Blue Owl Capital (NYSE:OWL) Price Target Cut to $11.00 by Analysts at BMO Capital Markets

Blue Owl Capital (NYSE:OWL) had its target price reduced by BMO Capital Markets from $15.00 to $11.00 in a research note released on Tuesday morning,Benzinga reports. They currently have an outperform rating on the stock.

Several other equities analysts have also recently weighed in on the company. Wolfe Research set a $20.00 price target on Blue Owl Capital in a report on Wednesday, January 7th. Raymond James Financial reaffirmed a “strong-buy” rating on shares of Blue Owl Capital in a report on Thursday, February 19th. Oppenheimer reduced their price objective on Blue Owl Capital from $24.00 to $17.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, March 4th. Citizens Jmp lowered their target price on Blue Owl Capital from $26.00 to $23.00 and set a “market outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, March 17th. Finally, Evercore set a $14.00 target price on Blue Owl Capital in a research report on Friday, February 6th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eight have assigned a Buy rating, seven have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $16.63.

Blue Owl Capital Stock Down 1.6%

OWL opened at $8.95 on Tuesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $13.91 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 89.46, a PEG ratio of 0.82 and a beta of 1.15. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $11.89 and a 200-day moving average price of $14.62. Blue Owl Capital has a twelve month low of $8.55 and a twelve month high of $21.88.

Blue Owl Capital (NYSE:OWL) last issued its 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 net margin of 2.75% and a return on equity of 20.93%. The company had revenue of $701.47 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $712.75 million. As a group, analysts expect that Blue Owl Capital will post 0.92 earnings per share for the current year.

Blue Owl Capital Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 2nd. Investors of record on Friday, February 20th were issued a $0.225 dividend. This represents a $0.90 annualized dividend and a yield of 10.1%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, February 20th. Blue Owl Capital’s dividend payout ratio is currently 900.00%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Blue Owl Capital

Several large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Capital World Investors boosted its position 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 worth $1,348,272,000 after purchasing an additional 5,029,134 shares during the period. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its stake in shares of Blue Owl Capital by 1.0% in the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 68,608,868 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,025,016,000 after purchasing an additional 691,980 shares in the last quarter. Capital International Investors raised its position in shares of Blue Owl Capital by 4.3% during the 4th quarter. Capital International Investors now owns 65,402,615 shares of the company’s stock valued at $977,118,000 after purchasing an additional 2,676,281 shares during the period. Bank of America Corp DE lifted its stake in shares of Blue Owl Capital by 8.4% during the 3rd quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 22,563,953 shares of the company’s stock valued at $382,008,000 after buying an additional 1,751,024 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Boston Partners lifted its stake in shares of Blue Owl Capital by 16.2% during the 4th quarter. Boston Partners now owns 14,123,877 shares of the company’s stock valued at $211,270,000 after buying an additional 1,970,101 shares in the last quarter. 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: Analysts and commentators argue fundamentals remain intact: Seeking Alpha notes asset sales near par, active buybacks and a mostly floating‑rate loan book that should benefit from higher rates—signaling limited credit impairment. This Is Not 2008
• Positive Sentiment: Dividend and earnings coverage highlighted: another Seeking Alpha piece emphasizes OWL’s AUM growth (~$307.4B), distributable earnings covering a near‑10% dividend yield and fee‑related earnings up ~22% YoY — framing the selloff as overdone. 10% Investment-Grade Dividend Yield On AI Panic
• Positive Sentiment: Near‑term analyst support: TD Cowen reiterated a “buy” and CNBC summarized that the firm still sees OWL as a buy despite expecting choppy performance through summer — this upbeat analyst tone helped intraday buying interest. CNBC: Still a buy but choppy
• Neutral Sentiment: TD Cowen trimmed its 12‑month target from $16 to $14 but kept a buy rating — a constructive stance that nevertheless represents lower near‑term upside expectations vs. prior targets. TD Cowen price target cut
• Neutral Sentiment: Recent reported quarter: OWL beat EPS ($0.27 vs. $0.22 est.) but revenue missed ($701.5M vs. $712.8M est.), a mixed print that supports the view of resilient earnings but questions near‑term growth. (Company release 2/5/26)
• Negative Sentiment: BMO cut its target from $15 to $11 (still an “outperform”), lowering price expectations and increasing headline risk for the stock. BMO price target cut Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Large short‑interest surge: short interest rose ~43.8% in March to ~125.4M shares (about 11.1% of float) with a short‑interest ratio ~3.2 days — amplifies downside pressure and volatility if shorts remain active. (Short‑interest data reported 3/13/26)

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.