BlackRock $BLK Stock Holdings Boosted by Swedbank AB

Key Points

• Swedbank AB increased its stake in BlackRock by 3.0% in Q4 to 89,048 shares (about $95.3 million), while institutional investors collectively own roughly 80.69% of BLK.
• Insiders have been net sellers recently — a total of 106,911 shares (~$114.7 million) were sold in the last three months, including COO Robert L. Goldstein’s sale of 54,190 shares; insiders now hold 1.92% of the company.
• BlackRock beat quarterly estimates with $12.53 EPS (vs. $12.40) and $6.70B revenue (up 27% YoY), and analysts give a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” with an average target near $1,269.

Swedbank AB grew its position in shares of BlackRock (NYSE:BLK - Free Report) by 3.0% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm owned 89,048 shares of the asset manager's stock after purchasing an additional 2,580 shares during the quarter. Swedbank AB owned 0.06% of BlackRock worth $95,312,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of BLK. Hopwood Financial Services Inc. grew its stake in shares of BlackRock by 866.7% in the 3rd quarter. Hopwood Financial Services Inc. now owns 29 shares of the asset manager's stock worth $34,000 after purchasing an additional 26 shares during the last quarter. LFA Lugano Financial Advisors SA acquired a new stake in BlackRock during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $32,000. Collier Financial bought a new stake in BlackRock during the third quarter worth approximately $36,000. Goodman Advisory Group LLC bought a new stake in BlackRock during the third quarter worth approximately $37,000. Finally, Dogwood Wealth Management LLC grew its position in BlackRock by 94.1% in the third quarter. Dogwood Wealth Management LLC now owns 33 shares of the asset manager's stock worth $38,000 after buying an additional 16 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 80.69% of the company's stock.

More BlackRock News

Here are the key news stories impacting BlackRock this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Aladdin expands private credit capabilities on Preqin — BlackRock’s Aladdin announced new private‑credit data, benchmarks and analytics on Preqin, improving transparency for institutional investors and widening Aladdin’s enterprise opportunity in a fast‑growing fees market. Aladdin expands private credit on Preqin
• Positive Sentiment: Tokenization push and tokenized equities pilot — Coverage reports BlackRock is among institutions rushing into tokenized stocks as DTCC pilots tokenized equities trading, positioning BlackRock to win early market share in on‑chain institutional products. Tokenized stocks coverage
• Positive Sentiment: Large institutional Bitcoin ETF inflows continue to favor BlackRock — U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs logged strong inflows, with BlackRock’s IBIT among the leaders, reinforcing ETF AUM growth and fee revenue upside from crypto products. Bitcoin ETF inflows
• Positive Sentiment: ETF stock splits increase accessibility — Recent iShares ETF stock splits make popular funds more accessible to retail investors, which can broaden distribution and support incremental flows. ETF stock splits
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst/industry recognition — Coverage naming BlackRock among top investment‑management names to watch highlights investor confidence in its scale, digital transformation and ability to capture inflows. Investment management stocks to watch
• Neutral Sentiment: CEO hints at hyperscaler partnership for data centers — Larry Fink signaled an upcoming partnership with a hyperscaler to build data centers; strategic if confirmed but details/timing are still uncertain. Hyperscaler partnership hint
• Neutral Sentiment: $30M philanthropic investment in Texas — BlackRock launched a BlackRock Future Builders grant to train electrical workers in Texas; positive for ESG and community relations but limited near‑term P&L impact. Philanthropic initiative
• Neutral Sentiment: Market commentary from BlackRock leaders — Executives (Rick Rieder, Tony Kim, Larry Fink) are public about macro, AI and positioning (e.g., preferring equities, AI tailwinds). Useful for sentiment but not immediate revenue drivers. Rieder on markets

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other BlackRock news, COO Robert L. Goldstein sold 54,190 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, February 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $1,087.29, for a total value of $58,920,245.10. Following the transaction, the chief operating officer owned 51,478 shares in the company, valued at $55,971,514.62. The trade was a 51.28% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, Director J. Richard Kushel sold 2,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, February 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $1,083.05, for a total value of $2,166,100.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 61,980 shares in the company, valued at approximately $67,127,439. The trade was a 3.13% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold a total of 106,911 shares of company stock valued at $114,670,698 in the last three months. Company insiders own 1.92% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities research analysts have recently commented on the company. Weiss Ratings downgraded BlackRock from a "buy (b-)" rating to a "hold (c+)" rating in a research report on Wednesday, April 29th. Evercore restated an "outperform" rating and issued a $1,220.00 target price on shares of BlackRock in a report on Wednesday, April 15th. UBS Group upped their target price on BlackRock from $1,235.00 to $1,270.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Wednesday, April 15th. Freedom Capital upgraded BlackRock from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research report on Friday, January 23rd. Finally, Barclays lifted their price target on BlackRock from $1,290.00 to $1,310.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research note on Wednesday, April 15th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifteen have issued a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $1,269.06.

BlackRock Price Performance

NYSE BLK opened at $1,075.16 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37, a current ratio of 2.98 and a quick ratio of 2.98. The firm has a market capitalization of $167.23 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 26.99, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.37 and a beta of 1.44. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $1,007.09 and a 200-day simple moving average of $1,057.63. BlackRock has a 52-week low of $914.84 and a 52-week high of $1,219.94.

BlackRock (NYSE:BLK - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, April 14th. The asset manager reported $12.53 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $12.40 by $0.13. BlackRock had a net margin of 24.40% and a return on equity of 14.96%. The firm had revenue of $6.70 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $6.56 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $9.64 EPS. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 27.0% compared to the same quarter last year. Equities research analysts predict that BlackRock will post 52.77 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

BlackRock Company Profile

BlackRock, Inc is a global investment management firm that provides a broad range of products and services to institutional, intermediary and individual investors. Its core activities include portfolio management across active and index strategies, exchange-traded funds (ETFs) under the iShares brand, fixed income, equity and multi-asset solutions, as well as alternatives such as private equity, real estate and infrastructure. The firm also offers cash management and liquidity solutions and retirement-focused products designed for defined contribution and defined benefit investors.

In addition to traditional investment management, BlackRock is known for its technology and risk management capabilities, most prominently its Aladdin platform, which combines portfolio management, trading and risk analytics and is used both internally and licensed to external clients.

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