Investors often turn to recommendations made by Wall Street analysts before making a Buy, Sell, or Hold decision about a stock. While media reports about rating changes by these brokerage-firm employed (or sell-side) analysts often affect a stock's price, do they really matter?Let's take a look at what these Wall Street heavyweights have to say about Ares Capital (ARCC) before we discuss the reliability of brokerage recommendations and how to use them to your advantage.Ares Capital currently has an average ...

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Group 1: Ares Capital - Ares Capital has a forward dividend yield of 8.72% and trades at 10 times forward earnings, making it an attractive investment [3] - It is the largest publicly traded business development company (BDC) and is well-positioned to continue paying high dividends due to increased demand for borrowing among middle-market companies [4] Group 2: Enbridge - Enbridge offers a forward dividend yield of 6.44% and has increased its dividend for 30 consecutive years, with projected distributable cash flow growth of around 3% through 2026 and 5% in subsequent years [5] - The company is a leading player in the midstream energy industry and has become the largest natural gas utility in North America through recent acquisitions [6] Group 3: Enterprise Products Partners - Enterprise Products Partners provides a forward yield of 6.76% and has a history of 26 consecutive years of distribution increases [7] - The company is expected to generate solid cash flow to support its distribution, regardless of market conditions [8] Group 4: Honda Motor - Honda Motor has a dividend yield of 4.94% and a forward earnings multiple of 6.75, indicating it is undervalued [9] - The company is experiencing solid year-over-year sales growth and is poised to enhance its competitiveness in the electric vehicle market through a pending acquisition of Nissan [10] Group 5: Pfizer - Pfizer offers a forward dividend yield of 6.46% and prioritizes maintaining and growing its dividend [11] - Despite challenges such as declining COVID-19 product sales and a looming patent cliff, Pfizer has multiple newer products expected to drive growth, trading below 9 times forward earnings [12]

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This 9% dividend stock doesn't look like a high-yield trap.During the past three years, Ares Capital's (ARCC 0.36%) stock has risen about 6%. That gain might seem tepid, but it delivered a much bigger total return of 42% after including its reinvested dividends. That's because Ares is a business development company (BDC) that mainly focuses on paying high dividends to income-oriented investors. But will Ares keep generating big gains during the next three years? Let's review its business model, growth rates ...

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