Whitestone Acquisition: Ares Management's $1.7 billion all-cash purchase of Whitestone REIT has dominated social media chatter, praised as a savvy move into premium retail properties. Investors highlighted the 12% share premium and financing-free structure, fueling talks of accelerated growth. The deal, set to close in Q3, propelled Ares shares higher post-announcement.
Analyst Target Cuts: Recent price target reductions by firms like Citizens JMP and Morgan Stanley drew caution, trimming forecasts amid volatile markets. Social media dissected these shifts from $205 to $190 and $178 to $163, linking them to sector-wide redemption pressures. Despite the adjustments, outperform ratings persist, tempering bearish views.
Yield Appeal: Amid broader asset manager selloffs tied to fund withdrawal limits, Ares stands out for its robust dividend yield over 5% on cost. Discussions emphasize double-digit growth potential despite headwinds from peers like Blue Owl. The stock's 14% rise since early April underscores resilient optimism.
Note: This discussion summary was generated from an AI condensation of post data.
Ares Management Insider Trading Activity
Ares Management 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
To track insider transactions, check out Quiver Quantitative's insider trading dashboard.
Ares Management Revenue
Ares Management had revenues of $1.5B in Q4 2025. This is an increase of 19.53% from the same period in the prior year.
You can track ARES financials on Quiver Quantitative's ARES stock page.
Ares Management 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 Management Hedge Fund Activity
We have seen 432 institutional investors add shares of Ares Management stock to their portfolio, and 374 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 Management 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 Management, check out Quiver Quantitative's $ARES forecast page.
Ares Management Price Targets
Multiple analysts have issued price targets for $ARES recently. We have seen 13 analysts offer price targets for $ARES in the last 6 months, with a median target of $163.0.
Here are some recent targets:
- Brian McKenna from Citizens set a target price of $190.0 on 04/22/2026
- 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
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