Zacks Research Has Negative Outlook for OBDC Q2 Earnings

Blue Owl Capital Co. (NYSE:OBDC - Free Report) - Investment analysts at Zacks Research decreased their Q2 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Blue Owl Capital in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday, May 20th. Zacks Research analyst K. Dey now anticipates that the company will earn $0.40 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.43. The consensus estimate for Blue Owl Capital's current full-year earnings is $1.71 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Blue Owl Capital's Q3 2025 earnings at $0.39 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.39 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $1.59 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.38 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.38 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.38 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.38 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $1.52 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $0.39 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $1.54 EPS.

A number of other brokerages have also recently issued reports on OBDC. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods decreased their price objective on shares of Blue Owl Capital from $15.10 to $14.50 and set a "market perform" rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, April 8th. Royal Bank of Canada restated an "outperform" rating and set a $16.00 target price on shares of Blue Owl Capital in a research report on Thursday, May 15th. Jefferies Financial Group began coverage on Blue Owl Capital in a research note on Friday, April 11th. They set a "buy" rating and a $16.00 price objective on the stock. Wells Fargo & Company lowered their target price on shares of Blue Owl Capital from $15.00 to $14.00 and set an "equal weight" rating for the company in a report on Monday, April 28th. Finally, B. Riley started coverage on shares of Blue Owl Capital in a report on Tuesday, May 13th. They issued a "buy" rating and a $15.00 price objective for the company. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, four have issued a buy rating and three have issued a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Blue Owl Capital currently has an average rating of "Buy" and an average price target of $15.64.

Blue Owl Capital Stock Performance

NYSE:OBDC traded up $0.17 during mid-day trading on Thursday, hitting $14.50. The stock had a trading volume of 719,182 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,600,046. The company's 50 day simple moving average is $14.14 and its 200 day simple moving average is $14.75. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.25, a quick ratio of 1.28 and a current ratio of 1.19. The stock has a market cap of $7.41 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 9.47 and a beta of 0.71. Blue Owl Capital has a twelve month low of $12.11 and a twelve month high of $16.91.

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 analysts' consensus estimates of $0.43 by ($0.04). Blue Owl Capital had a return on equity of 12.38% and a net margin of 37.26%. The company had revenue of $464.65 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $457.88 million.

Blue Owl Capital Cuts Dividend

The business also recently declared a dividend, which will be paid on Friday, June 13th. Shareholders of record on Monday, June 2nd will be paid a $0.01 dividend. This represents a yield of 11.51%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, May 30th. Blue Owl Capital's payout ratio is currently 95.48%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, Director Chris Temple purchased 15,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, March 6th. The shares were bought at an average cost of $14.80 per share, for a total transaction of $222,000.00. Following the acquisition, the director now owns 51,000 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $754,800. This trade represents a 41.67% increase in their position. The purchase was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Corporate insiders own 0.11% of the company's stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Blue Owl Capital

Hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Atria Wealth Solutions Inc. grew its stake in Blue Owl Capital by 1.1% in the 4th quarter. Atria Wealth Solutions Inc. now owns 65,873 shares of the company's stock worth $1,014,000 after acquiring an additional 685 shares in the last quarter. Golden State Equity Partners raised its holdings in shares of Blue Owl Capital by 1.7% in the first quarter. Golden State Equity Partners now owns 45,680 shares of the company's stock worth $670,000 after buying an additional 742 shares during the last quarter. BlueStem Wealth Partners LLC increased its stake in shares of Blue Owl Capital by 2.5% in the first quarter. BlueStem Wealth Partners LLC now owns 32,741 shares of the company's stock worth $480,000 after acquiring an additional 784 shares during the period. Flagship Harbor Advisors LLC grew its position in Blue Owl Capital by 6.1% during the first quarter. Flagship Harbor Advisors LLC now owns 13,930 shares of the company's stock valued at $204,000 after buying an additional 798 shares during the period. Finally, Avantax Advisory Services Inc. grew its position in Blue Owl Capital by 2.7% during the first quarter. Avantax Advisory Services Inc. now owns 37,392 shares of the company's stock valued at $548,000 after buying an additional 996 shares during the period. 42.83% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Blue Owl Capital Company Profile

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.