Ares Management Corporation (ARES)Financial Services | Asset Management | Los Angeles, United States | NYSE
117.78 USD
+1.56
(1.342%)
⇧
(April 17, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 118.30 +0.52 (0.442%) ⇧ (April 17, 2026, 7:58 p.m. EDT) Short-term: ★★☆☆☆ | Long-term: ★★★☆☆ | Dividends: ★★★★★ |
Hot Take | April 11, 2026, 1:33 p.m. EDT
Ares Management Corporation (ARES) appears to be a stock with a high dividend yield and a track record of consistent payouts, which makes it attractive for dividend-focused investors. However, the recent price history shows a decline, and the short-term forecast indicates limited upward momentum. The fundamental metrics suggest a high risk profile with significant debt and a high beta, which could amplify volatility. Despite the potential for a dividend yield, the short-term investment star rating is low due to the lack of clear momentum and the bearish options activity. Long-term investors might consider the stock as a potential buy if they are willing to tolerate the high risk and the uncertainty around the company's future performance. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| MSTL ✓ | 0.243164 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.246125 |
| AutoETS | 0.246125 |
| AutoTheta | 0.246151 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: MSTL
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 47% |
| H-stat | 5.55 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.121 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -0.50 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Financial Services |
| Ex Dividend Date | 2026-03-16 |
| Last Dividend Date | 2026-03-16 |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 163.448 |
| Revenue per Share | 25.77 |
| Market Cap | 38,975,684,608 |
| Trailing P/E | 68.88 |
| Forward P/E | 15.86 |
| Beta | 1.54 |
| Profit Margins | 9.41% |
| Website | https://www.aresmgmt.com |
As of April 11, 2026, 1:33 p.m. EDT: The options data suggests mixed signals. For calls, there is a significant amount of open interest (OI) and volume in the out-of-the-money (OTM) strikes, which might indicate a bullish sentiment or anticipation of price increases. However, the high IV (implied volatility) at certain strikes, such as the 130.0 strike, indicates uncertainty or potential volatility. For puts, the OTM positions show a higher volume and OI compared to the ITM positions, suggesting a bearish bias or a protective stance. The ATM strikes for both calls and puts show substantial OI, which could mean market participants are hedging or expecting a range-bound movement. Overall, the options activity indicates a cautious outlook with potential for both bullish and bearish movements.
| Last Yield | 1yr Yield | 3yr Avg | 5yr Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1.28% | 3.28% | 3.04% | 3.30% |
| Date | Dividend | Yield % |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-17 | 1.350 | 1.277562 |
| 2025-12-17 | 1.120 | 0.673698 |
| 2025-09-16 | 1.120 | 0.639729 |
| 2025-06-16 | 1.120 | 0.688365 |
| 2025-03-17 | 1.120 | 0.786867 |
| 2024-12-17 | 0.930 | 0.543209 |
| 2024-09-16 | 0.930 | 0.651739 |
| 2024-06-14 | 0.930 | 0.738758 |
| 2024-03-14 | 0.930 | 0.743091 |
| 2023-12-14 | 0.770 | 0.720950 |
| 2023-09-14 | 0.770 | 0.788987 |
| 2023-06-15 | 0.770 | 0.875718 |
| 2023-03-16 | 0.770 | 1.102891 |
| 2022-12-15 | 0.610 | 0.975887 |
| 2022-09-15 | 0.610 | 0.890933 |
| 2022-06-15 | 0.610 | 1.166751 |
| 2022-03-16 | 0.610 | 0.916453 |
| 2021-12-16 | 0.470 | 0.713256 |
| 2021-09-15 | 0.470 | 0.681165 |
| 2021-06-15 | 0.470 | 0.937891 |
| 2021-03-16 | 0.470 | 1.002875 |
| 2020-12-16 | 0.400 | 0.960403 |
| 2020-09-15 | 0.400 | 1.181351 |
| 2020-06-15 | 0.400 | 1.256978 |
| 2020-03-16 | 0.400 | 1.767044 |
| 2019-12-16 | 0.320 | 1.164666 |
| 2019-09-13 | 0.320 | 1.315906 |
| 2019-06-13 | 0.320 | 1.497013 |
| 2019-03-14 | 0.320 | 1.698738 |
| 2018-12-14 | 0.280 | 1.659337 |
| 2018-09-13 | 0.280 | 1.721086 |
| 2018-06-14 | 0.280 | 1.769385 |
| 2018-04-13 | 0.093 | 0.581719 |
| 2018-02-23 | 0.400 | 2.240134 |
| 2017-11-16 | 0.410 | 3.022737 |
| 2017-08-16 | 0.310 | 2.414756 |
| 2017-05-25 | 0.130 | 1.007862 |
| 2017-05-18 | 0.130 | 1.004041 |
| 2017-03-08 | 0.280 | 2.120832 |
| 2016-11-17 | 0.200 | 1.733123 |
| 2016-08-19 | 0.280 | 2.389405 |
| 2016-05-20 | 0.150 | 1.600823 |
| 2016-03-10 | 0.200 | 2.280884 |
| 2015-11-20 | 0.130 | 1.431529 |
| 2015-08-21 | 0.260 | 2.332202 |
| 2015-05-20 | 0.250 | 2.026825 |
| 2015-03-12 | 0.240 | 1.993564 |
| 2014-11-20 | 0.240 | 2.396286 |
| 2014-08-21 | 0.180 | 1.667161 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | -0.14079368 |
| Address1 | 1,800 Avenue of the Stars |
| Address2 | Suite 1400 |
| All Time High | 200.485 |
| All Time Low | 10.72 |
| Ask | 119.94 |
| Ask Size | 200 |
| Audit Risk | 9 |
| Average Analyst Rating | 1.9 - Buy |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 3,947,950 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 4,225,901 |
| Average Volume | 4,225,901 |
| Average Volume10Days | 3,947,950 |
| Beta | 1.536 |
| Bid | 117.78 |
| Bid Size | 300 |
| Board Risk | 10 |
| Book Value | 12.685 |
| City | Los Angeles |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,735,603,200 |
| Compensation Risk | 10 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 117.78 |
| Current Ratio | 0.472 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,774,915,200 |
| Day High | 121.2 |
| Day Low | 117.02 |
| Debt To Equity | 163.448 |
| Display Name | Ares Management |
| Dividend Date | 1,774,915,200 |
| Dividend Rate | 5.4 |
| Dividend Yield | 4.58 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,777,392,000 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,777,392,000 |
| Earnings Growth | -0.814 |
