Deep dive · NasdaqGS: ARCC
Ares Capital Corporation stock analysis
Everything behind the call on Ares Capital Corporation. 6 sections, ordered the way risk stacks up: survival first, quality and price in the middle, context last. The Beacon gives you the read. This is where you check the work.
The five reads
Why the reads disagreeread this before the sections
Trend and Street are pulling against each other and the split is genuine rather than a formality. The net lands at -1 over 30d, a balanced reading on a dispersion of 0.39, which makes this a question of size rather than of direction.
Leans up · and why
sentiment vote up. 2 of 4 independent evidence families agree.
Leans down · and why
analyst moves, earnings vote down. 2 of 4 families lean the other way. The conflict that matters is Trend against Street.
What it changes
Size, not direction. dealers are long gamma, so their hedging absorbs moves rather than amplifying them; separately, the tail model puts a very bad day at −3.0%; and the binding position cap is 3.9% — the tail cap is the one that binds.
Global tapeOverseas lean-0.82%
Frankfurt9A2-2.61%London0HHP+0.15%⏱Zurich9A20.00%⏱
Where else this company trades. A closed venue shows its last close, marked ⏱ — not a live price. Overseas lean is the average move across the 3 overseas venues listed above, excluding the home listing — a read on overnight sentiment rather than a signal.
The bottom linestart hereAs of 2026-09-18
Wall Street rating
Buy
+8% to the average target
79% buy · 21% hold · 0% sell
median target $21
median target $21
Chart pattern
Above both averages
The 50-day sits above the 200-day
50-day $19.06 · +1.8%
200-day $18.30 · +6.0%
200-day $18.30 · +6.0%
Earnings
In 39 days
27 Oct 2026 · options imply ±4.9%
beat ≤2 of the last 8
cohort P(beat) 39% · n=20,760
cohort P(beat) 39% · n=20,760
Valuation
10.0× forward
88th of its own five-year range
5yr median 10×
Dividend
9.90%
Forward annual yield at today's price
Risk flags
1 critical
5 checks run, 0 clear
beta 0.70 · vol 11% ann.
worst drawdown -15%
worst drawdown -15%
New to this? Every metric carries a plain-English read beside it, and an ⓘ next to a label opens the definition. Anything unfamiliar is also defined at the foot of the page under Glossary.
In one paragraphwhat the company actually does233 chars
Ares Capital Corporation is a business development company specializing in growth capital, acquisition, recapitalization, mezzanine debt, restructurings, rescue financing, and leveraged buyout transactions of middle market companies.
NasdaqGS · USDAsset Management
$19.40-0.25 · -1.27%CLOSED · vol 4.87M
52-week range↑ 11% off low · ↓ 10.4% off high
$17.40now $19.40$21.64
After-hours
$19.47+0.36%
Sep 18, 2026 · 7:51 PM ET
Quote Sep 18, 2026 · 4:00 PM ET
Tape 2026-09-17
Factors 2026-09-18
Tape 2026-09-17
Factors 2026-09-18
01Ratios · Jul 7, 2026
Survival & solvency
and 0 of 5 forensic checks clear.
↳ Plain EnglishBefore anything else: can this company pay its bills? These blocks check the balance sheet, whether your slice of ownership is being diluted, and whether the accounting looks honest.
Piotroski F-score
F 1/7CRITICAL
Piotroski F-score 1 of 7. Nine pass/fail tests covering profitability, leverage and operating efficiency; seven or more is strong.
Balance sheetJul 7, 2026
Solvency and liquidity ratios
Leverage · long-term debt / equitythe borrowings that outlive a bad quarter0.51
Your ownership stake
Share-count growth vs peersHIGH DILUTION
87th pctile
Where this name's share-count growth ranks among peers. Lower is less dilutive.
Net buyback yieldISSUING
-6.93%
Buybacks less new issuance, as a share of market value.
Buyback yieldGROSS
0.00%
Repurchases as a share of market value, before new issuance is netted off.
Diluted vs basic share gapTHIN OVERHANG
0.00%
Options and awards already granted, expressed as the gap between the diluted and basic counts.
