Q2 Earnings Forecast for Blue Owl Capital Issued By B. Riley

Blue Owl Capital Co. (NYSE:OBDC - Free Report) - Equities research analysts at B. Riley issued their Q2 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Blue Owl Capital in a research report issued on Monday, May 12th. B. Riley analyst S. Adams anticipates that the company will post earnings per share of $0.40 for the quarter. B. Riley has a "Strong-Buy" rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Blue Owl Capital's current full-year earnings is $1.71 per share. B. Riley also issued estimates for Blue Owl Capital's 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.

A number of other analysts have also recently weighed in on the stock. Jefferies Financial Group began coverage on shares of Blue Owl Capital in a report on Friday, April 11th. They set a "buy" rating and a $16.00 target price for the company. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods cut their price objective on Blue Owl Capital from $15.10 to $14.50 and set a "market perform" rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, April 8th. JMP Securities restated an "outperform" rating on shares of Blue Owl Capital in a report on Tuesday, February 4th. Wells Fargo & Company cut their target price on Blue Owl Capital from $15.00 to $14.00 and set an "equal weight" rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, April 28th. Finally, Citizens Jmp raised Blue Owl Capital to a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Monday, February 3rd. Three investment 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 stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of "Buy" and an average target price of $15.64.

Blue Owl Capital Stock Performance

Shares of OBDC opened at $14.67 on Thursday. 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 firm's 50 day moving average is $14.16 and its 200-day moving average is $14.78. Blue Owl Capital has a 12-month low of $12.11 and a 12-month high of $16.91. The stock has a market capitalization of $7.50 billion, a P/E ratio of 9.59 and a beta of 0.71.

Blue Owl Capital (NYSE:OBDC - Get Free Report) last announced its 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 firm had revenue of $464.65 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $457.88 million.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC grew its stake in Blue Owl Capital by 9.1% during the 4th quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC now owns 13,038 shares of the company's stock valued at $197,000 after acquiring an additional 1,083 shares in the last quarter. Sound Income Strategies LLC grew its position in Blue Owl Capital by 6.4% during the fourth quarter. Sound Income Strategies LLC now owns 3,024,260 shares of the company's stock valued at $45,727,000 after purchasing an additional 182,002 shares in the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its stake in Blue Owl Capital by 7.7% in the 4th quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 2,436,706 shares of the company's stock valued at $36,843,000 after buying an additional 174,759 shares during the period. Wells Fargo & Company MN lifted its position in Blue Owl Capital by 17.7% in the 4th quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN now owns 1,065,947 shares of the company's stock worth $16,117,000 after buying an additional 159,946 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Arkadios Wealth Advisors lifted its position in Blue Owl Capital by 80.9% in the 4th quarter. Arkadios Wealth Advisors now owns 50,195 shares of the company's stock worth $759,000 after buying an additional 22,440 shares in the last quarter. 42.83% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Buying and Selling at Blue Owl Capital

In other Blue Owl Capital news, Director Chris Temple bought 15,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Thursday, March 6th. The stock was acquired at an average price of $14.80 per share, with a total value of $222,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now directly owns 51,000 shares in the company, valued at approximately $754,800. This represents a 41.67% increase in their position. The purchase was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Company insiders own 0.11% of the company's stock.

Blue Owl Capital Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, July 15th. Shareholders of record on Monday, June 30th will be paid a dividend of $0.37 per share. This is an increase from Blue Owl Capital's previous quarterly dividend of $0.05. This represents a $1.48 annualized dividend and a yield of 10.09%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, June 30th. Blue Owl Capital's payout ratio is 95.48%.

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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