BlackRock (BLK) Stock Forecast & Price Target

Q: What analysts cover BlackRock?

BlackRock has been rated by research analysts at Barclays , BMO Capital Markets , Evercore , JPMorgan Chase & Co. , Keefe, Bruyette & Woods , Morgan Stanley , TD Cowen , UBS Group , Weiss Ratings , Wells Fargo & Company , and Zacks Research in the past 90 days.

$1,075.09 +8.97 (+0.84%)

Closing price 10/14/2026 03:59 PM Eastern

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$1,075.34 +0.25 (+0.02%)

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BlackRock - Analysts' Recommendations and Stock Price Forecast (2026)

Consensus Rating

Moderate Buy

Based on 17 Analyst Ratings

Sell
0

Hold
2

Buy
15

Based on 17 Wall Street analysts who have issued ratings for BlackRock in the last 12 months, the stock has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy." Out of the 17 analysts, 2 have given a hold rating, 14 have given a buy rating, and 1 has given a strong buy rating for BLK.

Consensus Price Target

$1,308.63
21.72% Upside

According to the 17 analysts' twelve-month price targets for BlackRock, the average price target is $1,308.63. The highest price target for BLK is $1,468.00, while the lowest price target for BLK is $1,199.00. The average price target represents a forecasted upside of 21.72% from the current price of $1,075.09.

MarketBeat calculates consensus analyst ratings for stocks using the most recent rating from each Wall Street analyst that has rated a stock within the last twelve months. Each analyst's rating is normalized to a standardized rating score of 1 (sell), 2 (hold), 3 (buy) or 4 (strong buy). Analyst consensus ratings scores are calculated using the mean average of the number of normalized sell, hold, buy and strong buy ratings from Wall Street analysts. Each stock's consensus analyst rating is derived from its calculated consensus ratings score (0 to .5 = Strong Sell, .5 to 1 = Sell, 1 to 1.5 = Reduce, 1.5 to 2.5 = Hold, 2.5 to 3.0 = Moderate Buy, 3.0 to 3.5 = Buy, >3.5 = Strong Buy). MarketBeat's consensus price targets are a mean average of the most recent available price targets set by each analyst that has set a price target for the stock in the last twelve months. MarketBeat's consensus ratings and consensus price targets may differ from those calculated by other firms due to differences in methodology and available data.

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BLK Analyst Ratings Over Time

Type	Current Forecast 10/15/25 to 10/15/26	1 Month Ago 9/15/25 to 9/15/26	3 Months Ago 7/17/25 to 7/17/26	1 Year Ago 10/15/24 to 10/15/25
Strong Buy	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)
Buy	14 Buy rating(s)	14 Buy rating(s)	15 Buy rating(s)	15 Buy rating(s)
Hold	2 Hold rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)
Sell	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Sell rating(s)
Consensus Price Target	$1,308.63	$1,311.06	$1,304.29	$1,296.44
Forecasted Upside	21.72% Upside	23.91% Upside	21.64% Upside	7.91% Upside
Consensus Rating	Moderate Buy	Moderate Buy	Moderate Buy	Moderate Buy

BLK Analyst Recommendations By Month

The chart below shows how a company's ratings by analysts have changed over time. Each bar represents the previous year of ratings for that month. Within each bar, the sell ratings are shown in red, the hold ratings are shown in yellow, the buy ratings are shown in green, and the strong buy ratings are shown in dark green.

BLK Price Targets by Month

The chart below shows how a company's share price and consensus price target have changed over time. The dark blue line represents the company's actual price. The lighter blue line represents the stock's consensus price target. The even lighter blue range in the background of the two lines represents the low price target and the high price target for each stock.

BlackRock Stock vs. The Competition

Type	BlackRock	Finance Companies	Broader Market
Consensus Rating Score	2.94	2.28	2.53
Consensus Rating	Moderate Buy	Hold	Moderate Buy
Predicted Upside	21.84% Upside	41.00% Upside	19.79% Upside
News Sentiment Rating	Positive News See Recent BLK News	Positive News	Positive News

