Benzinga · Oct 9, 2026
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NYSE · ARES
Ares Management Corporation
Financial Services · Asset Management
$115.62
Down-$3.13 (-2.71%)
Updated Oct 15, 2026, 1:50 AM
SID Score
5.1/10
Composite research score
Smart Money
47/100
Neutral
- Market cap
- 36.79B
- P/E ratio
- 46.97
- Dividend yield
- 5.41%
- 52-week range
- $95.80 – $181.19
- Volume
- 2.67M
- Avg. volume
- 3.78M
Price performance · ARES
ARES price history
1M range · 20 trading sessions · Daily adjusted prices
Prices through Oct 13, 2026
ARES closed at $115.62 after 20 trading sessions, down 6.92% for the selected period.
- Last close
- $115.62
- Period change
- -6.92%
- Period low
- $115.62
- Period high
- $126.67
Daily close
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| Date | Open | High | Low | Close | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 13, 2026 | $118.905 | $118.905 | $113.56 | $115.62 | 2.67M |
| Oct 12, 2026 | $116.96 | $118.32 | $116.31 | $118.15 | 1.4M |
| Oct 9, 2026 | $117.03 | $119.58 | $115.9676 | $117.22 | 1.82M |
| Oct 8, 2026 | $114.71 | $116.375 | $113.85 | $116.26 | 2.74M |
| Oct 7, 2026 | $115.92 | $117.11 | $114.78 | $115.75 | 1.46M |
| Oct 6, 2026 | $117.90 | $119.13 | $116.94 | $117.74 | 1.97M |
| Oct 5, 2026 | $117.62 | $118.38 | $115.33 | $117.13 | 1.69M |
| Oct 2, 2026 | $118.44 | $120.495 | $116.725 | $117.55 | 2.59M |
| Oct 1, 2026 | $116.51 | $119.18 | $113.06 | $116.57 | 2.33M |
| Sep 30, 2026 | $118.97 | $119.5199 | $115.41 | $116.17 | 2.08M |
| Sep 29, 2026 | $118.30 | $119.58 | $117.61 | $118.97 | 2.17M |
| Sep 28, 2026 | $120.69 | $120.69 | $117.47 | $118.34 | 2.46M |
| Sep 25, 2026 | $120.14 | $124.0223 | $119.65 | $122.01 | 1.58M |
| Sep 24, 2026 | $121.30 | $121.35 | $116.30 | $120.11 | 3.15M |
| Sep 23, 2026 | $123.37 | $123.955 | $121.21 | $121.48 | 1.64M |
| Sep 22, 2026 | $130.65 | $130.65 | $124.20 | $124.72 | 2.37M |
| Sep 21, 2026 | $126.43 | $127.95 | $125.05 | $126.67 | 1.62M |
| Sep 18, 2026 | $124.58 | $125.96 | $122.86 | $123.80 | 7.91M |
| Sep 17, 2026 | $125.92 | $128.55 | $124.735 | $125.32 | 1.55M |
| Sep 16, 2026 | $127.96 | $128.61 | $121.29 | $124.21 | 1.8M |
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Company profile
Ares Management is one of the world's largest alternative-asset managers, with $595.7 billion in total assets under management, or AUM, including $367.6 billion in fee-earning AUM, at the end of September 2025. The company has four main business segments: private credit ($391.5 billion in total AUM and $240.2 billion in fee-earning AUM), private equity, ($25.1 billion/$11.8 billion), real estate/real assets ($132.4 billion/$80.5 billion), and other alternatives ($46.7 billion/$35.1 billion). The firm primarily serves institutional investors (80% of AUM) and high-net-worth individuals (20%). Ares operates through more than 35 offices in over 15 countries around the globe.
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- Consensus
- Buy
- Average target
- $189.60
- Implied upside
- —
- Analysts
- 24
| Date | Firm | Rating | Target |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 13, 2026 | UBS | Neutral | — |
| Oct 12, 2026 | TD Cowen | Buy | — |
| Oct 2, 2026 | Wells Fargo | Overweight | — |
| Sep 24, 2026 | Piper Sandler | Overweight | — |
| Aug 27, 2026 | Oppenheimer | Outperform | — |
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Yahoo · Oct 9, 2026
PEI Group reveals the world's 100 biggest private markets firms have raised $5.74 trillion in five years
The 100 largest private markets managers raised $5.74 trillion between 2021 and 2025, more than the annual economic output of Germany*, according to the inaugural Private Markets 100 published by PEI Group.
Yahoo · Oct 8, 2026
3 Reasons We’re Fans of Ares (ARES)
Ares trades at $115.73 per share and has stayed right on track with the overall market, gaining 10.4% over the last six months. At the same time, the S&P 500 has returned 15.2%.
Yahoo · Oct 6, 2026
Sector Update: Financial Stocks Rise Tuesday Afternoon
Financial stocks advanced in Tuesday afternoon trading with the NYSE Financial Index rising 0.5% and
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