Blue Owl Capital (NYSE:OWL) Reaches New 1-Year Low – Here’s Why

Shares of Blue Owl Capital Inc. (NYSE:OWL) reached a new 52-week low during mid-day trading on Friday . The stock traded as low as $10.51 and last traded at $11.1190, with a volume of 8842412 shares changing hands. The stock had previously closed at $11.58.

More Blue Owl Capital News

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

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several analysts have weighed in on OWL shares. Oppenheimer dropped their target price on shares of Blue Owl Capital from $27.00 to $24.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, February 6th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price objective on shares of Blue Owl Capital from $21.50 to $22.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 29th. Evercore set a $14.00 price objective on shares of Blue Owl Capital in a research note on Friday, February 6th. Barclays cut their target price on shares of Blue Owl Capital from $18.00 to $15.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, February 6th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group lowered their target price on Blue Owl Capital from $16.25 to $14.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Friday, February 6th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eight have given a Buy rating, five have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $19.27.

Blue Owl Capital Stock Performance

The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $14.42 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $16.06. The stock has a market cap of $16.87 billion, a P/E ratio of 108.17, a P/E/G ratio of 0.86 and a beta of 1.11.

Blue Owl Capital (NYSE:OWL) last released 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. Blue Owl Capital had a return on equity of 20.70% and a net margin of 2.75%.The company had revenue of $701.47 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $712.75 million. As a group, equities research analysts predict that Blue Owl Capital Inc. will post 0.92 EPS for the current year.

Blue Owl Capital Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 2nd. Shareholders of record on Friday, February 20th will be given a dividend of $0.225 per share. This represents a $0.90 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 8.3%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, February 20th. Blue Owl Capital’s payout ratio is 900.00%.

Insider Activity at Blue Owl Capital

In other news, CFO Alan Kirshenbaum bought 33,670 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, December 1st. The shares were purchased at an average price of $14.87 per share, with a total value of $500,672.90. Following the completion of the acquisition, the chief financial officer directly owned 33,670 shares in the company, valued at approximately $500,672.90. This trade represents a ∞ increase in their ownership of the stock. The purchase was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, insider Craig Packer bought 110,227 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, December 2nd. The stock was purchased at an average price of $15.06 per share, with a total value of $1,660,018.62. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 94,000 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,415,640. This trade represents a -679.28% increase in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this purchase provides additional information. In the last 90 days, insiders purchased 395,670 shares of company stock valued at $5,952,393. 27.20% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Institutional Trading of Blue Owl Capital

A number of large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Capital World Investors increased its holdings in shares of Blue Owl Capital by 5.9% in the fourth quarter. Capital World Investors now owns 90,245,690 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,348,272,000 after buying an additional 5,029,134 shares in the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Blue Owl Capital by 1.0% in the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 68,608,868 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,025,016,000 after acquiring an additional 691,980 shares during the last quarter. Capital International Investors grew its holdings in shares of Blue Owl Capital by 4.3% in the 4th quarter. Capital International Investors now owns 65,402,615 shares of the company’s stock worth $977,118,000 after acquiring an additional 2,676,281 shares during the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE raised its position in shares of Blue Owl Capital by 8.4% during the third quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 22,563,953 shares of the company’s stock worth $382,008,000 after purchasing an additional 1,751,024 shares during the period. Finally, Boston Partners lifted its holdings in shares of Blue Owl Capital by 16.2% during the fourth quarter. Boston Partners now owns 14,123,877 shares of the company’s stock valued at $211,270,000 after purchasing an additional 1,970,101 shares during the last quarter. 35.85% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Blue Owl Capital Company Profile

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.