Analyst ratings
14 analysts have weighed in: a Strong Buy consensus: 11 buy calls against 0 sell, with an average 12-month price target of $20.77.
NASDAQ: ARCC · Asset Management
Over the past week, Ares Capital (ARCC) logged about 56 mentions across Reddit, X and news, and the read is an Adanos Hold. The crowd averages 58% bullish but is sharply divided: News runs 88% bullish while X sits at just 33%. Wall Street is more constructive, with 11 of 14 analysts rating ARCC a buy.
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Wall Street’s 79% buy share sits next to a crowd that ranges from X at 33% to News at 88%. No other tracker puts the two side by side.
14 analysts have weighed in: a Strong Buy consensus: 11 buy calls against 0 sell, with an average 12-month price target of $20.77.
The Adanos signal blends each source’s bullish ratio, source breadth, buzz intensity and 3-day momentum. This week bullish sits above the neutral line, momentum is mixed and the 3 sources disagree sharply, so the read is Hold rather than a clear buy or sell.
Analysts sit 21 points above the crowd average of 58%, the professionals are more constructive than retail. The split is inside the crowd: News reads 88% bullish while X sits at 33%, a 55-point spread that single-source trackers miss.
Over the 30-day window, Ares Capital (ARCC) buzz held subdued around 32.3 while the price drifted down 0.8% across the period. The chart tracks how social and news attention moved against end-of-day price. Average daily trading volume across the displayed trading days is 4.3M shares. Updated Sep 21, 2026. Over the last 7 trading days, ARCC gained 1.0%. Buzz activity in the recent week averaged 37.9 and was relatively stable, swinging between 32.3 and 41.9. Recent volume is in line with the 30-day average, reflecting steady institutional and retail participation. Daily crowd sentiment leaned bullish on 17 of the 18 days with directional mentions, shown as the green, grey and red breakdown bars below the chart.
Signal metrics use the latest 7 days; contributor and breadth context uses the 30-day chart window.
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| Adanos signal | Hold |
|---|---|
| Analyst consensus | Strong Buy (11 / 3 / 0) |
| Crowd bullish (7d) | 58% |
| Avg price target | $20.77 |
| Most bullish source | News, 88% |
| Most bearish source | X, 33% |
| Sentiment spread | 55 pts |
| Mentions (7d) | 56 |
| Market cap | $13.93B |
| P/E · Forward P/E | 14.5 · 10.2 |
| EPS · Beta | $1.34 · 0.6 |
| Revenue (TTM) | $3.11B · 31% margin |
| Industry | Asset Management |
Based on aggregated sentiment from Reddit, X and News sources, Ares Capital (ARCC) currently carries an Adanos hold signal with 68/100 conviction. The current cross-source average reads 58% bullish across 3 active sources. Those sources contribute 56 tracked mentions over the last 7 days. This is a sentiment-based reading, not financial advice.
Reddit discussion around Ares Capital (ARCC) is fairly quiet with 36 mentions over the last 7 days; the 30-day context spans 8 tracked subreddits. The 7-day tone is 53% bullish; 3-day activity momentum is rising, suggesting building attention.
The crowd reads bullish on Ares Capital (ARCC), averaging 58% bullish across 3 tracked sources over the last 7 days. The two ends of the range are News at 88% bullish and X at 33%, a 55-point spread. On the professional side, 11 of 14 analysts rate ARCC a buy.
Of the 14 analysts covering Ares Capital (ARCC), 11 rate it a buy, 3 a hold and 0 a sell, for a strong buy consensus. The average price target is $20.77. That puts the street ahead of the crowd, which averages 58% bullish.
Ares Capital (ARCC)'s cross-source average is bullish at 58% bullish. Source readings are split: 2 sources lean bullish and 1 source leans bearish. Reddit reads 53% bullish, News reads 88% bullish and x coverage is the most negative at 33% bullish. The combined signal points to broad mixed pressure with 68/100 conviction.
The cross-source average is bullish for Ares Capital (ARCC) at 58% bullish. Source readings are split: 2 sources lean bullish and 1 source leans bearish. The most bearish reading is x at 33% bullish. 3-day activity momentum is falling on News, while reddit activity is rising. The hold signal carries 68/100 conviction.
Reddit is the dominant discussion channel with 36 mentions (64% of total volume). News contributes 17 mentions and X contributes 3 mentions. The cross-source average is bullish at 58% bullish, while reddit is the only source with rising 3-day activity. Source readings are split: 2 sources lean bullish and 1 source leans bearish.
The Adanos signal blends bullish ratio, buzz score, source breadth and 3-day activity momentum into a single buy/sell reading. ARCC's hold signal at 68/100 conviction reflects a bullish cross-source average at 58% bullish. Source readings are split: 2 sources lean bullish and 1 source leans bearish. It is a research shortcut, not financial advice.
The ARCC sentiment page is regenerated from the latest 7-day tracking window at each build. Data reflects the most recent Reddit posts, tweets and news articles available in the current publishing cycle.
Peers are ranked first by matching the Hold signal, then by the closest bullish ratio. Discussion activity breaks any remaining ties.
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