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Is Ares Management Corporation (ARES) a buy or sell?
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Do analysts agree?
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Consensus target for Ares Management Corporation is $186.38, which is $49.00 (35.67%) above the current price today's price.
Low target: $155.00 | High target: $215.00
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Company snapshot
A quick overview of the business and its public profile.
Ares Management Corporation operates as an alternative asset manager in the United States Europe and Asia The companys Tradable Credit Group segment manages various types of investment funds such as commingled and separately managed accounts for institutional investors and publicly traded vehicles and subadvised funds for retail investors in the tradable and noninvestment grade corporate credit markets Its Direct Lending Group segment provides financing solutions to smalltomedium sized companies The companys Private Equity Group segment focuses on majority or sharedcontrol investments primarily in undercapitalized companies Its Real Estate Group segment invests in new developments and the repositioning of assets with a focus on control or majoritycontrol investments and originates and invests in a range of selforiginated financing opportunities for middlemarket owners and operators of commercial real estate The firm was previously known as Ares Management LP Ares Management Corporation was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in Los Angeles California with additional offices in the United States Europe and Asia Ares Management GP LLC is the general partner of the company
Website: https://www.aresmgmt.com
Rates and inflation backdrop
US inflation for December 2025 was 0.31%. Over the last 12 months, inflation is 3.03%. The 10-year yield is 4.22 and is up 0.170 over the last 30 days.
Inflation sensitivity
Debt ratio: 0.00. Cash flow to debt ratio: 0.00. Net profit margin: 8.15%. Inflation risk score: low (0.40/1).
Dividend history check
Yes, Ares Management Corporation pays dividends. Last payment was 2025-12-31 for holders on 2025-12-17. Over 50 payments between 2014 and 2025, total $25.06 with an average of $0.501 per share. Last dividend was $1.120.
Trading liquidity
Yes, the average daily trading liquidity for Ares Management Corporation is $474.8M. You should therefore be able to get in and out of your positions relatively fast.
10-year return check
On Ares Management Corporation, 2016-02-11 had a stock price of $10.97. If you invested back then, your return now would be a profit of $126.02 per share or 1,148.77%.
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Analyst consensus
How Wall Street targets compare to today's price.