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Ares Management Corp (NYSE: ARES) closed the day trading at $154.14 down -3.60% from the previous closing price of $159.89. In other words, the price has decreased by -$3.60 from its previous closing price. On the day, 2.31 million shares were traded. ARES stock price reached its highest trading level at $158.43 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $153.925.
Ratios:
For a better understanding of ARES, let’s look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 32.87 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 21.79. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.53 and its Current Ratio is at 0.53. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 3.09 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 3.08.
Oppenheimer Upgraded its Perform to Outperform on April 16, 2025, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $159.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Oct 01 ’25 when NASEEM SAGATI AGHILI bought 21,000 shares for $159.89 per share.
Sagati Aghili Naseem sold 21,000 shares of ARES for $3,746,321 on Sep 10 ’25. The General Counsel now owns 276,397 shares after completing the transaction at $178.40 per share. On Sep 10 ’25, another insider, RESSLER ANTONY P, who serves as the Co-Founder & Exec. Chairman of the company, sold 128,837 shares for $178.30 each. As a result, the insider received 22,971,970 and left with 0 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, ARES now has a Market Capitalization of 53269569536 and an Enterprise Value of 51698802688. As of this moment, Ares’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 88.18, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 24.11. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 3.68. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 9.61 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 7.75. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 10.709 whereas that against EBITDA is 43.712.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for ARES is 1.44, which has changed by 0.018083453 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.17342639 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, ARES has reached a high of $200.49, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $110.63. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -14.60%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -9.84%.
Shares Statistics:
Over the past 3-months, ARES traded about 1.45M shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, ARES traded about 1885930 shares per day. A total of 215.88M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 206.70M. Insiders hold about 5.80% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 87.93% stake in the company. Shares short for ARES as of 1757894400 were 7789869 with a Short Ratio of 5.39, compared to 1755216000 on 7813955. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 7789869 and a Short% of Float of 3.7900000000000005.
Dividends & Splits
ARES’s forward annual dividend rate is 4.29, up from 4.1 a year ago. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.02564263. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 2.72.
