Blackstone Group L.P. Company Profile (NYSE:BX)

About Blackstone Group L.P.

The Blackstone Group L.P. (Blackstone) is a global alternative asset manager. The Company's alternative asset management businesses include investment vehicles focused on private equity, real estate, hedge fund solutions, non-investment grade credit, secondary funds and other multi-asset class strategies. Its segments include Private Equity, Real Estate, Hedge Fund Solutions and Credit. Its Private Equity segment focuses on identifying, managing and creating lasting value for its investors. Its Private Equity segment includes corporate private equity funds, tactical opportunities, strategic partners and Blackstone Total Alternatives Solution (BTAS). Its Real Estate segment manages various global, European and Asian focused opportunistic real estate funds, several real estate debt investment funds and core and real estate investments. Its Hedge Fund Solutions group comprises Blackstone Alternative Asset Management. Its Credit segment consists of GSO Capital Partners LP (GSO).

Industry, Sector and Symbol:

Sector: Finance
Industry: Asset Management
Sub-Industry: N/A
Exchange: NYSE
Symbol: BX
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Key Metrics:

Previous Close: $25.46
50 Day Moving Average: $27.04
200 Day Moving Average: $26.63
52-Week Range: $22.31 - $35.24
Trailing P/E Ratio: 52.70
Foreward P/E Ratio: 8.39
P/E Growth: 0.47
Market Cap: $15.69B
Outstanding Shares: 628,054,000
Beta: 1.58

Profitability:

Net Margins: 15.50%
Return on Equity: 6.15%
Return on Assets: 3.25%

Debt:

Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.57%
Current Ratio: 1.03%
Quick Ratio: 1.03%

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Consensus Ratings for Blackstone Group L.P. (NYSE:BX) (?)

Ratings Breakdown:	5 Hold Ratings, 10 Buy Ratings
Consensus Rating:	Buy (Score: 2.67)
Consensus Price Target:	$34.67 (38.67% upside)

Analysts' Ratings History for Blackstone Group L.P. (NYSE:BX)

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Date	Firm	Action	Rating	Price Target
9/19/2016	Credit Suisse Group AG	Reiterated Rating	Buy	$35.00
8/9/2016	Barclays PLC	Boost Price Target	Overweight	$29.00 -> $33.00
8/2/2016	Jefferies Group	Boost Price Target	Buy	$28.00 -> $31.00
7/22/2016	Bank of America Corp.	Reiterated Rating	Hold
7/10/2016	Deutsche Bank AG	Reiterated Rating	Hold
7/11/2016	Keefe, Bruyette & Woods	Lower Price Target	Market Perform	$34.00 -> $33.00
3/29/2016	JPMorgan Chase & Co.	Lower Price Target		$38.00 -> $35.00
3/16/2016	Oppenheimer Holdings Inc.	Reiterated Rating	Outperform	$32.00
2/2/2016	Argus	Lower Price Target	Buy	$43.00 -> $38.00
1/29/2016	Sandler O'Neill	Lower Price Target	Buy	$33.00
1/29/2016	Citigroup Inc.	Lower Price Target	Neutral	$27.50 -> $27.00
1/26/2016	Royal Bank Of Canada	Lower Price Target	Outperform	$44.00 -> $38.00
1/13/2016	Susquehanna	Lower Price Target	Positive	$44.00 -> $41.00
1/13/2016	JMP Securities	Lower Price Target		$44.00 -> $40.00
12/16/2015	Piper Jaffray Cos.	Reiterated Rating	Positive	$45.00
12/14/2015	William Blair	Initiated Coverage	Outperform
8/11/2015	Goldman Sachs Group Inc.	Initiated Coverage	Buy	$43.00
8/9/2015	Standpoint Research	Reiterated Rating	Hold	$48.00
6/5/2015	Morgan Stanley	Reiterated Rating	Overweight	$48.00 -> $50.00

(Data available from 9/27/2014 forward)

