Ares Capital Corporation vs Teradyne, Inc. — how do they compare? Ares Capital Corporation trades at $18.66 (market cap $13.48B), while Teradyne, Inc. trades at $338.5 (market cap $56.29B). The key difference: Teradyne, Inc. is far larger — about 4.2× Ares Capital Corporation's market cap, and Ares Capital Corporation pays the higher dividend (10.22%). Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| ARCC | TER | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $13.48B | $56.29B |
Sector | Financials | Technology |
52-Week High | $23.25 | $483.84 |
52-Week Low | $17.45 | $90.15 |
Dividend Yield | 10.22% | 0.14% |
Enterprise Value | — | $56.13B |
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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 →Teradyne provides testing equipment, including automated test equipment for semiconductors, system testing for hard disk drives, circuit boards, and electronics systems and wireless testing for devices. The firm entered the industrial automation market in 2015, into which it sells collaborative and autonomous robots for factory applications. Teradyne serves numerous end markets and geographies directly and indirectly with its products, but its most significant exposure is to semiconductor testing, which made up 71% of 2021 sales. Teradyne serves vertically integrated, fabless, and foundry chipmakers with its equipment.
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