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Date	Brokerage	Analyst	Action	Rating	Price Target	Report Date Upside/Downside
10/13/2026	Morgan Stanley 3 of 5 stars	Mike Cyprys 3 of 5 stars	Lower Target	Overweight	$1,479.00 ➝ $1,468.00	+36.87%
10/12/2026	TD Cowen 3 of 5 stars	Bill Katz 3 of 5 stars	Boost Target	Hold	$1,190.00 ➝ $1,212.00	+11.74%
10/9/2026	Evercore 3 of 5 stars	Glenn Schorr 3 of 5 stars	Reiterated Rating	Outperform	$1,275.00	+18.33%
10/8/2026	Wells Fargo & Company Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock brokerage rankings	Michael Brown Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock analyst rankings	Lower Target	Overweight	$1,245.00 ➝ $1,230.00	+15.12%
10/7/2026	UBS Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock brokerage rankings	Michael Brown Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock analyst rankings	Lower Target	Buy	$1,320.00 ➝ $1,277.00	+19.70%
10/7/2026	Barclays Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock brokerage rankings	Benjamin Budish Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock analyst rankings	Lower Target	Overweight	$1,450.00 ➝ $1,420.00	+31.45%
10/7/2026	Keefe, Bruyette & Woods Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock brokerage rankings	Alex Bond Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock analyst rankings	Upgrade	Hold ➝ Moderate Buy
10/6/2026	JPMorgan Chase & Co. Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock brokerage rankings	Michael Cho Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock analyst rankings	Boost Target	Overweight	$1,364.00 ➝ $1,435.00	+32.61%
8/25/2026	Zacks Research Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock brokerage rankings		Downgrade	Strong-Buy ➝ Hold
8/11/2026	Weiss Ratings Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock brokerage rankings		Downgrade	Buy (B) ➝ Buy (B-)
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7/17/2026	BMO Capital Markets Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock brokerage rankings	James Fotheringham Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock analyst rankings	Boost Target	Outperform	$1,250.00 ➝ $1,300.00	+21.20%
7/16/2026	Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock brokerage rankings		Reiterated Rating	Buy	$1,258.00	+13.83%
7/16/2026	The Goldman Sachs Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock brokerage rankings	Alexander Blostein Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock analyst rankings	Reiterated Rating	Buy	$1,389.00	+25.69%
7/16/2026	Bank of America Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock brokerage rankings	Craig Siegenthaler Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock analyst rankings	Boost Target	Buy	$1,298.00 ➝ $1,320.00	+20.67%
6/23/2026	BNP Paribas Exane Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock brokerage rankings		Boost Target	Outperform	$1,300.00 ➝ $1,350.00	+29.74%
4/8/2026	Jefferies Financial Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock brokerage rankings		Lower Target	Buy	$1,351.00 ➝ $1,199.00	+25.35%
2/3/2026	CICC Research Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock brokerage rankings		Boost Target		$1,000.00 ➝ $1,250.00	+12.37%
1/23/2026	Freedom Capital Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock brokerage rankings		Upgrade	Hold ➝ Strong-Buy
10/21/2025	Loop Capital Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock brokerage rankings	Mikhail Paramonov Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock analyst rankings	Set Target		$1,255.00	+10.99%
10/15/2025	Argus Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock brokerage rankings	Stephen Biggar Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock analyst rankings	Boost Target	Buy	$1,165.00 ➝ $1,330.00	+10.60%
9/29/2025	Citigroup Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock brokerage rankings	Christopher Allen Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock analyst rankings	Boost Target	Buy	$1,200.00 ➝ $1,350.00	+16.61%
7/8/2025	Telsey Advisory Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock brokerage rankings		Reiterated Rating	Outperform

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Should I Buy BlackRock Stock? BLK Pros and Cons Explained

These pros and cons were generated based on recent news and financial data from MarketBeat in order to provide readers with the fastest and most accurate insights. They were last updated on Thursday, October 8, 2026. Please send any questions or comments about these BlackRock pros and cons to contact@marketbeat.com.

BlackRock
Bull Case

Here are some ways that investors could benefit from investing in BlackRock, Inc.:

BlackRock, Inc. is currently trading at $1,067.09, which is below the consensus price target of $1,308.06 set by analysts who maintain a Moderate Buy rating, suggesting potential for significant upside as the stock recovers from its recent dip.
The company demonstrated strong financial performance in its most recent quarter, reporting earnings per share of $13.91, which exceeded the consensus estimate of $12.69, while revenue grew 30.6% year-over-year to $7.08 billion, indicating robust operational momentum.
BlackRock, Inc. is reportedly in exclusive discussions to acquire Stack Infrastructure’s Asia-Pacific data-center assets in a potential $20 billion to $25 billion transaction, a move that would expand its exposure to high-growth AI and cloud-computing infrastructure sectors.
Institutional investors have shown renewed confidence in the asset manager, with multiple firms such as Farther Finance Advisors LLC and YHB Investment Advisors Inc. significantly increasing their stakes in the third quarter, reflecting broader market trust in the company's long-term strategy.
The company offers a stable income stream with a dividend yield of 2.12%, supported by a payout ratio of 54.78%, which provides a cushion for shareholders while maintaining capital for growth initiatives like tokenized money-market funds and digital assets.

BlackRock
Bear Case

Investors should be bearish about investing in BlackRock, Inc. for these reasons:

BlackRock, Inc. faces reputational and legal risks, as the Rosen Law Firm is investigating potential securities claims alleging that the company issued materially misleading business information to the investing public regarding its mutual funds.
The company's digital asset expansion is facing headwinds, with its iShares Bitcoin Trust accounting for $207.7 million of the $484.9 million in net outflows from U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs, which could pressure fee revenue and investor sentiment.
BlackRock, Inc. is positioned for a hawkish Federal Reserve, with its fixed-income chief highlighting the risk of higher-for-longer interest rates, which can weigh on asset valuations and reduce market activity for the firm's clients.
Despite strong recent performance, the stock trades at a premium valuation with a P/E ratio of 25.50, which analysts note could limit additional upside potential compared to peers with lower multiples.
Insider selling activity has been notable, with CEO Laurence Fink and President Robert Kapito both selling significant blocks of shares in April 2026, which may signal a lack of confidence in the current stock price or a desire to diversify personal holdings.

BLK Forecast - Frequently Asked Questions

According to the research reports of 17 Wall Street equities research analysts, the average twelve-month stock price forecast for BlackRock is $1,308.63, with a high forecast of $1,468.00 and a low forecast of $1,199.00.

17 Wall Street equities research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for BlackRock in the last year. There are currently 2 hold ratings, 14 buy ratings and 1 strong buy rating for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street equities research analysts is that investors should "moderate buy" BLK shares.

According to analysts, BlackRock's stock has a predicted upside of 21.72% based on their 12-month stock forecasts.

Over the previous 90 days, BlackRock's stock had 3 upgrades and 3 downgrades by analysts.

BlackRock has been rated by research analysts at Barclays, BMO Capital Markets, Evercore, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Morgan Stanley, TD Cowen, UBS Group, Weiss Ratings, Wells Fargo & Company, and Zacks Research in the past 90 days.

Analysts like BlackRock more than other "finance" companies. The consensus rating for BlackRock is Moderate Buy while the average consensus rating for "finance" companies is Hold. Learn more on how BLK compares to other companies.

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BlackRock (BLK) Stock Forecast & Price Target