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ARES·ARES

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-. (-.%)
After Hours
High
$135.95
Open
$134.68
Market Cap
29.03B
52W High
$195.26
Low
$131.24
P. Close
$121.11
P/E
44.64
52W Low
$110.63
Fwd P/E
-
Mean Target
-
Technical Score (1D)
23
SELL
News Sentiment
52
MIXED
Ares Management is actively managing its credit portfolio, seeking to recover approximately $250 million in outstanding loans from Eagle Football, potentially impacting its near-term financial performance. This situation involves a dispute related to a football deal, with the remaining debt marked down significantly, reflecting growing frustration over covenant breaches. Simultaneously, Ares is leading a substantial $1.7 billion private credit financing for software firm EG, demonstrating its continued activity in the private credit market. The outcome of the Eagle Football recovery effort could influence Ares's balance sheet and overall financial health. Recent market chatter indicates Ares's focus on managing existing credit exposure, which may be a response to the challenges in its football investment. This comes as valuation methods are being used to assess ARES, with market discussion focusing on fee stability and fundraising. Rothschild & Co Redburn adjusted its price target on ARES to $161, maintaining a neutral rating, reflecting a reassessment of ARES's valuation. Investors should watch fee stability, fundraising conditions, and overall sentiment toward alternative asset managers.
Earnings Summary
Ares Management Corporation, operating within the Financial Services sector as an Asset Manager, provides financing solutions and invests in various assets. The company focuses on direct lending, private equity, and real estate investments, catering to small-to-medium sized companies. In the recent quarters, Ares Management has shown mixed performance. In Q1 2025, the company beat EPS estimates with an actual EPS of 1.09, and reported revenue of $884.597 million. However, in Q1 2026, the company did not report actual EPS, but the revenue estimate was $1,178.0337 billion. Not enough information is available to compare the last two quarters with the prior two quarters. The company's YoY growth trajectory and beat/miss patterns are not fully discernible due to the limited data. Recent news indicates that Ares is allocating $2.4 billion in debt financing to Vantage Data Centers, signaling a strategic move into AI infrastructure, and the Ares Charitable Foundation launched a new initiative focused on strengthening global supply chains through worker reskilling. Investors should watch for the actual EPS in Q1 2026 and how the AI infrastructure investment impacts revenue in the coming quarters.

EPS

EstBeatMiss
$0.87$1.03$1.19$1.35$1.52Q1'25Q1'26
QtrEstActual+/−
Q1'26$1.44 - -
Q1'25$0.94$1.09+15.9%

Revenue

EstBeatMiss
$841M$936M$1.0B$1.1B$1.2BQ1'25Q1'26
QtrEstActual+/−
Q1'26$1.2B - -
Q1'25 - $885M -

Market Data

ARES Stock Snapshot

ARES is currently trading at $133.88, giving ARES a market cap of 29.03B and a P/E ratio of 44.6. Today's range spans $131.24–$135.95, with shares opening at $134.68 and moving up $12.77 (10.5%) from the prior close. DailyIQ's technical score sits at 23/100 (SELL) with a news sentiment reading of 52/100.

Over the past year ARES has traded between $110.63 and $195.26 - the current price is +21.0% off the 52-week low and -31.4% from the high.

Earnings estimate risk is at the forefront for ARES (ARES) - a large-cap Financial Services name (29.03B market cap) showing a SELL (23/100) alongside neutral sentiment (52/100) often flags a period where consensus estimates are still catching down to what the market is already pricing in. Price: $133.88 (in the lower half of its 52-week range in $110.63–$195.26). (P/E: 44.6) Active managers who track the technical-fundamental gap tend to position ahead of the revision, not after it.

When a large-cap Financial Services name with 29.03B in capitalization prints a SELL signal (23/100) alongside neutral news sentiment (52/100), the risk isn't just price depreciation — it's the loss of institutional sponsorship that makes recovery harder. At $133.88 (in the lower half of its 52-week range in the $110.63–$195.26 range), the structural support levels are where that sponsorship question gets answered.

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