Blackstone (BX) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Blackstone Inc. is a global alternative asset manager that invests on behalf of institutional and individual investors. Its businesses span private equity, real estate, credit and insurance, infrastructure, and multi-asset investing, with strategies that include private funds and investment products for a range of clients.

Founded in 1985 by Stephen A. Schwarzman and Peter G. Peterson, the firm initially focused on mergers and acquisitions advisory work before expanding into investment management. Blackstone became a publicly traded company in 2007.

Blackstone invests across geographies, including North America, Europe and Asia, and operates in markets around the world. Schwarzman serves as chairman and chief executive officer, while Jon Gray is president and chief operating officer.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $117.75 to $120.21
• 50-Day Range: $106.09 to $136.07
• 52-Week Range: $101.73 to $165.14
• Volume: 2.78 million shs
• Average Volume: 5.73 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $90.20 billion
• P/E Ratio: 26.69
• Dividend Yield: 3.73%
• Price Target: $144.57
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Blackstone Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Blackstone scored higher than 94% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 126th out of 851 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.9 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Blackstone has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.52, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 13 buy ratings, 12 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Blackstone has a consensus price target of $144.57, representing about 20.4% upside from its current price of $120.09.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Blackstone has been the subject of 12 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 25.81%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Blackstone are expected to grow by 25.81% in the coming year, from $5.89 to $7.41 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Blackstone is 26.69, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 25.41.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Blackstone is 26.69, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 19.73.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Blackstone has a PEG Ratio of 1.51. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Blackstone has a P/B Ratio of 4.60. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.59% of the float of Blackstone has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Blackstone has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.12, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Blackstone has recently increased by 3.04%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Leadership

Blackstone is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 3.78%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Blackstone does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Blackstone is 99.56%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Blackstone will have a dividend payout ratio of 60.46% next year. This indicates that Blackstone will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.9 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.68

News Sentiment

Blackstone has a news sentiment score of 0.68. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 27 news articles for Blackstone this week, compared to 10 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 33 people have searched for BX on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -35% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

19 people have added Blackstone to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 90% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.9 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Cluster Insider Buying

2 insiders have purchased shares of Blackstone in the last three months. Multiple insiders buying is a strong bullish signal.

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Blackstone insiders have sold 109.11% more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $12,198,198.00 in company stock and sold $25,507,509.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

1.00% of the stock of Blackstone is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

70.00% of the stock of Blackstone is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 10/22/2026
• Record date for 11/9 Dividend: 11/02/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 11/9 Dividend: 11/02/2026
• Dividend Payable: 11/09/2026
• Today: 11/15/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 1/28/2027

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: Capital Markets
• Sub-Industry: Asset Management & Custody Banks
• Current Symbol: NYSE:BX
• CIK: 1393818
• Web: www.blackstone.com
• Phone: (212) 583-5000
• Fax: 212-583-5749
• Employees: 5,285
• Year Founded: 1985

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Blackstone: $144.57
• High Price Target: $189.00
• Low Price Target: $118.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +20.4%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.52
• Research Coverage: 25 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $4.50
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 26.69
• Forward P/E Ratio: 16.21
• P/E Growth: 1.51
• Net Income: $3.02 billion
• Net Margins: 22.11%
• Pretax Margin: 50.68%
• Return on Equity: 23.16%
• Return on Assets: 9.61%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.68
• Current Ratio: 0.71
• Quick Ratio: 0.72

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $14.45 billion
• Price / Sales: 6.24
• Cash Flow: $6.02 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 19.96
• Book Value: $26.08 per share
• Price / Book: 4.60

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 751,110,000
• Free Float: 743,604,000
• Market Cap: $90.20 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.52