Ares Management (ARES)
Financials · Alternative Asset Management · NYSE
A leading global alternative asset manager providing diverse capital solutions across credit, private equity, and real estate markets.
What Ares Management does
Ares Management is a global alternative investment manager that provides capital solutions across credit, private equity, real estate, and infrastructure markets. The company operates through an integrated platform, offering investment products to institutional investors and, through its wealth management channel, to individual investors. It manages assets across a wide range of investment strategies, utilizing both internal operational support and strategic distribution networks.
Themes: alternative investments, private credit, asset management, wealth management, institutional capital
Fundamentals
- Price$116.26 as of 2026-10-08 close
- Market cap$38.4B as of 2026-08-03 (share count; price 2026-10-08)
- 1-year return-22.4% 2025-10-08 close $149.80 → 2026-10-08 close $116.26
- P/E41.20 as of 2026-10-08
- Net margin+11.1% FY2025, SEC XBRL
- ROE+6.1% FY2025, SEC XBRL
- Debt / equity3.33 as of 2026-09-03
- Revenue growth (YoY)+38.5% as of 2026-09-03
- Revenue CAGR (3y)+18.2% SEC XBRL
- Beta1.67 as of 2026-09-03
- Last reported earnings2026-07-31 SEC EDGAR Form 8-K (Item 2.02)
Dividend: yield +4.4%; 4-year non-decreasing per-share dividend streak (SEC XBRL).
How ARES compares in its sector
- price-to-earnings ratiotop 10% 513 covered Financials peers, as of 2026-10-08
- net profit marginmiddle range 344 covered Financials peers, as of 2026-09-03
- return on equitybottom 25% 559 covered Financials peers, as of 2026-09-03
- 3-year revenue CAGRtop 25% 347 covered Financials peers
- indicated dividend yieldtop 25% 468 covered Financials peers, as of 2026-09-03
Position among covered Financials companies that report each metric (minimum 5 peers). A relative position within our covered catalog — not a valuation, quality, or investment judgment. A higher percentile is simply a higher value (for P/E, more expensive on earnings — never "better"). Informational only.
How Ares Management looks technically
Ares Management (ARES) is trading 10.0% below its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a long-term downtrend. Its 50-day average crossed above its 200-day average about 19 trading days ago — a "golden cross", a bullish long-term signal. A strong downtrend is in place — ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 34, with sellers in control. Momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 33, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30). It made a new 20-day low about 2 trading days ago. It is 35.8% below its highest point of the past year.
Trend
8
| Distance from the 200-day | it is trading 10.0% below its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a long-term downtrend | -10.0% |
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| 50-day moving average | its average price over the last 50 trading days — a short-term trend line — is $132.43 | $132.43 |
| 200-day moving average | its average price over the last 200 trading days — the long-term trend line — is $129.19 | $129.19 |
| Swing structure | each recent peak has been lower than the one before it and each dip deeper — the pattern chart-watchers call a downtrend, which describes where price has already been and not where it goes next | lower highs and lower lows |
| Last swing turn | its last significant turn was a swing low 7 calendar days ago — the swings before that are what the structure reading is measured on | 7 sessions |
| Wave structure | its recent swings can be read as a five-part downward sequence — what Elliott-wave chartists call an impulse — now in the fourth leg, a pullback against that downward direction; the labelling fails if price closes above 137.12. It is one of several labellings that fit, and it describes the swings already printed, not what comes next. The same swings also read as a completed three-part correction. | possible downward five-wave sequence, in wave 4 (one of several readings) |
| Since the 50/200 cross | its 50-day average crossed above its 200-day average about 19 trading days ago — a "golden cross", a bullish long-term signal | 19 sessions |
| Trend strength (14-day ADX) | a strong downtrend is in place — ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 34, with sellers in control | 33.6 |
Momentum
3
| 14-day RSI | momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 33, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30) | 33.1 |
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| Position in its 14-day range | it is trading near the bottom of its 14-day range ($113.06 to $130.65) — its "stochastic" reading is 18 out of 100, where 0 would mean closing exactly at the 14-session low and 100 exactly at the high. This measures WHERE the price sits inside its recent range, which is a different question from the RSI beside it: RSI is a momentum gauge, measuring how FAST the price has been moving, so a stock can drift quietly to the bottom of its range with an ordinary RSI, or fall sharply and still sit in the middle. It has been slipping within that range over the last few sessions. | 18.2 |
