Blue Owl Capital (OBDC) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Blue Owl Capital (NYSE: OBDC) is a New York–based alternative asset manager specializing in credit and private equity solutions. The firm operates through three core platforms—Direct Lending, GP Strategic Capital and Permanent Capital—providing bespoke financing to middle-market companies and strategic minority investments in alternative asset managers. Through its listed business development company, OBDC focuses on delivering senior secured loans, unitranche structures and preferred equity to corporate borrowers seeking flexible capital solutions.

In its Direct Lending platform, Blue Owl partners with private equity sponsors to underwrite floating-rate debt across sectors such as healthcare, technology, business services and industrials. The GP Strategic Capital arm acquires non-controlling interests in private equity, real estate and hedge fund managers, offering them permanent capital to support liquidity, succession planning and platform growth. The Permanent Capital division, branded Oak Street, invests in long-duration credit and real estate opportunities, blending opportunistic and yield-oriented strategies.

Blue Owl Capital was formed in May 2021 through the merger of Owl Rock, founded in 2016, and Dyal Capital Partners, established in 2011. Since its creation, the firm has expanded its geographic footprint beyond North America, operating out of offices in New York, Chicago, San Francisco, London and Dublin. This global presence enables Blue Owl to source transactions across developed markets and serve a diverse client base of institutional investors, family offices and financial sponsors.

The company is led by a senior management team with decades of experience across credit markets, investment banking and alternative asset management. Its leadership group, comprising co-founders and industry veterans, is supported by an independent board of directors with deep expertise in corporate governance and risk oversight. Together, they oversee disciplined underwriting, rigorous due diligence and a risk-adjusted approach to capital deployment.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $14.51 to $14.68
• 50-Day Range: $13.72 to $14.76
• 52-Week Range: $12.11 to $15.87
• Volume: 1.44 million shs
• Average Volume: 2.63 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $7.43 billion
• P/E Ratio: 9.38
• Dividend Yield: 10.18%
• Price Target: $15.64
• Consensus Rating: Buy

Blue Owl Capital Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Blue Owl Capital scored higher than 79% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 332nd out of 938 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: 2.5 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

Blue Owl Capital has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 4 buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Blue Owl Capital has been the subject of 5 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Blue Owl Capital are expected to remain at $1.71 per share in the coming year.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Blue Owl Capital is 9.38, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 25.54.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Blue Owl Capital is 9.38, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 20.08.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Blue Owl Capital has a P/B Ratio of 0.95. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 5.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

1.38% of the float of Blue Owl Capital has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Blue Owl Capital has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.1, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Blue Owl Capital has recently decreased by 21.90%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Leadership

Blue Owl Capital is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 10.28%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Blue Owl Capital has only been increasing its dividend for 2 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Blue Owl Capital is 95.48%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on EPS estimates, Blue Owl Capital will have a dividend payout ratio of 86.55% in the coming year. This indicates that Blue Owl Capital may not be able to sustain their current dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Percentage of Shares Shorted

1.38% of the float of Blue Owl Capital has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Blue Owl Capital has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.1, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Blue Owl Capital has recently decreased by 21.90%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.43

News Sentiment

Blue Owl Capital has a news sentiment score of 1.43. 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 0.67 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 10 news articles for Blue Owl Capital this week, compared to 6 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 33 people have searched for OBDC on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -6% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 7 people have added Blue Owl Capital to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -53% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Acquiring Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Blue Owl Capital insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought $99,922.00 in company stock and sold $0.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 0.11% of the stock of Blue Owl Capital is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

42.83% of the stock of Blue Owl Capital is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

OBDC Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have OBDC shares performed this year?

Blue Owl Capital's stock was trading at $15.12 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, OBDC stock has decreased by 3.9% and is now trading at $14.5350.

How were Blue Owl Capital's earnings last quarter?

Blue Owl Capital Corporation (NYSE:OBDC) issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, May, 7th. The company reported $0.39 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.43 by $0.04. The company earned $464.65 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $457.88 million. Blue Owl Capital had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 11.72% and a net margin of 39.42%.
Read the conference call transcript.

Who are Blue Owl Capital's major shareholders?

Top institutional shareholders of Blue Owl Capital include Hamilton Lane Advisors LLC (0.67%), Trinity Financial Advisors LLC (0.23%) and Confluence Investment Management LLC (0.06%). Insiders that own company stock include Chris Temple, Victor Woolridge and Edward H Dalelio.
View institutional ownership trends.

How do I buy shares of Blue Owl Capital?

Shares of OBDC stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of Blue Owl Capital own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Blue Owl Capital investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Enterprise Products Partners (EPD), Meta Platforms (META), Broadcom (AVGO), Arbor Realty Trust (ABR), Energy Transfer (ET) and Advanced Micro Devices (AMD).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 5/07/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 6/13 Dividend: 5/30/2025
• Record date for 6/13 Dividend: 6/02/2025
• Dividend Payable: 6/13/2025
• Record date for 7/15 Dividend: 6/30/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 7/15 Dividend: 6/30/2025
• Today: 7/03/2025
• Dividend Payable: 7/15/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 8/06/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: FIN - MISC SVCS
• Sub-Industry: Financial Services
• Current Symbol: NYSE:OBDC
• CIK: 1655888
• Web: owlrockcapitalcorporation.com
• Phone: 212-419-3000
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: N/A
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $15.64
• High Stock Price Target: $17.00
• Low Stock Price Target: $14.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +6.8%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
• Research Coverage: 10 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $1.55
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 9.45
• Forward P/E Ratio: 8.57
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $741.06 million
• Net Margins: 39.42%
• Pretax Margin: 46.32%
• Return on Equity: 11.72%
• Return on Assets: 4.99%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.31
• Current Ratio: 1.13
• Quick Ratio: 1.13

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $1.60 billion
• Price / Sales: 4.69
• Cash Flow: $1.84 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 7.98
• Book Value: $15.26 per share
• Price / Book: 0.96

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 511,050,000
• Free Float: 510,484,000
• Market Cap: $7.49 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.72