ARCC (Ares Capital) Short Ratio

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ARCC Ares Capital Corp ARCC
57 GF Score
Price $19.82
GF Value $19.69
Valuation Fairly Valued
! 8 Warning Signs
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What is Ares Capital Short Ratio?

Short Ratio is a metric signaling prevailing investors' sentiment with a company. It represents the number of days it takes short sellers on average to repurchase all the shares short.

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ARCC
57GF Score
Ares Capital Corp ARCC
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Is Ares Capital (ARCC) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Ares Capital stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of $19.82 is trading 0.6% above its estimated GF Value™ of $19.69. GuruFocus considers Ares Capital to be Fairly Valued.

Key valuation signals for ARCC:

  • Short Ratio:
  • GF Value™: $19.69 vs. price of $19.82 (0.6% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 57/100 with 8 warning signs

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Ares Capital Business Description

Other Exchanges 0HHP:UK9A2:Germany
Address 245 Park Avenue, 44th Floor, New York, NY, USA, 10167
Ares Capital Corp is a United States-based closed-ended specialty finance company. Its investment objective is to generate both current income and capital appreciation through debt and equity investments. The company focuses on investing in first lien senior secured loans (including unitranche loans, which are loans that combine both senior and subordinated debt, generally in a first lien position) and second lien senior secured loans. In addition to senior secured loans, the company also invests in subordinated loans and preferred equity, it also makes common equity investments.
57GF Score

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$19.82
Price
$19.69
GF Value