What is B. Riley's Estimate for BXSL Q3 Earnings?

Key Points

• B. Riley analysts forecast Blackstone Secured Lending Fund (NYSE:BXSL) will report Q3 2025 earnings per share of $0.80, with a current price objective of $32.00.
• The company recently announced a quarterly dividend of $0.77 to be paid on October 24th, representing an annualized yield of 11.4%.
• Blackstone Secured Lending Fund's last quarterly earnings were $0.77, missing the consensus estimate of $0.81.

Blackstone Secured Lending Fund (NYSE:BXSL - Free Report) - Analysts at B. Riley issued their Q3 2025 earnings per share estimates for Blackstone Secured Lending Fund in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday, September 24th. B. Riley analyst S. Adams expects that the company will post earnings per share of $0.80 for the quarter. B. Riley currently has a "Buy" rating and a $32.00 price objective on the stock. The consensus estimate for Blackstone Secured Lending Fund's current full-year earnings is $3.54 per share. B. Riley also issued estimates for Blackstone Secured Lending Fund's Q4 2025 earnings at $0.78 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $3.18 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.74 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.72 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.72 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.72 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $2.91 EPS.

Blackstone Secured Lending Fund (NYSE:BXSL - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, August 6th. The company reported $0.77 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.81 by ($0.04). Blackstone Secured Lending Fund had a return on equity of 12.07% and a net margin of 44.25%.The business had revenue of $344.80 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $353.55 million.

Several other brokerages also recently weighed in on BXSL. UBS Group started coverage on shares of Blackstone Secured Lending Fund in a research note on Thursday, September 11th. They set a "neutral" rating and a $31.00 target price for the company. Wells Fargo & Company increased their target price on shares of Blackstone Secured Lending Fund from $27.00 to $28.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a research note on Thursday, August 7th. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of Blackstone Secured Lending Fund from a "hold" rating to a "sell" rating in a research note on Saturday, September 13th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada decreased their target price on shares of Blackstone Secured Lending Fund from $33.00 to $32.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, September 4th. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Blackstone Secured Lending Fund currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $31.41.

Blackstone Secured Lending Fund Stock Performance

Shares of BXSL opened at $26.99 on Monday. Blackstone Secured Lending Fund has a fifty-two week low of $25.89 and a fifty-two week high of $34.64. The company has a market capitalization of $6.21 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 9.50 and a beta of 0.45. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $29.77 and a 200-day simple moving average of $30.51.

Blackstone Secured Lending Fund Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, October 24th. Investors of record on Tuesday, September 30th will be given a $0.77 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, September 30th. This represents a $3.08 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 11.4%. Blackstone Secured Lending Fund's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 108.45%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Blackstone Secured Lending Fund

A number of hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in BXSL. Chicago Partners Investment Group LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Blackstone Secured Lending Fund by 5.0% in the 1st quarter. Chicago Partners Investment Group LLC now owns 7,487 shares of the company's stock valued at $222,000 after purchasing an additional 357 shares during the last quarter. Investment Partners Asset Management Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Blackstone Secured Lending Fund by 2.0% in the 1st quarter. Investment Partners Asset Management Inc. now owns 19,710 shares of the company's stock valued at $638,000 after purchasing an additional 381 shares during the last quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. boosted its holdings in shares of Blackstone Secured Lending Fund by 45.1% in the 1st quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 1,270 shares of the company's stock valued at $41,000 after purchasing an additional 395 shares during the last quarter. FLC Capital Advisors boosted its holdings in shares of Blackstone Secured Lending Fund by 2.8% in the 2nd quarter. FLC Capital Advisors now owns 14,715 shares of the company's stock valued at $452,000 after purchasing an additional 405 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Aviso Wealth Management boosted its holdings in shares of Blackstone Secured Lending Fund by 1.1% in the 1st quarter. Aviso Wealth Management now owns 39,492 shares of the company's stock valued at $1,278,000 after purchasing an additional 423 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 36.49% of the company's stock.

About Blackstone Secured Lending Fund

Blackstone Secured Lending Fund is business development company and a Delaware statutory trust formed on March 26, 2018, and structured as an externally managed, non-diversified closed-end investment Fund. On October 26, 2018, the fund elected to be regulated as a business development company (BDC) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act).

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