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NASDAQ: ARCC
Ares Capital (ARCC) stock, explained like you're 5
Ares Capital trades on the Nasdaq under the ticker ARCC. It is a large cap company in the consumer services industry, part of the financial services sector, with a market value of about 13.3 billion dollars.
- Ticker
- ARCC
- Exchange
- Nasdaq
- Sector
- Financial Services
- Industry
- Consumer Services
- Size
- Large cap, about 13.3 billion dollars
Is Ares Capital a small, medium or large cap company?
Yes. Ares Capital is a large cap stock. Its market cap, which is the total value of all its shares, is about 13.3 billion dollars.
Here is how you can tell. Multiply the share price by the number of shares to get the market cap, then compare it to the usual sizes. Micro cap is under 300 million dollars, small cap is 300 million to 2 billion, mid cap is 2 to 10 billion, large cap is 10 billion and up, and mega cap is over 200 billion. Market caps move every day with the share price, so treat the number as a recent snapshot.
How Ares Capital makes money
- Interest earned on loans minus interest paid on deposits.
- Fees for payments, advice, trading and insurance.
- Investment returns on the money they manage.
What moves ARCC stock
- Interest rates and the health of the economy.
- How many borrowers fail to repay loans.
- Rules from regulators and market activity.
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Questions about Ares Capital stock
What does Ares Capital do?
Ares Capital trades on the Nasdaq under the ticker ARCC. It is a large cap company in the consumer services industry, part of the financial services sector, with a market value of about 13.3 billion dollars.
What is the ticker symbol for Ares Capital?
Ares Capital trades under the ticker ARCC on the Nasdaq.
What is Ares Capital's market cap?
Ares Capital is a large cap stock with a market cap of about 13.3 billion dollars.
How does Ares Capital make money?
Interest earned on loans minus interest paid on deposits. Fees for payments, advice, trading and insurance. Investment returns on the money they manage.
What moves ARCC stock?
Interest rates and the health of the economy. How many borrowers fail to repay loans. Rules from regulators and market activity.
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