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IONS vs ARCC Comparison

Compare IONS & ARCC Stocks: Price Trends, ML Decisions, Charts, Trends, Technical Analysis and more.

Logo Ionis Pharmaceuticals Inc.

IONS

Ionis Pharmaceuticals Inc.

HOLD

Current Price

$75.09

Market Cap

11.9B

Sector

Health Care

ML Signal

HOLD

Logo Ares Capital Corporation

ARCC

Ares Capital Corporation

HOLD

Current Price

$18.10

Market Cap

12.8B

Sector

Finance

ML Signal

HOLD

Company Overview

Basic Information
Metric
IONS
ARCC
Founded
1989
2004
Country
United States
United States
Employees
N/A
N/A
Industry
Biotechnology: Pharmaceutical Preparations
Finance/Investors Services
Sector
Health Care
Finance
Exchange
Nasdaq
Nasdaq
Market Cap
11.9B
12.8B
IPO Year
1996
2004

Fundamental Metrics

Financial Performance
Metric
IONS
ARCC
Price
$75.09
$18.10
Analyst Decision
Strong Buy
Buy
Analyst Count
22
10
Target Price
$90.14
$21.60
AVG Volume (30 Days)
1.9M
7.5M
Earning Date
04-29-2026
04-28-2026
Dividend Yield
N/A
10.66%
EPS Growth
21.71
N/A
EPS
N/A
1.86
Revenue
N/A
N/A
Revenue This Year
N/A
$5.77
Revenue Next Year
$76.97
$2.29
P/E Ratio
N/A
$9.69
Revenue Growth
N/A
N/A
52 Week Low
$27.57
$17.40
52 Week High
$86.74
$23.42

Technical Indicators

Market Signals
Indicator
IONS
ARCC
Relative Strength Index (RSI) 51.20 45.82
Support Level $69.05 $17.49
Resistance Level $75.60 $20.28
Average True Range (ATR) 2.36 0.41
MACD 0.66 0.07
Stochastic Oscillator 77.26 57.73

Price Performance

Historical Comparison
IONS
ARCC

About IONS Ionis Pharmaceuticals Inc.

Ionis Pharmaceuticals is the leading developer of antisense technology to discover and develop novel drugs. Its broad clinical and preclinical pipeline targets a wide variety of diseases, with an emphasis on cardiovascular, metabolic, neurological, and rare diseases. Ionis and Biogen brought Spinraza to market in 2016 as a treatment for spinal muscular atrophy, and Biogen launched ALS drug Qalsody in 2023. Ionis brought two additional drugs to market via its cardiovascular-focused subsidiary Akcea, including ATTR amyloidosis drug Tegsedi (2018) and cardiology drug Waylivra (Europe, 2019). Ionis and AstraZeneca launched polyneuropathy drug Wainua in 2024. Ionis marked its first two independent launches in 2025 for Tryngolza (for FCS) and Dawnzera (for HAE).

About ARCC Ares Capital Corporation

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 in first lien senior secured loans (including unitranche loans, which are loans that combine both senior and subordinated debt, generally in a first lien position) and second lien senior secured loans. In addition to senior secured loans, the company also invests in subordinated loans and preferred equity, it also makes common equity investments.

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