Blue Owl Capital (NYSE:OBDC) Lowered to "Strong Sell" Rating by Zacks Research

Key Points

• Blue Owl Capital was downgraded from a "hold" rating to a "strong sell" by Zacks Research, impacting investor sentiment.
• Despite the downgrade, Blue Owl Capital has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a price target of $15.21 among analysts.
• The company reported a net margin of 38.29% and revenue exceeding analysts' expectations, indicating strong financial performance in its latest earnings report.

Blue Owl Capital (NYSE:OBDC - Get Free Report) was downgraded by stock analysts at Zacks Research from a "hold" rating to a "strong sell" rating in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday,Zacks.com reports. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Blue Owl Capital's Q3 2025 earnings at $0.38 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $1.58 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.37 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.37 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.37 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.37 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $0.37 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $0.37 EPS and Q3 2027 earnings at $0.37 EPS.

A number of other analysts have also weighed in on OBDC. LADENBURG THALM/SH SH upgraded Blue Owl Capital to a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Friday, August 8th. Raymond James Financial set a $14.00 target price on Blue Owl Capital and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research note on Tuesday, October 7th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, four have issued a Buy rating, two have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Blue Owl Capital has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $15.21.

Blue Owl Capital Price Performance

Shares of Blue Owl Capital stock opened at $12.97 on Tuesday. Blue Owl Capital has a 1-year low of $12.04 and a 1-year high of $15.73. The stock has a market capitalization of $6.63 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 8.59 and a beta of 0.75. The company has a current ratio of 0.80, a quick ratio of 0.80 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.20. The firm's 50-day moving average price is $13.54 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $14.03.

Blue Owl Capital (NYSE:OBDC - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, August 6th. The company reported $0.40 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.39 by $0.01. Blue Owl Capital had a return on equity of 11.24% and a net margin of 38.29%.The company had revenue of $485.84 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $480.42 million. On average, equities analysts predict that Blue Owl Capital will post 1.71 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Trading of Blue Owl Capital

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Golden State Equity Partners boosted its holdings in Blue Owl Capital by 1.7% during the first quarter. Golden State Equity Partners now owns 45,680 shares of the company's stock worth $670,000 after buying an additional 742 shares during the last quarter. BlueStem Wealth Partners LLC boosted its holdings in Blue Owl Capital by 2.5% during the first quarter. BlueStem Wealth Partners LLC now owns 32,741 shares of the company's stock worth $480,000 after buying an additional 784 shares during the last quarter. Flagship Harbor Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in Blue Owl Capital by 6.1% during the first quarter. Flagship Harbor Advisors LLC now owns 13,930 shares of the company's stock worth $204,000 after buying an additional 798 shares during the last quarter. Perigon Wealth Management LLC boosted its holdings in Blue Owl Capital by 3.0% during the third quarter. Perigon Wealth Management LLC now owns 30,036 shares of the company's stock worth $384,000 after buying an additional 876 shares during the last quarter. Finally, NorthRock Partners LLC boosted its holdings in Blue Owl Capital by 5.4% during the second quarter. NorthRock Partners LLC now owns 19,106 shares of the company's stock worth $281,000 after buying an additional 975 shares during the last quarter. 42.83% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

About Blue Owl Capital

Blue Owl Capital Corporation is a business development company. It specializes in direct and fund of fund investments. The fund makes investments in senior secured, direct lending or unsecured loans, subordinated loans or mezzanine loans and also considers equity-related securities including warrants and preferred stocks also pursues preferred equity investments, first lien, unitranche, and second lien term loans and common equity investments.

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