Accounting forensicsSEC filings
Red-flag x-rayGRADE F
33 / 100
1 critical · 2 watch · 0 clear of 3 scored tests
Red-flag x-ray · every check, passes included
CheckStatusValueWhat it looks for
Bankruptcy distressNAn/aAltman-Z not available · fundamentals
Earnings manipulationNAn/aBeneish-M not available · fundamentals
LeverageWATCHLTD/E 1.12long-term debt 1.12× equity · fundamentals
Profitability qualityCRITICALF 1/7Piotroski F-score 1 of 7 · fundamentals
Filing forensicsWATCH1 flag1 filing red flag on the latest 10-K · forensic
5 checks, 2 watch and 1 critical. The passes are shown because a score built from five checks means something different from one built from three.
02Refreshed · Sep 18, 2026POOR · 28/100
Business quality
86% net margin, 9% return on equity, -12% revenue growth.
↳ Plain EnglishMargins tell you how much of each sales dollar the company keeps. Return on capital tells you whether reinvesting that money creates value. Both are read against what the filings support, not against a target.
Quality score
28 / 100POOR
Profitability, growth and balance strength scored separately, then blended.
ProfitabilityRefreshed · Sep 18, 2026
Net marginOF EVERY SALES DOLLAR
86.3%
The share of revenue that survives every cost and becomes profit.
Return on equityPER $1 OF EQUITY
9.1%
Annual return on each dollar of shareholder equity.
Revenue (TTM)-12% YoY
$1.36B
Trailing twelve-month revenue from the latest filings.
Growth & relative strength
Trailing return by period
1 month-0.8%
3 months+9.0%
6 months+8.0%
Year to date-3.9%
1 year-6.8%
Revenue growth (YoY)SHRINKING
-12.1%
Revenue against the same period a year ago.
EPS growth (YoY)IN LINE
-23.8%
Earnings per share against a year ago. Running ahead of revenue means margins are widening.
12-1 momentumEX LAST MONTH
+0.2%
Return over the last year excluding the most recent month — the standard momentum factor, which drops the short-term reversal.
Relative-strength rankTOP 24%
76 / 100
Where this name's 3-month return against the S&P 500 ranks across the market — a quarter's standing, not the year's.
Around earningsJul 29, 2026
P(beat next quarter)COHORT BASE RATE
39%
survivor-tilted universe (currently-listed names; large-cap-skewed coverage)
Beat rate · this nameBEAT ≤2 OF THE LAST 8
0 of 8
Its own record against consensus. 8 prints is a small sample, which is why the cohort rate above carries the probability.
Fell after a beatP(FELL | BEAT)
23%
A beat is not a plan: this share of them still closed lower on the day.
Rose after a missP(ROSE | MISS)
25%
The mirror of the line above, over its own denominator.
Typical earnings moveMEDIAN ABSOLUTE
±1.6%
Unsigned magnitudes from its own prints. Direction is not part of this read.
Reaction: beat vs missASYMMETRIC
+1.2% / -1.9%
The average day-one move after a beat and after a miss. A miss dropping the stock further than a beat lifts it is the asymmetry worth sizing for.
Dividends & income
Dividend yieldforward annual
9.90%
The cash return the payment alone provides at today's price.
Cash coveragefree cash flow
<1x
Whether the payment is funded out of the cash the business generates.
Inventory ledger
Data unavailableNo inventory detail is tagged in this company's filings. The ledger needs the XBRL inventory components, which a business without physical goods does not report.
Segments & geography
Data unavailableRevenue by segment and region is not on file for this name, so product and geographic concentration are not shown.
Pattern reliability · platform-wide cohortSnapshot · Sep 18, 2026
Sideways
HorizonHigherMedianObservations
10d47%0.0%1,473,236
21d49%0.0%691,862
63d51%+0.2%218,831
slope +0.05 over 40 bars
Long legged doji
HorizonHigherMedianObservations
10d48%0.0%171,393
21d49%0.0%80,724
63d49%-0.3%25,610
indecision, long shadows
Harami cross
HorizonHigherMedianObservations
10d46%0.0%233,027
21d47%0.0%109,493
63d47%-0.3%34,440
doji inside prior body
Double top · leans bearish
HorizonHigherMedianObservations
10d50%0.0%1,212,095
21d51%+0.1%570,206
63d52%+0.4%180,573
two peaks ≈ equal — reversal if neckline breaks
Ascending triangle · leans bullish
HorizonHigherMedianObservations
10d50%0.0%643,427
21d51%+0.2%302,356
63d53%+0.5%95,587
flat resistance, rising support
0388TH OF ITS 5-YEAR RANGE
Price & timing
Price $19.40, 10.0× forward earnings, RSI 53, and dealers long gamma.
