We estimate that the CEO of Ares Management Corp ($ARES), Michael J Arougheti, received a compensation of $68,279,532 in 2025. This is a decrease of -25.05% from an estimated $85,381,842 in 2024.
These estimates are based on a new DEF14A filing, filed with the SEC on April 21, 2026. Note that parsing errors may occur.
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$ARES Stock Insider Trading Activity
$ARES Stock insiders have traded $ARES stock on the open market 30 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 2 have been purchases and 28 have been sales.
Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $ARES stock by insiders over the last 6 months:
- MICHAEL J AROUGHETI (Co-Founder and CEO) has made 0 purchases and 18 sales selling 590,000 shares for an estimated $90,655,128.
- ASHISH BHUTANI purchased 10,000 shares for an estimated $1,266,100
- AGHILI NASEEM SAGATI (General Counsel) has made 0 purchases and 10 sales selling 5,770 shares for an estimated $828,270.
- JUDY D. OLIAN purchased 480 shares for an estimated $59,726
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$ARES Stock Congressional Stock Trading
Members of Congress have traded $ARES stock 1 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 1 have been purchases and 0 have been sales.
Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $ARES stock by members of Congress over the last 6 months:
- SENATOR JOHN BOOZMAN purchased up to $15,000 on 03/13.
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$ARES Stock Hedge Fund Activity
We have seen 427 institutional investors add shares of $ARES Stock stock to their portfolio, and 373 decrease their positions in their most recent quarter.
Here are some of the largest recent moves:
- VANGUARD GROUP INC added 4,373,955 shares (+20.2%) to their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $706,962,346
- STATE STREET CORP added 4,224,377 shares (+98.5%) to their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $682,786,054
- WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP removed 3,553,542 shares (-37.9%) from their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $574,358,993
- BLACKROCK, INC. added 3,252,584 shares (+25.1%) to their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $525,715,151
- UBS AM, A DISTINCT BUSINESS UNIT OF UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC removed 2,901,901 shares (-74.6%) from their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $469,034,258
- CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD added 2,494,237 shares (+125.8%) to their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $403,143,526
- GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC added 1,963,460 shares (+55.7%) to their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $317,354,039
To track hedge funds' stock portfolios, check out Quiver Quantitative's institutional holdings dashboard.
$ARES Stock Analyst Ratings
Wall Street analysts have issued reports on $ARES in the last several months. We have seen 1 firms issue buy ratings on the stock, and 0 firms issue sell ratings.
Here are some recent analyst ratings:
- TD Cowen issued a "Buy" rating on 11/04/2025
To track analyst ratings and price targets for $ARES Stock, check out Quiver Quantitative's $ARES forecast page.
$ARES Stock Price Targets
Multiple analysts have issued price targets for $ARES recently. We have seen 12 analysts offer price targets for $ARES in the last 6 months, with a median target of $160.0.
Here are some recent targets:
- Michael Cyprys from Morgan Stanley set a target price of $163.0 on 04/21/2026
- Chris Kotowski from Oppenheimer set a target price of $147.0 on 04/13/2026
- Benjamin Budish from Barclays set a target price of $127.0 on 04/08/2026
- Alexander Blostein from Goldman Sachs set a target price of $131.0 on 04/07/2026
- Brennan Hawken from BMO Capital set a target price of $112.0 on 03/24/2026
- Bart Dziarski from RBC Capital set a target price of $173.0 on 02/24/2026
- Wilma Burdis from Raymond James set a target price of $157.0 on 02/09/2026
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