Investment Analysts’ Recent Ratings Changes for Ares Management (ARES)

Several brokerages have updated their recommendations and price targets on shares of Ares Management (NYSE: ARES) in the last few weeks:

• 2/9/2026 – Ares Management had its price target lowered by analysts at Royal Bank Of Canada from $200.00 to $180.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 2/9/2026 – Ares Management was upgraded by analysts at Raymond James Financial, Inc. from a “market perform” rating to a “strong-buy” rating. They now have a $157.00 price target on the stock.
• 2/6/2026 – Ares Management had its price target lowered by analysts at Oppenheimer Holdings, Inc. from $224.00 to $215.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 2/6/2026 – Ares Management had its price target lowered by analysts at The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. from $189.00 to $165.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 2/6/2026 – Ares Management had its price target lowered by analysts at Barclays PLC from $222.00 to $190.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 2/6/2026 – Ares Management was upgraded by analysts at Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating. They now have a $155.00 price target on the stock, down previously from $182.00.
• 1/27/2026 – Ares Management was given a new $178.00 price target on by analysts at Morgan Stanley.
• 1/20/2026 – Ares Management had its “outperform” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Oppenheimer Holdings, Inc.. They now have a $224.00 price target on the stock.
• 1/14/2026 – Ares Management had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by analysts at TD Cowen.
• 1/14/2026 – Ares Management had its price target raised by analysts at TD Cowen from $197.00 to $200.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 1/13/2026 – Ares Management had its price target lowered by analysts at UBS Group AG from $201.00 to $198.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 1/9/2026 – Ares Management had its price target raised by analysts at Barclays PLC from $218.00 to $222.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 1/7/2026 – Ares Management was given a new $210.00 price target on by analysts at Wolfe Research. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 12/29/2025 – Ares Management had its “hold (c)” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Weiss Ratings.

Ares Management Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, March 31st. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, March 17th will be paid a dividend of $1.35 per share. This represents a $5.40 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.0%. This is a boost from Ares Management’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.84. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, March 17th. Ares Management’s payout ratio is presently 319.53%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, CEO Michael J. Arougheti sold 186,197 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, November 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $152.75, for a total transaction of $28,441,591.75. Following the sale, the chief executive officer owned 290,997 shares in the company, valued at approximately $44,449,791.75. The trade was a 39.02% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, Director Ashish Bhutani purchased 10,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, February 6th. The stock was acquired at an average price of $126.61 per share, with a total value of $1,266,100.00. Following the completion of the purchase, the director owned 34,071 shares in the company, valued at $4,313,729.31. This represents a 41.54% increase in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this purchase provides additional information. In the last 90 days, insiders have sold 590,000 shares of company stock valued at $90,653,808. 36.86% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Ares Management Corporation (NYSE: ARES) is a global alternative asset manager that provides investment solutions across credit, private equity and real estate. The firm originates and manages capital across a range of strategies including direct lending, syndicated and special situations credit, private equity buyouts and growth investments, and real estate equity and debt. Ares serves institutional investors, insurance companies, pension funds, sovereign wealth funds, and high‑net‑worth clients through both commingled funds and bespoke managed account structures.

Within credit, Ares offers strategies spanning leveraged loans, structured credit, opportunistic and distressed debt, and specialty finance, with an emphasis on underwriting, portfolio construction and active asset management.