↳ Plain EnglishA multiple is what the market charges for a dollar of this company's earnings, cash or revenue; the trend and the options tape say what the price is doing around it. Together they are the timing picture, not the quality one.
Trend
Above 50 & 2002 OF 3 AVERAGES
50-day $19.06 · 200-day $18.30. Price above both is the structural definition of an uptrend.
The setup right now
Price · 504 sessions2024-09-13 → 2026-09-17
price50-day200-daylevel
How to read this
Down 1.27% on the session.
Follow the solid line: each point is a session close. Compare it to the 50-day average — while price stays above it the short-term trend is up, and a drop below is the first structural warning.
The dashed levels are the strikes the options chain is most committed to. They are the same numbers the gamma block states; nothing here is drawn that no section derives.
Momentum (RSI-14)COOL
53
030 oversold70 hot100
Where momentum sits on a 0–100 scale. Above 70 is overbought, below 30 oversold; the middle says the move has room either way.
Typical day (ATR-14)±1.3%
$0.25
The average true range — how far this stock moves on an ordinary day. It sets the scale a stop has to clear.
MACDBELOW SIGNAL
-0.02
The short-term trend against its own signal line. The sign is the read; the size is not a target.
Bollinger position48% OF RANGE
Mid band
Where price sits inside its own volatility band. The edges are where a move is stretched, not where it reverses.
20-day VWAPPRICE BELOW
$19.42
The volume-weighted average of the last month. Price above it means recent buyers are, on average, in profit.
Chandelier exitLONG INTACT
$19.08
A volatility-based trailing stop, set a few average ranges below the recent high.
27 Oct 2026 · in 39 daysNext earningsThe next scheduled catalyst. The forward guide usually moves the tape more than the printed number. Date as the vendor last stated it on 28 Aug; companies confirm about three weeks ahead, so it can still move.
2026-09-25 · in 7 daysConsumer SentimentA scheduled macro release. It moves this stock independently of anything the company does.
Setup & oddsNightly
Direction oddsnext 12m
54 / 46cohort n=21,623
A lean, not a forecast. These are the cohort's odds — comparable names over the window — not this stock's own history.
Pullback riskoverstretch read
Low0.71× segment rate · n=10,214
Historically, large names in this tape state saw a ≥10% pullback within 63 trading days in 47% of cases (n=10,214).
Overstretchvs the 20-day mean
1.8σ
How many standard deviations price sits from its 20-day mean. Beyond 2σ is genuinely stretched; inside it is ordinary.
Bottom zoneif it breaks down
$19 – $203 supports
Where prior demand appeared: S1 at $19.49, Pivot low at $19.10, Pivot low at $19.04.
Slide scorefalling-knife check
0 / 100Neutral
A composite of consecutive down days, gap risk and volume expansion. Low means any decline is orderly.
Signal
The odds lean, the stretch qualifies it.
Historically, names tripping 0 validated red flags finished lower 12 months later in 46% of cases (n=21,623) — a survivor-biased floor, not a forecast.
Valuation
Earnings yield vs cashABOVE CASH
1.76pp
The earnings yield clears the risk-free rate, so the current return alone competes with cash.
Multiples
Forward P/Eearnings expected over the next 12 months10.0×5yr median 10×
Trailing P/Eearnings already reported14.5×88th of its 5yr range
Price / salesprice against revenue, before any of it becomes profit9.2×5yr median 4.8×
Price / bookprice against the accounting value of the assets1.0×
1 of the 4 priced multiples above sits in the richer half of its band. Each priced multiple is read against this stock's own history where a five-year range is on file, so the question is whether today is dear for this name rather than for the market. The multiples are computed separately from the quote above and are not re-priced as it moves, so they can lag it.
Price horizon & timingSep 17, 2026
Entryzone of pivot low + S1
$19.55In zone deep
Where the composer's entry sits, on its own stated basis.
TargetDaily pivot + 52-week high
$19.83$20–$20
A zone, not a price. It is where the composer expects supply, not a forecast.
StopTucked under the entry zone
$18.85risk $0.70/sh
The level that says the setup is wrong, on the basis named beside it.
