ARES

Ares Management Corporation Class A Common Stock (ARES)

Stock · NYSE · Finance

$142.53as of 8/28/2026

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August 29, 2026

Ares Management: Mixed Analyst Views Amid Private Credit Outlook. Recent coverage on Ares Management shows divided analyst opinion. Oppenheimer maintained an Outperform rating and raised its price target to $162, citing confidence in the stock's trajectory. Separately, a Yahoo piece flagged that ARES may be 45% overvalued relative to private credit secondaries news, suggesting valuation concerns. The company also drew attention for a technical chart pattern showing a bull flag breakout setup. The average analyst target stands at $146.50, with a range of $122.00 to $168.00, reflecting the spread in views.

Active signals

Support level
$120.47
Industry
Investment Managers

About ARES

Ares Management Corporation operates as an alternative asset manager. Its Direct Lending Group segment provides financing solutions to small-to-medium sized companies. The company's Private Equity Group segment specializes in early venture, turnaround, mid venture, late venture, recapitalization, growth capital, middle market, mezzanine, distressed and growth buyouts. The firm seeks to invest in healthcare, services,…

Sector
Finance
Industry
Investment Managers
Employees
4,343

Fundamentals

1-day range
$141.84$144.09
Market cap
$45.71B
P/E (trailing)
53.69
P/E (forward)
19.82
EPS (trailing)
$2.82
Dividend yield
2.82%
Beta
1.56
Avg. volume
2.34M
Ex-dividend date
September 16, 2026
Dividend pay date
September 30, 2026
52-week range
$95.8$186.85
Next earnings: November 2, 2026 · EPS estimate $1.31Before Openconfirmed

How Ares Management Corporation Class A Common Stock Makes Money

Where the revenue actually goes — FY2025 annual results

market-wall.comTotalRevenue$5.60BNet Income$527.36M (9%)Other$3.88B (69%)SG&A$996.08M (18%)Tax$198.53M (4%)ARES

Source: 10-K filed Feb 25, 2026 · via SEC EDGAR / Finnhub

Forecasts

18 analyst ratings

Buy 72%
Hold 28%
Sell 0%
1-year price forecast
High
$168
+17.9%
Median
$149
+4.5%
Low
$122
-14.4%

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P/E shows — for peers not currently carrying a live signal of their own.

Latest news

Insider Activity

Insider Actions
Acquired
10.4K
Disposed
176.5K

Institutional Ownership

March 31, 2026

Total shares held
197.25M
Total value held
$21.12B
Institutional holders
788
Top holders this quarter
  • Unknown16.17M
  • Unknown13.49M
  • Unknown13.36M
  • Unknown11.78M
  • Unknown11.16M
  • Unknown8.60M
  • Unknown7.61M
  • Unknown5.96M
  • Unknown5.62M
  • Unknown5.12M

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