| Since the MACD crossed zero | MACD, a trend-momentum gauge, is in negative territory (momentum leaning bearish) | 35 sessions |
Range
12
| 52-week high | its highest closing price over the past year (about 252 trading days) was $181.19 | $181.19 |
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| From the 52-week high | it is 35.8% below its 52-week high (its highest price of the past year) | -35.8% |
| Above the 52-week low | it is 21.4% above its 52-week low (its lowest price of the past year) | +21.4% |
| Below the 52-week high | it is 35.8% below its highest point of the past year | 35.8% |
| Since a 20-day breakout | it made a new 20-day low about 2 trading days ago | 2 sessions |
| Since a 55-day breakout | it made a new 55-day low about 2 trading days ago | 2 sessions |
| All-time high | its highest closing price on record is $200.49 (set on 2025-02-04) | $200.49 |
| Given back of the 52-week move | over the past year its closes ranged ($96.50 to $178.28), and it has recovered roughly a quarter of its fall from last year’s high — 24% of it. Chart-watchers call 61.8%-65% given back the "golden pocket" — for this company that is $147.04 to $149.66. It is watched widely enough that orders cluster there, which is the honest reason it matters; it is not a forecast. | 24.2% |
| From the all-time high | it is 42.0% below its all-time high | -42.0% |
| Nearest price level | it is trading 2.3% below a resistance level at $118.92 — a price it turned at four times since 2026-02-05, most recently on 2026-07-23. Since 2024-10-08 it has 1 such level below the current price and 11 above. Levels like these describe where the price has reversed or paused before; they are not a forecast of where it will go. | +2.3% |
| All-time low | its lowest closing price on record is $10.72 (set on 2016-01-15) | $10.72 |
| Above the all-time low | it is 984.5% above its all-time low | +984.5% |
Volatility
5
| Band width vs its own 6 months | day-to-day price swings are about average versus its own recent 6-month history | 45th percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Typical daily range | in a typical session it travels about $3.99 between its high and its low — about 3.4% of its price. That is its "average true range" over the last 14 sessions, which also counts the distance from the previous close, so a day that opens well away from yesterday counts as the large move it was | $3.99 |
| Bollinger bands (20-day, ±2σ) | most of its recent trading has stayed between about $111.71 and $131.80 — the "Bollinger bands", a range drawn two standard deviations either side of its 20-day average price, which widens when the stock gets more volatile and narrows when it settles | $111.71 – $121.75 – $131.80 |
| Typical daily range (% of price) | its price moves about 3.4% in a typical session — about typical for the companies we cover. This is the average gap between a session's high and low over the last 14 sessions, counting overnight moves, expressed against the current price so it can be compared with companies trading at any price | 3.4% |
| Stretch from the 200-day average | it is trading 3.2 daily ranges below its 200-day average price (10.0% below it in plain percentage terms) — a way of asking how far it has stretched from its own average in units of how far it normally moves in a day, so a calm company and a jumpy one can be compared on the same scale | 3.2 daily ranges below its 200-day average |
Volume
1
| Volume vs its 30-day average | trading volume is about normal versus its 30-day average | 1.29× |
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Analyst
2
| Change in the average price target | analysts have cut their average price target by 1.0% since the prior reading | -1.0% |
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| Change in the consensus rating | the analyst consensus rating has improved toward "buy" since the prior reading | 0.05 toward buy |
Candlestick patterns
3
| Since a doji | 1 session ago it opened and closed at almost the same price after trading through a wider range — a "doji", the classic picture of buyers and sellers finishing the session level | 1 session ago |
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| Since a bullish engulfing | today it opened below the previous session's close and finished above that session's open — a "bullish engulfing" pair, where one up day more than undid the down day before it | today |
| Since a bearish engulfing | 6 sessions ago it opened above the previous session's close and finished below that session's open — a "bearish engulfing" pair, where one down day more than undid the up day before it | 6 sessions ago |
