Why ARCC Stock surged +3.18% Today — RQD Quant Desk Flash

$19.12 +3.18% NASDAQ • Public Delayed / 60s Snapshot

Ares Capital Corporation (ARCC) carries a Roarable Rating of C- (Hold) with 60/100 RQD Confidence. The underlying business is intact, so current owners don’t need to panic-sell—but mixed big-money flow or rich pricing means new buyers can afford to wait for either a pullback or a B-or-higher upgrade.

ROARABLE C- • HOLD / WATCH Cap $13.81B
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RQD QUANT TACHOMETERHOLD / WATCH • C-
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12M PRICE TARGET CONE+0.9% Base Target
$23 Bull$19 Base$15 Bear
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WHALE OPTIONS TUG-OF-WAR:64% Call Buyers ($2.9M)
36% PutsMax Pain: $19.00
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Why ARCC Stock surged +3.18% Today — RQD Quant Desk Flash

Ares Capital Corporation (ARCC) surged +3.18% to $19.12 as options desks priced 64% call premium vs. 36% put protection around the $19 max-pain magnet. Solid 41% profit margin (6% return on capital), mixed timing at 11x P/E—hold if owned, no rush to chase.

  • ▸Technical Tape: Trading at 46% of its 52-week range ($17.4 – $21.14) with RSI-14 at 55.9 (BULLISH MOMENTUM).
  • ▸Whale Options Positioning: $2.9M in bullish call flow vs. $1.6M in put flow (Put/Call 0.57x, implied earnings swing ±6.7%).
  • ▸Fundamental Anchor: Roarable C- (Hold) backed by 0% gross margin and $0 annual free cash flow.
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ARCC // CANDLESTICK & AUTO-TRENDLINE WORKSTATION6M: -0.26%▲ ASCENDING CHANNEL
2026-10-30O $19.19H $19.20L $18.98C $19.11VOL 5.14M
RES: $20.85SUP: $18.35SMA50: $19.22SMA200: $19.02
$20.47$19.72$18.98$18.23$17.49RES $20.85SUP $18.35$19.112026-04-302026-06-152026-07-312026-09-162026-10-30
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ARCC Dilution Monitor, Expectations Hurdle, Butterfly Connections & Policy Exposure

Share Count & Dilution Monitor (#25)

Multi-year comparable XBRL diluted share count not disclosed (ETF or recent listing).

Reverse-DCF Expectations Hurdle (#30)
0.0%/yr Implied 5Y Growth

vs. -2.2% actual YoY revenue growth (assuming 9.25% cost of equity & 16.5x terminal multiple).

Ellis Vennor Setup Ledger (#33)

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Why is ARCC stock moving today?

Why ARCC Stock surged +3.18% Today — RQD Quant Desk Flash. Solid 41% profit margin (6% return on capital), mixed timing at 11x P/E—hold if owned, no rush to chase.