ARES MANAGEMENT CORP - AARES
ASignal's systematic analysis rates ARES as Bearish.
Reflects the latest available analysis · analyzed Oct 28, 2026
The case on ARES
Bull vs bear, surfaced by ASignal's framework agents from public market data. The precise verdict: ASignal Rank, confidence, and price targets - is in the app.
- Positive price momentum (0.079)
- Free cash flow of $2.16B indicates strong cash generation
- Return on equity of 14.92% reflects solid capital efficiency
- Revenue growth of 9.6% year-over-year
- Debt-to-equity ratio of 1.72x indicates high leverage
- Current ratio of 0.62x and quick ratio of 0.53x suggest liquidity concerns
- MACD below signal line (-0.59 vs -2.09) with negative histogram trend
- Dividend payout ratio of 227.65% is unsustainable
- High P/E of 56.68x and forward P/E of 17.35x with PEG near 0.9 may indicate overvaluation
- Low financial health score of 0.25
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