ARES vs. KKR, BX, APO, HOOD, OWL, VICI, TPL, BAM, TPG, and CG
Should you be buying Ares Management stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Ares Management include KKR & Co. Inc. (KKR), Blackstone (BX), Apollo Global Management (APO), Robinhood Markets (HOOD), Blue Owl Capital (OWL), VICI Properties (VICI), Texas Pacific Land (TPL), Brookfield Asset Management (BAM), TPG (TPG), and The Carlyle Group (CG). These companies are all part of the "trading" industry.
Ares Management vs.
Ares Management (NYSE:ARES) and KKR & Co. Inc. (NYSE:KKR) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, community ranking, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations and media sentiment.
KKR & Co. Inc. has higher revenue and earnings than Ares Management. KKR & Co. Inc. is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ares Management, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
KKR & Co. Inc. has a net margin of 13.21% compared to Ares Management's net margin of 12.51%. Ares Management's return on equity of 19.89% beat KKR & Co. Inc.'s return on equity.
In the previous week, KKR & Co. Inc. had 10 more articles in the media than Ares Management. MarketBeat recorded 33 mentions for KKR & Co. Inc. and 23 mentions for Ares Management. Ares Management's average media sentiment score of 0.87 beat KKR & Co. Inc.'s score of 0.87 indicating that Ares Management is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Ares Management has a beta of 1.18, meaning that its stock price is 18% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, KKR & Co. Inc. has a beta of 1.66, meaning that its stock price is 66% more volatile than the S&P 500.
KKR & Co. Inc. received 120 more outperform votes than Ares Management when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 68.74% of users gave Ares Management an outperform vote while only 63.48% of users gave KKR & Co. Inc. an outperform vote.
Ares Management pays an annual dividend of $3.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. KKR & Co. Inc. pays an annual dividend of $0.70 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. Ares Management pays out 171.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. KKR & Co. Inc. pays out 21.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.
Ares Management currently has a consensus target price of $176.08, suggesting a potential downside of 11.16%. KKR & Co. Inc. has a consensus target price of $160.86, suggesting a potential downside of 3.68%. Given KKR & Co. Inc.'s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe KKR & Co. Inc. is more favorable than Ares Management.
50.0% of Ares Management shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 76.3% of KKR & Co. Inc. shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.2% of Ares Management shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 39.3% of KKR & Co. Inc. shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
KKR & Co. Inc. beats Ares Management on 14 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:ARES) was last updated on 1/31/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff