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ARES vs OWL
Side-by-side comparison of Ares Management Corporation (ARES) and Blue Owl Capital Inc. (OWL): market cap, price performance, sector, and recent activity on the wire.
Summary
- Both ARES and OWL operate in Investment Managers (Finance), so they compete in similar markets.
- ARES is the larger of the two at $46.65B, about 2.6x OWL ($18.19B).
- Over the past year, ARES is down 20.8% and OWL is down 37.2% - ARES leads by 16.5 points.
- OWL has been more active in the news (16 items in the past 4 weeks vs 12 for ARES).
- 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.
Blue Owl Capital Inc.
Blue Owl Capital Inc. operates as an asset manager. The company provides investors access to direct lending and GP capital solutions strategies through various vehicles. Its breadth of offerings and permanent capital base enables it to offer a holistic platform of capital solutions to participants throughout the private market ecosystem, including alternative asset managers and private middle market corporations. The company is based 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 OWL
- Wingspire Equipment Finance Provides $140 Million Financing for High-Performance AI Compute Infrastructure
- Blue Owl Capital Inc. filed SEC Form 8-K: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement, Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation
- KBRA Assigns Rating to Blue Owl Technology Finance Corp.'s $400 Million Senior Unsecured Notes due 2029
- Amendment: SEC Form SCHEDULE 13G/A filed by Blue Owl Capital Inc.
- SEC Form 8-K filed by Blue Owl Capital Inc.
- BLUE OWL CAPITAL ANNOUNCES PRICING OF SENIOR NOTES OFFERING
- BLUE OWL CAPITAL ANNOUNCES SENIOR NOTES OFFERING
- Co-President Packer Craig was granted 681,229 units of Class C Shares (SEC Form 4)
- Co-President Zahr Marc was granted 736,464 units of Class C Shares (SEC Form 4)
- Co-President Rees Michael Douglass was granted 1,007,678 units of Class C Shares (SEC Form 4)