Risk / rewardtarget vs stop
0.40:1flagged low
Less reward than risk at these levels. The composer publishes it rather than hiding it, because a sub-1 ratio is the argument against the trade.
Measure from a price$
To the 50-day
-1.8%
short-term trend line · $19.06
To the 200-day
-5.7%
primary trend line · $18.30
To the put wall
-12.4%
heaviest put open interest · $17.00
To the call wall
+3.1%
heaviest call open interest · $20.00
To the composer's target
+2.2%
Daily pivot + 52-week high · set Sep 17, 2026 · $19.83
To the composer's stop
-2.8%
Tucked under the entry zone · set Sep 17, 2026 · $18.85
To the 52-week high
+11.5%
highest print of the past year · $21.64
To the 52-week low
-10.3%
lowest print of the past year · $17.40
Options-implied week ±4.9%
$18.45 – $20.35
what the chain prices for the week
A typical day (ATR)
$19.15 – $19.65
±$0.25 average true range
Type any price to re-measure every distance from it. Each row is a level this page already states somewhere else, so nothing here is a new number — and none of it is a recommendation to trade at that price.
Signal
Less reward than risk at this level.
Entry $19.55 · stop $18.85 · target $19.83, a 0.40:1 ratio. The composer flagged: low reward to risk.
Gamma mapChain · Sep 18, 2026
Signal
Long gamma — moves get absorbed.
Dealers hedge against the move, which damps volatility around the current strikes. It makes the tape quieter without saying anything about which way it goes.
Options tapeFront expiry 2026-09-18 · Chain · Sep 18, 2026
Max pain-4.0%
$19.00
The strike where most open options expire worthless. Price often drifts toward it into expiry.
Put / call ratio (OI)PUT-HEAVY
2.09
32% calls
68% puts
Open interest in puts against calls. Heavy call interest often caps how far price can run before expiry.
Put / call ratio (volume)TODAY'S FLOW
0.74
Today's traded flow rather than the standing position. It moves faster and means less.
Expected move (1-week)≈ $0.97
±4.9%
What the chain prices for the week. A range the market is charging for, not a forecast.
Largest open interest · front expiry
StrikeTypeOpen interest
$17.00PUT13,661
$20.00CALL8,666
$16.00PUT6,463
$18.00PUT3,187
$19.00PUT3,174
$21.00CALL2,326
Large call interest above the price acts as a magnet and a ceiling; large put interest below is a floor of hedges. The biggest strike is the level the market is most committed to defending into the next expiry.
Open interest by strikeexpires 2026-09-18CallsPutsMax pain $19.00
11
$28.00
07
$27.00
09
$26.00
032
$25.00
582
$24.00
148165
$23.00
871k
$22.00
1572k
$21.00
599k
$20.00
1k2k
$19.00
3k165
$18.00
3k34
$17.00
14k1
$16.00
6k22
$15.00
1k0
$14.00
2173
$13.00
1k
The shaded row is the strike nearest the price. Heavy call interest above acts as a ceiling; heavy put interest below is a floor of hedges.
↑ 52-week high$21.64+9.3%The highest print of the past year.Old highs draw profit-taking on the first attempt.
↑ Call wall$20.00+1.1%Heaviest call open interest on the front expiry.Acts as a ceiling into expiry; a close above usually needs a catalyst.
◇ Max pain$19.00-4.0%Where most open options expire worthless.Price often drifts toward it into the close of the expiry week.
↓ 50-day average$19.06-3.7%The line the short-term trend is measured against.A close beneath it is the first structural warning.
↓ Put wall$17.00-14.1%Heaviest put open interest — a floor of hedges.Dealer buying tends to build as price approaches.
0413F quarterly · Form 4 dailyNET SIGNAL -1
Ownership & flow
Institutions hold 36%, short interest is 5.77% of float, and 8 analysts average $21.
↳ Plain EnglishWho is buying and selling, and what they had to disclose. Institutions file 13F 45 days after quarter end, executives file Form 4 within two days, and Congress discloses under the STOCK Act with a 30–45 day legal lag. Every one of those is a look backwards.
Net signal
-1BALANCED · 30d
1 bull / 2 bear factors. The points sum to the net beside the label; nothing here is weighted after the fact.
