Ares Management Corp [ARES] stock prices are down -0.63% to $172.68 at the moment. In order to assess the stock’s recent performance, you can check whether its short-term value is rising or falling. The ARES shares have gain 5.13% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 16.31%, and seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
From an analyst’s perspective:
Previously, Oppenheimer upgraded its rating to Outperform on October 14, 2025, and kept the price target unchanged to $180. On October 03, 2025, BMO Capital Markets initiated with a Market Perform rating and assigned a price target of $156 on the stock. Raymond James started tracking the stock assigning a Mkt Perform rating. Oppenheimer downgraded its rating to a Perform. Oppenheimer upgraded its rating to Outperform for this stock on April 16, 2025, but kept the price target unchanged to $159. In a note dated April 08, 2025, Citizens JMP upgraded an Mkt Outperform rating on this stock but restated the target price of $165.
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 $195.8 within the next 12 months. Ares Management Corp [NYSE: ARES] shares were valued at $172.68 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 13.39% based on the average ARES price forecast.
Analyzing the ARES fundamentals
The Ares Management Corp [NYSE:ARES] reported sales of 6.08B for trailing twelve months, representing a surge of 70.35%. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.55% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.17%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.28%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.12%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.02, Equity is 0.18 and Total Capital is 0.04. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 3.09.
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 171.25 points at the first support level, and at 169.81 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 174.90, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 177.11.
Ratios To Look Out For
It’s worth pointing out that Ares Management Corp [NYSE:ARES]’s Current Ratio is 0.50. In addition, the Quick Ratio stands at 0.50 and the Cash Ratio stands at 0.3. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 9.29, the price to book ratio is 8.50 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 73.57.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Arougheti Michael J, Co-Founder and CEO, that happened on Nov 26 ’25 when 0.14 million shares were sold. Co-Founder and CEO, Arougheti Michael J completed a deal on Nov 28 ’25 to sell 98673.0 shares. Meanwhile, Co-Founder and CEO Arougheti Michael J sold 56257.0 shares on Dec 01 ’25.
