Investors can expect a company’s stock to rise or fall based on the buying and selling of stock by its insiders. Ares Management Corp shares valued at $54,177,000 were purchased by TJ CAPITAL INVESTORS LLC on Aug 20 ’25. At $180.59 per share, TJ CAPITAL INVESTORS LLC acquired 300,000 shares.
Also, Arougheti Michael J sold 136,516 shares, netting a total of over 24,946,638 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $182.74 each, the insider now holds 311,728 shares.
Before that, Arougheti Michael J had sold 85,552 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $16,173,525, the Co-Founder and CEO traded Ares Management Corp shares for $189.05 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 85,552 shares, worth approximately $80.2 million.
As published in their initiating research note from Raymond James on July 28, 2025, Ares Management Corp [ARES] has been a Mkt perform. Analysts at Oppenheimer downgraded the stock from ‘”an Outperform”‘ to ‘”a Perform”‘ outlook in a report released in mid May. As of April 16, 2025, Oppenheimer has increased its “Perform” rating to a “an Outperform” for ARES. Earlier on April 08, 2025, Citizens JMP upgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “a Mkt outperform” for ARES stock which previously was a “a Mkt perform”.
Analyzing ARES Stock Performance
On last trading session, Ares Management Corp [NYSE: ARES] plunged -0.92% to $178.93. The stock’s lowest price that day was $175.9439, but it reached a high of $180.5 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -6.29%. Over the course of the year, Ares Management Corp shares have jumped approximately 23.40%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $200.49 on 02/04/25 and a 52-week low of $110.63 on 04/07/25.
Support And Resistance Levels for Ares Management Corp (ARES)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 176.41, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 173.90. In the upper region, resistance lies at 180.97. The next price resistance is at 183.02. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 42.30 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.
Is Ares Management Corp subject to short interest?
Stocks of Ares Management Corp saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-07-31 jumping by 1.84 million shares to 7.76 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-06-30 was 5.92 million shares. A jump of 23.71% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 5.54 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 5.54.
Which companies own the most shares of Ares Management Corp (ARES)?
In terms of Ares Management Corp share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 193 in the next 12 months, up nearly 6.87% from the previous closing price of $180.59. Analysts anticipate Ares Management Corp stock to reach 195 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 182. In spite of this, 7 analysts ranked Ares Management Corp stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On January 27, 2025, Barclays assigned a price target of “an Overweight” to the stock and resumed coverage with a $224.