The QTick signalNightly
Analyst moves90D · TIMING
-1
3 price-target cuts in 90d
Earnings4 QUARTERS · TIMING
-1
3 of the prior 4 quarters missed
Sentiment1–30D · TIMING
+1
7d sentiment elevated (94/100)
Signal
1 bull / 2 bear factors
Independent factors scored and netted to -1 over 30d, a balanced reading. 3 of 9 factors carried a direction; the others scored zero and do not vote. The signal describes where the data leans, not what to do about it.
Cross-category readSep 18, 2026
Signal
The evidence families are split down the middle.
Descriptive only — a decorrelated read of where the evidence agrees and conflicts, not a forecast and not advice. Patterns are condition lists, not outcome predictions, and are not yet validated to the proof bar. Dispersion of 0.39 means the disagreement is a genuine split.
Wall Street8 covering firms
Consensus rating8 ANALYSTS
Buy
79% buy · 21% hold · 0% sell, as a share of the 8 covering firms.
Median price target+8%
$21
$19now $19$23
A $19–$23 spread across the panel. A twelve-month view, and a wide spread means real disagreement rather than a consensus.
Forward EPS estimateCONSENSUS
$1.93
What the panel expects the company to earn per share.
Recent analyst moves · last 90 days
FirmTargetDirectionRank
UBS$21↑52/100
Truist Securities$21↓49/100
Keefe, Bruyette & Woods$20↓59/100
JP Morgan$18↓51/100
Upgrades, downgrades and target changes from covering firms. A cluster of moves in one direction matters more than any single target; the rank is the firm's own credibility score, or a dash below the scoring floor.
Who owns it13F quarterly · Form 4 daily
Institutional ownershipRETAIL-HEAVY
36.1%
The share held by 13F filers. It describes last quarter's positioning, not today's — filings land up to 45 days after quarter end.
Insider ownershipOFFICERS & DIRECTORS
0.6%
The share held by the people running the company.
Short interest (float)LIGHT
5.77%
Rising — shares short changed +0.1% over 30 days. A crowded short is fuel in both directions.
Dollar volume (ADV)85th PCTILE
$90.56M/day
Average dollars traded per day, and where that ranks cross-sectionally. Thin liquidity is a cost you pay on the way out, not just on the way in.
Borrow feeData unavailableWe do not license securities-lending data, so the annualized cost of borrowing shares to short is not something we can show. Short interest and days-to-cover above are the closest read we can source.
The story · news & sentimentRolling window
Why it moved todayNEWS
-1.27%
ARCC fell −1.27% since the last close, amid recent coverage: “Investors Heavily Search Ares Capital Corporation (ARCC): Here is What You Need to Know” (Zacks).
News tone · 7-day—
94 / 100
Headline polarity over the window, scored from news articles. Above 60 leans positive, below 40 negative. Colour, not a signal.
Newswire · 47 stories
WhenHeadlineSourceTone
11h agoInvestors Heavily Search Ares Capital Corporation (ARCC): Here is What You Need to KnowZacksnot scored
WedAres Capital: I'm Buying This 9.7% Yield At Book Value (NASDAQ:ARCC) - Seeking AlphaSeeking Alphanot scored
WedBrokers Suggest Investing in Ares Capital (ARCC): Read This Before Placing a Bet - Yahoo FinanceYahoo Financenot scored
WedBrokers Suggest Investing in Ares Capital (ARCC): Read This Before Placing a BetZacksnot scored
TueAres Capital (ARCC) Sees a More Significant Dip Than Broader Market: Some Facts to KnowZacksnot scored
TueAres Capital Issues $750 Million Unsecured Notes Offering - TipRanksTipRanksnot scored
TueAres Capital (ARCC) raises $750M in 2033 notes and hedges the rate - Stock TitanStock Titannot scored
TueWeak M&A activity limits Ares Capital's deal fl... - PluangPluangnot scored
Coverage published around the move, newest first. Nothing here measures causation — only the why-it-moved card above is matched to the tape by timestamp.
CongressSTOCK Act · 30–45d lag
Signal
Net buying.
4 of 6 disclosures are buys and 2 are sales. Lawmakers disclose on a 30–45 day legal lag, so this describes what was done weeks ago, not what is being done now.
0510 graded callsORDINARY VOLATILITY
Risk & track record
Beta 0.70, 11% annual volatility, a -15% worst drawdown, and 3 of 8 risk surfaces clear.
↳ Plain EnglishWhat owning it does to a portfolio, what the model votes against, and how often our own calls have been right. Every call is graded when it resolves, and the ones still open stay visible.
