Ares Management Corp (NYSE: ARES) has a price-to-earnings ratio that is above its average at 100.99x. The stock has a 36-month beta value of 1.38. Opinions on the stock are mixed, with 4 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 6 as “overweight,” 5 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for ARES is 202.40M, and at present, short sellers hold a 3.15% of that float. On July 02, 2025, the average trading volume of ARES was 1.94M shares.
ARES) stock’s latest price update
Ares Management Corp (NYSE: ARES) has experienced a rise in its stock price by 0.88 compared to its previous closing price of 173.2. However, the company has seen a gain of 2.89% in its stock price over the last five trading days. seekingalpha.com reported 2025-06-25 that For my initial coverage of Ares Management, I am calling it a buy for several reasons that point to continued upside potential. There is ample demand for alternative assets, client inflows have grown, a new business was acquired, and EBITDA margins are strong. The firm has proven itself as a dividend grower over 10 years, and has achieved an investment-grade rating of “A-” from Fitch.
ARES’s Market Performance
Ares Management Corp (ARES) has experienced a 2.89% rise in stock performance for the past week, with a 5.58% rise in the past month, and a 19.18% rise in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.11%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 2.22% for ARES. The simple moving average for the last 20 days is 3.09% for ARES’s stock, with a simple moving average of 5.05% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of ARES
Oppenheimer, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see ARES reach a price target of $159. The rating they have provided for ARES stocks is “Outperform” according to the report published on April 16th, 2025.
Citizens JMP gave a rating of “Mkt Outperform” to ARES, setting the target price at $165 in the report published on April 08th of the current year.
ARES Trading at 6.51% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought ARES to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -12.85% of loss for the given period.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at ARES starting from Rosenthal Bennett, who sale 85,000 shares at the price of $168.79 back on Jun 12 ’25. After this action, Rosenthal Bennett now owns 0 shares of Ares Management Corp, valued at $14,347,484 using the latest closing price.
ARES MANAGEMENT LLC, the 10% Owner of Ares Management Corp, sale 2,250,000 shares at $8.86 during a trade that took place back on Jun 11 ’25, which means that ARES MANAGEMENT LLC is holding 117,449,188 shares at $19,928,025 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for ARES
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.28 for the present operating margin
- 0.61 for the gross margin
The net margin for Ares Management Corp stands at 0.1. The total capital return value is set at 0.05. Equity return is now at value 12.97, with 1.56 for asset returns.
Based on Ares Management Corp (ARES), the company’s capital structure generated 0.13 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 8.21. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.15. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 1.95.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 2.41 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 0.04. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 7.65. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 0.58.
Conclusion
To sum up, Ares Management Corp (ARES) has seen a better performance recently. Analysts have differing views on the stock, with some seeing it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
