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ARES vs WHG

Side-by-side comparison of Ares Management Corporation (ARES) and Westwood Holdings Group Inc (WHG): market cap, price performance, sector, and recent activity on the wire.

Summary

  • Both ARES and WHG operate in Investment Managers (Finance), so they compete in similar markets.
  • ARES is the larger of the two at $37.61B, about 241.5x WHG ($155.7M).
  • Over the past year, ARES is down 24.9% and WHG is down 0.8% - WHG leads by 24.1 points.
  • WHG has been more active in the news (7 items in the past 4 weeks vs 5 for ARES).
  • ARES has more recent analyst coverage (25 ratings vs 0 for WHG).
PerformanceARES-24.90%WHG-0.83%
2025-04-28+0.00%2026-04-24
MetricARESWHG
Company
Ares Management Corporation
Westwood Holdings Group Inc
Price
$115.16+0.36%
$16.11-3.33%
Market cap
$37.61B
$155.7M
1M return
+8.13%
-0.28%
1Y return
-24.90%
-0.83%
Industry
Investment Managers
Investment Managers
Exchange
NYSE
NYSE
IPO
2014
News (4w)
5
7
Recent ratings
25
0
ARES

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.

WHG

Westwood Holdings Group Inc

Westwood Holdings Group, Inc., through its subsidiaries, manages investment assets and provides services for its clients. The company operates in two segments, Advisory and Trust. The Advisory segment provides investment advisory services to corporate retirement plans, public retirement plans, endowments, foundations, individuals, and the Westwood Funds; and investment sub-advisory services to mutual funds, pooled investment vehicles, and its Trust segment. The Trust segment offers trust and custodial services; and participates in common trust funds that it sponsors to institutions and high net worth individuals. Westwood Holdings Group, Inc. was founded in 1983 and is based in Dallas, Texas.

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