A very bad day (EVT)
−3.0%1-IN-200 DAY
Fitted to the tail of the return distribution rather than assuming a bell curve. Size the position so a day like this is survivable.
What it does to a portfolio5-year window
Beyond the tail (ES)1-IN-1,000 DAY
−5.0%
The average loss on a 1-in-1,000 day or worse — deeper in the tail than the 1-in-200 figure above and further than the measured history reaches, so it reads as the scale of a crash, not a forecast of one.
Tail understatementNEAR-NORMAL
1.4×
The tail runs close to what a normal curve would predict, so volatility is a reasonable proxy for risk here — which is not true of every name.
Max drawdownWORST FALL
-14.9%
The deepest peak-to-trough fall in the measured window. Only hold a position you can watch do this.
Beta (vs the market)DAMPENS
0.70
Moves about 0.7× the market over the past year.
Annualized volatilityORDINARY
11%
How far it swings over a year, from its own realized returns.
Tactical phaseNIGHTLY READ
Neutral
Selling pressure8
Buying pressure11
Overheat6
State: neutral — No dominant short-horizon pressure in the tape.
What votes againstNightly
LowAnalyst moves3 price-target cuts in 90d90d · -1
LowEarnings3 of the prior 4 quarters missed4 quarters · -1
Signal
2 of 9 factors vote against.
Ranked by the size of each factor's own point contribution to the net signal — these are the model's stated reasons, not a written bear case. Each one is scored from the source named beside it.
Failure modes · by company type
Data unavailableFailure modes are routed per company type, and only the bank-run and crypto-treasury rulebooks are validated so far. This name routes as unknown, so there is no cohort-specific checklist to run. A generic list would read as analysis without being any.
The risk case · why not to buy8 surfaces · nightly
Suggested position capmax defensible size
3.9%tail cap binds
max defensible size 3.9% - tail binds
Avoid score6-month distress
0.2%0.1× its cohort · financials
Observational 6-month large-drawdown risk ranking — not a forecast, not alpha. Historical distress rate for this financials segment: 3.0%. This name reads 0.1× that base rate.
LowDistress screenThe distress model did not score this name in the latest run, so this surface is unmeasured rather than clear.Not scored
MedPosition size, not conviction, is the binding constrainthalf-Kelly 77.2% · tail cap 3.9% · category cap 90.1%. The tail cap binds, so 4.0% is the number (n=29,742). We show which one binds rather than the friendliest.Sizing
LowLottery-ticket behaviourIts best 21-day return sits at 1.4% against a 8.7% cohort 90th-percentile threshold — below the line where forward returns have historically turned negative.Behaviour
HighCash runwayAbout 1.6 quarters of cash at current burn ($505M cash against $1.2B a year of burn) - names in this bucket: 28.6% catastrophe rate within a year.Solvency
LowPost-earnings driftDrift odds at full strength (+2.24% / 63-day spread reference from measured post-earnings drift).Timing
LowDividend riskNot scored for this name.Not scored
LowRestatement historyFiling history is not deep enough to check for restatements.Not scored
LowCrowded shortNot in a warn state: the crowded-short model only publishes when short interest and thin liquidity coincide, and neither condition is met here.Not scored
Signal
3 of 8 surfaces clear.
8 surfaces checked, 3 clear. The binding constraint is position size — the tail cap is the one that binds. Each row states which surface it is and what it measured; a surface that could not be scored says so rather than counting as clear.
Who should skip it
Skip it if any of these is you
You'd be buying into earnings
A report lands in 39 days, and the chain prices ±4.9% for the week.
Our track record10 resolved
Track recordBUILDING IN THE OPEN
20 logged
20 calls logged on this name, 10 resolved so far. Calls are logged the moment they are made, so the open ones are public before anyone knows how they turn out, and a hit-rate is not published until enough of them resolve.
Calls on ARCCTHIS NAME
20
This name's own call count. Too few have resolved to publish a rate over them, so none is shown rather than a rate over 10.
0610-K disclosed linksASSET MANAGEMENT
The wider context
5 mapped peers, 18 connections.
↳ Plain EnglishCompanies do not trade alone. This is the peer set, the supply chain that has to deliver, and the macro variables that move the stock regardless of company news.
