Based on the aggregated intelligence of 180,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, business development company Ares Capital
With that in mind, let's take a closer look at Ares' business and see what CAPS investors are saying about the stock right now.
Ares facts
| Founded | 2004 |
| Market Cap | $3.5 billion |
| Industry | Specialty finance |
| Trailing-12-Month Revenue | $666.5 million |
| Management | President/Director Michael Arougheti CFO Penni Roll |
| Return on Equity (average, past 3 years) | 19.6% |
| Cash/Debt | $216.4 million / $2.0 billion |
| Dividend Yield | 9.5% |
| Competitors |
American Capital Apollo Investment Newtek Business Services |
Sources: S&P Capital IQ and Motley Fool CAPS.
On CAPS, 96% of the 431 members who have rated Ares believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 going forward.
Just last week, one of those Fools, CoreAndExplore, succinctly summed up the bull case for our community: "Fantastic margins, very low debt for a [business development company], a prudently managed portfolio of companies, a fat dividend, and low valuation all point to investment success -- definite BUY at this price."
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