Raymond James Financial Reiterates Strong-Buy Rating for Blue Owl Capital (NYSE:OWL)

Blue Owl Capital (NYSE:OWL)‘s stock had its “strong-buy” rating reiterated by analysts at Raymond James Financial in a research report issued to clients and investors on Thursday, Marketbeat Ratings reports.

OWL has been the subject of several other research reports. Evercore set a $14.00 target price on Blue Owl Capital in a research note on Friday, February 6th. Barclays lowered their price objective on shares of Blue Owl Capital from $18.00 to $15.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Friday, February 6th. Citigroup reaffirmed an “outperform” rating on shares of Blue Owl Capital in a report on Tuesday, January 27th. Wolfe Research set a $20.00 target price on shares of Blue Owl Capital in a research report on Wednesday, January 7th. Finally, TD Cowen reissued a “buy” rating on shares of Blue Owl Capital in a research note on Wednesday, January 14th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eight have given a Buy rating, five have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Blue Owl Capital presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $19.27.

Blue Owl Capital Stock Down 6.6%

OWL opened at $10.82 on Thursday. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $14.42 and its 200 day simple moving average is $16.08. Blue Owl Capital has a 52 week low of $10.51 and a 52 week high of $23.34. The stock has a market cap of $16.87 billion, a PE ratio of 108.17, a P/E/G ratio of 0.93 and a beta of 1.11.

Blue Owl Capital (NYSE:OWL) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 5th. The company reported $0.27 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.22 by $0.05. The firm had revenue of $701.47 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $712.75 million. Blue Owl Capital had a return on equity of 20.70% and a net margin of 2.75%. As a group, equities analysts anticipate that Blue Owl Capital will post 0.92 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Activity

In other news, CEO Douglas I. Ostrover bought 139,327 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, December 2nd. The stock was bought at an average cost of $15.06 per share, for a total transaction of $2,098,264.62. Following the completion of the acquisition, the chief executive officer owned 158,000 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,379,480. This trade represents a 746.14% increase in their position. The acquisition was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, CEO Marc S. Lipschultz bought 69,663 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, December 2nd. The stock was acquired at an average cost of $15.06 per share, for a total transaction of $1,049,124.78. Following the completion of the purchase, the chief executive officer directly owned 79,000 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,189,740. The trade was a 746.10% increase in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this purchase are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have bought a total of 395,670 shares of company stock worth $5,952,393 over the last ninety days. 27.20% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Blue Owl Capital

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of OWL. Alberta Investment Management Corp purchased a new position in shares of Blue Owl Capital during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $1,273,000. NewEdge Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in Blue Owl Capital by 11.8% in the fourth quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 354,023 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,289,000 after acquiring an additional 37,412 shares in the last quarter. Cat Rock Capital Management LP boosted its holdings in Blue Owl Capital by 0.6% in the fourth quarter. Cat Rock Capital Management LP now owns 1,220,586 shares of the company’s stock valued at $18,236,000 after acquiring an additional 7,840 shares in the last quarter. XTX Topco Ltd purchased a new position in Blue Owl Capital during the 4th quarter valued at $5,049,000. Finally, nVerses Capital LLC purchased a new position in Blue Owl Capital during the 4th quarter valued at $150,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 35.85% of the company’s stock.

Key Headlines Impacting Blue Owl Capital

Here are the key news stories impacting Blue Owl Capital this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Closed sale of $1.4B of loans at ~99.7% of par — signals buyers (institutional/pension investors) found the debt largely fair value, supporting underlying portfolio credit quality. Illiquid loans, investor demands: Blue Owl’s software lending triggers another quake in private credit
• Positive Sentiment: Sale raised liquidity ($1.4B) used for investor payouts and was bought by large institutions (including pensions and insurer), which management cites as validation of valuations. Blue Owl Sold Private Loans to Pension Giants and Own Insurer
• Positive Sentiment: Some analysts/holders argue the market has overreacted — note buy‑side commentary that NAV discounts look excessive and management refreshed a $300M repurchase program. Blue Owl Capital Is Getting Crushed – But The Discount Looks Way Mispriced
• Neutral Sentiment: New lending relationships (e.g., funds managed by Blue Owl added to Fundbox facility) show ongoing deal flow and originations activity. Fundbox Expands Credit Facility with ATLAS and Adds Funds Managed by Blue Owl as New Lenders
• Negative Sentiment: Permanent halt to redemptions at OBDC II triggered fears about liquidity in retail private‑credit products and sparked broader market concern about contagion across the $1.8T private‑credit market. Blue Owl permanently halts redemptions at private credit fund aimed at retail investors
• Negative Sentiment: Wider media coverage flagged the event as a warning sign for private credit and retail access to illiquid strategies, increasing investor anxiety and pressuring peers. Blue Owl Sets Off New Private Credit Fears
• Negative Sentiment: Unusual options activity — heavy purchases of puts — indicates traders are positioning for further downside or elevated volatility. This amplifies selling pressure and short‑term risk. Traders Purchase High Volume of Put Options on Blue Owl Capital (NYSE:OWL)
• Negative Sentiment: Coverage from WSJ, Bloomberg and other outlets framing the asset unload as a warning sign increased sector selloffs and knock‑on moves in other alternative asset managers. Private-Credit Warning Signs Flash After Blue Owl Unloads $1.4 Billion in Assets

About Blue Owl Capital

Blue Owl Capital is a global alternative asset manager that focuses on private credit, direct lending and equity-related strategies for institutional investors. Headquartered in New York, the firm develops and manages a range of private markets products designed to provide capital solutions to middle-market and larger corporate borrowers, as well as liquidity and partnership arrangements with private equity firms and other alternative managers.

Its core activities include direct lending and credit strategies that provide senior, unitranche and other structured loan products to companies across industries.