Ares Management Corp [ARES] stock prices are down -1.60% to $153.01 at the moment. It is a good measure of the stock’s recent performance to check whether the stock’s short-term value is rising or falling. The ARES shares have gain 1.38% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 1.94%, 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 October 14, 2025, when Oppenheimer upgraded its rating to a Outperform but kept the price target unchanged to $180 for it. Previously, BMO Capital Markets started tracking the stock with Market Perform rating on October 03, 2025, and set its price target to $156. On July 28, 2025, Raymond James initiated with a Mkt Perform rating. Oppenheimer downgraded its rating to a Perform. Oppenheimer upgraded its rating to a Outperform but $159 remained the price target by the analyst firm on April 16, 2025. Citizens JMP upgraded its rating to Mkt Outperform for this stock on April 08, 2025, but kept the price target unchanged to $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 $188 within the next 12 months. Ares Management Corp [NYSE: ARES] shares were valued at $153.01 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 22.87% 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 0.41% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.19%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.23%, 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 0.13 and Total Capital is 0.04. An extended analysis of the company’s primary financial structure reveals a debt-to-equity ratio of3.09.
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 150.97 points at the first support level, and at 148.93 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 156.60, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 160.19.
Ratios To Look Out For
It’s worth pointing out that Ares Management Corp [NYSE:ARES]’s Current Ratio is 0.53. Further, the Quick Ratio stands at 0.53, while the Cash Ratio is 0.3. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 8.23, the price to book ratio is 7.70 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 63.87.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Sagati Aghili Naseem, General Counsel, that happened on Oct 01 ’25 when 21000.0 shares were sold. Officer, NASEEM SAGATI AGHILI completed a deal on Oct 01 ’25 to buy 21000.0 shares. Meanwhile, General Counsel Sagati Aghili Naseem sold 21000.0 shares on Sep 10 ’25.
