Lingohr Asset Management GmbH Takes $700,000 Position in BlackRock $BLK

Lingohr Asset Management GmbH acquired a new stake in shares of BlackRock (NYSE:BLK) in the third quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund acquired 600 shares of the asset manager’s stock, valued at approximately $700,000.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Pacifica Partners Inc. raised its holdings in BlackRock by 450.0% during the third quarter. Pacifica Partners Inc. now owns 22 shares of the asset manager’s stock valued at $25,000 after acquiring an additional 18 shares during the period. TruNorth Capital Management LLC grew its position in shares of BlackRock by 1,000.0% during the third quarter. TruNorth Capital Management LLC now owns 22 shares of the asset manager’s stock worth $26,000 after purchasing an additional 20 shares in the last quarter. Traub Capital Management LLC bought a new stake in BlackRock during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $28,000. Whipplewood Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in BlackRock by 107.1% in the 2nd quarter. Whipplewood Advisors LLC now owns 29 shares of the asset manager’s stock worth $30,000 after purchasing an additional 15 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Creekmur Asset Management LLC boosted its stake in BlackRock by 87.5% in the 2nd quarter. Creekmur Asset Management LLC now owns 30 shares of the asset manager’s stock worth $32,000 after purchasing an additional 14 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 80.69% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

BLK has been the topic of several recent analyst reports. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft lifted their price objective on shares of BlackRock from $1,296.00 to $1,380.00 in a research report on Thursday, January 15th. Jefferies Financial Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $1,351.00 target price on shares of BlackRock in a research note on Friday, January 16th. Loop Capital set a $1,255.00 price target on shares of BlackRock in a research note on Tuesday, October 21st. Bank of America increased their price objective on shares of BlackRock from $1,456.00 to $1,464.00 in a report on Wednesday, December 10th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets reduced their target price on BlackRock from $1,300.00 to $1,250.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, January 13th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifteen have issued a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, BlackRock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $1,314.71.

Trending Headlines about BlackRock

Here are the key news stories impacting BlackRock this week:

• Positive Sentiment: BlackRock and Partners Group rolled out a first‑of‑its‑kind private markets SMA for wealthy investors, offering three portfolio mixes (income, balanced growth, growth) and access to funds from BlackRock, HPS and Partners Group — a move that can expand fee‑bearing AUM and wealthy‑client distribution channels. BlackRock and Partners Group Launch Joint Private Markets Account for Wealthy Investors
• Positive Sentiment: Multiple outlets report the new SMAs and wealth‑platform integrations that widen private‑markets access for high‑net‑worth clients — an incremental distribution channel that could raise recurring fees and retention. BlackRock, Partners Group roll out private markets SMA
• Positive Sentiment: BlackRock is adding profit‑sharing for private‑markets staff to compete with Apollo, Blackstone, KKR and others — a deliberate push to retain and hire alts talent, which supports long‑term growth in higher‑margin alternative products. $14 trillion asset manager BlackRock unveils its newest weapon in Wall Street ‘alts’ talent war: profit sharing from private markets
• Neutral Sentiment: Institutional activity tied to BlackRock’s BUIDL fund boosted tokenized real‑world assets on Avalanche (TVL up sharply), highlighting BlackRock’s push into tokenization and digital liquidity even as the native token underperformed — strategic innovation that could open new product lines but carries crypto execution risk. BlackRock’s BUIDL aids Avalanche tokenization value boom in Q4
• Neutral Sentiment: Speculation that BlackRock might enter a spot XRP ETF by late‑2026 reflects ongoing crypto product optionality; this signals potential future revenue streams but is timing‑and‑demand dependent. BlackRock XRP ETF Next? Canary CEO Eyes Late 2026
• Negative Sentiment: A WSJ report highlighted a recent BlackRock loss and a 19% write‑down in a private‑credit position that had previously been marked at full value — reigniting investor worries about valuation transparency and downside in private‑credit portfolios, which likely drove some of today’s selling pressure. How a BlackRock Loss Reignited Worries About What Is Hiding in Private-Credit

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other BlackRock news, Director J. Richard Kushel sold 20,000 shares of BlackRock stock in a transaction on Wednesday, January 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $1,125.00, for a total transaction of $22,500,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 61,894 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $69,630,750. The trade was a 24.42% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, CFO Martin Small sold 27,047 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, January 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $1,171.14, for a total transaction of $31,675,823.58. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 10,557 shares in the company, valued at approximately $12,363,724.98. This represents a 71.93% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Over the last 90 days, insiders sold 48,305 shares of company stock valued at $55,488,396. 1.98% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

BlackRock Stock Down 0.9%

Shares of NYSE BLK opened at $1,117.52 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 3.33, a quick ratio of 3.33 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.34. BlackRock has a 12-month low of $773.74 and a 12-month high of $1,219.94. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $1,088.14 and its 200-day moving average price is $1,107.67. The stock has a market capitalization of $173.38 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.55, a P/E/G ratio of 1.41 and a beta of 1.47.

BlackRock (NYSE:BLK) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, January 15th. The asset manager reported $13.16 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $12.55 by $0.61. The company had revenue of $6.33 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $6.80 billion. BlackRock had a return on equity of 15.14% and a net margin of 22.93%.The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 23.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $11.93 earnings per share. On average, equities research analysts anticipate that BlackRock will post 47.41 EPS for the current fiscal year.

BlackRock Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, March 24th. Investors of record on Friday, March 6th will be issued a dividend of $5.73 per share. This represents a $22.92 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.1%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, March 6th. This is a boost from BlackRock’s previous quarterly dividend of $5.21. BlackRock’s payout ratio is currently 58.84%.

BlackRock Company Profile

BlackRock, Inc is a global investment management firm that provides a broad range of products and services to institutional, intermediary and individual investors. Its core activities include portfolio management across active and index strategies, exchange-traded funds (ETFs) under the iShares brand, fixed income, equity and multi-asset solutions, as well as alternatives such as private equity, real estate and infrastructure. The firm also offers cash management and liquidity solutions and retirement-focused products designed for defined contribution and defined benefit investors.

In addition to traditional investment management, BlackRock is known for its technology and risk management capabilities, most prominently its Aladdin platform, which combines portfolio management, trading and risk analytics and is used both internally and licensed to external clients.