ARES

Ares Management Corp

NYSE · Investment Advice · Inc. DE · CIK 0001176948
$126.87 +0.97% $43.1B
Insider Buying Cluster (2 insiders)Congressional Activity (2)
Vol
Market Cap$43.1B
Cap SizeLarge Cap
Analyst ConsensusStrong Buy (74%)
Inst. Holders7 funds
Inst. Value$7.5B
Inst. Activity2 buys / 0 sells
Insider Activity2B / 1S
Insider Net $$1.3M
Reddit Sentiment63° Warm
Congressional2 trades
Exchange NYSE·Sector Investment Advice·Inc. DE·CIK 0001176948·Prev Close $125.65

Recent Activity

Jun 3, 2026 Insider
Jacobson Blair sold 8,000 shares
Co-President @ $0.00 ($0.00)
Feb 20, 2026 Insider
Olian Judy D. bought 480 shares
Director @ $124.43 ($59.7K)
Feb 6, 2026 Insider
BHUTANI ASHISH bought 10,000 shares
Director @ $126.61 ($1.3M)
Inst.
NORGES BANK — NEW
2,451,063 shares ($396.2M)
Inst.
CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT — ADD
1,314,983 shares ($212.5M)
Jun 9, 2026 short_volume
Short Volume: ARES — 78.4% short (0.7M / 0.9M)
Short: 710,677 | Exempt: 47 | TRF Vol: 906,492 | Short Ratio: 78.4% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool
Apr 13, 2026 Congress
Ro Khanna buy
$1,001 - $15,000 — House
Mar 13, 2026 Congress
John Boozman buy
$1,001 - $15,000 — Senate

Price Targets

$145.35 +11.3% upside Buy
Current $130.61 Low $125.00 Median $142.00 High $190.00 17 analysts
$125.00 $190.00

Analyst Ratings

Buy74% buy · 23 analysts
6Strong Buy
11Buy
6Hold
0Sell
0Strong Sell
Recent Analyst Actions
DateFirmActionRating
May 18, 2026 TD Cowen MAINTAIN Buy → Buy
May 4, 2026 Oppenheimer REITERATE Outperform → Outperform
May 4, 2026 Barclays MAINTAIN Overweight → Overweight
Apr 28, 2026 JP Morgan MAINTAIN Overweight → Overweight
Apr 22, 2026 Citizens MAINTAIN Market Outperform → Market Outperform

Earnings Estimates

PeriodEPS Est.RangeGrowth#
Current Q $1.35 ▼ -1.2% $1.25 — $1.43 31% YoY 11
Next Q $1.48 ▲ +0.6% $1.38 — $1.64 25% YoY 10
Current FY $5.94 ▼ -2.9% $5.76 — $6.07 25% YoY 12
Next FY $7.32 ▼ -1.4% $6.81 — $8.37 23% YoY 14

Top Institutional Holders

FundValueMove
VANGUARD GROUP INC$4.2B
FMR LLC$1.3B
BANK OF AMERICA CORP$727.7M
MORGAN STANLEY$523.8MADD
NORGES BANK$396.2MNEW

Recent Insider Trades

DateInsiderTypeValue
Jun 3, 2026Jacobson BlairG$0.00
Feb 20, 2026Olian JudyBUY$59.7K
Feb 6, 2026BHUTANI ASHISHBUY$1.3M
Feb 4, 2026Sagati AghiliSELL$38.0K
Jan 31, 2026Phillips JarrodA$0.00

Reddit Sentiment

63°
Warm
Bearish Neutral Bullish
4 mentions 2 bullish 0 bearish

Congressional Trades

2 members: 2 buys, 0 sells
MemberPartyTypeAmount
Ro KhannaDBUY$1,001 - $15,000
John BoozmanRBUY$1,001 - $15,000
7 institutional holders with $7.5B total value (46,322,966 shares) as of 2025-Q4. Top holders: VANGUARD, FMR, BANK. Net buying activity: 2 institutions added/increased vs 0 reduced.

Top Institutional Holders — 2025-Q4

#FundSharesValue% of TrackedLast Move
1VANGUARD GROUP INC26,050,425$4.2B56.2%
2FMR LLC8,140,784$1.3B17.6%
3BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/4,502,442$727.7M9.7%
4MORGAN STANLEY3,240,681$523.8M7.0%ADD +44.2%
5NORGES BANK2,451,063$396.2M5.3%NEW
6CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC1,314,983$212.5M2.8%ADD +61.7%
7WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN622,588$100.6M1.3%ADD +43.5%

