ADT Inc vs Ares Capital Corporation — how do they compare? ADT Inc trades at $7.39 (market cap $5.44B), while Ares Capital Corporation trades at $19.96 (market cap $14.34B). The key difference: Ares Capital Corporation is far larger — about 2.6× ADT Inc's market cap, and Ares Capital Corporation pays the higher dividend (9.61%). Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| ADT | ARCC | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $5.44B | $14.34B |
Sector | Industrials | Financials |
52-Week High | $8.85 | $22.68 |
52-Week Low | $6.30 | $17.45 |
Enterprise Value | $13.13B | — |
Dividend Yield | 2.95% | 9.61% |
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ADT Inc is a provider of monitored security, interactive home and business automation, and related monitoring services in the United States and Canada. ADT offers residential, commercial, and multi-site customers a comprehensive set of burglary, video, access control, fire and smoke alarm, and medical alert solutions. It provides interactive home and business automation solutions designed to control access, react to movement, and sense carbon monoxide, flooding, changes in temperature or other environmental conditions, as well as address personal emergencies, such as injuries and medical emergencies. In addition, it offers professional monitoring of third-party devices through ADT Canopy platform. The product brands of the company are ADT and ADT Pulse, and Protection One brand.
Read more on ADT →Ares Capital Corp is a United States-based closed-ended specialty finance company. Its investment objective is to generate both current income and capital appreciation through debt and equity investments. The company focuses on investing primarily in U.S. middle-market companies with investment opportunities as well as in larger companies. Its portfolio comprises of first lien senior secured loans, second lien senior secured loans, and mezzanine debt (subordinated unsecured loan), which may include equity components that are diversified by industry and sector. The company may invest in preferred and common equity investments to a lesser proportion. Its revenue mainly consists of interest and dividend income received from the investment made.
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