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Ares Management Corp Stock: price and insider trades · United States
No insider purchase over the last 90 days. The latest was filed 24 Feb 2026.
Ares Management Corp: what insiders have been doing
Ares Management Corp, classified in the Finance & Banking sector, is a listed company. Its insiders report their share dealings to SEC (Form 4). 13 insiders have disclosed 33 filings since 18 October 2025.
The record shows 2 purchases on the open market worth €1.1M, made by 2 insiders, against 8 sales worth €39.8M by 2 insiders. Taken together, the sales exceed the purchases by €38.7M. A purchase on the market is a deliberate choice to commit personal money, which is why it draws more attention than a grant. The buyers include 2 senior executives. At €15.5M, the sale published on 25 November 2025 by Arougheti Michael J is the largest of the period.
In all, 1 purchase was made within 30 days of a purchase by another insider of the company. A cluster is several different insiders buying the same stock within a short window, a pattern studied more closely than a single purchase. The latest purchase dates back some time: it was published 236 days ago, on 24 February 2026. The median gap between a trade and its publication by SEC (Form 4) is 3 days. For comparison, the SEC allows two business days to file a Form 4. Sales are harder to read than purchases, since they often meet personal needs such as tax or diversification.
Compared with its exchange (5,458 companies, median 22 filings), a count of 33 filings is above the norm. Since 2016, the database holds 6 purchases and 250 sales by insiders of the company. In its latest annual report filed with the SEC (10-K, fiscal year ended 31 December 2025), the company reported revenue of 4.76 bn USD and net income of 527.4 m USD.
Elsewhere in the same sector, our signals recently picked up insider purchases at First Guaranty Bancshares, Inc. and BCB Bancorp Inc. This summary is built from SEC (Form 4) disclosures alone and does not predict where the share price will go.
Insider Decl.
413
Thresholds
n/a
Buy Volume
€4M
6 ops. · all time
Sell Volume
€1B
250 ops. · all time
Who traded when
BuySaleMichael J. Arougheti43 sales
Antony P. Ressler27 sales
David B. Kaplan16 sales
Bennett Rosenthal12 sales
R. Kipp deVeer12 sales
Aghili Naseem Sagati4 sales
+3 other insiders
Since the insiders bought
- +3.3%Entry US$40.09 · Close at T+90 US$41.41
- -8.6%Entry US$44.68 · Close at T+90 US$40.84
Entry is the close on the day after publication, the first price a reader could act on. Prices in the listing currency. Past moves are not a forecast.
Analyst consensus: bullish or bearish?
Analysts rate Ares Management Corp Buy (bullish), based on 20 analysts. Average price target: US$145.15.
This score ranks the purchase within its own market. A position size is suggested only on the venues of the backtested strategy universe; elsewhere, signals stay on watch. Not investment advice.
Fundamental score
Ranked 11,776 of 24,148 companies
52.2
score / 100
Value46
Quality59
FCF yld8.6%
Earn yld1.4%
EV/EBITDA22.4x
ROE15%
Gross mgn54%
Net mgn9.4%
Debt/EBITDA6.2x
Pillars2/3
Transparent value + quality ranking, distinct from the insider signal.