Recent Position Changes

FundActionPrev SharesCurr SharesChange %ValueQuarter
NORGES BANKNEW2,451,063$396.2M2025-Q4
CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INCADD813,0451,314,983+61.7%$212.5M2025-Q4
NORGES BANKEXIT1,899,0170-100.0%$0.002025-Q3
NORGES BANKNEW1,899,017$328.9M2025-Q2
WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MNADD480,310689,024+43.5%$119.3M2025-Q2
RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLCEXIT203,7000-100.0%$0.002025-Q2
UBS Group AGADD711,214933,196+31.2%$136.8M2025-Q1
CITADEL ADVISORS LLCTRIM679,824281,700-58.6%$41.3M2025-Q1
RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLCDOUBLED47,600203,700+327.9%$29.9M2025-Q1
NORGES BANKEXIT2,154,2400-100.0%$0.002025-Q1
UBS Group AGADD511,056711,214+39.2%$125.9M2024-Q4
CITADEL ADVISORS LLCDOUBLED170,305679,824+299.2%$120.3M2024-Q4
RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLCNEW47,600$8.4M2024-Q4
MORGAN STANLEYADD1,901,4402,741,549+44.2%$427.2M2024-Q3
CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INCNEW682,985$106.4M2024-Q3
7 unique insiders with 3 transactions. Net insider value: $1.3M ($1.3M bought, $38.0K sold).

Insider Transactions

DateInsiderTitleTypeSharesPriceValue
Jun 3, 2026Jacobson BlairCo-PresidentG8,000$0.00$0.00
Feb 20, 2026Olian Judy D.DirectorBUY480$124.43$59.7K
Feb 6, 2026BHUTANI ASHISHDirectorBUY10,000$126.61$1.3M
Feb 4, 2026Sagati Aghili NaseemGeneral CounselSELL300$126.68$38.0K
Jan 31, 2026Phillips JarrodChief Financial OfficerA100,000$0.00$0.00
Jan 31, 2026Phillips JarrodChief Financial OfficerF15,568$149.67$2.3M
Jan 31, 2026Arougheti Michael JCo-Founder and CEOA200,000$0.00$0.00
Jan 31, 2026Arougheti Michael JCo-Founder and CEOF152,495$149.67$22.8M
Jan 31, 2026Jacobson BlairCo-PresidentA300,000$0.00$0.00
Jan 31, 2026Jacobson BlairCo-PresidentF47,000$149.67$7.0M
Jan 31, 2026deVeer R. KippCo-PresidentA200,000$0.00$0.00
Jan 31, 2026deVeer R. KippCo-PresidentF101,444$149.67$15.2M
Jan 31, 2026Sagati Aghili NaseemGeneral CounselA100,000$0.00$0.00
Jan 31, 2026Sagati Aghili NaseemGeneral CounselF23,861$149.67$3.6M

No SEC filing reports analyzed yet. Reports are generated when new filings are detected and processed by the LLM pipeline.

No press releases analyzed yet. Press releases are collected from GlobeNewsWire and analyzed by the LLM pipeline.

Current analyst consensus: Buy (74% buy). Based on 23 analysts: 6 strong buy, 11 buy, 6 hold, 0 sell, 0 strong sell.

Analyst Price Targets

$145.35 mean target +11.3% upside Buy (3.00)
$125.00 Low $190.00 High
MetricValue
Current Price$130.61
Target Low$125.00
Target Mean$145.35
Target Median$142.00
Target High$190.00
# Analysts17
RecommendationBuy (3.00)

Earnings Estimates & Revisions

PeriodEPS AvgEPS LowEPS HighEPS Growth30d Rev.Up/DownRev. AvgRev. GrowthAnalysts
Current Q
2026-06-30
$1.35 $1.25 $1.43 30.8% -1.2% 6↑ 3↓ $1.1B 15.0% 11
Next Q
2026-09-30
$1.48 $1.38 $1.64 24.7% +0.6% 5↑ 4↓ $1.3B 10.4% 10
Current FY
2026-12-31
$5.94 $5.76 $6.07 24.8% -2.9% 4↑ 6↓ $4.9B 15.6% 12
Next FY
2027-12-31
$7.32 $6.81 $8.37 23.2% -1.4% 5↑ 7↓ $6.1B 24.1% 14

Current Quarter EPS Revision History

TimepointEPS EstimateChange
Current$1.347
7d ago$1.341+0.006
30d ago$1.363-0.016
60d ago$1.438-0.091
90d ago$1.442-0.095
12 analyst firms have rated this stock: 2 upgrades, 0 downgrades, 0 initiations.

