ARCC Price Forecast Based on Dividend Discount Model

For dividend yielding stocks, the Dividend Discount Model (DDM) is a common valuation tool; it attempts to extrapolate a fair share price based primarily on the dividend the stock provides relative to a number of other quantiative aspects of its business. Regarding Ares Capital Corp, the DDM model, as implemented by StockNews, implies a positive return of 207.78% relative to its current price. Some interesting points we thought investors may wish to consider regarding the dividend discount model forecast for Ares Capital Corp are:

• Relative to all dividend yielding stocks in our set, Ares Capital Corp produces a dividend yield 11.51% -- which falls in the top 5.17%.
• If we compare the valuation opportunity a dividend discount model provides relative to other dividend stocks in the Financial Services sector, the expected return of 207.78%, based on the stock's current share price and target price based on a dividend discount model, is greater than 94.84% of the DDM-forecasted return of its its sector peers.
• Compared to all dividend issuing stocks in our set, Ares Capital Corp bears a discount rate, according to our calculations, lower than 94.84% of them (lower discount rates are generally perceived as positive, and a sign of lower risk).
• Ares Capital Corp's dividend growth rate is higher than 27.7% of stocks in its sector (Financial Services).

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