Vanguard Group Adds $581M in Ares Management Corporation ($ARES)

Key Points

  • Vanguard Group changed its Ares Management Corporation ($ARES) stake by 20.2% last quarter, boosting to 26,050,425 shares worth $3.46 billion.
  • Wall Street's consensus rating on $ARES is Buy and an average price target of $145.24.
  • $ARES last traded around $132.82.

Vanguard Group increased its position in Ares Management Corporation ($ARES) by 20.2% during the most recent quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 26,050,425 shares of Ares Management Corporation after buying 4,373,955 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Group's holdings in Ares Management Corporation were worth $3.46 billion as of its most recent filing.

Ares Management Corporation ($ARES) Stock

Last price$132.82
Market cap$30.42B
P/E ratio62.17
Forward P/E18.43
PEG ratio1.10
Beta1.52
52-week low$95.80
52-week high$195.26
50-day MA$120.07
200-day MA$142.04
Current ratio0.49
Quick ratio0.41
Debt-to-equity1.69

Ares Management Corporation Earnings

EPS (ttm)$2.17
Revenue (ttm)$5.91B
Revenue growth28.3%
Net margin10.5%
Return on equity14.2%
Next earningsMay 1, 2026

Ares Management Corporation Dividend

Annual dividend$5.40
Dividend yield400.00%
Payout ratio217.1%
Ex-dividend dateJun 16, 2026

Analysts Set New Price Targets

ConsensusBuy
Average target$145.24
High target$190.00
Low target$125.00
Analysts covering17

About Ares Management Corporation

Ares Management Corporation operates as an alternative asset manager. Its Direct Lending Group segment provides financing solutions to small-to-medium sized companies. The company's Private Equity Group segment specializes in early venture, turnaround, mid venture, late venture, recapitalization, growth capital, middle market, mezzanine, distressed and growth buyouts. The firm seeks to invest in healthcare, services, energy, industrials and consumer. The firm seeks to takes majority, minority and shared-control investments primarily in under-capitalized companies in North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, Southeast Asia and Australia. Its Real Estate Group segment invests in new developments and the repositioning of assets, with a focus on control or majority-control investments; and originates and invests in a range of self-originated financing opportunities for middle-market owners and operators of commercial real estate. The firm prefers to invest between $1 million and $500 million in companies having EBITDA between $10 million and $250 million and debt investment value between $10 million and $100 million. Ares Management Corporation was founded in 1997 and is based in Los Angeles, California with additional offices in North America, Europe and Asia.

ExchangeNYSE
SectorFinancial Services
IndustryAsset Management
HeadquartersLos Angeles, CA
CEOMr. Michael J. Arougheti
Employees4,297

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