| Earnings Quarterly Growth | -0.694 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,777,638,600 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,777,638,600 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,777,638,600 |
| Ebitda | 1,241,067,008 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.22156 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | 36.331 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 8.05 |
| Enterprise Value | 45,089,189,888 |
| Eps Current Year | 6.17759 |
| Eps Forward | 7.42503 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 1.71 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Ex Dividend Date | 1,773,705,600 |
| Exchange | NYQ |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 113.8254 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | 3.9545975 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | 0.03474266 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | -14.079369 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 195.26 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -77.479996 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.39680424 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 95.8 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 21.979996 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.22943628 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 95.8 - 195.26 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,399,037,400,000 |
| Five Year Avg Dividend Yield | 2.69 |
| Float Shares | 214,911,940 |
| Forward Eps | 7.42503 |
| Forward P E | 15.862561 |
| Free Cashflow | 2,017,172,736 |
| Full Exchange Name | NYSE |
| Full Time Employees | 3,967 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,775,001,600 |
| Gross Margins | 0.36539 |
| Gross Profits | 2,046,704,000 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.1116 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.89153 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 330,919,384 |
| Industry | Asset Management |
| Industry Disp | Asset Management |
| Industry Key | asset-management |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 0 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Dividend Date | 1,773,705,600 |
| Last Dividend Value | 1.35 |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,767,139,200 |
| Long Business Summary | 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 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 headquartered in Los Angeles, California with additional offices in the United States, Europe and Asia. |
| Long Name | Ares Management Corporation |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 38,975,684,608 |
| Market State | CLOSED |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_44707236 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,767,139,200 |
| Net Income To Common | 468,681,984 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 26,428,951,476 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 17 |
| Open | 118.19 |
| Operating Cashflow | 3,266,959,104 |
| Operating Margins | 0.13537 |
| Overall Risk | 10 |
| Payout Ratio | 2.6199 |
| Peg Ratio | 0.95 |
| Phone | (312) 252 7500 |
| Post Market Change | 0.5200043 |
| Post Market Change Percent | 0.44150475 |
| Post Market Price | 118.3 |
| Post Market Time | 1,776,470,315 |
| Previous Close | 116.22 |
| Price Eps Current Year | 19.065687 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 9.284982 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 6.9581017 |
| Profit Margins | 0.09415 |
| Quick Ratio | 0.406 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | buy |
| Recommendation Mean | 1.94118 |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | 1.56 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | 1.34228 |
| Regular Market Day High | 121.2 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 117.02 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 117.02 - 121.2 |
| Regular Market Open | 118.19 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 116.22 |
| Regular Market Price | 117.78 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,776,456,003 |
| Regular Market Volume | 3,589,632 |
| Return On Assets | 0.023359999 |
| Return On Equity | 0.13520001 |
| Revenue Growth | 0.195 |
| Revenue Per Share | 25.77 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.38150132 |
| Sector | Financial Services |
| Sector Disp | Financial Services |
| Sector Key | financial-services |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 10 |
| Shares Outstanding | 220,902,613 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.0615 |
| Shares Short | 13,807,062 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,772,150,400 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 12,127,071 |
| Short Name | Ares Management Corporation |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.0656 |
| Short Ratio | 3.23 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | CA |
| Symbol | ARES |
| Target High Price | 205.0 |
| Target Low Price | 104.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 146.70589 |
| Target Median Price | 144.0 |
| Total Cash | 1,447,984,000 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 6.453 |
| Total Debt | 14,222,266,368 |
| Total Revenue | 5,601,482,240 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 4.48 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.038547583 |
| Trailing Eps | 1.71 |
| Trailing P E | 68.87719 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | 0.9473 |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 153.64474 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | -35.864746 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | -0.23342644 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 3,589,632 |
| Website | https://www.aresmgmt.com |
| Zip | 90,067 |