Rate sensitivity
+12.7% per +1ppSECTOR
This is the SECTOR prior, not a measurement of this name — the regression did not clear its own bar. The verdict beside it (tailwind) comes from the prior too, so the two agree by construction rather than by evidence.
Versus peersLatest session
Peer set · 5 names
SymbolRelationshipPriceSession
BLKPeer$1,069.78+1.50%
BXPeer$124.96-0.36%
BNPeer$37.51+0.86%
KKRPeer$98.81+0.63%
BAMPeer$46.06+1.41%
The mapped peer set and how each traded in the latest session. A peer moving with this name says the move is the sector's; one moving against it says the move is this company's.
Time machineHistory from 2023-06-01
Signal
3 of 4 backward windows are positive.
Look-back returns describe what happened, not what is likely. They are here to set the scale a future move would be measured on.
Macro driversRolling window
Next macro catalystIN 7 DAYS
Consumer Sentiment
2026-09-25. A scheduled release that moves this stock independently of anything the company does.
Events · what moves this stockSep 16, 2026
Initial jobless claimsUsually hurts when more people file for benefits than expected
More missed loan payments and less borrowing; lower rates also thin banks' margins.
Typical for the Financial Services sector
On the day -0.1% · A week later +0.1% · Two weeks later +0.1% · Rose on 87 of 169 report days
Across the last 169 Initial jobless claims reports since Jun 8, 2023, ARCC moved -0.1% on average on the day and was 0.1% higher two weeks later. The S&P 500 moved 0.0% on those days.
Housing startsUsually helps when more homes are started than expected
More mortgages get written.
Typical for the Financial Services sector
On the day -0.1% · A week later +0.6% · Two weeks later +0.1% · Rose on 18 of 39 report days
Across the last 39 Housing starts reports since Jun 20, 2023, ARCC moved -0.1% on average on the day and was 0.1% higher two weeks later. The S&P 500 moved 0.0% on those days.
Industrial productionUsually helps when factory output comes in stronger than expected
Businesses borrow more when they are growing.
Typical for the Financial Services sector
On the day -0.2% · A week later -0.2% · Two weeks later +0.4% · Rose on 16 of 39 report days
Across the last 39 Industrial production reports since Jun 15, 2023, ARCC moved -0.2% on average on the day and was 0.4% higher two weeks later. The S&P 500 moved +0.1% on those days.
Retail salesUsually helps when shoppers spend more than expected
More card swipes and consumer borrowing when spending is strong.
Typical for the Financial Services sector
On the day -0.2% · A week later -0.2% · Two weeks later +0.4% · Rose on 16 of 39 report days
Across the last 39 Retail sales reports since Jun 15, 2023, ARCC moved -0.2% on average on the day and was 0.4% higher two weeks later. The S&P 500 moved +0.1% on those days.
Consumer sentiment (UMich) is due in 6 days.
Consumer sentiment (UMich)Usually helps when consumers feel better than expectedConfident consumers borrow more.
Typical for the Financial Services sector
On the day +0.3% · A week later +0.5% · Two weeks later +0.4% · Rose on 23 of 38 report days
Across the last 38 Consumer sentiment (UMich) reports since Jun 26, 2023, ARCC moved +0.3% on average on the day and was 0.4% higher two weeks later. The S&P 500 moved 0.0% on those days.
Job openings (JOLTS) is due in 10 days.
Job openings (JOLTS)Usually helps when job openings come in higher than expectedEmployed people repay loans and borrow more; banks benefit.
Typical for the Financial Services sector
On the day -0.1% · A week later +0.3% · Two weeks later -0.3% · Rose on 18 of 38 report days
Across the last 38 Job openings (JOLTS) reports since Jul 5, 2023, ARCC moved -0.1% on average on the day and was 0.3% lower two weeks later. The S&P 500 moved 0.0% on those days.
Jobs report (nonfarm payrolls) is due in 13 days.
Jobs report (nonfarm payrolls)Usually helps when hiring comes in stronger than expectedEmployed people repay loans and borrow more; banks benefit.
Typical for the Financial Services sector
On the day -0.4% · A week later 0.0% · Two weeks later -0.2% · Rose on 17 of 38 report days
Across the last 38 Jobs report (nonfarm payrolls) reports since Jul 6, 2023, ARCC moved -0.4% on average on the day and was 0.2% lower two weeks later. The S&P 500 moved -0.1% on those days.
