subordinated debt, mezzanine-style financing, recapitalizations, acquisitions, growth capital, refinancing, rescue financing, and restructuring situations. The company also participates in capital markets activities for its own account and may occasionally invest in syndicated or club transactions. This broad toolkit allows ARCC to address a wide range of financing needs while maintaining a disciplined risk-return framework.
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ARCC’s competitive position is supported by the broader Ares Management platform, under which it is externally managed. That affiliation gives ARCC access to origination channels, market intelligence, due diligence resources, research capabilities, and substantial capital markets experience. The company describes itself as one of the largest direct lenders in the U.S., and its scale is reinforced by a sizable, diversified portfolio. As of March 31, 2026, its portfolio had a fair value of approximately $29.5 billion and included 607 portfolio companies backed by 264 different private equity sponsors, underscoring its critical mass in U.S. private credit.
In terms of geography, ARCC is primarily U.S.-focused, although the broader Ares platform is global and some portfolio exposures can extend beyond the domestic market. Its preferred industries include software and services, health care services, commercial and professional services, insurance services, and consumer services. Recent highlights include the company’s April 28, 2026 announcement of first-quarter 2026 results and a second-quarter 2026 dividend of $0.48 per share, followed by a May 4, 2026 public offering of $800 million of 5.550% unsecured notes due 2030. Overall, ARCC offers investors a large-scale U.S. private credit platform with income orientation, diversified exposure, and sensitivity to the financing cycle of middle-market borrowers.
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