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In the latest session, Ares Management Corp (NYSE: ARES) closed at $169.05 up 0.19% from its previous closing price of $168.73. In other words, the price has increased by $0.19 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.63 million shares were traded. ARES stock price reached its highest trading level at $170.07 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $167.56.
Ratios:
For a deeper understanding of Ares Management Corp’s stock, let’s take a closer look at its various ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 36.84 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 19.55. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.50 and its Current Ratio is at 0.50. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 2.84 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 2.84.
On October 14, 2025, Oppenheimer Upgraded its rating to Outperform which previously was Perform but kept the price unchanged to $180.
On October 03, 2025, BMO Capital Markets started tracking the stock assigning a Market Perform rating and target price of $156.BMO Capital Markets initiated its Market Perform rating on October 03, 2025, with a $156 target price.
Insider Transactions:
Additionally, insider trades can be beneficial to investors who want to learn what the management thinks about stock prices in the future. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Nov 26 ’25 when Arougheti Michael J sold 136,067 shares for $154.48 per share. The transaction valued at 21,019,622 led to the insider holds 154,930 shares of the business.
Arougheti Michael J sold 98,673 shares of ARES for $15,408,069 on Nov 28 ’25. The Co-Founder and CEO now owns 56,257 shares after completing the transaction at $156.15 per share. On Dec 01 ’25, another insider, Arougheti Michael J, who serves as the Co-Founder and CEO of the company, sold 56,257 shares for $157.26 each. As a result, the insider received 8,847,108 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 55384940544 and an Enterprise Value of 54093942784. As of this moment, Ares’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 72.02, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 25.87. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.02. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 9.09 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 8.32. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 10.101 whereas that against EBITDA is 40.905.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for ARES is 1.54, which has changed by -0.046884716 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.17823458 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 7.46%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 3.16%.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, ARES has traded an average of 3.09M shares per day and 2505560 over the past ten days. A total of 216.83M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 207.75M. Insiders hold about 5.71% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 88.77% stake in the company. Shares short for ARES as of 1765756800 were 10331299 with a Short Ratio of 3.34, compared to 1763078400 on 6169562. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 10331299 and a Short% of Float of 5.0.
Dividends & Splits
According to the company, the forward annual dividend rate for ARES is 4.48, from 4.29 in the trailing year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.025425237. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 2.68.
Earnings Estimates
The stock of Ares Management Corp (ARES) is currently being evaluated by 13.0 analysts who are actively contributing to its market rating.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $1.4, with high estimates of $1.58 and low estimates of $1.31.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $5.31 and $4.93 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $5.06. EPS for the following year is $6.52, with 16.0 analysts recommending between $7.25 and $6.18.
Revenue Estimates
A total of 4 analysts believe the company’s revenue will be $1.38B this quarter.It ranges from a high estimate of $1.67B to a low estimate of $1.17B. As of. The current estimate, Ares Management Corp’s year-ago sales were $1.06BFor the next quarter, 4 analysts are estimating revenue of $1.16B. There is a high estimate of $1.26B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $1.09B.
A total of 6 analysts have provided revenue estimates for ARES’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $5.52B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $4.18B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $4.58B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $3.49BBased on 6 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $5.47B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $6.07B and the low estimate is $4.85B.
