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ARES vs MC
Side-by-side comparison of Ares Management Corporation (ARES) and Moelis & Company (MC): market cap, price performance, sector, and recent activity on the wire.
Summary
- Both ARES and MC operate in Investment Managers (Finance), so they compete in similar markets.
- ARES is the larger of the two at $47.15B, about 8.9x MC ($5.32B).
- ARES has been more active in the news (12 items in the past 4 weeks vs 1 for MC).
- Both have 25 recent analyst ratings on file.
Ares Management Corporation
Ares Management Corporation operates as an alternative asset manager in the United States, Europe, and Asia. The company's Tradable Credit Group segment manages various types of investment funds, such as commingled and separately managed accounts for institutional investors, and publicly traded vehicles and sub-advised funds for retail investors in the tradable and non-investment grade corporate credit markets. Its Direct Lending Group segment provides financing solutions to small-to-medium sized companies. The company's Private Equity Group segment focuses on majority or shared-control investments primarily in under-capitalized companies. Its Real Estate Group segment invests in new developments and the repositioning of assets, with a focus on control or majority-control investments; and originates and invests in a range of self-originated financing opportunities for middle-market owners and operators of commercial real estate. The firm was previously known as Ares Management, L.P. Ares Management Corporation was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, California with additional offices in the United States, Europe and Asia. Ares Management GP LLC is the general partner of the company.
Moelis & Company
Moelis & Company operates as an investment banking advisory firm in the United States, Europe, and internationally. It offers advisory services in the areas of mergers and acquisitions, recapitalizations and restructurings, capital markets transactions, and other corporate finance matters. The company offers its services to public multinational corporations, middle market private companies, financial sponsors, entrepreneurs, and governments. It has strategic alliances with Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation and SMBC Nikko Securities Inc.; and Alfaro, Dávila y Scherer, S.C. The company was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in New York, New York.
Latest ARES
- Co-President Jacobson Blair gifted 8,000 shares, decreasing direct ownership by 0.73% to 1,095,221 units (SEC Form 4)
- Ares Acquisition Corporation III Announces the Separate Trading of its Class A Ordinary Shares and Warrants Commencing August 20, 2026
- Amendment: SEC Form SCHEDULE 13G/A filed by Ares Management Corporation
- Amendment: SEC Form SCHEDULE 13G/A filed by Ares Management Corporation
- SEC Form 10-Q filed by Ares Management Corporation
- Director Bush Antoinette Cook was granted 1,728 shares, increasing direct ownership by 8% to 24,168 units (SEC Form 4)
- Director Bhutani Ashish was granted 1,728 shares, increasing direct ownership by 5% to 35,799 units (SEC Form 4)
- Director Naughton Eileen was granted 1,728 shares, increasing direct ownership by 25% to 8,586 units (SEC Form 4)
- Director Olian Judy D. was granted 1,728 shares, increasing direct ownership by 6% to 31,462 units (SEC Form 4)
- Director Lynton Michael was granted 1,728 shares, increasing direct ownership by 5% to 34,196 units (SEC Form 4)
Latest MC
- General Counsel, Secretary Watanabe Osamu R. sold $336,105 worth of shares (4,850 units at $69.30), decreasing direct ownership by 97% to 131 units (SEC Form 4)
- Moelis & Company filed SEC Form 8-K: Results of Operations and Financial Condition, Regulation FD Disclosure, Financial Statements and Exhibits
- Moelis & Company Reports Second Quarter and First Half 2026 Financial Results; Declares Regular Quarterly Dividend of $0.65 Per Share
- Amendment: SEC Form SCHEDULE 13G/A filed by Moelis & Company
- Moelis & Company to Announce Second Quarter 2026 Financial Results and Host a Conference Call on July 29, 2026
- Moelis downgraded by UBS with a new price target
- Director Barker Thorold was granted 1,545 units of 2026 Annual Restricted Stock Units (SEC Form 4)
- Director Mirrer Louise was granted 1,623 units of 2026 Annual Restricted Stock Units (SEC Form 4)
- Director Shropshire Kenneth was granted 1,700 units of 2026 Annual Restricted Stock Units and was granted 200 units of 2026 Elective Restricted Stock Units (SEC Form 4)
- Director Worrell Laila was granted 1,623 units of 2026 Annual Restricted Stock Units and was granted 1,777 units of 2026 Elective Restricted Stock Units (SEC Form 4)