Ares Capital Corp

ARCCNASDAQ
$19.88
Dern. MÀJ: Aug 28, 9:30 AM

Ares Capital Market Sentiment

Market sentiment signals for Ares Capital (ARCC): analyst consensus, short interest, options flow and insider activity.

Key Signals

Analyst Consensus Buy
Short Interest 5.6% short float
Options Flow 0.70 P/C ratio
Insider Activity N/A

Analyst Consensus

Buy

18 analysts

Options Flow (P/C)

0.70

More calls — Bullish

348 calls · 243 puts

Avg Consensus PT

$22

+8.5%

Highest Price Target

$24

+20.7%

Wells Fargo

Lowest Price Target

$19

-6.9%

JP Morgan

Short Interest

5.6%

Declining — Bullish

Insider Activity (30d)

Short Interest — % of Float

Recent Analyst Actions

DateFirmAnalyst & AccuracyUpside / DownsidePT ChangeActionRating
Jul 30, 2026Truist Securities
Arren Cyganovich
+5.6%$22 → $21MaintainedBuy
Jul 30, 2026Keefe, Bruyette & Woods
Paul Johnson
+0.6%$21 → $20MaintainedOutperform