Ares Capital Corporation Stock News

High-yield stocks have rebounded due to optimism over Federal Reserve rate cuts. However, there remain several high-quality high-yield stocks that have lagged the sector's recovery and remain attractive bargains. We discuss some of them in this article.

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The Fed is expected to lower short-term rates soon, impacting distributions for investment vehicles like CEFs and BDCs. Investors should focus on both distribution paths and valuations of CEFs, as valuation changes can significantly affect portfolio wealth. BDCs, despite holding floating-rate assets, offer high dividend coverage and income diversification, making them attractive even in a rate-...

Ares Capital and FS KKR are among the largest publicly traded BDCs and sport attractive dividends. I compare them side-by-side, including their sensitivity to impending Fed rate cuts. I share which one is a buy right now and which one is not.

This article is part of our monthly series where we highlight five large-cap, relatively safe, dividend-paying companies offering large discounts to their historical norms. We go over our filtering process to select just five conservative DGI stocks from more than 7,500 companies that are traded on U.S. exchanges, including OTC networks. In addition to the primary list that yields about 3.6%, w...

Ares Capital offers a well-covered 9.7% dividend yield, supported by solid net investment income and a declining percentage of riskiest investments. The portfolio shows improvement with a decrease in Grade 2 investments and low non-accrual rates, indicating strong performance in a high-interest rate environment. ARCC's quarterly dividend is sustainable with a 120% NII coverage ratio, though unl...

BDCs have outperformed REITs since early 2022 due to rising short-term interest rates and a strong economy, but dynamics shifted in July. With long-term rates declining and recession fears rising, BDCs face dividend cut risk. One BDC recently slashed its dividend aggressively and more are likely to follow.

Identifying companies that pay sustainable dividends is crucial for generating an annually increasing dividend income, as well as enhancing the likelihood of successful investment outcomes. Today, I will present you with 10 high dividend yield companies that, I believe, are attractive choices and worth considering investing in during this month of September 2024. Each company can significantly ...