Ares Management Class A (ARES) closed at $121.88 on October 26, 2026, down 0.2% from the previous close, on volume of 1,806,668 shares (30-day average 2,238,909).
Data as of October 26, 2026.
BMO Capital Remains a Hold on Ares Management (ARES)
TipRanks (Tue, 27-Oct 8:37 AM ET)
Ares Capital to acquire MidCap Financial for $2.6B in cash and stock; MFIC rallies 17%
Seeking Alpha News (Tue, 27-Oct 6:17 AM ET)
Ares Capital to acquire MidCap Financial for $2.6B in cash and stock; MFICL rallies 15%
Seeking Alpha News (Tue, 27-Oct 6:17 AM ET)
PRNewswire (Tue, 27-Oct 6:01 AM ET)
Ares Capital Corporation Agrees to Acquire MidCap Financial Investment Corporation
Business Wire (Tue, 27-Oct 6:00 AM ET)
Ares Management Corporation to Present at the BMO Financials Conference
PRNewswire (Mon, 26-Oct 4:30 PM ET)
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Globe Newswire (Thu, 22-Oct 9:16 AM ET)
Business Wire (Wed, 21-Oct 3:30 AM ET)
KKR to Sell Infinity Transportation to Ares for $2.9 Billion
Business Wire (Mon, 19-Oct 6:50 AM ET)
Ares Management is one of the world's largest alternative-asset managers, with $671.3 billion in total assets under management, including $409.9 billion in fee-earning AUM, at the end of June 2026. The company has four main business segments: credit strategies ($440.5 billion in total AUM and $266.1 billion in fee-earning AUM), private equity ($24.5 billion/$13.9 billion), real estate/real assets ($151.2 billion/$88.6 billion), and other alternatives ($55.1 billion/$41.3 billion). The firm primarily serves institutional investors (80% of AUM) and high-net-worth individuals (20%). Ares operates through more than 35 offices in over 15 countries.
Ares Management Class A trades on the NYSE stock market under the symbol ARES.
As of October 27, 2026, ARES stock price climbed to $122.14 with 118,741 million shares trading.
ARES has a beta of 1.50, meaning it tends to be more sensitive to market movements. ARES has a correlation of 0.18 to the broad based SPY ETF.
ARES has a market cap of $27.54 billion. This is considered a Large Cap stock.
Last quarter Ares Management Class A reported $1 billion in Revenue and $1.29 earnings per share. This fell short of revenue expectation by $-158 million and missed earnings estimates by -$.03.
In the last 3 years, ARES traded as high as $200.49 and as low as $95.80.
The top ETF exchange traded funds that ARES belongs to (by Net Assets): VTI, SCHD, VOO, VO, IVV.
ARES has underperformed the market in the last year with a return of -14.8%, while the SPY ETF gained +14.3%. In the last 3 month period, ARES fell short of the market, returning -2.4%, while SPY returned +4.0%. However, in the most recent 2 weeks ARES has outperformed the stock market by returning +3.4%, while SPY returned -1.5%.
ARES support price is $119.07 and resistance is $124.70 (based on 1 day standard deviation move). This means that using the most recent 20 day stock volatility and applying a one standard deviation move around the stock's closing price, stastically there is a 67% probability that ARES shares will trade within this expected range on the day.