Price gaps
3
| Gap at the open | it opened on 2026-10-08 0.9% below the previous session's close — an overnight gap, the part of the move that happened while the market was shut, and traded back through that level before the close | -0.9% |
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| Open gap | it gapped 2.2% below the previous close 23 sessions ago and has not traded back through the level it left behind at 141.52 — an "unfilled gap", which describes a price range no trade has since crossed and is not a forecast that it will be crossed | -2.2% |
| Gap filled | a 3.1% gap up opened on 2026-09-22 has been "filled" 12 sessions ago — price traded back through the level the gap left behind, and it closed again during the very session that opened it | 12 sessions ago |
Price streaks
1
| Closing streak | it closed higher in its latest session, after a session that did not close higher — a single up day rather than a run | 1 session up |
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Relative strength
4
| vs market, 1 month | over the past 1 month this stock lagged the market by 17.2 percentage points (the stock lost 16.1% while the market gained 1.0%) | -17.2% |
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| vs market, 3 months | over the past 3 months this stock lagged the market by 5.3 percentage points (the stock lost 1.5% while the market gained 3.8%) | -5.3% |
| vs market, 6 months | over the past 6 months this stock lagged the market by 4.4 percentage points (the stock gained 13.1% while the market gained 17.5%) | -4.4% |
| vs market, 12 months | over the past 12 months this stock lagged the market by 37.4 percentage points (the stock lost 22.4% while the market gained 15.0%) | -37.4% |
Signal agreement
2
| Bullish technical signals | 2 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it are currently in a bullish state: a "golden cross" — its 50-day average is above its 200-day, near the bottom of its 14-day range (oversold) — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 2 of 9 |
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| Bearish technical signals | 6 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it are currently in a bearish state: trading below its 200-day average, a fresh 20-day low, MACD momentum is negative, a strong downtrend, with sellers in control, lagging the market over 6 months, trading below the Ichimoku cloud — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 6 of 9 |
Trend (Ichimoku cloud)
1
| Vs the Ichimoku cloud | trading 9.0% below the Ichimoku cloud — a band drawn from where its own highs and lows sat up to 2026-09-01 and projected forward over today's price, the side traders read as an established downtrend, with the band above acting as the level that would have to be cleared. The band itself is thick, spanning 9.1% of the share price, which is taken to mean a barrier that has held for a while and takes effort to cross. | -9.0% |
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Volume-weighted price
2
| Vs this year’s average price paid | the price is 6% below the average price paid so far this year, so the typical buyer over that stretch is under water. That average is $124.13 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 191 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | -6.3% |
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| Vs the average paid since it last reported | the price is 11% below the average price paid since it last reported on 2026-07-10 (its 8-K), so the typical buyer over that stretch is under water. That average is $130.54 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 64 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | -10.9% |
Price levels it has turned at before
ARES last closed at $116.26 on 2026-10-08. Since 2024-10-08 it has turned at 1 price below its last close and 11 above; the nearest below and the 3 nearest above are listed, nearest first.
| Level | Side | Distance | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| $118.92 | Resistance | 2.3% above the last close | turned there four times · 2026-02-05 to 2026-07-23 |
| $110.43 | Support | 5.0% below the last close | turned there four times · 2025-04-07 to 2026-04-30 |
| $128.62 | Resistance | 10.6% above the last close | turned there twice · 2026-05-14 to 2026-07-15 |
| $138.50 | Resistance | 19.1% above the last close | turned there four times · 2025-03-13 to 2026-08-25 |
A level is a price this company reversed or paused at more than once — they describe past behaviour, not a forecast of where the price will go.
Wave structure
Its recent swings can be read as a five-part downward sequence — what Elliott-wave chartists call an impulse — now in leg 4 of five, a pullback against that direction.
This labelling fails — stops being a possible reading at all — if it closes above $137.12.