Individual Analyst Actions

DateAnalyst FirmActionPrevious RatingNew Rating
May 18, 2026 TD Cowen MAINTAIN Buy Buy
May 4, 2026 Oppenheimer REITERATE Outperform Outperform
May 4, 2026 Barclays MAINTAIN Overweight Overweight
Apr 28, 2026 JP Morgan MAINTAIN Overweight Overweight
Apr 22, 2026 Citizens MAINTAIN Market Outperform Market Outperform
Apr 21, 2026 Morgan Stanley MAINTAIN Equal-Weight Equal-Weight
Apr 13, 2026 Oppenheimer MAINTAIN Outperform Outperform
Apr 8, 2026 Barclays MAINTAIN Overweight Overweight
Apr 7, 2026 Goldman Sachs MAINTAIN Buy Buy
Mar 24, 2026 BMO Capital MAINTAIN Market Perform Market Perform
Feb 24, 2026 RBC Capital MAINTAIN Outperform Outperform
Feb 9, 2026 Goldman Sachs MAINTAIN Buy Buy
Feb 9, 2026 RBC Capital MAINTAIN Outperform Outperform
Feb 9, 2026 Deutsche Bank UPGRADE Hold Buy
Feb 9, 2026 Raymond James UPGRADE Market Perform Strong Buy
Feb 6, 2026 Oppenheimer MAINTAIN Outperform Outperform
Feb 6, 2026 Barclays MAINTAIN Overweight Overweight
Jan 14, 2026 TD Cowen MAINTAIN Buy Buy
Jan 13, 2026 UBS MAINTAIN Neutral Neutral
Jan 9, 2026 Barclays MAINTAIN Overweight Overweight
Dec 12, 2025 Barclays MAINTAIN Overweight Overweight

Monthly Consensus History

PeriodStrong BuyBuyHoldSellStrong SellBuy %Distribution
Jun 1, 202661160074%
May 1, 202661160074%
Apr 1, 202661160074%
Mar 1, 202661160074%
Feb 1, 202651080065%
Jan 1, 202651080065%
Strong BuyBuyHoldSellStrong Sell
2 members of Congress traded this stock: 2 buys, 0 sells.

Congressional Trades

DateMemberPartyChamberTypeAmountAssetDisclosed
Apr 13, 2026Ro KhannaDHOUSEBUY$1,001 - $15,000Ares Management CorpMay 13, 2026 (31d)
Mar 13, 2026John BoozmanRSENATEBUY$1,001 - $15,000Ares Management CorpApr 14, 2026 (33d)
63°
Warm
Bearish Neutral Bullish
4 mentions 2 bullish 0 bearish 4 time periods

Reddit Sentiment History

DateMentionsSentimentBullishBearishThreads
May 12, 2026160° Warm101
Apr 17, 2026156° Neutral001
Apr 17, 2026156° Neutral001
Apr 1, 2026160° Warm101
Jun 9, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: ARES — 78.4% short (0.7M / 0.9M)
Short: 710,677 | Exempt: 47 | TRF Vol: 906,492 | Short Ratio: 78.4% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
Jun 8, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: ARES — 77.3% short (0.6M / 0.7M)
Short: 574,263 | Exempt: 35 | TRF Vol: 742,912 | Short Ratio: 77.3% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
Jun 5, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: ARES — 71.5% short (0.6M / 0.8M)
Short: 555,583 | Exempt: 1,520 | TRF Vol: 777,058 | Short Ratio: 71.5% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
Jun 3, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: ARES — 76.1% short (1.3M / 1.8M)
Short: 1,346,878 | Exempt: 0 | TRF Vol: 1,770,938 | Short Ratio: 76.1% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
Jun 2, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: ARES — 68.0% short (1.4M / 2.1M)
Short: 1,411,361 | Exempt: 3 | TRF Vol: 2,076,362 | Short Ratio: 68.0% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
Jun 1, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: ARES — 59.7% short (0.9M / 1.5M)
Short: 866,857 | Exempt: 0 | TRF Vol: 1,451,566 | Short Ratio: 59.7% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
May 29, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: ARES — 67.5% short (0.9M / 1.3M)
Short: 867,299 | Exempt: 0 | TRF Vol: 1,284,358 | Short Ratio: 67.5% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
May 28, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: ARES — 62.7% short (0.7M / 1.1M)
Short: 720,321 | Exempt: 100 | TRF Vol: 1,149,221 | Short Ratio: 62.7% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
May 27, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: ARES — 72.2% short (0.6M / 0.9M)
Short: 631,116 | Exempt: 1,162 | TRF Vol: 874,576 | Short Ratio: 72.2% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
May 26, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: ARES — 71.1% short (0.5M / 0.8M)
Short: 546,541 | Exempt: 900 | TRF Vol: 768,563 | Short Ratio: 71.1% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
May 21, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: ARES — 63.4% short (0.4M / 0.6M)
Short: 410,978 | Exempt: 400 | TRF Vol: 647,829 | Short Ratio: 63.4% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
May 20, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: ARES — 61.6% short (0.5M / 0.7M)
Short: 453,933 | Exempt: 0 | TRF Vol: 737,309 | Short Ratio: 61.6% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
May 19, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: ARES — 71.3% short (0.6M / 0.8M)
Short: 598,096 | Exempt: 2,179 | TRF Vol: 838,434 | Short Ratio: 71.3% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
May 18, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: ARES — 75.6% short (0.4M / 0.5M)
Short: 402,006 | Exempt: 1,006 | TRF Vol: 531,431 | Short Ratio: 75.6% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
May 18, 2026
dark_pool
Dark Pool: ARES — 2.6M shares, 58,661 trades
Week starting 2026-05-18. Total ATS volume: 2,646,725 shares across 58,661 trades.