Ares Management Corporation ARES
At closeNov 6, 2026, 4:42 PM EST
After hours · Nov 6, 4:42 PM ET
- YTD
- -17.11%
- 1 year
- -11.42%
- Market cap
- 44.45B
- Revenue (ttm)
- 4.98B
- Profit margin
- 8.69%
- EPS (ttm)
- 1.22
- Shares out
- 223.96M
- P/E ratio
- 109.82
- Forward P/E
- 19.21
- Dividend
- 5.40 (4.04%)
- Ex-dividend date
- Dec 16, 2026
- YTD return
- -17.11%
- 1-year return
- -11.42%
- Volume
- 1.56M
- Avg volume
- 2.22M
- Open
- 133.20
- Previous close
- 133.72
- Day's range
- 131.54 – 135.40
- 52-week range
- 96.50 – 178.28
- Beta
- 1.51
- Analysts
- Buy
- Price target
- 146.55 (+9.4%)
- Earnings date
- Feb 4, 2027
2Y -38.52 (-22.33%)
Key statistics
- Enterprise value
- 49.55B
- PEG ratio
- 0.99
- Price / sales
- 8.93
- Price / book
- 12.15
- Dividend yield
- 4.04%
- Payout ratio
- 227.65%
- Revenue growth
- -18.70%
- Free cash flow
- 0
- Total cash
- 1.85B
- Total debt
- 14.87B
- Return on equity
- 0.00%
- Short % of float
- 14.59%
- 50-day average
- 125.27
- 200-day average
- 124.08
Analyst view
Consensus: buy
- Target (low)
- 129.00
- Target (mean)
- 146.55
- Target (high)
- 171.00
- Strong buy5
- Buy8
- Hold7
- Sell0
- Strong sell0
Next earnings
Feb 4, 2027
Expected Feb 4, 2027. Consensus EPS estimate 1.82.
Financials — quick view
Earnings
| Report date | Quarter ending | EPS estimate | EPS reported | Surprise | Surprise % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 4, 2027 | Dec 30, 2026 | 1.87 | — | — | — |
| Oct 29, 2026 | Sep 30, 2026 | 1.25 | 1.26 | +0.01 | +0.80% |
| Jul 31, 2026 | Jun 30, 2026 | 1.28 | 1.29 | +0.01 | +0.78% |
| May 1, 2026 | Mar 27, 2026 | 1.33 | 1.24 | -0.09 | -6.77% |
| Feb 5, 2026 | Dec 31, 2025 | 1.69 | 1.45 | -0.24 | -14.20% |
| Nov 3, 2025 | Sep 30, 2025 | 1.15 | 1.19 | +0.04 | +3.48% |
Upgrades / downgrades
| Date | Firm | Action | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 30, 2026 | JP Morgan | main | Overweight | Overweight |
| Oct 30, 2026 | TD Cowen | main | Buy | Buy |
| Oct 30, 2026 | Wells Fargo | main | Overweight | Overweight |
| Oct 30, 2026 | RBC Capital | main | Outperform | Outperform |
| Oct 30, 2026 | Keefe, Bruyette & Woods | main | Market Perform | Market Perform |
| Oct 30, 2026 | Barclays | main | Overweight | Overweight |
About Ares Management Corporation
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, energy, industrials and consumer. The firm seeks to takes majority, minority and shared-control investments primarily in under-capitalized companies in North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, Southeast Asia and Australia. Its Real Estate Group segment invests in new developments and the repositioning of assets, with a focus on control or majority-control investments; and originates and invests in a range of self-originated financing opportunities for middle-market owners and operators of commercial real estate. The firm prefers to invest between $1 million and $500 million in companies having EBITDA between $10 million and $250 million and debt investment value between $10 million and $100 million. Ares Management Corporation was founded in 1997 and is based in Los Angeles, California with additional offices in North America, Europe and Asia.
- Sector
- Financial Services
- Industry
- Asset Management
- Country
- United States
- Website
- ares.com
News
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Billionaire Investor Bets on Ares Management as It Eyes AI Data Center, Power Financing JP Morgan Maintains Overweight on Ares Management, Lowers Price Target to $154
TD Cowen Maintains Buy on Ares Management, Lowers Price Target to $158
Wells Fargo Maintains Overweight on Ares Management, Raises Price Target to $141
RBC Capital Maintains Outperform on Ares Management, Raises Price Target to $171
Keefe, Bruyette & Woods Maintains Market Perform on Ares Management, Raises Price Target to $130
Barclays Maintains Overweight on Ares Management, Raises Price Target to $151
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Insider holders
| Insider | Relation | Latest transaction | Date | Shares held |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AROUGHETI MICHAEL J | Chief Executive Officer | Stock Award(Grant) | Jan 29, 2026 | 1,447,500 |
| BERRY RYAN | Officer | Stock Award(Grant) | Jan 30, 2025 | 561,628 |
| DEVEER ROBERT KIPP III | President | Stock Award(Grant) | Jan 29, 2026 | 1,248,560 |
| JACOBSON BLAIR VICTOR | President | Stock Gift | Aug 19, 2026 | 1,095,220 |
| JOUBERT PAUL G | Director | Stock Award(Grant) | Jul 29, 2026 | 44,196 |
| KAPLAN DAVID B | Officer and Director | Stock Gift | Dec 15, 2025 | 0 |
Institution ownership
| Holder | % held | Shares | Value | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blackrock Inc. | 7.54% | 16,882,527 | 2.26B | Jun 29, 2026 |
| Vanguard Capital Management LLC | 6.14% | 13,750,238 | 1.84B | Jun 29, 2026 |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. | 5.97% | 13,364,740 | 1.79B | Jun 29, 2026 |
| Bank of America Corporation | 5.29% | 11,855,596 | 1.59B | Jun 29, 2026 |
| Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC | 4.88% | 10,924,590 | 1.46B | Jun 29, 2026 |
| Capital World Investors | 4.75% | 10,644,025 | 1.43B | Jun 29, 2026 |
Fund ownership
| Holder | % held | Shares | Value | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS-Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund | 2.99% | 6,698,512 | 897.87M | Jun 29, 2026 |
| SCHWAB STRATEGIC TRUST-Schwab US Dividend Equity ETF | 2.58% | 5,767,516 | 773.08M | Aug 30, 2026 |
| VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS-Vanguard 500 Index Fund | 2.44% | 5,469,004 | 733.07M | Jun 29, 2026 |
| VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS-Vanguard Mid-Cap Index Fund | 2.04% | 4,570,275 | 612.60M | Jun 29, 2026 |
| Growth Fund of America | 1.97% | 4,420,115 | 592.47M | Sep 29, 2026 |
| VANGUARD FENWAY FUNDS-Vanguard Equity Income Fund | 1.78% | 3,997,034 | 535.76M | Jun 29, 2026 |
