The Motley Fool

OCTOBER 20, 2024

Companies like Archer-Daniels-Midland (NYSE: ADM) , Hercules Capital (NYSE: HTGC) , and Royalty Pharma (NASDAQ: RPRX) are raising their payouts rapidly. Hercules Capital Hercules Capital is a specialized financier of start-up businesses in the life sciences and technology industries.

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The Motley Fool

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Ares Capital Ultra-high is certainly the right description for Ares Capital 's (NASDAQ: ARCC) forward dividend yield of 8.86%. Delivering great total returns is something Ares Capital has consistently done, by the way. Ares Capital ranks as the largest publicly traded business development company (BDC).

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The Motley Fool

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

There are many types of businesses that could benefit from reductions in interest rates. In particular, I've been looking closely at business development companies ( BDCs ). What are business development companies? BDCs are pretty interesting. Well, not exactly.

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The Motley Fool

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Ares Capital Ares Capital (NASDAQ: ARCC) ranks as the largest publicly traded business development company (BDC). It provides financing to middle-market businesses with a special focus on the upper end of this market. The company's dividend has been stable or increased for more than 14 years.

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The Motley Fool

MARCH 2, 2024

Ares Capital Ares Capital (NASDAQ: ARCC) is the largest publicly traded business development company (BDC). It focuses primarily on providing financing alternatives to the upper end of the middle market. The real estate capital that IIP provides is critical to U.S.

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The Motley Fool

AUGUST 4, 2024

Ares Capital Ares Capital (NASDAQ: ARCC) is a leading business development company (BDC) that provides financing to middle-market businesses. Should you invest $1,000 in Ares Capital right now? Its forward dividend yield stands at nearly 9.2%.

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The Motley Fool

OCTOBER 24, 2024

One such stock that has been attracting a lot of attention is Ares Capital (NASDAQ: ARCC) , which at its current share price yields a massive 8.9%. Why does Ares Capital pay such a high dividend? To mitigate that risk, Ares has spread its investments across 525 companies in over 30 different industries. at the end of this June.

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The Motley Fool

DECEMBER 3, 2023

Ares Capital Ares Capital (NASDAQ: ARCC) looks like a great target for one-third of your $106,000 upfront amount. How can Ares Capital pay such a juicy dividend yield? Ares Capital stands out from most BDCs, though. More importantly, the company has a more stringent risk management approach than most of its peers.

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The Motley Fool

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

"These projects provide visibility to new sources of cash flow for the partnership for this year and beyond," co-CEO Jim Teague said in the company's fourth-quarter earnings release. Ares Capital If you'd like to earn even more dividend income from your investments, consider Ares Capital (NASDAQ: ARCC).

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The Motley Fool

JULY 27, 2023

In addition to an improving revenue mix, capital expenditures are shrinking now that much of its 5G network is already built. Ares Capital Ares Capital (NASDAQ: ARCC) is a large business development company (BDC) that essentially acts as a lender to many of the midsized businesses that large banks tend to ignore.

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The Motley Fool

FEBRUARY 18, 2024

Ares Capital I think Ares Capital (NASDAQ: ARCC) is a great stock to buy with the first one-third of the initial $115,000. The company's dividend yield of 9.49% would enable you to make well nearly $3,638 in passive income this year. Ares Capital offers such a high yield primarily because of its business structure.

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The Motley Fool

JULY 5, 2023

Prospect received new financing in May that will likely result in it resuming payments before the end of 2023. PennantPark Floating Rate Capital: An 11.2% There were four companies representing 2% of the total portfolio at cost on nonaccrual status at the end of March. This probably isn't as big a problem as it seems.

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The Motley Fool

AUGUST 23, 2023

A yield trap can come about for a few reasons, including a burdensome debt load, a declining business, or an elevated dividend payout ratio. Sporting a whopping 10% dividend yield, investors may initially think that the business development company ( BDC ) Ares Capital (NASDAQ: ARCC) is a yield trap.

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The Motley Fool

DECEMBER 4, 2023

PennantPark Floating Rate Capital PenantPark Floating Rate Capital (NYSE: PFLT) is a business development company ( BDC ) that offers investors a huge 10.9% America's BDCs exist to finance middle-market businesses that the country's biggest banks tend to ignore. PennantPark Floating Rate Capital's $1.1

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Private Equity Wire

APRIL 25, 2024

New Mountain Capital, which manages over $35bn across private equity, credit and net lease real estate, has closed its latest direct lending fund, New Mountain Guardian III BDC, with around $1.15bn of capital commitments from a diverse group of investors. Commitments to the fund, which is expected to have approximately $2.0

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The Motley Fool

NOVEMBER 10, 2024

Ares Capital You can scoop up two shares of Ares Capital (NASDAQ: ARCC) for less than $44. Ares Capital is a top business development company (BDC). It provides financing to middle-market businesses, which typically generate annual revenue between $100 million and $3 billion.

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The Motley Fool

AUGUST 25, 2023

PennantPark Floating Rate Capital: 11.75% yield A second ultra-high-yield dividend stock that can provide $200 in super safe annual-dividend income from an initial investment of just $1,750 (split equally, three ways) is under-the-radar business development company (BDC) PennantPark Floating Rate Capital (NYSE: PFLT).

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The Motley Fool

JULY 2, 2024

Here's why these Motley Fool contributors are particularly excited about Okta (NASDAQ: OKTA) , Celsius Holdings (NASDAQ: CELH) , Ares Capital (NASDAQ: ARCC) , NextEra Energy (NYSE: NEE) , and Home Depot (NYSE: HD). An attractive valuation, dividend, and business Keith Speights (Ares Capital): I have a condition I call investors' acrophobia.

