ARES COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE CORPORATION
Ownership & governance
Executives 5Directors 8Avg age 60Avg tenure 8.1y
BD
Bryan Donohoe
Chief Executive Officer
Age 47Since 2019-12-04Profile →
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Executives5
Board of directors8
CB
Caroline Blakely→
Director/Board Member
Age 71Since 2014-02-18
WB
William Browning→
Director/Board Member
Age 72Since 2014-01-31
RA
Rand April→
Director/Board Member
Age 75Since 2016-04-24
JS
James Skinner→
Director/Board Member
Age 72Since 2016-04-24
BB
Bill Benjamin Benjamin→
Chairman
Age 62Since 2018-02-20
EM
Edmond Moriarty→
Director/Board Member
Age 65Since 2018-04-23
BD
Bryan Donohoe→
Director/Board Member
Age 47Since 2024-05-21
RP
Rebecca Parekh→
Director/Board Member
Age 46Since 2021-12-15
Shareholders5
| Name | Stake | Shares |
|---|---|---|
| BlackRock Advisors LLC | 7.822 % | 4,339,995 |
| Vanguard Capital Management LLC | 4.193 % | 2,326,125 |
| Antony Ressler | 3.85 % | 2,136,010 |
| Geode Capital Management LLC | 2.504 % | 1,389,189 |
| Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management LLC | 2.257 % | 1,252,232 |
Catalog · 2026-07-09
Registry officers13
| Name | Role | Since | Shares |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Benjamin Benjamin | Chairman | 2018-02-20 | - |
| Bryan Donohoe | Chief Executive Officer | 2019-12-04 | - |
| Jeffrey Gonzales | Director of Finance/CFO | 2024-08-29 | - |
| Tae Sik Yoon | Director of Finance/CFO | 2012-07-08 | - |
| Bryan Donohoe | Director/Board Member | 2024-05-21 | - |
| Caroline Blakely | Director/Board Member | 2014-02-18 | - |
| Edmond Moriarty | Director/Board Member | 2018-04-23 | - |
| James Skinner | Director/Board Member | 2016-04-24 | - |
Registry · as of 2026-07-09
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Street consensus
Consensus holdMean target 5.1Range 4.5–5.5Analysts 5
4.5Mean 5.15.5
- Strong buy 1
- Hold 5
- Sell 1
- Strong sell 1
Broker actions40 of 89
| Firm | Action | To | Target | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keefe, Bruyette & Woods | Maintained | Outperform | 4.5 | 2026-10-09 |
| JP Morgan | Maintained | Neutral | 5 | 2026-07-17 |
| Citizens | Reiterated | Market Perform | — | 2026-07-09 |
| UBS | Maintained | Neutral | 5.5 | 2026-06-02 |
| Keefe, Bruyette & Woods | Maintained | Outperform | 5.5 | 2026-05-13 |
| JP Morgan | Maintained | Neutral | 5.5 | 2026-04-16 |
| Wells Fargo | Maintained | Underweight | 5 | 2026-02-12 |
| Keefe, Bruyette & Woods | Maintained | Outperform | 6 | 2026-02-11 |
| Keefe, Bruyette & Woods | Upgrade | Outperform | 5.5 | 2025-12-15 |
| UBS | Maintained | Neutral | 5 | 2025-11-14 |
| Keefe, Bruyette & Woods | Maintained | Market Perform | 4.75 | 2025-11-11 |
| Keefe, Bruyette & Woods | Maintained | Market Perform | 4.5 | 2025-10-09 |
Firm rows and rating mix from Yahoo Finance; mean target is Yahoo’s aggregate until OpenFilings derives consensus from broker rows.