Financial Services
Live Price
Offline$43.33
+1.05% today
1Y Change
+13.47%
Window
Jun 25, 2025 → Jun 23, 2026
Coverage: 249 bars · Jun 25, 2025 → Jun 23, 2026
Research Briefing
A compact read on the setup, peer context, quarterly changes, and recent earnings reaction.
Research Snapshot
Ariel Appreciation Fund (CAAPX) is a Financial Services stock with a market cap of $870.00M. The stock last traded around $43.33 and up 13.5% across the available one-year price window (Jun 25, 2025 → Jun 23, 2026). Baseline metrics include revenue growth of +4.3%, EPS growth of +198.3%, a dividend yield of 11.9%. What stands out right now is revenue +4.3%, EPS +198.3%, free cash flow 0.0% with operating margin 56.9% and ROIC 1.0%. The dividend matters to the case here, with a current yield around 11.9%. Valuation already assumes a fairly strong business story at price/sales 161.1. Stock Foundry combines CAAPX price history, valuation, growth, dividend context, earnings, analyst forecasts, news, related Financial Services peers on this page.
Sector Context
How this name stacks up against nearby peers on first-pass metrics.
Revenue Growth
Near sector median
+4.3% vs +3.4% peer median
Operating Margin
Above sector median
+56.9% vs +4.7% peer median
What Changed This Quarter
Latest report context and the signals most likely to have changed the story.
The operating story is still moving forward
Revenue is running at +4.3% and EPS at +198.3%, with operating margin around 56.9%.
Shareholder return is still part of the story
The stock is still offering a dividend yield around 11.9%, which matters if the thesis depends on income as much as growth.
Benchmark Edge
Normalized return, excess return, max drawdown, and calendar-year wins against the benchmarks investors actually use.
CAAPX
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Normalized return
SPY
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S&P 500
Excess Return
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Relative to SPY
CAAPX Max Drawdown
-15.00%
Trailing 1Y
SPY Max Drawdown
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Trailing 1Y
Uses the longest available daily history for CAAPX and SPY.
Company Overview
Ariel Appreciation Fund
Valuation, growth, profitability, and balance sheet signals.
Company announcements and filings-style updates.
Next Step
After the overview, the strongest next step is usually chart context or a tighter compare set.