Goldman Sachs analyst Alexander Blostein maintained a Buy rating on Ares Management on December 10 and set a price target of $188.00.
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Alexander Blostein has given his Buy rating due to a combination of factors that highlight Ares Management’s strong position and growth potential. The company has demonstrated significant momentum in recent deployments, which is expected to continue into the fourth quarter of 2025 and throughout 2026. This is supported by robust fundraising demand across both institutional and wealth channels, with flagship contributions anticipated to rise in the coming year.
Additionally, Ares Management is optimistic about the expansion of its secondaries business, which has shown meaningful growth and is supported by a positive industry volume outlook. The firm has also reaffirmed its long-term FRE margin strategy, balancing margin expansion with investment for growth. Furthermore, the private credit sector, where Ares is a key player, is showing strong fundamentals, including healthy portfolio cash flow growth and solid non-accrual rates, which contribute to a stabilizing effect on the industry. These factors collectively underpin Blostein’s confident Buy rating for Ares Management.
Blostein covers the Financial sector, focusing on stocks such as Ares Management, BlackRock, and Affiliated Managers. According to TipRanks, Blostein has an average return of 19.6% and a 75.99% success rate on recommended stocks.
In another report released yesterday, Barclays also assigned a Buy rating to the stock with a $176.87 price target.