Unemployment rate is due in 13 days.
Unemployment rateUsually hurts when unemployment rises more than expectedMore missed loan payments and less borrowing; lower rates also thin banks' margins.
Typical for the Financial Services sector
On the day -0.4% · A week later -0.1% · Two weeks later -0.1% · Rose on 16 of 37 report days
Across the last 37 Unemployment rate reports since Jul 6, 2023, ARCC moved -0.4% on average on the day and was 0.1% lower two weeks later. The S&P 500 moved -0.1% on those days.
Customer momentum
Data unavailableCustomer momentum needs listed customers that disclose a revenue dependence on this company, and none is on file. The connections below are a different map: competitors and partners, most of them curated rather than filed.
Connections18 links · 2 confirmed
Direct connections · 18 edges
CompanyRelationSessionProvenance
FSK · Competitorcompetitor-3.83%Confirmed · manual
ACRE · Competitorcompetitor+0.46%Rumored · manual
ADAM · Competitorcompetitor-1.11%Rumored · manual
ADAMM · Competitorcompetitornot pricedRumored · manual
ADAMZ · Competitorcompetitornot pricedRumored · manual
APC · Competitorcompetitor+1.24%Rumored · manual
ARDC · Competitorcompetitor-0.66%Rumored · manual
AVK · Competitorcompetitor0.00%Rumored · manual
BANX · Competitorcompetitor+0.14%Rumored · manual
BCIC · Competitorcompetitor-0.57%Rumored · manual
BGH · Competitorcompetitor-0.43%Rumored · manual
BPYPN · Competitorcompetitornot pricedRumored · manual
BPYPO · Competitorcompetitornot pricedRumored · manual
BRIA · Competitorcompetitor+0.72%Rumored · manual
CHCT · Competitorcompetitor-1.73%Rumored · manual
CIF · Competitorcompetitor+10.62%Rumored · manual
CIK · Competitorcompetitor+0.42%Rumored · manual
CSWC · Competitorcompetitor-2.46%Confirmed · manual
2 of 18 edges are named in a filing; the rest come from reporting we have not matched to one yet, and are labelled as such.
Suppliers, customers & competitors
Named competitors
FSKCompetitorcompetitor
ACRECompetitorcompetitor
ADAMCompetitorcompetitor
ADAMMCompetitorcompetitor
ADAMZCompetitorcompetitor
APCCompetitorcompetitor
ARDCCompetitorcompetitor
AVKCompetitorcompetitor
BANXCompetitorcompetitor
BCICCompetitorcompetitor
BGHCompetitorcompetitor
BPYPNCompetitorcompetitor
BPYPOCompetitorcompetitor
BRIACompetitorcompetitor
CHCTCompetitorcompetitor
CIFCompetitorcompetitor
CIKCompetitorcompetitor
CSWCCompetitorcompetitor
Glossary · every term on this page
Survival
Altman Z
Bankruptcy-risk score. Above 3.0 is the safe band.
Piotroski F
Nine pass/fail health tests; 7 or more is strong.
Beneish M
Accrual and growth pattern screen. Clear below −2.22, watch to −1.78, elevated above; a year of very fast revenue growth lifts it by construction.
Merton DTD
Standard deviations of asset value between the company and its debt.
EDF
Default frequency calibrated on what actually happened to similar names.
Price & tape
RSI-14
Momentum gauge 0–100. Above 70 is overbought, below 30 oversold.
ATR
Average true range — the size of a typical day.
VWAP
20-day volume-weighted average price — the average paid over the last month; the page shows no intraday VWAP.
Supertrend
A trend-following stop line. A close through it flips the read.
Chandelier
A trailing stop set a few average ranges below the recent high.
Options & flow
Gamma / GEX
Dealer hedging pressure. Negative gamma amplifies moves both ways.
Call / put wall
The strikes with the heaviest open interest; they act as ceiling and floor.
Max pain
The strike where most options expire worthless.
13F · Form 4
Institutional filings, 45 days after quarter end. Insider trades, within two days.
Scoring
Composite signal
Independent factors scored and netted into one number.
Hit-rate
Share of past calls that resolved in the direction stated.
Brier score
Calibration measure. Lower means stated probabilities track reality.
HHI
Concentration 0–10,000. Above 2,500 means one segment carries the company.
EVT
Fits the tail rather than assuming a bell curve, so bad days are not understated.