Critical Contrast: Ares Management (NYSE:ARES) & Triller Group (NYSE:ILLR)

Ares Management (NYSE:ARES) and Triller Group (NYSE:ILLR) are both finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, valuation and earnings.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

50.0% of Ares Management shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.0% of Triller Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.2% of Ares Management shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 8.8% of Triller Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Risk & Volatility

Ares Management has a beta of 1.18, indicating that its stock price is 18% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Triller Group has a beta of -1.37, indicating that its stock price is 237% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Ares Management and Triller Group”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Ares Management	$3.88 billion	15.02	$474.33 million	$2.03	91.83
Triller Group	$56.68 million	5.20	-$49.21 million	($1.22)	-1.48

Ares Management has higher revenue and earnings than Triller Group. Triller Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ares Management, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and target prices for Ares Management and Triller Group, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Ares Management	0	5	8	0	2.62
Triller Group	0	0	0	0	0.00

Ares Management presently has a consensus price target of $176.17, indicating a potential downside of 5.49%. Given Ares Management’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Ares Management is more favorable than Triller Group.

Profitability

This table compares Ares Management and Triller Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ares Management	11.35%	16.64%	3.41%
Triller Group	-139.01%	-805.50%	-54.21%

Summary

Ares Management beats Triller Group on 13 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Ares Management

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.

About Triller Group

Triller Group, Inc. engages in the provision of an artificial intelligence-powered, social media and live-streaming event platform for creators. It uses proprietary AI technology to push and track content virtually to affiliated and non-affiliated sites and networks. The company is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.