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

Company Overview

Blue Owl Capital Inc. is a publicly traded alternative asset management firm specializing in private credit, GP capital solutions and real assets. The company operates permanent capital vehicles that seek to deliver income and long-term capital appreciation for institutional investors, including pension funds, insurance companies and endowments. Through its diversified platform, Blue Owl provides financing solutions and investment products designed to meet the evolving needs of borrowers and private market sponsors.

The firm’s core business activities encompass direct lending to middle-market companies, strategic minority investments in private equity and hedge fund managers, and tailored real estate equity strategies. Its direct lending arm offers senior secured and unitranche loans, financing growth, recapitalizations and acquisitions. In its GP capital solutions business, Blue Owl acquires non-controlling stakes in established alternative investment managers, providing permanent capital and operational support. The real assets segment focuses on opportunistic and value-add equity investments across property sectors.

Blue Owl was formed in April 2021 through the merger of Owl Rock Capital Partners and Dyal Capital Partners, combining complementary expertise in credit and GP stake investing. Headquartered in New York City, the firm maintains offices across North America and Europe, serving a global client base. Leadership includes co-CEOs Stephen Klinsky and Michael Gross, who co-founded the predecessor firms and continue to guide Blue Owl’s strategic growth and product innovation.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $20.16 to $21.07
• 50-Day Range: $18.12 to $20.18
• 52-Week Range: $14.55 to $26.73
• Volume: 5.52 million shs
• Average Volume: 6.96 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $32.01 billion
• P/E Ratio: 160.19
• Dividend Yield: 4.32%
• Price Target: $24.02
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Blue Owl Capital Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Blue Owl Capital scored higher than 68% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 458th out of 933 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: 3.4 / 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 2.83, and is based on 10 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Blue Owl Capital has been the subject of 7 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 22.83%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Blue Owl Capital are expected to grow by 22.83% in the coming year, from $0.92 to $1.13 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Blue Owl Capital is 160.92, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 26.48.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Blue Owl Capital is 160.92, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 19.17.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Blue Owl Capital has a PEG Ratio of 1.29. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Blue Owl Capital has a P/B Ratio of 5.40. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 1.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

6.77% 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 4.6.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Blue Owl Capital has recently increased by 3.02%, 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 4.68%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Blue Owl Capital has only been increasing its dividend for 4 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Blue Owl Capital is 692.31%. 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 79.65% 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

6.77% 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 4.6.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Blue Owl Capital has recently increased by 3.02%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.2 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.73

News Sentiment

Blue Owl Capital has a news sentiment score of 0.73. 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 0.92 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 22 news articles for Blue Owl Capital this week, compared to 13 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

13 people have searched for OWL on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 63% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

12 people have added Blue Owl Capital to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 100% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Blue Owl Capital insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

27.20% of the stock of Blue Owl Capital is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

Only 35.85% of the stock of Blue Owl Capital is held by institutions.

OWL Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have OWL shares performed this year?

Blue Owl Capital's stock was trading at $23.26 at the beginning of 2025. Since then, OWL shares have decreased by 10.1% and is now trading at $20.9050.

How were Blue Owl Capital's earnings last quarter?

Blue Owl Capital Inc. (NYSE:OWL) posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May, 1st. The company reported $0.17 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.20 by $0.03. The firm had revenue of $620.19 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $636.44 million. Blue Owl Capital had a net margin of 3.73% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 19.74%.
Read the conference call transcript.

Who are Blue Owl Capital's major shareholders?

Blue Owl Capital's top institutional investors include Border to Coast Pensions Partnership Ltd (0.05%), Foster Victor Wealth Advisors LLC (0.04%), Townsend Asset Management Corp NC ADV (0.02%) and Dynamic Advisor Solutions LLC (0.01%). Insiders that own company stock include Blue Pool Capital Ltd and Path Solutions 2020 LP Glide.
View institutional ownership trends.

How do I buy shares of Blue Owl Capital?

Shares of OWL 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 Chevron (CVX), Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY), Comcast (CMCSA), McKesson (MCK), Charles Schwab (SCHW), Edwards Lifesciences (EW) and Toronto Dominion Bank (TD).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 5/01/2025
• Record date for 5/28 Dividend: 5/14/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 5/28 Dividend: 5/14/2025
• Dividend Payable: 5/28/2025
• Today: 7/17/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 7/31/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: FIN - INVEST MGMT
• Sub-Industry: Trading
• Current Symbol: NYSE:OWL
• CIK: 1823945
• Web: www.altimarspac.com
• Phone: 212-419-3000
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 1,100
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Blue Owl Capital: $24.02
• High Price Target: $28.00
• Low Price Target: $21.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +19.1%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.83
• Research Coverage: 12 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $0.13
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 155.21
• Forward P/E Ratio: 21.93
• P/E Growth: 1.29
• Net Income: $109.58 million
• Net Margins: 3.73%
• Pretax Margin: 15.52%
• Return on Equity: 19.74%
• Return on Assets: 10.54%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 0.55
• Quick Ratio: 0.55

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $2.47 billion
• Price / Sales: 12.58
• Cash Flow: $0.99 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 20.31
• Book Value: $3.87 per share
• Price / Book: 5.21

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 1,537,834,000
• Free Float: 1,119,543,000
• Market Cap: $31.03 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.17