Czech National Bank Buys 7,513 Shares of Blackstone Inc. $BX

Czech National Bank lifted its stake in Blackstone Inc. (NYSE:BX) by 4.0% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 194,718 shares of the asset manager’s stock after buying an additional 7,513 shares during the quarter. Czech National Bank’s holdings in Blackstone were worth $30,014,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Curated Wealth Partners LLC boosted its position in shares of Blackstone by 10.4% in the fourth quarter. Curated Wealth Partners LLC now owns 11,129 shares of the asset manager’s stock worth $1,715,000 after purchasing an additional 1,046 shares during the period. Uhlmann Price Securities LLC raised its position in shares of Blackstone by 2.1% during the 4th quarter. Uhlmann Price Securities LLC now owns 39,932 shares of the asset manager’s stock valued at $6,155,000 after purchasing an additional 835 shares during the period. Fjell Capital LLC boosted its holdings in Blackstone by 20.6% in the 4th quarter. Fjell Capital LLC now owns 9,047 shares of the asset manager’s stock worth $1,394,000 after buying an additional 1,545 shares during the period. Moody National Bank Trust Division raised its holdings in Blackstone by 16.0% during the fourth quarter. Moody National Bank Trust Division now owns 2,717 shares of the asset manager’s stock valued at $419,000 after acquiring an additional 374 shares during the period. Finally, Spinnaker Investment Group LLC boosted its stake in shares of Blackstone by 30.6% in the fourth quarter. Spinnaker Investment Group LLC now owns 2,955 shares of the asset manager’s stock worth $456,000 after acquiring an additional 693 shares during the period. 70.00% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

More Blackstone News

Here are the key news stories impacting Blackstone this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Major insider purchase — Holdings IV GP Mana Blackstone bought ~2.87M BX shares (~$75M), increasing its stake; this large insider buy is a vote of confidence that can support sentiment. InsiderTrades: Major Shareholder Buys
• Positive Sentiment: Strategic sports investment — A Blackstone‑backed consortium (with David Blitzer and Indian partners) agreed to buy IPL team Royal Challengers Bengaluru for ~$1.78–1.8B, signaling continued deployment into alternative/consumer assets with strong monetization potential. Reuters: RCB Sale
• Positive Sentiment: Large real‑estate deployment planned — Reports say Blackstone intends to invest ~$15B in Japanese property over three years, showing capacity to deploy capital and generate fee/income streams. MSN: Japan Property Plan
• Neutral Sentiment: Analyst target cut but bullish rating maintained — BMO trimmed its BX price target from $165 to $126 while keeping an “outperform” stance; this narrows upside expectations but leaves a constructive view intact. Benzinga: BMO Price Target Cut
• Negative Sentiment: Private‑credit concern from investors — Montaka highlighted risks in private credit in its Q4 2025 letter, citing weaker loan quality and fund strains; that commentary has been cited as a reason BX‑linked names slipped. Yahoo Finance: Montaka Letter
• Negative Sentiment: Sector stress and redemption limits — Reports that peers (Apollo, Ares) are limiting redemptions and that private‑credit defaults/withdrawals are rising are creating contagion risk for asset managers with large private‑credit exposure. That macro/sector pressure is pulling BX lower short‑term. CNBC: Private Credit Defaults

Blackstone Price Performance

Shares of BX stock opened at $108.36 on Thursday. The firm has a market capitalization of $80.42 billion, a P/E ratio of 27.93, a P/E/G ratio of 0.86 and a beta of 1.79. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.61, a quick ratio of 0.76 and a current ratio of 0.76. Blackstone Inc. has a 52-week low of $101.73 and a 52-week high of $190.09. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $127.26 and a 200 day moving average price of $147.07.

Blackstone (NYSE:BX) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, January 29th. The asset manager reported $1.75 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.54 by $0.21. Blackstone had a return on equity of 22.17% and a net margin of 20.89%.The business had revenue of $4.36 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $3.69 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $1.69 EPS. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 41.4% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, sell-side analysts predict that Blackstone Inc. will post 5.87 earnings per share for the current year.

Blackstone Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, February 17th. Shareholders of record on Monday, February 9th were given a dividend of $1.49 per share. This is a boost from Blackstone’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.29. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, February 9th. This represents a $5.96 annualized dividend and a yield of 5.5%. Blackstone’s payout ratio is 153.61%.

Insider Transactions at Blackstone

In related news, major shareholder Holdings Iv Gp Mana Blackstone purchased 2,868,069 shares of Blackstone stock in a transaction dated Friday, March 20th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of $26.15 per share, with a total value of $75,000,004.35. Following the transaction, the insider owned 18,628,295 shares in the company, valued at approximately $487,129,914.25. The trade was a 18.20% increase in their position. The purchase was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, major shareholder Bx Buzz Ml-1 Gp Llc sold 7,477,504 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, March 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $3.51, for a total value of $26,246,039.04. Following the sale, the insider directly owned 25,832 shares in the company, valued at approximately $90,670.32. The trade was a 99.66% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Corporate insiders own 1.00% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

BX has been the topic of a number of research analyst reports. Rothschild & Co Redburn lowered their price target on Blackstone from $165.00 to $158.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, February 2nd. HSBC reduced their price objective on shares of Blackstone from $178.00 to $174.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, January 28th. The Goldman Sachs Group dropped their target price on shares of Blackstone from $166.00 to $158.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, January 30th. Argus reduced their price target on shares of Blackstone from $195.00 to $163.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, February 4th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group dropped their price objective on shares of Blackstone from $185.00 to $161.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, February 10th. Eleven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and eleven have given a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $164.00.

About Blackstone

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.