Ares Capital stock: UBS keeps its USD 21.00 target for Ares Capital stock

Published on 10/22/2026 at 22:22 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

Ares Capital reports third-quarter results on October 27, 2026. Ares Capital stock costs EUR 16.73 on October 22, 2026.

Analyst target and reporting date

UBS maintained a USD 21.00 target for Ares Capital on October 20, 2026.
Ares Capital expects third-quarter results before the market opens on October 27, 2026.
Ares Capital stock costs EUR 16.73 at Lang & Schwarz on October 22, 2026 at 10:19 p.m. CEST.
Second-quarter revenue reached USD 768.0 million for the period ended June 30, 2026.

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Ares Capital (ISIN US04010L1035) received a maintained USD 21.00 price target from UBS on October 20, 2026. Markets Insider reported that analyst Melissa Wedel kept a Hold rating. The stock was trading at EUR 16.73 at Lang & Schwarz on October 22, 2026 at 10:19 p.m. CEST.

UBS target stays above Nasdaq price

UBS set its target at USD 21.00, compared with the Nasdaq last price of USD 18.79 on October 22, 2026 at 4:00 p.m. EDT. That places the target 11.76 percent above the Nasdaq price, a calculation based on the two dollar-denominated figures. The rating itself stayed at Hold.

Second-quarter revenue reached USD 768.00 million

Ares Capital reported USD 768.00 million in revenue and USD 171.00 million in net profit for the quarter ended June 30, 2026. Revenue was USD 579.00 million in the comparable prior-year quarter, while net profit was USD 361.00 million. These figures and the UBS assessment were reported by Markets Insider.

October 27 date sets the next marker

Ares Capital is expected to report third-quarter 2026 results before the market opens on October 27, 2026. MarketBeat cited consensus estimates of USD 0.48 for earnings per share and USD 776.38 million in revenue for that quarter. The company declared a quarterly dividend of USD 0.48 per share for the third quarter, according to the same report.

Business scale and peer comparison

Ares Capital had a market capitalization of USD 13.5 billion and a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.92 on October 22, 2026. Its Nasdaq range was USD 17.40 to USD 21.14 over the preceding 52 weeks, with 3,961,376 shares traded during the session. Main Street Capital traded at USD 54.10, with a 10.91 price-to-earnings ratio and USD 5.1 billion market capitalization. Capital Southwest traded at USD 22.38, with a 12.36 price-to-earnings ratio and USD 1.4 billion market capitalization.

Stock closes the day in after-hours trading

Ares Capital is a business development company that provides direct loans and other investments to private middle-market companies. Its investor-relations page listed USD 13.2 billion of market capitalization as of October 20, 2026 and described the company as the largest publicly traded business development company by market capitalization as of June 30, 2026. The stock price from Lang & Schwarz was EUR 16.73 on October 22, 2026 at 10:19 p.m. CEST.

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