Barclays Has Lowered Expectations for Blackstone (NYSE:BX) Stock Price

Blackstone (NYSE:BX) had its price target dropped by stock analysts at Barclays from $164.00 to $126.00 in a research report issued to clients and investors on Monday, MarketBeat Ratings reports. The brokerage currently has an “equal weight” rating on the asset manager’s stock. Barclays‘s target price would indicate a potential upside of 13.75% from the stock’s previous close.

A number of other equities research analysts have also recently commented on the company. BNP Paribas Exane decreased their price objective on Blackstone from $167.00 to $156.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, January 12th. Bank of America decreased their target price on Blackstone from $199.00 to $189.00 in a research report on Wednesday, December 10th. Piper Sandler cut their price target on shares of Blackstone from $168.00 to $158.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, February 2nd. UBS Group decreased their price objective on shares of Blackstone from $171.00 to $137.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Friday, February 20th. Finally, TD Cowen cut their target price on shares of Blackstone from $183.00 to $164.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, February 12th. Eleven investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and eleven have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $165.86.

Blackstone Stock Performance

Blackstone stock opened at $110.77 on Monday. Blackstone has a 1 year low of $105.09 and a 1 year high of $190.09. The company’s 50-day moving average is $142.24 and its two-hundred day moving average is $153.60. The company has a current ratio of 0.76, a quick ratio of 0.75 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.61. The company has a market cap of $82.21 billion, a PE ratio of 28.55, a PEG ratio of 0.99 and a beta of 1.79.

Blackstone (NYSE:BX) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, January 29th. The asset manager reported $1.75 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.54 by $0.21. The business had revenue of $4.36 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.69 billion. Blackstone had a net margin of 20.89% and a return on equity of 22.17%. Blackstone’s revenue was up 41.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $1.69 earnings per share. Equities analysts anticipate that Blackstone will post 5.87 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Transactions at Blackstone

In other news, major shareholder Holdings Iv Gp Mana Blackstone purchased 1,146,789 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, February 23rd. The shares were purchased at an average price of $26.16 per share, with a total value of $30,000,000.24. Following the purchase, the insider directly owned 16,716,249 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $437,297,073.84. This trade represents a 7.37% increase in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, major shareholder Tactical Opportunit Blackstone sold 1,596,142 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, December 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $10.00, for a total value of $15,961,420.00. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 2,161 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $21,610. This represents a 99.86% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. 1.00% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Blackstone by 1.2% in the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 71,667,695 shares of the asset manager’s stock valued at $11,046,859,000 after acquiring an additional 840,258 shares in the last quarter. Morgan Stanley grew its stake in Blackstone by 2.0% in the fourth quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 32,862,165 shares of the asset manager’s stock valued at $5,065,374,000 after purchasing an additional 636,613 shares in the last quarter. State Street Corp raised its stake in shares of Blackstone by 0.6% during the 4th quarter. State Street Corp now owns 31,542,009 shares of the asset manager’s stock worth $4,861,885,000 after purchasing an additional 179,213 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Blackstone by 1.4% in the second quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 16,542,863 shares of the asset manager’s stock valued at $2,462,706,000 after buying an additional 227,416 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Norges Bank acquired a new position in Blackstone during the fourth quarter worth $1,275,747,000. Institutional investors own 70.00% of the company’s stock.

More Blackstone News

Here are the key news stories impacting Blackstone this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Potential deal activity: Blackstone is reported to be among suitors exploring a bid for UK aerospace supplier Senior Plc — deal activity could support fee revenues and deployment of dry powder. Blackstone among suitors eyeing bid for UK’s aerospace supplier Senior, Bloomberg News reports
• Positive Sentiment: Contrarian analyst view: A Seeking Alpha piece upgraded Blackstone to “Strong Buy,” arguing recent price weakness is sentiment‑driven and fundamentals (AUM, fee growth, dry powder) remain strong. Blackstone: Don’t Let Sentiment Obscure The Fundamentals (Rating Upgrade)
• Positive Sentiment: Insider activity context: coverage notes insiders (and activist figures elsewhere) buying selectively amid volatility — can be read as a vote of confidence by some investors. Carl Icahn and Other Insiders Are Doubling Down Amid Market Volatilities
• Neutral Sentiment: Management defense: President Jon Gray publicly defended the credit quality of loans in the flagship private‑credit fund, calling some of the market reaction “noise” — this may calm some investors but hasn’t stopped outflows. Blackstone’s Gray: Market ‘noise’ fueled record redemptions from world’s largest private credit fund
• Neutral Sentiment: Liquidity actions: Reports indicate Blackstone has been paying out investors and managing redemptions (higher payouts/requests) — operationally relevant but not an immediate credit impairment signal. Blackstone hikes investor payouts from $82B private credit fund
• Negative Sentiment: Record outflows from flagship private‑credit fund (BCRED): Multiple reports say redemptions surged — gross withdrawal reports around $3.8bn with net outflows ~ $1.7bn for the quarter — raising concerns about private‑credit liquidity and fee/earnings pressure. Blackstone Played Down Private-Credit Risks. Now It’s Been Hit.
• Negative Sentiment: Analyst pressure: JPMorgan cut its BX target to $122 (neutral rating) and Barclays trimmed its target to $126 (equal‑weight), following the redemption headlines — analyst downgrades increase selling pressure. JPMorgan adjusts price target on Blackstone to 122 from 158, maintains neutral rating
• Negative Sentiment: Large shareholder sell‑down: Filing shows Tactical Opportunity Blackstone sold ~1.6M shares (SEC filing), a visible liquidity event that can be interpreted negatively by the market. SEC ownership filing

Blackstone Company Profile

Blackstone Inc (NYSE: BX) is a global investment firm focused on alternative asset management. Founded in 1985 by Stephen A. Schwarzman and Peter G. Peterson and headquartered in New York City, the firm organizes and manages investment vehicles that acquire and operate businesses, real estate and credit investments, as well as provide hedge fund solutions and other alternative strategies for institutional and individual investors.

Blackstone’s business is organized around several principal investment platforms.