Ares Management Corp (NYSE: ARES)’s stock price has increased by 2.42 compared to its previous closing price of 193.42. However, the company has seen a 1.12% increase in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. zacks.com reported 2025-01-29 that Ares Management (ARES) possesses the right combination of the two key ingredients for a likely earnings beat in its upcoming report. Get prepared with the key expectations.
Is It Worth Investing in Ares Management Corp (NYSE: ARES) Right Now?
Ares Management Corp (NYSE: ARES) has a price-to-earnings ratio that is above its average at 88.98x. The stock has a 36-month beta value of 1.20. Opinions on the stock are mixed, with 5 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 5 as “overweight,” 6 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for ARES is 187.51M, and at present, short sellers hold a 2.01% of that float. On January 30, 2025, the average trading volume of ARES was 1.13M shares.
ARES’s Market Performance
The stock of Ares Management Corp (ARES) has seen a 1.12% increase in the past week, with a 10.36% rise in the past month, and a 15.86% gain in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.20%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 2.42% for ARES. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 6.27% for ARES’s stock, with a 27.68% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of ARES
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for ARES stocks, with Barclays repeating the rating for ARES by listing it as a “Overweight.” The predicted price for ARES in the upcoming period, according to Barclays is $224 based on the research report published on January 27, 2025 of the current year 2025.
Keefe Bruyette, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see ARES reach a price target of $202, previously predicting the price at $166. The rating they have provided for ARES stocks is “Outperform” according to the report published on December 20th, 2024.
Wells Fargo gave a rating of “Overweight” to ARES, setting the target price at $212 in the report published on December 12th of the previous year.
ARES Trading at 9.79% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought ARES to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was able to rebound, for now settling with 0.29% of gains for the given period.
Volatility was left at 2.42%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.20%, as shares surge +10.73% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +17.28% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, ARES rose by +1.19%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +50.92% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $186.42. In addition, Ares Management Corp saw 11.90% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at ARES starting from Berry Ryan, who sale 14,357 shares at the price of $180.16 back on Dec 11 ’24. After this action, Berry Ryan now owns 233,214 shares of Ares Management Corp, valued at $2,586,557 using the latest closing price.
Berry Ryan, the Chief Mktg. & Strategy Officer of Ares Management Corp, sale 200 shares at $180.07 during a trade that took place back on Nov 27 ’24, which means that Berry Ryan is holding 253,014 shares at $36,014 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for ARES
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.34 for the present operating margin
- 0.53 for the gross margin
The net margin for Ares Management Corp stands at 0.12. The total capital return value is set at 0.06. Equity return is now at value 22.70, with 1.80 for asset returns.
Based on Ares Management Corp (ARES), the company’s capital structure generated 0.21 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 5.56. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.26. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 1.31.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 1.15 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 0.08. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 10.56. The receivables turnover for the company is 3.57for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.15.
Conclusion
To sum up, Ares Management Corp (ARES) has seen a better performance recently. Analysts have differing views on the stock, with some seeing it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
