Ares Management slides as private-credit fears pressure alternative-asset managers

Ares Management Corporation (ARES) is down 4.6% today. Here is some analysis on what might have caused this price movement.

Analysis: Ares appeared to trade lower in sympathy with a broader selloff in alternative-asset managers tied to renewed investor anxiety about private credit and fund liquidity. The decline also comes as some research coverage has turned more cautious on Ares’ outlook, which can amplify downside momentum on risk-off days.

Details:

Private-credit-linked alternative managers sold off after disclosures showing elevated redemption activity at a large, retail-facing private credit vehicle, stoking concerns about sentiment and flows across the group.

Recent sector commentary has highlighted that private-credit-heavy managers have been among the hardest hit amid heightened scrutiny of the private credit market and macro uncertainty.

A research service recently shifted its view on Ares to a more bearish rating, adding incremental pressure to the stock’s near-term narrative.

This could also be because investors are de-risking from higher-beta financials tied to credit spreads and fundraising trends, even without a company-specific headline.

Sources:

Morningstar, Investing.com, Defense World

Disclaimer: This price movement analysis was generated with the help of AI. Please double-check the information provided for mistakes.

$ARES Insider Trading Activity

$ARES insiders have traded $ARES stock on the open market 54 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 2 have been purchases and 52 have been sales.

Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $ARES stock by insiders over the last 6 months:

ANTONY P RESSLER (Co-Founder & Exec. Chairman) has made 0 purchases and 15 sales selling 577,362 shares for an estimated $102,014,518.
MICHAEL J AROUGHETI (Co-Founder and CEO) has made 0 purchases and 18 sales selling 590,000 shares for an estimated $90,655,128.
AGHILI NASEEM SAGATI (General Counsel) has made 0 purchases and 19 sales selling 47,770 shares for an estimated $7,849,961.
ASHISH BHUTANI purchased 10,000 shares for an estimated $1,266,100
JUDY D. OLIAN purchased 480 shares for an estimated $59,726

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$ARES Hedge Fund Activity

We have seen 441 institutional investors add shares of $ARES stock to their portfolio, and 415 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 Congressional Stock Trading

Members of Congress have traded $ARES stock 1 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 0 have been purchases and 1 have been sales.

Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $ARES stock by members of Congress over the last 6 months:

REPRESENTATIVE VAL T. HOYLE sold up to $15,000 on 09/23.

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$ARES Analyst Ratings

Wall Street analysts have issued reports on $ARES in the last several months. We have seen 4 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
Oppenheimer issued a "Outperform" rating on 10/14/2025
B of A Securities issued a "Buy" rating on 10/03/2025
RBC Capital issued a "Outperform" rating on 09/29/2025

To track analyst ratings and price targets for $ARES, check out Quiver Quantitative's $ARES forecast page.

$ARES 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 $180.0.

Here are some recent targets:

Bart Dziarski from RBC Capital set a target price of $173.0 on 02/24/2026
Alexander Blostein from Goldman Sachs set a target price of $165.0 on 02/09/2026
Brian Bedell from Deutsche Bank set a target price of $155.0 on 02/09/2026
Wilma Burdis from Raymond James set a target price of $157.0 on 02/09/2026
Chris Kotowski from Oppenheimer set a target price of $215.0 on 02/06/2026
Benjamin Budish from Barclays set a target price of $190.0 on 02/06/2026
Bill Katz from TD Cowen set a target price of $200.0 on 01/14/2026

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