Ares Management (ARES) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Ares Management Corporation (NYSE: ARES) is a global alternative asset manager that provides investment solutions across credit, private equity and real estate. The firm originates and manages capital across a range of strategies including direct lending, syndicated and special situations credit, private equity buyouts and growth investments, and real estate equity and debt. Ares serves institutional investors, insurance companies, pension funds, sovereign wealth funds, and high‑net‑worth clients through both commingled funds and bespoke managed account structures.

Within credit, Ares offers strategies spanning leveraged loans, structured credit, opportunistic and distressed debt, and specialty finance, with an emphasis on underwriting, portfolio construction and active asset management. Its private equity activities include control and structured equity investments across a variety of industries, while its real estate platform invests in both property-level equity and real estate credit opportunities. The firm also develops customized financing and investment solutions—including co‑investment, secondary and capital markets strategies—to meet diverse client needs.

Ares operates on a global basis, deploying capital throughout North America, Europe and the Asia‑Pacific region and maintaining a network of investment teams in major financial centers. Its client base is international, and the firm seeks to leverage local market expertise together with centralized investment and risk management capabilities. Ares uses a range of product vehicles, including closed‑end funds, open vehicles and separate accounts, to deliver exposure to alternative assets.

As a publicly traded company, Ares combines asset management and capital‑raising capabilities with an operational platform designed to support portfolio companies and investments. The firm emphasizes experience-driven underwriting, active portfolio management and alignment of interests with investors as core components of its approach to alternative investing.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $121.13 to $124.48
• 50-Day Range: $96.41 to $128.68
• 52-Week Range: $95.80 to $195.26
• Volume: 728,191 shs
• Average Volume: 3.58 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $41.05 billion
• P/E Ratio: 57.90
• Dividend Yield: 4.34%
• Price Target: $162.56
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Ares Management Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Ares Management scored higher than 93% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 115th out of 881 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 4.4 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Ares Management has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.79, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 13 buy ratings, 5 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Ares Management has a consensus price target of $162.56, representing about 31.0% upside from its current price of $124.09.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Ares Management has been the subject of 10 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 24.63%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Ares Management are expected to grow by 24.63% in the coming year, from $6.05 to $7.54 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Ares Management is 57.79, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.53.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Ares Management is 57.79, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 23.90.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Ares Management has a PEG Ratio of 1.06. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Ares Management has a P/B Ratio of 5.93. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

4.49% of the float of Ares Management has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Ares Management has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 5.02.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Ares Management has recently increased by 5.77%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Leadership

Ares Management is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 4.46%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Ares Management has been increasing its dividend for 7 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Ares Management is 251.16%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Ares Management will have a dividend payout ratio of 71.62% next year. This indicates that Ares Management will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.93

News Sentiment

Ares Management has a news sentiment score of 0.93. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.61 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 12 news articles for Ares Management this week, compared to 11 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 23 people have searched for ARES on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -26% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 4 people have added Ares Management to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Ares Management insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

36.86% of the stock of Ares Management is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

50.03% of the stock of Ares Management is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Record date for 3/31 Dividend: 3/17/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 3/31 Dividend: 3/17/2026
• Dividend Payable: 3/31/2026
• Last Earnings: 5/01/2026
• Today: 5/21/2026
• Bernstein 42nd Annual Strategic Decisions Conference: 5/27/2026
• Record date for 6/30 Dividend: 6/16/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 6/30 Dividend: 6/16/2026
• Dividend Payable: 6/30/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 7/30/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: FIN - INVEST MGMT
• Sub-Industry: Trading
• Current Symbol: NYSE:ARES
• CIK: 1176948
• Web: www.aresmgmt.com
• Phone: (310) 201-4100
• Fax: 310-201-4170
• Employees: 4,250
• Year Founded: 1997

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Ares Management: $162.56
• High Price Target: $210.00
• Low Price Target: $112.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +31.2%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.79
• Research Coverage: 19 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $2.15
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 57.44
• Forward P/E Ratio: 20.48
• P/E Growth: 1.06
• Net Income: $527.36 million
• Net Margins: 10.54%
• Pretax Margin: 24.69%
• Return on Equity: 22.14%
• Return on Assets: 5.58%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.96
• Current Ratio: 0.23
• Quick Ratio: 0.23

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $5.60 billion
• Price / Sales: 7.30
• Cash Flow: $4.24 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 29.25
• Book Value: $20.92 per share
• Price / Book: 5.92

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 329,850,000
• Free Float: 208,266,000
• Market Cap: $40.86 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.50