Blue Owl Capital Inc. $OWL Stock Position Increased by Advent International L.P.

Advent International L.P. boosted its position in Blue Owl Capital Inc. (NYSE:OWL) by 8.8% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 5,476,907 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 443,307 shares during the period. Blue Owl Capital makes up approximately 1.9% of Advent International L.P.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 9th biggest holding. Advent International L.P. owned approximately 0.35% of Blue Owl Capital worth $92,724,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust boosted its stake in shares of Blue Owl Capital by 117.0% during the third quarter. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust now owns 1,608 shares of the company’s stock valued at $27,000 after purchasing an additional 867 shares in the last quarter. Activest Wealth Management purchased a new stake in Blue Owl Capital during the third quarter valued at approximately $50,000. Headlands Technologies LLC purchased a new stake in Blue Owl Capital during the second quarter valued at approximately $51,000. BI Asset Management Fondsmaeglerselskab A S boosted its stake in Blue Owl Capital by 26.0% in the third quarter. BI Asset Management Fondsmaeglerselskab A S now owns 4,970 shares of the company’s stock valued at $84,000 after acquiring an additional 1,027 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Bessemer Group Inc. boosted its stake in Blue Owl Capital by 20.3% in the third quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. now owns 4,967 shares of the company’s stock valued at $84,000 after acquiring an additional 838 shares in the last quarter. 35.85% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Blue Owl Capital News Summary

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

• Positive Sentiment: Management said a recent loan sale had “no hidden incentives,” a direct rebuttal to valuation‑concern headlines and a likely short‑term relief to investors worried about accounting or incentive distortions. Blue Owl tells investors loan sale had no hidden incentives – report
• Positive Sentiment: Blue Owl rejected an unsolicited tender offer for up to 8M shares of one of its listed units, citing a valuation discount — management signaling it views the business as worth more than the bid, which can reassure shareholders about long‑term NAV/strategic posture. Blue Owl (OWL) Refuses Tender Offer, Citing Valuation Discount
• Positive Sentiment: Blue Owl is actively financing AI and digital‑infrastructure projects (writing loans and structuring deals), which could drive fee and interest income growth if those markets scale—an offset to short‑term valuation worries. Blue Owl keeps chasing AI infrastructure deals and is writing the loans to back them
• Neutral Sentiment: Analyst commentary weighs tradeoffs: OWL trades at mid‑single digit forward earnings with a modest dividend, prompting a sell/hold debate driven by redemption risk, fee visibility and deployment timing rather than a clear valuation breakout. Should You Sell OWL Stock at 9.24X Earnings and a 22.5-Cent Dividend?
• Negative Sentiment: The FT reported that an investment fund (Glendon) has questioned valuations in Blue Owl’s private‑credit portfolio—this is the main driver of negative sentiment because it raises questions about liquidity, markdowns and future fee recognition. Investment fund questions valuations in Blue Owl’s private credit portfolio
• Negative Sentiment: Follow‑on coverage amplifies concerns about private‑credit valuation and liquidity, and analyst pieces note fee timing and borrower‑quality risks that have contributed to OWL’s recent share slump. Blue Owl Capital (OWL) Valuation Check As Private Credit Concerns And Share Price Declines Draw Investor Focus

Analysts Set New Price Targets

OWL has been the topic of a number of recent analyst reports. Zacks Research downgraded Blue Owl Capital from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 27th. Citigroup restated an “outperform” rating on shares of Blue Owl Capital in a research note on Tuesday, January 27th. Piper Sandler reduced their target price on Blue Owl Capital from $21.00 to $15.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, February 6th. Wolfe Research set a $20.00 price target on Blue Owl Capital in a research note on Wednesday, January 7th. Finally, UBS Group dropped their price target on Blue Owl Capital from $16.50 to $12.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, February 20th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have issued a Buy rating, seven have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $18.00.

Blue Owl Capital Stock Up 1.7%

Shares of NYSE OWL opened at $8.76 on Friday. Blue Owl Capital Inc. has a 52 week low of $8.58 and a 52 week high of $21.88. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $12.83 and its 200 day moving average price is $15.10. The firm has a market cap of $13.61 billion, a P/E ratio of 87.56, a P/E/G ratio of 0.77 and a beta of 1.15.

Blue Owl Capital (NYSE:OWL) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 5th. The company reported $0.27 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.22 by $0.05. The business had revenue of $701.47 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $712.75 million. Blue Owl Capital had a net margin of 2.75% and a return on equity of 20.93%. As a group, research analysts expect that Blue Owl Capital Inc. will post 0.92 earnings per share for the current year.

Blue Owl Capital Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 2nd. Investors of record on Friday, February 20th were given a dividend of $0.225 per share. The ex-dividend date was Friday, February 20th. This represents a $0.90 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 10.3%. Blue Owl Capital’s payout ratio is currently 900.00%.

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.