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ARES vs CNS
Side-by-side comparison of Ares Management Corporation (ARES) and Cohen & Steers Inc (CNS): market cap, price performance, sector, and recent activity on the wire.
Summary
- Both ARES and CNS operate in Investment Managers (Finance), so they compete in similar markets.
- ARES is the larger of the two at $45.60B, about 11.5x CNS ($3.97B).
- CNS has been more active in the news (32 items in the past 4 weeks vs 8 for ARES).
- ARES has more recent analyst coverage (25 ratings vs 3 for CNS).
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.
Cohen & Steers Inc
Cohen & Steers, Inc. is a publicly owned asset management holding company. Through its subsidiaries, the firm provides its services to institutional investors, including pension funds, endowments, and foundations. It manages separate client-focused equity, fixed income, multi-asset, and commodity portfolios through its subsidiaries. The firm launches and manages equity, fixed income, balanced, and multi-asset mutual funds through its subsidiaries. Through its subsidiaries, it also launches and manages hedge funds. The firm invests in public equity, fixed income, and commodity markets across the globe through its subsidiaries. Through its subsidiaries, it invests in companies operating in the real estate sector, including real estate investment trusts, infrastructure sector, and natural energy resources sector for its equity and fixed income investments. The firm also invests in preferred securities for its fixed income investments through its subsidiaries. Cohen & Steers, Inc. was founded in 1986 and is based in New York, with additional offices in London, United Kingdom; Central, Hong Kong; Tokyo, Japan; and Seattle, Washington.
Latest ARES
- Ares Management Corporation to Present at the Barclays Global Financial Services Conference
- The Scion Group and Ares Acquire Four-Community Student Housing Portfolio From SCHENK+
- Ares Closes Fifth Japan Logistics Real Estate Development Fund at ¥612 Billion (US$4 Billion), Hitting Hard Cap
- Aspida Re Explains Offshore Reinsurance, One of Insurance’s Fastest-Growing Markets in New Whitepaper
- 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)
Latest CNS
- Cohen & Steers and Trademark Acquire Oak Hill Plaza Shopping Center in Austin, Texas
- Cohen & Steers Infrastructure Fund, Inc. (UTF) Notification of Sources of Distribution Under Section 19(a)
- Cohen & Steers Closed-End Opportunity Fund, Inc. (FOF) Notification of Sources of Distribution Under Section 19(a)
- Cohen & Steers Quality Income Realty Fund, Inc. (RQI) Notification of Sources of Distribution Under Section 19(a)
- Cohen & Steers Total Return Realty Fund, Inc. (RFI) Notification of Sources of Distribution Under Section 19(a)
- Cohen & Steers REIT and Preferred and Income Fund, Inc. (RNP) Notification of Sources of Distribution Under Section 19(a)
- GC, Secretary, EVP Poli Francis C was granted 198 shares, increasing direct ownership by 0.35% to 56,352 units (SEC Form 4)
- Chief Operating Officer, EVP Derechin Adam M was granted 200 shares, increasing direct ownership by 0.04% to 535,997 units (SEC Form 4)
- Executive Vice President Brown Brandon was granted 104 shares, increasing direct ownership by 0.58% to 18,064 units (SEC Form 4)
- Chief Executive Officer Harvey Joseph M was granted 1,338 shares, increasing direct ownership by 0.10% to 1,340,350 units (SEC Form 4)