Is Ares Capital Corp. technically bullish or bearish?

As of 3 October 2025, the technical trend for Ares Capital Corp. has changed from mildly bearish to bearish. The current stance is bearish with a weak strength indicated by the weekly MACD and Bollinger Bands both showing bearish signals. The daily moving averages also confirm a bearish outlook. The KST and Dow Theory are mildly bearish on both weekly and monthly time frames, while the RSI shows no signal.
In terms of performance, Ares Capital Corp. has underperformed the S&P 500 across multiple periods, with a year-to-date return of -7.95% compared to the S&P 500's 14.18%, and a one-year return of -3.50% versus 17.82% for the index.