ARES vs. KKR, BX, BAM, APO, HOOD, VICI, OWL, TPL, CBOE, and TPG
Should you be buying Ares Management stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Ares Management include KKR & Co. Inc. (KKR), Blackstone (BX), Brookfield Asset Management (BAM), Apollo Global Management (APO), Robinhood Markets (HOOD), VICI Properties (VICI), Blue Owl Capital (OWL), Texas Pacific Land (TPL), Cboe Global Markets (CBOE), and TPG (TPG). These companies are all part of the "trading" industry.
Ares Management vs. Its Competitors
Ares Management (NYSE:ARES) and KKR & Co. Inc. (NYSE:KKR) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, dividends, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, media sentiment and risk.
KKR & Co. Inc. has a net margin of 14.75% compared to Ares Management's net margin of 9.73%. Ares Management's return on equity of 16.29% beat KKR & Co. Inc.'s return on equity.
Ares Management pays an annual dividend of $4.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. KKR & Co. Inc. pays an annual dividend of $0.74 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Ares Management pays out 263.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. KKR & Co. Inc. pays out 31.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Ares Management has increased its dividend for 7 consecutive years and KKR & Co. Inc. has increased its dividend for 5 consecutive years. Ares Management is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.
In the previous week, KKR & Co. Inc. had 19 more articles in the media than Ares Management. MarketBeat recorded 38 mentions for KKR & Co. Inc. and 19 mentions for Ares Management. KKR & Co. Inc.'s average media sentiment score of 1.04 beat Ares Management's score of 0.98 indicating that KKR & Co. Inc. is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Ares Management currently has a consensus target price of $174.94, indicating a potential upside of 1.02%. KKR & Co. Inc. has a consensus target price of $149.47, indicating a potential upside of 12.18%. Given KKR & Co. Inc.'s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe KKR & Co. Inc. is more favorable than Ares Management.
Ares Management has a beta of 1.38, indicating that its stock price is 38% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, KKR & Co. Inc. has a beta of 1.89, indicating that its stock price is 89% more volatile than the S&P 500.
KKR & Co. Inc. has higher revenue and earnings than Ares Management. KKR & Co. Inc. is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ares Management, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
50.0% of Ares Management shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 76.3% of KKR & Co. Inc. shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of Ares Management shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 39.3% of KKR & Co. Inc. shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
KKR & Co. Inc. beats Ares Management on 14 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:ARES) was last updated on 6/30/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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