Key Takeaways
- • TradingKey's automated stock score rates Ares Management Corp (ARES) at 5.46 on financial health, citing latest quarterly revenue of $1.51B, down 25.30% year over year, and net profit down 81.32% year over year.
- • The stock closed at a price of 133.290 with a 4.60% decline on the reporting date, with a market cap of $44.02B and trailing P/E of 61.26.
- • TradingKey's average analyst price target is $146.21 (high $171.00, low $129.00), and its overall rating is Buy with a target of $145.36, implying 13.43% upside.
- • Institutional ownership is 89.15%, up 3.01% quarter over quarter, with 197.90M institutional shares held, up 2.84% quarter over quarter.
- • The stock has a beta of 1.52 and a dividend payout ratio of 190.93%.
Summary
The platform assigns Ares a financial health score of 5.46, described as robust in financial status but low in operating efficiency. Latest quarterly revenue was $1.51B, down 25.30% year over year, and net profit fell 81.32% year over year. TradingKey notes that revenue has nonetheless grown steadily over the past three years, averaging 62.64% annually. The valuation score is 9.83, with the current P/E of 61.25 sitting well below a recent high of 106.58 and above a recent low of 44.71. The latest price-to-book ratio is 11.71, within a medium three-year percentile range.
On earnings expectations, the platform scores Ares at 7.81. The current rating is Buy, with an average price target of $146.21, a high of $171.00 and a low of $129.00. TradingKey's target price of $145.36 implies 13.43% upside. The momentum score is 4.60, with the platform identifying resistance at 146.36 and support at 115.77, a range it describes as suitable for swing trading.
Institutional ownership stands at 89.15%, up 3.01% quarter over quarter, with 197.90M shares held by institutions, up 2.84%. The risk score is 7.35, based on a beta of 1.52, which TradingKey interprets as implying outperformance in rising markets and larger declines in falling markets. The company is a high dividend payer, with a payout ratio of 190.93%, and has paid dividends regularly over five years. TradingKey ranks Ares 128th out of 4,133 companies in the Investment Banking & Investment Services industry.
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