BlackRock (BLK) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

BlackRock, Inc. is a global investment management and financial technology company headquartered in New York. Founded in 1988, the company provides investment, technology and advisory services to institutional and individual investors, governments, foundations and other clients worldwide.

BlackRock offers a broad range of investment products and strategies, including equity and fixed-income funds, index funds, exchange-traded funds through its iShares business, multi-asset portfolios, cash-management products and alternative investments. Its services cover both active and passive investment approaches, as well as portfolio construction, risk management and retirement solutions.

The company also develops investment technology through its Aladdin platform, which provides portfolio management, risk analytics, trading and operational tools to BlackRock and external financial institutions. BlackRock serves clients across North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Latin America and other international markets.

BlackRock is led by Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Larry Fink, who co-founded the company and has served as its chief executive since 1988.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $1,119.58 to $1,149.90
• 50-Day Range: $1,038.10 to $1,185.12
• 52-Week Range: $917.39 to $1,187.17
• Volume: 1.17 million shs
• Average Volume: 587,276 shs
• Market Capitalization: $175.48 billion
• P/E Ratio: 25.76
• Dividend Yield: 2.02%
• Price Target: $1,312.06
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

BlackRock Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

BlackRock scored higher than 94% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 68th out of 855 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: 3.7 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

BlackRock has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.94, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 14 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

BlackRock has a consensus price target of $1,312.06, representing about 15.8% upside from its current price of $1,133.07.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

BlackRock has been the subject of 10 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 13.61%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for BlackRock are expected to grow by 13.61% in the coming year, from $57.47 to $65.29 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of BlackRock is 25.76, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.31.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of BlackRock is 25.76, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 24.66.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

BlackRock has a PEG Ratio of 1.25. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

BlackRock has a P/B Ratio of 3.13. 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

1.34% of the float of BlackRock has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

BlackRock has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.61, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in BlackRock has recently increased by 0.01%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

Dividend

• Score: 4.2 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Yield

BlackRock pays a meaningful dividend of 2.02%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

BlackRock has been increasing its dividend for 16 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of BlackRock is 52.11%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, BlackRock will have a dividend payout ratio of 35.10% next year. This indicates that BlackRock will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 4.2 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.71

News Sentiment

BlackRock has a news sentiment score of 0.71. 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 is a higher news sentiment than the 0.60 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 143 news articles for BlackRock this week, compared to 8 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

35 people have searched for BLK on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 25% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

16 people have added BlackRock to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 23% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, BlackRock insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

1.92% of the stock of BlackRock is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

80.69% of the stock of BlackRock is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Record date for 9/22 Dividend: 9/08/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 9/22 Dividend: 9/08/2026
• Dividend Payable: 9/22/2026
• Last Earnings: 10/14/2026
• Today: 10/18/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: Capital Markets
• Sub-Industry: Asset Management & Custody Banks
• Current Symbol: NYSE:BLK
• CIK: 2012383
• Web: www.blackrock.com
• Phone: (212) 810-5300
• Fax: 212-754-8777
• Employees: 26,200
• Year Founded: 1988

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for BlackRock: $1,312.06
• High Price Target: $1,468.00
• Low Price Target: $1,199.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +15.8%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.94
• Research Coverage: 17 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $43.98
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 25.76
• Forward P/E Ratio: 19.72
• P/E Growth: 1.25
• Net Income: $5.55 billion
• Net Margins: 24.22%
• Pretax Margin: 34.38%
• Return on Equity: 16.08%
• Return on Assets: 5.32%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.33
• Current Ratio: 3.59
• Quick Ratio: 3.59

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $24.22 billion
• Price / Sales: 7.25
• Cash Flow: $57.08 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 19.85
• Book Value: $361.87 per share
• Price / Book: 3.13

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 154,870,000
• Free Float: 151,896,000
• Market Cap: $175.48 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.41