ARCC News and Press, Ares Capital Corporation From 01/04/24

2024-01-04 17:00:00 ET Summary CION Investment Corporation is a newcomer in the BDC sector and has the potential to be a future superstar. The company has been defensively positioning its portfolio, with a focus on first-lien investments and a strong Q3 performance. CION has b...

2024-01-03 09:00:00 ET Summary Blackstone Secured Lending Fund benefits from Blackstone Credit's strong backing and access to high-quality investment opportunities. BXSL focuses on larger companies with debt tranches of $1B or larger, which are expected to manage high-interest rat...

NEW YORK, NY / ACCESSWIRE / January 3, 2024 / Ares Capital Corporation ("Ares Capital") (NASDAQ:ARCC) announced today that it will report earnings for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended December 31, 2023 on Wednesday, February 7, 2024 prior to the opening of the Nasdaq Global Select Market...

2024-01-02 21:31:55 ET Summary Total Return is the actual rate of return for an investment over a given evaluation period, typically one, three, five, or ten years. The Total NAV Return is the sum of all dividends/distributions, assuming they are reinvested, plus the change in the...

2024-01-02 18:05:59 ET Summary It's imperative to keep track of what works and what doesn't work in investing, just as it is in chess. In 2023, I rated 39 companies as "strong buy," but only 48.7% outperformed the S&P 500. Even so, investing in the author's "strong buy" ca...

2024-01-02 11:00:00 ET Summary 2024 is expected to be a great year for BDCs as interest rates are predicted to be significantly lower, leading to attractive price points for investors. Blackstone Secured Lending is a top BDC to consider adding or buying due to its defensive positi...

2024-01-02 06:44:25 ET Summary There are many tailwinds for private credit, including tighter banking regulations, where even Jamie Dimon has asserted that many of these players are currently dancing in the streets. There are both significant risks and opportunities in the BDC spa...

2024-01-01 16:00:00 ET Summary Fidus Investment has performed well in 2023 rewarding shareholders with extra income in the form of specials & supplementals. FDUS has a 3-year dividend growth rate of 43.33%, beating out Capital Southwest's 39.02%. Additionally, the BDC has ...

2024-01-01 13:30:00 ET Summary Ares Capital is a leading business development company with a market cap of $11.4B and trades at a discernible premium over its peers' median. Concerns are rising about the company's portfolio performance as it is primarily based on floating rates, a...

2023-12-31 11:39:48 ET Summary Barings Corporate Investors (MCI) has been benefiting from the higher rate environment that we've been in. That's been driving the fund's distribution higher, and there is currently strong distribution coverage even after they raised once again with ...