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 MACD being bearish on the weekly and mildly bearish on the monthly. The Bollinger Bands and moving averages are also bearish across both weekly and daily time frames. The KST and Dow Theory show a mildly bearish trend on the monthly, with no trend on the weekly.
In terms of performance, Ares Capital Corp. has underperformed the S&P 500 across multiple periods, with a -10.34% return over the past month compared to the S&P 500's 4.15%, and a -8.09% year-to-date return versus the S&P 500's 14.18%.