Ares Capital Corporation vs Western Digital Corp — how do they compare? Ares Capital Corporation trades at $19.97 (market cap $14.34B), while Western Digital Corp trades at $451.66 (market cap $150.95B). The key difference: Western Digital Corp is far larger — about 10.5× Ares Capital Corporation's market cap, and Ares Capital Corporation pays the higher dividend (9.61%). Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| ARCC | WDC | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $14.34B | $150.95B |
Sector | Financials | Technology |
52-Week High | $22.68 | $746.23 |
52-Week Low | $17.45 | $74.66 |
Dividend Yield | 9.61% | 0.14% |
Enterprise Value | — | $150.42B |
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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 →Western Digital is a vertically integrated supplier of data storage solutions, spanning both hard disk drives and solid-state drives. In the HDD market it forms a practical duopoly with Seagate, and it is the largest global producer of NAND flash chips for SSDs in a joint venture with competitor Kioxia.
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