Financial data
as of FY 2025FY ended December 2025 · cache
US$112.27
Analyst consensus
20 analystsBuy
US$119.00Target US$145.15(+29%)US$168.00
Income statement
RevenueUS$5.6B
Gross profitUS$3B54% margin
EBITDAUS$2.3B41% margin
Net incomeUS$527.4M12.1% margin
Valuation
PER (trailing)52.5x
PER (forward)15.8x
P/Book10.2x
Beta1.55
Balance sheet & cash
Market capUS$37.2B
Total debtUS$14.2B
Free Cash FlowUS$3.2B
Debt / Equity172%
Profitability & ownership
ROE14.9%
ROA4.6%
% insiders11.2%
% institutions93.6%
Last declaration on 21 August 2026
Declarations413 total
8,000 shares0Class A Common StockSEC:0001756898-26-000007:0
1,728 shares0Class A Common StockSEC:0001209364-26-000002:0
1,728 shares0Class A Common StockSEC:0001287727-26-000004:0
1,728 shares0Class A Common StockSEC:0001378072-26-000002:0
1,728 shares0Class A Common StockSEC:0001438584-26-000002:0
1,728 shares0Class A Common StockSEC:0001605729-26-000015:0
1,728 shares0Class A Common StockSEC:0001606115-26-000003:0
82,957 sharesClass A Common StockSEC:0001304471-26-000006:0
82,957 sharesClass A Common StockSEC:0001576312-26-000004:0
2,583 sharesClass A Common StockSEC:0001832049-26-000006:0
8,000 shares0Class A Common StockSEC:0001756898-26-000005:0
480 shares@ US$124.439.0% of flowClass A Common StockSEC:0001605729-26-000002:0
Canonical exit: 21 May 2026 (T+90)
10,000 shares@ US$126.6132.8% of flowClass A Common StockSEC:0001287727-26-000002:0
Canonical exit: 7 May 2026 (T+90)
300 shares@ US$126.680.5% of flowClass A Common StockSEC:0001779014-26-000008:0
200,000 shares0Class A Common StockSEC:0001304471-26-000002:0
100,000 shares0Class A Common StockSEC:0001832049-26-000004:0
100,000 shares0Class A Common StockSEC:0001779014-26-000006:0
300,000 shares0Class A Common StockSEC:0001756898-26-000004:0
200,000 shares0Class A Common StockSEC:0001576312-26-000002:0
1,249 shares@ US$161.362.7% of flowClass A Common StockSEC:0001779014-26-000004:0
2,712 shares0Class A Common StockSEC:0001779014-26-000002:0
2,093 shares@ US$163.16100.0% of flowClass A Common StockSEC:0001756898-26-000002:0
2,712 shares0Class A Common StockSEC:0001832049-26-000002:0
15,000 shares0Class A Common StockSEC:0001304465-25-000004:0
40,000 shares0Class A Common StockSEC:0001025976-25-000004:0
25 of 413 declarations
About Ares Management Corp
Ares Management Corporation is a publicly listed alternative asset manager traded on the NYSE under the ticker ARES, with its primary operating base in the United States. Founded in 1997, the company has developed into one of the major global players in alternative investment management, built around the pursuit of attractive risk-adjusted returns and the provision of flexible capital solutions to companies and institutional investors. Its headquarters are in New York, and its business model is anchored in a global, multi-strategy platform designed to encourage collaboration across investment teams rather than isolated business silos.
Ares operates across four core operating pillars: credit, real estate, private equity, and infrastructure, with an additional secondary solutions platform. In credit, the firm focuses on direct lending, liquid credit, asset-based finance, and opportunistic credit strategies. In real estate, Ares manages both equity and debt strategies, with a particular emphasis on logistics, industrial, digital infrastructure, and complex or value-creation situations. Private equity is more focused on corporate opportunities and select APAC strategies, while infrastructure covers long-duration investments and financing opportunities. This diversification is a key competitive advantage because it allows Ares to allocate capital across multiple market environments and maintain deal flow through different parts of the cycle.
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The company’s geographic footprint is another important strength. Ares has a broad global presence, with roughly 60 offices and investment teams across the Americas, Europe, and Asia-Pacific, which supports local origination, underwriting, portfolio monitoring, and market intelligence. The firm also benefits from direct relationships with a large institutional client base, including pension funds, insurance companies, private banks, sovereign wealth funds, and university endowments. These relationships are central to Ares’ recurring fee-based model, which combines management fees, performance-related income, and long-term value creation for investors and shareholders.
Recent developments highlight continued platform expansion in 2025 and 2026. The company has been expanding its capabilities in systematic credit following the acquisition of BlueCove, while also advancing its secondaries franchise and extending its global real estate reach. Recent corporate communications point to continued growth in assets under management and a disciplined investment posture. For investors, Ares Management stands out as a high-quality alternative asset manager with broad exposure to structural growth in private markets, institutional fundraising, and the ongoing demand for flexible private capital.
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