Ares Management Corp [ARES] stock prices are down -0.38% to $152.79 at the moment. An important factor to consider is whether the stock is rising or falling in short-term value. The ARES shares have gain 7.81% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 5.45%, and seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
From an analyst’s perspective:
Ares Management Corp [NYSE: ARES] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on April 16, 2025, when Oppenheimer upgraded its rating to a Outperform but kept the price target unchanged to $159 for it. Previously, Citizens JMP upgraded its rating to Mkt Outperform on April 08, 2025, and kept the price target unchanged to $165. Keefe Bruyette upgraded its rating to a Outperform and increased its price target to $202 on December 20, 2024. Wells Fargo upgraded its rating to a Overweight but $212 remained the price target by the analyst firm on December 12, 2024. Wells Fargo started tracking with a Equal Weight rating for this stock on September 12, 2024, and assigned it a price target of $156. In a note dated August 27, 2024, Redburn Atlantic initiated an Neutral rating and provided a target price of $140 on this stock.
The stock price of Ares Management Corp [ARES] has been fluctuating between $110.63 and $200.49 over the past year. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $211.5 within the next 12 months. Ares Management Corp [NYSE: ARES] shares were valued at $152.79 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 38.43% based on the average ARES price forecast.
Analyzing the ARES fundamentals
The Ares Management Corp [NYSE:ARES] reported sales of 4.22B for trailing twelve months, representing a surge of 15.22%. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.64% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.34%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.28%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.1%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.02, Equity is 0.2 and Total Capital is 0.07. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 3.71.
Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 151.18 points at the first support level, and at 149.57 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 154.04, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 155.28.
Ratios To Look Out For
Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 11.84, the price to book ratio is 8.77 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 75.69.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Arougheti Michael J, Co-Founder and CEO, that happened on Mar 24 ’25 when 0.11 million shares were sold. Officer, MICHAEL J AROUGHETI completed a deal on Mar 24 ’25 to buy 0.11 million shares. Meanwhile, Director BHUTANI ASHISH bought 10000.0 shares on Mar 11 ’25.
