Ares ManagementARES
Market Cap: 29.4B
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 Q1 SEC filings by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
75% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 107 | Existing positions closed: 61
12% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $18.9B [Q4 2023] → $21.2B (+$2.26B) [Q1 2024]
9% more funds holding
Funds holding: 532 [Q4 2023] → 578 (+46) [Q1 2024]
0.32% more ownership
Funds ownership: 197.2% [Q4 2023] → 197.52% (+0.32%) [Q1 2024]
5% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 194 | Existing positions reduced: 204
22% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 9 [Q4 2023] → 7 (-2) [Q1 2024]
69% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $98M | Put options by funds: $316M
Research analyst outlook
18 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price forecasts over the past 6 months
18 analyst ratings
Barclays Benjamin Budish | 3%upside $151 | Overweight Maintained | 10 Jul 2024 |
UBS Joseph Parkhill | 7%upside $158 | Buy Maintained | 10 Jul 2024 |
TD Cowen Jason Gabelman | 7%upside $158 | Buy Maintained | 8 Jul 2024 |
Deutsche Bank Brian Bedell | 10%downside $132 | Hold Reinstated | 13 Jun 2024 |
Deutsche Bank Brian Bedell | 20%upside $176 | Buy Initiated | 28 May 2024 |
Financial journalist opinion
Based on 4 articles about ARES published over the past 30 days