This is one of several labellings that fit the same swings, so treat it as a reading rather than the reading. It was chosen from 2 labellings that survived the rules, counting shorter readings of the same bars.
On past moves of this shape the leg has usually ended somewhere between $120.72 and $129.29 — that is where it has tended to end if the count holds, not a forecast of where the price goes.
Alternate reading: The same swings also read as a completed three-part correction, which fails on a close below $113.06.
This reading has stood for 1 trading day, since 2026-10-08.
Read from daily closes as of 2026-10-08.
An Elliott-wave count describes the swings already printed and the level that would disprove it. It is not a forecast, a target, or advice.
Screens: Trading below the 200-day moving average · Recent golden cross (50-day crossed above 200-day) · Pulled back from the 12-month high · Broke down to a new 20-day low · Printed a bullish engulfing pair · At the bottom of its 14-day range (stochastic below 20) | Learn: moving average · golden cross · adx · rsi · breakout · fifty two week high low
Based on daily closing prices as of 2026-10-08. Describes past price behavior only — informational, not financial advice.
Analyst consensus
- Consensus ratingBuy (1.95 mean, 1=Strong Buy…5=Strong Sell) — 20 analysts
- Mean price target$146.45 range $122.00 – $168.00; median $146.00
Analyst estimates, as of 2026-10-05. These are third-party analyst opinions and price targets, aggregated — not a recommendation, prediction, or advice from stocks-llm. Informational only.
Analyst EPS estimate for ARES
- Consensus EPS estimate$1.29 next reporting period, as of 2026-10-05
- Estimate change, 30 days-$0.02517 (-1.9%) from $1.31, on 2026-09-01, 34-day window
- Readings revised upward20% of 5 comparable readings
The consensus estimate for the next reporting period, and how it has moved between readings of that SAME period. A change is measured only between readings estimating one period — when a company reports, the consensus moves to the next quarter and the two numbers are not comparable. Informational only, not a forecast and not advice.
Key risks (from latest filing)
["Potential for material variation in actual results due to market risks and uncertainties.","Reliance on complex consolidations of funds and VIEs which impact financial presentation.","Dependence on the performance and continued success of managed funds and vehicles."]
What changed in the latest 10-Q
AI-assisted comparison of ARES's 10-Q filed 2026-08-07 against the prior one filed 2026-05-08.
Management's Discussion & Analysis (MD&A)
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Risk Factors
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Insider activity (SEC Form 4)
0 open-market purchases and 1 open-market sale by insiders in the last 90 days, of which we have read Form 4 filings through 2026-10-04. The 5 days since 2026-10-04 have not been checked yet.
- Last 90 days · read to 2026-10-040 buys · 1 sell ($236M) — 1 selling insider
- Last 180 days · read to 2026-10-040 buys · 1 sell ($236M) — 1 selling insider
Activity heuristic: net selling (a transparent product heuristic from the counts above, not a prediction or advice)
Most recent open-market transaction: 2026-08-13. Based on Form 4 filings read through 2026-10-04; anything filed since is not yet included.
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Only open-market purchases (SEC code P) and sales (code S) are counted here. Option exercises, vesting/awards, gifts, and shares withheld for taxes are excluded — they are compensation or mechanical, not open-market conviction. Sales may be planned and non-discretionary (e.g. a Rule 10b5-1 plan) and are not necessarily bearish; open-market buying is not a recommendation to buy. Informational only — not financial advice.
U.S. House trading disclosures
U.S. House members publicly disclose their own, their spouse's, and dependent children's stock transactions under the STOCK Act. We hold 7 matched disclosures for ARES from U.S. House Clerk Periodic Transaction Report filings.
U.S. House trading disclosures →Institutional ownership (13F)
4 institutional 13F filers reported holding ARES as of 2026-06-30 (quarter-end position, filed within 45 days).
- Distinct 13F filers 4
- Reported shares held 29,563,624
- Reported value $3,290,726,969
reported quarterly holdings change (2026-03-31 → 2026-06-30): 0 new, 3 increased, 1 decreased, 2 exited. Change counts cover only managers that filed 13F reports in BOTH quarters, derived between two quarter-end snapshots — not same-day trades; a single manager is never said to have "bought" or "sold".
