Ares Capital Corporation

LSE:0HHP Stock Report

Market Cap: US$14.2b

Ares Capital Valuation

Is 0HHP undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

4/6

Valuation Score 4/6

  • Below Fair Value

  • Significantly Below Fair Value

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Peers

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Industry

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Fair Value

What is the Fair Price of 0HHP when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: 0HHP ($21.98) is trading below our estimate of fair value ($35.16)

Significantly Below Fair Value: 0HHP is trading below fair value by more than 20%.


Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for 0HHP?

Key metric: As 0HHP is profitable we use its Price-To-Earnings Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for 0HHP. This is calculated by dividing 0HHP's market cap by their current earnings.
What is 0HHP's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio9x
EarningsUS$1.58b
Market CapUS$14.21b

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does 0HHP's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

Insufficient data to calculate this valuation analysis check
The above table shows the PE ratio for 0HHP vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Averagen/a
0HHP Ares Capital
9x-4.5%US$14.2b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: Insufficient data to calculate 0HHP's Price-To-Earnings Ratio vs. peers for valuation analysis.


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does 0HHP's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the GB Capital Markets Industry?

4 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
PNIX Phoenix Digital Assets
1.2xn/aUS$35.22m
IX. i(x) Net Zero
0.1xn/aUS$8.94m
APQ APQ Global
0.4xn/aUS$5.78m
MAFL Mineral & Financial Investments
1.9xn/aUS$4.82m
No more companies available in this PE range
0HHP 9.0xIndustry Avg. 12.4xNo. of Companies18PE01020304050+
4 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
No more companies

Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: 0HHP is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (9x) compared to the UK Capital Markets industry average (12.3x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is 0HHP's PE Ratio compared to its Fair PE Ratio? This is the expected PE Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

0HHP PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio9x
Fair PE Ratio15.9x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: 0HHP is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (9x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (15.9x).


Analyst Price Targets

What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?

The above table shows the analyst 0HHP forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
CurrentUS$21.98
US$22.46
+2.2%
4.9%US$26.00US$21.00n/a14
Nov ’25US$20.99
US$22.43
+6.9%
5.0%US$26.00US$21.00n/a14
Oct ’25US$20.74
US$22.11
+6.6%
3.4%US$24.00US$21.00n/a14
Sep ’25US$21.02
US$22.11
+5.2%
3.4%US$24.00US$21.00n/a14
Aug ’25US$20.83
US$22.14
+6.3%
3.4%US$24.00US$21.00n/a14
Jul ’25US$20.71
US$21.97
+6.1%
3.9%US$24.00US$20.50n/a15
Jun ’25US$21.51
US$21.97
+2.1%
3.9%US$24.00US$20.50n/a15
May ’25US$20.90
US$21.93
+5.0%
4.2%US$24.00US$20.00n/a15
Apr ’25US$20.75
US$21.67
+4.4%
4.6%US$24.00US$20.00n/a15
Mar ’25US$20.20
US$21.63
+7.1%
4.5%US$24.00US$20.00n/a16
Feb ’25US$20.04
US$21.03
+4.9%
4.7%US$24.00US$20.00n/a16
Jan ’25US$20.07
US$20.94
+4.3%
5.1%US$24.00US$19.00n/a16
Dec ’24US$19.91
US$20.94
+5.2%
5.1%US$24.00US$19.00n/a16
Nov ’24US$19.16
US$20.94
+9.3%
5.1%US$24.00US$19.00US$20.9916
Oct ’24US$19.47
US$20.89
+7.3%
4.7%US$24.00US$19.75US$20.7416
Sep ’24US$19.52
US$20.89
+7.0%
4.7%US$24.00US$19.75US$21.0216
Aug ’24US$19.53
US$20.89
+7.0%
4.7%US$24.00US$19.75US$20.8316
Jul ’24US$18.90
US$20.44
+8.1%
5.9%US$24.00US$18.00US$20.7116
Jun ’24US$18.98
US$20.43
+7.7%
6.1%US$24.00US$18.00US$21.5115
May ’24US$18.44
US$20.43
+10.8%
6.1%US$24.00US$18.00US$20.9015
Apr ’24US$18.26
US$21.13
+15.8%
5.1%US$24.00US$20.00US$20.7515
Mar ’24US$19.36
US$21.13
+9.2%
5.1%US$24.00US$20.00US$20.2015
Feb ’24US$19.52
US$20.89
+7.0%
3.0%US$22.00US$20.00US$20.0414
Jan ’24US$18.48
US$20.87
+12.9%
3.0%US$22.00US$20.00US$20.0715
Dec ’23US$19.31
US$20.87
+8.1%
3.0%US$22.00US$20.00US$19.9115
Nov ’23US$19.60
US$21.00
+7.1%
2.8%US$22.00US$20.00US$19.1614

Analyst Forecast: Target price is less than 20% higher than the current share price.


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