Blue Owl Capital (NYSE:OBDC) Upgraded to "Strong-Buy" at B. Riley

Blue Owl Capital (NYSE:OBDC - Get Free Report) was upgraded by research analysts at B. Riley to a "strong-buy" rating in a note issued to investors on Monday, May 12th, Marketbeat Ratings reports. B. Riley also issued estimates for Blue Owl Capital's Q2 2025 earnings at $0.40 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $0.39 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.38 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $1.57 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.37 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.37 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.38 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.37 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $1.50 EPS.

Several other brokerages have also recently weighed in on OBDC. JMP Securities reiterated an "outperform" rating on shares of Blue Owl Capital in a report on Tuesday, February 4th. Wells Fargo & Company decreased their price objective on Blue Owl Capital from $15.00 to $14.00 and set an "equal weight" rating for the company in a report on Monday, April 28th. Jefferies Financial Group started coverage on shares of Blue Owl Capital in a research report on Friday, April 11th. They issued a "buy" rating and a $16.00 price objective for the company. Citizens Jmp raised shares of Blue Owl Capital to a "strong-buy" rating in a research report on Monday, February 3rd. Finally, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods lowered their price objective on shares of Blue Owl Capital from $15.10 to $14.50 and set a "market perform" rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, April 8th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, four have given a buy rating and three have assigned a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of "Buy" and an average target price of $15.64.

Blue Owl Capital Price Performance

Shares of Blue Owl Capital stock traded down $0.06 during trading hours on Monday, reaching $14.67. The company's stock had a trading volume of 693,999 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,584,041. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $14.17 and a 200-day moving average price of $14.76. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.25, a current ratio of 1.19 and a quick ratio of 1.28. The stock has a market cap of $7.49 billion, a P/E ratio of 9.58 and a beta of 0.71. Blue Owl Capital has a one year low of $12.11 and a one year high of $16.91.

Blue Owl Capital (NYSE:OBDC - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, May 7th. The company reported $0.39 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.43 by ($0.04). Blue Owl Capital had a net margin of 37.26% and a return on equity of 12.38%. The company had revenue of $464.65 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $457.88 million. On average, analysts predict that Blue Owl Capital will post 1.71 EPS for the current year.

Insider Activity

In related news, Director Chris Temple acquired 15,000 shares of Blue Owl Capital stock in a transaction dated Thursday, March 6th. The shares were acquired at an average cost of $14.80 per share, for a total transaction of $222,000.00. Following the completion of the purchase, the director now owns 51,000 shares in the company, valued at approximately $754,800. The trade was a 41.67% increase in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Insiders own 0.11% of the company's stock.

Institutional Trading of Blue Owl Capital

Hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Trinity Financial Advisors LLC raised its holdings in Blue Owl Capital by 19.1% during the first quarter. Trinity Financial Advisors LLC now owns 1,125,476 shares of the company's stock worth $16,607,000 after purchasing an additional 180,187 shares in the last quarter. Bayforest Capital Ltd purchased a new stake in shares of Blue Owl Capital in the first quarter valued at about $73,000. SCS Capital Management LLC acquired a new position in Blue Owl Capital during the 1st quarter worth approximately $10,340,000. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC acquired a new stake in Blue Owl Capital in the first quarter valued at $6,641,000. Finally, DCM Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in Blue Owl Capital by 7.9% during the first quarter. DCM Advisors LLC now owns 25,289 shares of the company's stock worth $367,000 after buying an additional 1,848 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 42.83% of the company's stock.

Blue Owl Capital Company Profile

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.