Ares Management Corp [ARES] stock prices are up 0.26% to $159.92 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 6.54% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 7.54%, 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 $186.75 within the next 12 months. Ares Management Corp [NYSE: ARES] shares were valued at $159.92 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 16.78% 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. 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 158.42 points at the first support level, and at 156.93 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 161.55, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 163.19.
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 8.60, the price to book ratio is 7.88 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 68.13.
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.
