Ares Capital Analyst Price Targets

Wall Street analyst price targets and consensus rating for Ares Capital (ARCC).

Price Target Range — 12 Quarters

Analyst Consensus — 11 Analysts

2S.Buy

7Buy

2Hold

Consensus RatingOverweight# Analysts11Avg. Consensus PT$22Upside to Avg. PT+17.7%

Rating Trend — Last 9 Months

Recent Analyst Actions

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Date	Firm	Analyst	Action	Rating Change	Price Target
Sep 1, 2026	UBS	Doug Harter	PT Raise	Neutral	$19→$21
Jul 30, 2026	Truist Securities	Arren Cyganovich	PT Cut	Buy	$22→$21
Jul 30, 2026	Keefe, Bruyette & Woods	Paul Johnson	PT Cut	Outperform	$21→$20
Jul 2, 2026	JP Morgan	Richard Shane	PT Cut	Overweight	$19→$19
Jun 12, 2026	Wells Fargo	Finian O'Shea	Downgrade	Overweight→Equal-Weight	$20→$19
Apr 29, 2026	RBC Capital	Kenneth S. Lee	PT Cut	Outperform	$22→$21
Apr 29, 2026	Truist Securities	Arren Cyganovich	PT Cut	Buy	$23→$22
Apr 22, 2026	Citizens	Brian McKenna	PT Cut	Market Outperform	$23→$22
Apr 16, 2026	Keefe, Bruyette & Woods	Paul Johnson	PT Cut	Outperform	$22→$21
Mar 13, 2026	UBS	Doug Harter	PT Cut	Neutral	$21→$19
Mar 13, 2026	JP Morgan	Richard Shane	PT Cut	Overweight	$22→$19
Feb 9, 2026	RBC Capital	Kenneth S. Lee	PT Cut	Outperform	$23→$22
Feb 5, 2026	Wells Fargo	Finian O'Shea	PT Cut	Overweight	$21→$20
Oct 29, 2025	Keefe, Bruyette & Woods	Paul Johnson	PT Cut	Outperform	$23→$22
Oct 29, 2025	RBC Capital	Kenneth S. Lee	PT Cut	Outperform	$24→$23
Oct 29, 2025	Wells Fargo	Finian O'Shea	PT Cut	Overweight	$23→$21
Oct 14, 2025	UBS	Doug Harter	PT Cut	Neutral	$23→$21
Oct 10, 2025	LUCID CAPITAL MARKETS	Ethan Kaye	Initiate	Buy	$23
Oct 1, 2025	JP Morgan	Melissa Wedel	PT Cut	Overweight	$23→$22
Jul 31, 2025	JMP Securities	Brian McKenna	PT Raise	Market Outperform	$22→$23

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Analyst Ratings News

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UBS Maintains Neutral on Ares Capital, Raises Price Target to $21

UBS analyst Doug Harter maintains Ares Capital (NASDAQ:ARCC) with a Neutral and raises the price target from $19 to $21.

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Truist Securities Maintains Buy on Ares Capital, Lowers Price Target to $21

Truist Securities analyst Arren Cyganovich maintains Ares Capital (NASDAQ:ARCC) with a Buy and lowers the price target from $22 to $21.

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Keefe, Bruyette & Woods Maintains Outperform on Ares Capital, Lowers Price Target to $20

Keefe, Bruyette & Woods analyst Paul Johnson maintains Ares Capital (NASDAQ:ARCC) with a Outperform and lowers the price target from $21 to $20.

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JP Morgan Maintains Overweight on Ares Capital, Lowers Price Target to $18.5

JP Morgan analyst Richard Shane maintains Ares Capital (NASDAQ:ARCC) with a Overweight and lowers the price target from $19 to $18.5.

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Wells Fargo Downgrades Ares Capital to Equal-Weight, Lowers Price Target to $19

Wells Fargo analyst Finian O'Shea downgrades Ares Capital (NASDAQ:ARCC) from Overweight to Equal-Weight and lowers the price target from $20 to $19.

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RBC Capital Maintains Outperform on Ares Capital, Lowers Price Target to $21

RBC Capital analyst Kenneth S. Lee maintains Ares Capital (NASDAQ:ARCC) with a Outperform and lowers the price target from $22 to $21.

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Analyst Ratings News

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UBS Maintains Neutral on Ares Capital, Raises Price Target to $21

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Truist Securities Maintains Buy on Ares Capital, Lowers Price Target to $21

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Keefe, Bruyette & Woods Maintains Outperform on Ares Capital, Lowers Price Target to $20

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JP Morgan Maintains Overweight on Ares Capital, Lowers Price Target to $18.5

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Wells Fargo Downgrades Ares Capital to Equal-Weight, Lowers Price Target to $19

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RBC Capital Maintains Outperform on Ares Capital, Lowers Price Target to $21

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PROUBS Maintains Neutral on Ares Capital, Raises Price Target to $21

PROTruist Securities Maintains Buy on Ares Capital, Lowers Price Target to $21

PROKeefe, Bruyette & Woods Maintains Outperform on Ares Capital, Lowers Price Target to $20

PROJP Morgan Maintains Overweight on Ares Capital, Lowers Price Target to $18.5

PROWells Fargo Downgrades Ares Capital to Equal-Weight, Lowers Price Target to $19

PRORBC Capital Maintains Outperform on Ares Capital, Lowers Price Target to $21

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UBS Maintains Neutral on Ares Capital, Raises Price Target to $21

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Truist Securities Maintains Buy on Ares Capital, Lowers Price Target to $21

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Keefe, Bruyette & Woods Maintains Outperform on Ares Capital, Lowers Price Target to $20

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JP Morgan Maintains Overweight on Ares Capital, Lowers Price Target to $18.5

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Wells Fargo Downgrades Ares Capital to Equal-Weight, Lowers Price Target to $19

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RBC Capital Maintains Outperform on Ares Capital, Lowers Price Target to $21