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

Company Overview

Blue Owl Capital Corporation (NYSE: OBDC) is a publicly traded business development company sponsored by Blue Owl Capital, a global alternative asset manager. Launched in 2020, the firm provides customized financing solutions to middle-market companies across various industries. As an externally managed BDC, Blue Owl Capital Corporation leverages the deep credit‐investment capabilities of its sponsor to deliver flexible capital tailored to the needs of growing businesses.

The company’s investment activities span a range of private credit products, including first‐lien senior secured loans, unitranche facilities, second‐lien financings, mezzanine debt, and minority equity co-investments. Its portfolio is diversified across healthcare, technology, business services, industrials, and consumer sectors, with a primary focus on North American borrowers. By structuring bespoke capital solutions, Blue Owl Capital Corporation aims to support management teams in executing growth initiatives, refinancing existing obligations, and pursuing strategic acquisitions.

Blue Owl Capital Corporation benefits from its affiliation with Blue Owl Capital’s broader credit platform, which operates offices in New York, San Francisco, Charlotte, and London. This network allows the BDC to source investment opportunities, conduct rigorous due diligence, and monitor portfolio companies through market cycles. The company’s disciplined underwriting approach emphasizes downside protection and risk mitigation, drawing on the experience of seasoned investment professionals.

The firm’s management team is led by Blue Owl Capital co-founders Michael Cavanagh and Doug Ostrover, who together have overseen the expansion of the platform since its inception. Under their guidance, Blue Owl Capital Corporation has established itself as a reliable financing partner for middle-market enterprises seeking non-dilutive capital. The company’s ongoing objective is to generate attractive risk-adjusted returns for its shareholders through a combination of income and capital appreciation.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $11.01 to $11.28
• 50-Day Range: $10.76 to $11.91
• 52-Week Range: $10.52 to $15.19
• Volume: 2.48 million shs
• Average Volume: 3.67 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $5.47 billion
• P/E Ratio: 7.71
• Dividend Yield: 13.44%
• Price Target: $13.00
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Blue Owl Capital Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Blue Owl Capital scored higher than 84% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 256th out of 881 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: 3.6 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Blue Owl Capital has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.75, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 4 buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Blue Owl Capital has a consensus price target of $13.00, representing about 18.0% upside from its current price of $11.02.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Blue Owl Capital has only been the subject of 4 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 1.57%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Blue Owl Capital are expected to grow by 1.57% in the coming year, from $1.27 to $1.29 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Blue Owl Capital is 15.74, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.79.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Blue Owl Capital is 15.74, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 23.96.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Blue Owl Capital has a P/B Ratio of 0.76. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

4.38% 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 6.29.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Blue Owl Capital has recently increased by 2.36%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Leadership

Blue Owl Capital is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 13.42%, 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 211.43%. 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 114.73% in the coming year. This indicates that Blue Owl Capital may not be able to sustain their current dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• News Sentiment: -0.02

News Sentiment

Blue Owl Capital has a news sentiment score of -0.02. 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 lower news sentiment than the 0.65 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 8 news articles for Blue Owl Capital this week, compared to 4 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

48 people have searched for OBDC on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 55% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

20 people have added Blue Owl Capital to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 300% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.9 / 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 $23,120.00 in company stock and sold $0.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

0.14% 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.

Company Calendar

• Record date for 4/15 Dividend: 3/31/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 4/15 Dividend: 3/31/2026
• Dividend Payable: 4/15/2026
• Last Earnings: 5/06/2026
• Today: 5/24/2026
• Record date for 7/15 Dividend: 6/30/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 7/15 Dividend: 6/30/2026
• Dividend Payable: 7/15/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 8/05/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

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: 2021

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Blue Owl Capital: $13.00
• High Price Target: $15.00
• Low Price Target: $11.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +18.0%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.75
• Research Coverage: 8 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $0.70
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 7.71
• Forward P/E Ratio: 8.67
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $800.36 million
• Net Margins: 20.21%
• Pretax Margin: 43.12%
• Return on Equity: 9.76%
• Return on Assets: 4.27%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.18
• Current Ratio: 1.24
• Quick Ratio: 1.24

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $1.85 billion
• Price / Sales: 2.95
• Cash Flow: $1.44 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 7.67
• Book Value: $14.41 per share
• Price / Book: 0.76

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 496,300,000
• Free Float: 495,610,000
• Market Cap: $5.47 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.64