Ares ManagementARES
About: Ares Management Corp is an asset management company. It offers investors investment-related advice and strategies for capital growth. The company's operating segments include Credit Group, Private Equity Group, Real Assets and Secondaries Group. Its Credit Group generates maximum revenue, and manages credit strategies across the liquid and illiquid spectrum. Private Equity Group manages investment strategies categorized as corporate private equity, infrastructure and power, and special opportunities, Real Estate Group manages comprehensive equity and debt strategies across real estate and infrastructure investments. The Secondaries Group invests in secondary markets across a range of alternative asset class strategies, including private equity, real estate, infrastructure and credit.
Employees: 2,850
Fund manager confidence
Based on 2024 Q3 regulatory filings by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
68% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 114 | Existing positions closed: 68
50% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 8 [Q2] → 12 (+4) [Q3]
44% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 261 | Existing positions reduced: 181
17% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $24.6B [Q2] → $28.7B (+$4.18B) [Q3]
6% more funds holding
Funds holding: 605 [Q2] → 642 (+37) [Q3]
0.35% less ownership
Funds ownership: 94.13% [Q2] → 93.78% (-0.35%) [Q3]
9% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $50.6M | Put options by funds: $55.4M
Research analyst outlook
7 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months
7 analyst ratings
Wells Fargo Michael Brown 74% 1-year accuracy 32 / 43 met price target | 8%upside $207 | Overweight Maintained | 14 Jan 2025 |
Keefe, Bruyette & Woods Michael Brown 74% 1-year accuracy 32 / 43 met price target | 6%upside $202 | Outperform Upgraded | 20 Dec 2024 |
Deutsche Bank Brian Bedell 77% 1-year accuracy 33 / 43 met price target | 22%downside $150 | Hold Maintained | 11 Nov 2024 |
JP Morgan Kenneth Worthington 67% 1-year accuracy 24 / 36 met price target | 9%downside $174 | Overweight Maintained | 5 Nov 2024 |
TD Cowen Bill Katz 88% 1-year accuracy 30 / 34 met price target | 2%downside $187 | Buy Maintained | 4 Nov 2024 |
Financial journalist opinion
Based on 11 articles about ARES published over the past 30 days
