Ares Capital Corporation vs Best Buy Co Inc — how do they compare? Ares Capital Corporation trades at $19.97 (market cap $14.34B), while Best Buy Co Inc trades at $84.02 (market cap $17.55B). The key difference: Best Buy Co Inc is the larger of the two by market cap, and Ares Capital Corporation pays the higher dividend (9.61%). Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| ARCC | BBY | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $14.34B | $17.55B |
Sector | Financials | Consumer Cyclical |
52-Week High | $22.68 | $90.17 |
52-Week Low | $17.45 | $55.52 |
Dividend Yield | 9.61% | 4.61% |
Enterprise Value | — | $19.93B |
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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.
Read more on ARCC →With $51.8 billion in fiscal 2022 sales, Best Buy is the largest pure-play consumer electronics retailer in the U.S., with roughly 10.6% share of the aggregate market and north of 40% share of offline sales, per our calculations, CTA industry, and Euromonitor data. The firm generates the bulk of its sales in-store, with mobile phones and tablets, computers, and appliances representing its three largest categories. Recent investments in e-commerce fulfillment, accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic, have seen the U.S. e-commerce channel roughly double from prepandemic levels, with management estimating that it will represent a mid-30% proportion of sales moving forward.
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