Institutional holdings are quarter-end long positions reported on SEC Form 13F-HR, filed up to 45 days after the quarter ends — they are delayed, are not real-time trades, exclude short positions and most non-US securities, and are not investment advice. Any increase/decrease is a reported change between two quarterly snapshots, not a same-day purchase or sale. These are quarter-end snapshots from the 13F filings on SEC EDGAR, filed within 45 days — not real-time, and any change is a difference between two quarterly reports, not a same-day trade. Informational only — not financial advice.
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Short interest (FINRA)
ARES had 16,075,443 shares of reported short interest as of the 2026-09-15 FINRA settlement date (delayed, bi-monthly; not real-time).
Short interest as a percent of shares outstanding is not shown for ARES because we do not hold a verified share count to divide it by. The reported figures above are unaffected.
- Reported short interest (shares) 16,075,443
- Prior settlement (shares) 15,527,704
- Reported change 3.53%
- Days to cover (reported) 8.68
Reported to FINRA as of the 2026-09-15 settlement date. Short interest is reported to FINRA and published on a delayed, bi-monthly schedule (as of a settlement date, disseminated roughly eight business days later) — it is NOT real-time, does not cover every venue or all US trading, and is not a short-squeeze prediction or investment advice. Days-to-cover is the value FINRA reports; percent of float is not shown because the source file carries no share-count denominator — where a percent appears it is of shares OUTSTANDING, the larger base, and is therefore a floor on percent of float. Informational only — not financial advice.
Competitors & peers
- Blackstone (BX)
- KKR & Co. (KKR)
- Apollo Global Management (APO)
- The Carlyle Group (CG)
- Blue Owl Capital (OWL)
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Frequently asked questions
What does Ares Management (ARES) do?
Ares Management is a global alternative investment manager that provides capital solutions across credit, private equity, real estate, and infrastructure markets. The company operates through an integrated platform, offering investment products to institutional investors and, through its wealth management channel, to individual investors. It manages assets across a wide range of investment strategies, utilizing both internal operational support and strategic distribution networks.
What sector is Ares Management (ARES) in?
Ares Management (ARES) is classified in the Financials sector. Its industry is Alternative Asset Management. It trades on NYSE.
Does ARES pay a dividend?
Yes — Ares Management (ARES) pays a dividend, with an indicated yield of about 4.36% and 4-year non-decreasing per-share dividend streak (SEC EDGAR XBRL) (market data, as of 2026-09-03). Informational only — not financial advice.
Who are Ares Management's (ARES) competitors?
Notable peers of Ares Management (ARES) include Blackstone, KKR & Co., Apollo Global Management, The Carlyle Group and Blue Owl Capital. This peer set is informational only — not financial advice.
Has there been recent U.S. House stock trading in ARES?
Yes — we hold 7 matched STOCK Act disclosures for ARES from U.S. House Clerk Periodic Transaction Report filings. These are legally-required disclosures (often filed 30–45 days after the trade), may belong to a U.S. House member, their spouse, or a dependent child, and are not an indicator of company performance or investment advice.
Is Ares Management (ARES) overbought or oversold right now?
Ares Management (ARES) is currently neither overbought nor oversold — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 33, in the neutral middle (as of 2026-10-08). RSI describes recent price momentum, not a forecast — informational only, not financial advice.
Where does stocks-llm's data on ARES come from?
Fundamentals come from SEC XBRL company filings for the figures marked with a fiscal year, and market data, as of 2026-09-03 for the rest; prices are market data, as of 2026-09-03; company filings and profile facts come from SEC EDGAR. All figures are delayed daily-close data shown with their as-of date — informational only, not financial advice.
Fundamentals: SEC XBRL company filings for the figures marked with a fiscal year, and market data, as of 2026-09-03 for the rest. Filings: SEC EDGAR. Prices are delayed daily-close data.
Last updated 2026-10-08.
Informational only — NOT financial advice. All figures are delayed daily-close data from SEC EDGAR & market data, shown with their as-of date.