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Private Equity Wire

MARCH 14, 2025

The transaction also included participation from Blue Owl Capital, Ares Management, HPS Investment Partners, and KKR, alongside approximately $1bn of preferred equity from Vista. Finastra has also been reviewing strategic options, mandating Evercore in September to explore a sale of its capital markets division, according to Bloomberg.

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The Motley Fool

JULY 20, 2023

If you want a clear reason why prominent billionaires like Griffin and Englander would jettison a company dishing out a greater than 14% yield, look no further than the Treasury bond yield curve. 2 that billionaires are selling: Horizon Technology Finance (10.2% Ultra-high-yield monthly dividend stock No. Horizon parses out an $0.11

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The Motley Fool

MARCH 6, 2024

Hercules Capital: 10.6% dividend yield Hercules Capital (NYSE: HTGC) is a business development company (BDC) that specializes in providing capital to venture-backed start-ups. Hercules is different from a typical bank as it tends to offer more flexible financing options. Ares Capital: 9.5%

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The Motley Fool

JANUARY 4, 2024

It's also in the process of acquiring Spirit Realty Capital in an all-share deal that clocks in at $9.3 Spirit Realty's CRE portfolio will complement Realty Income's existing assets, while allowing the combined company to further diversify beyond retail. It's currently valued at a multiple of 13.4

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The Motley Fool

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

In simple terms, mortgage REITs look to borrow money at the lowest possible short-term rate and use this capital to purchase higher-yielding long-term assets. Agency" securities are backed by the federal government in the event of default and provide an added layer of protection for the company's investments.

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The Motley Fool

DECEMBER 5, 2023

PennantPark Floating Rate Capital: 10.95% yield A second incomparable ultra-high-yield dividend stock that's begging to be added to income seekers' portfolios in December is little-known business development company (BDC) PennantPark Floating Rate Capital (NYSE: PFLT). But there's far more to this story.

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The Motley Fool

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Ares Capital You'll only need around $20 to buy one share of Ares Capital (NASDAQ: ARCC). Ares Capital ranks as the largest publicly traded business development company (BDC). It focuses on providing financing to the upper end of the middle market. The BDC's dividend yield currently tops 9.5%.

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The Motley Fool

JANUARY 2, 2024

PennantPark Floating Rate Capital: 10.17% yield A second ultra-high-yield dividend stock that stands head-and-shoulders above its peers as a screaming buy in 2024 is business development company (BDC) PennantPark Floating Rate Capital (NYSE: PFLT). million spread across 131 companies. yield a safe floor.

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The Motley Fool

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

A different kind of Buffett stock The stock I'm referring to is Ares Capital (NASDAQ: ARCC). Buffett didn't personally choose to invest in Ares Capital. It wasn't his longtime business partner Charlie Munger or one of the two investment managers at Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A) (NYSE: BRK.B) , either.

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Private Equity Insights

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Centerbridge Partners and Wells Fargo & Company announced they are entering into a strategic relationship focused on direct lending to non-sponsor North American middle market companies. Overland Advisors is targeting a minimum of $5bn in investible capital, including $2.5bn in equity commitments for this strategy.

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The Motley Fool

JULY 22, 2024

While there are many dividend stocks out there, some of my favorite opportunities are in business development companies (BDC). Hercules Technology Growth Capital: 9.1% dividend yield Hercules Technology Growth Capital (NYSE: HTGC) is a BDC that specializes in making high-yield loans to emerging technology businesses.

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The Motley Fool

MARCH 17, 2024

But with so many opportunities out there, it's challenging to identify companies that both pay dividends and consistently perform at a high level. One good place to source ideas is to look at business development companies (BDCs). Hercules Capital: Dividend yield 10.5% Ares Capital: Dividend yield 9.2%

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The Motley Fool

DECEMBER 13, 2024

As high-yield dividend stocks go, you can't get much higher than PennantPark Floating Rate Capital 's (NYSE: PFLT) more than 11%. That hasn't made this business development company ( BDC ) a hit lately, though; its stock has fallen since Nov. Many of these loans bear floating interest rates, hence the company's name.

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The Motley Fool

JUNE 8, 2024

All told, the dividend stalwart says its development plans should enable it to increase its cash payout to investors by as much as 9% annually. Ares Capital If you would like another great source of passive income, consider Ares Capital (NASDAQ: ARCC). Ares operates as a business development company ( BDC ).

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The Motley Fool

NOVEMBER 24, 2023

Ares Capital Ares Capital (NASDAQ: ARCC) ranks as the largest publicly traded business development company (BDC) on the market. Its assets under management total $395 billion, with roughly two-thirds of that amount going toward credit financing for middle-market businesses.

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The Motley Fool

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

There's a pretty good chance you've never heard of Ares Capital (NASDAQ: ARCC). With a market cap of under $12 billion, Ares Capital is still small enough that it can fly under the radar screens of many investors. However, I think that Ares Capital deserves a hard look, especially for income investors. yielding dividend stock."

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The Motley Fool

JUNE 27, 2024

Business development companies (BDC) can be particularly good sources of dividend income, paying above market returns. Hercules Capital: 9.5% dividend yield Horizon Technology Finance (NASDAQ: HRZN) is comparable to Hercules in that it also specializes in high-yield term loans to technology and life-sciences businesses.

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The Motley Fool

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

While many companies pay dividends, business development companies (BDCs) represent a unique and potentially lower-risk way of adding substantial passive income to your portfolio. Hercules Capital: 10.3% In exchange for capital, founders will give up equity in their company. Ares Capital: 9.6%

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The Motley Fool

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Ares Capital (NASDAQ: ARCC) ranks as the largest publicly traded business development company ( BDC ). It provides financing to middle-market businesses that often encounter challenges securing capital from banks. If you like HP's dividend, you'll probably love Ares Capital. A no-brainer buy?

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