Ares Management Corporation (ARES) short interest & options flow
NYSEARES enters the first full post-earnings week at $128.93, up 5.5% on the week but down 3% on the final session, with options traders now the most defensively positioned they have been all year. The standout signal this week is in the options market. The put/call ratio has jumped to 2.73, almost 2.7 standard deviations above its 20-day average of 2.49, and is approaching the 52-week…
ARES put/call ratio spikes to 2.58, marking a 4.0 standard deviation move above its 20-day mean of 1.39—the most defensive options positioning on record, signaling heavy downside hedging despite a modest 0.88% single-day decline.
- Market cap
- $31.13B
- Next earnings
- 5 Feb 2027
Key data as of 5 Nov 2026

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