The stock price of Ares Management Corp (NYSE: ARES) has surged by 0.66 when compared to previous closing price of 153.75, but the company has seen a 7.46% gain in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. prnewswire.com reported 2025-03-24 that Additional Portfolio Brings Relationship to 3.7 GW of Investment in U.S. Generation HOUSTON, March 24, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — ENGIE North America (ENGIE) announced that it recently expanded its partnership with Ares Management Infrastructure Opportunities funds (Ares) via the addition of a new almost 1 GW portfolio. ENGIE will retain a controlling share in the portfolio and will continue to operate and manage the assets.
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 76.67x. The stock has a 36-month beta value of 1.31. 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 191.96M, and at present, short sellers hold a 2.03% of that float. On March 25, 2025, the average trading volume of ARES was 1.33M shares.
ARES’s Market Performance
ARES stock saw a decrease of 7.46% in the past week, with a monthly decline of -8.37% and a quarterly a decrease of -9.53%. The volatility ratio for the week is 3.07%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 4.10% for Ares Management Corp (ARES). The simple moving average for the last 20 days is 0.95% for ARES stock, with a simple moving average of -3.67% for the last 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 -11.02% 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 unable to rebound, for now settling with -22.80% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 4.10%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 3.07%, as shares sank -7.61% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -11.66% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, ARES rose by +7.37%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +10.80% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $153.30. In addition, Ares Management Corp saw -12.57% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at ARES starting from MICHAEL J AROUGHETI, who proposed sale 110,845 shares at the price of $147.71 back on Mar 24 ’25. After this action, MICHAEL J AROUGHETI now owns shares of Ares Management Corp, valued at $16,372,915 using the latest closing price.
BHUTANI ASHISH, the Director of Ares Management Corp, purchase 10,000 shares at $141.33 during a trade that took place back on Mar 11 ’25, which means that BHUTANI ASHISH is holding 22,905 shares at $1,413,300 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for ARES
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.21 for the present operating margin
- 0.62 for the gross margin
The net margin for Ares Management Corp stands at 0.11. The total capital return value is set at 0.04. Equity return is now at value 15.93, with 1.73 for asset returns.
Based on Ares Management Corp (ARES), the company’s capital structure generated 0.79 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.33. The debt to equity ratio resting at 3.71. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 0.93.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 2.41 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 4.62. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 9.79. The receivables turnover for the company is 2.84for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.17.
Conclusion
To sum up, Ares Management Corp (ARES) has seen a mixed performance recently. Analysts have differing views on the stock, with some seeing it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