Earnings History for Blackstone Group L.P. (NYSE:BX)

Date	Quarter	Consensus Estimate	Actual EPS	Revenue Estimate	Actual Revenue	Release Link	Conference Call
10/13/2016
7/21/2016	Q216	$0.39	$0.44	$1.11 billion	$1.17 billion	View	Listen
4/21/2016	Q116	$0.37	$0.31	$955.75 million	$929.45 million	View	Listen
1/28/2016	Q415	$0.46	$0.37	$1.52 billion	$877.20 billion	View	Listen
10/15/2015	Q315	($0.30)	($0.35)	$1.79 billion	($32,200,000.00) million	View	Listen
7/16/2015	Q215	$0.44	$0.43	$1.31 billion	$1.20 billion	View	Listen
4/16/2015	Q115	$1.04	$1.37	$2.04 billion	$2.51 billion	View	N/A
2/10/2015		$0.96	$1.25			View	N/A
1/29/2015	Q414	$0.74	$0.92	$1.47 billion	$2.14 billion	View	N/A
10/16/2014	Q314	$0.86	$0.41	$1.60 billion	$1.65 billion	View	Listen
7/17/2014	Q214	$0.69	$0.65	$1.53 billion	$938.88 million	View	N/A
4/17/2014	Q114	$0.56	$0.70	$1.32 billion	$484.00 million	View	N/A
1/31/2014	Q413	$0.64	$0.68	$1.39 billion	$2.69 billion	View	N/A
10/17/2013	Q313	$0.59	$0.56	$1.33 billion	$1.23 billion	View	N/A
7/18/2013	Q2 2013	$0.54	$0.62	$1.22 billion	$1.43 billion	View	N/A
4/18/2013	Q1 2013	$0.51	$0.55	$1.13 billion	$1.26 billion	View	N/A
1/31/2013	Q4 2012	$0.47	$0.59	$1.15 billion	$1.23 billion	View	N/A
10/18/2012		$0.41	$0.55			View	N/A
7/19/2012		$0.21	$0.19			View	N/A
4/19/2012		$0.40	$0.39			View	N/A
2/2/2012		$0.39	$0.40			View	N/A
10/20/2011		($0.02)	($0.31)			View	N/A
7/21/2011		$0.33	$0.63			View	N/A
4/21/2011		$0.41	$0.51			View	N/A
2/3/2011		$0.30	$0.46			View	N/A

(Data available from 1/1/2011 forward)

Earnings Estimates for Blackstone Group L.P. (NYSE:BX)

Current Year EPS Consensus Estimate: $2.08 EPS
Next Year EPS Consensus Estimate: $2.98 EPS

Quarter	Number of Estimates	Low Estimate	High Estimate	Average Estimate
Q1 2016	3	$0.36	$0.58	$0.46
Q2 2016	3	$0.37	$0.74	$0.53
Q3 2016	3	$0.64	$0.80	$0.70
Q4 2016	3	$0.66	$0.72	$0.69

(Data provided by Zacks Investment Research)

Current Dividend Information for Blackstone Group L.P. (NYSE:BX)

Annual Dividend:	$1.44
Dividend Yield:	5.76%
Dividend Growth:	66.70% (3 Year Average)
Payout Ratio:	400.00% (Based on Trailing 12 Months of Earnings) 69.23% (Based on Current Year Consensus EPS Estimate) 48.32% (Based on Next Year Consensus EPS Estimate)
Track Record:	3 Years of Consecutive Dividend Growth

Dividend History for Blackstone Group L.P. (NYSE:BX)

Announced	Period	Amount	Yield	Ex-Dividend Date	Record Date	Payable Date
7/21/2016	quarterly	$0.36	5.25%	7/28/2016	8/1/2016	8/8/2016
4/21/2016	quarterly	$0.28	3.94%	4/28/2016	5/2/2016	5/9/2016
1/28/2016	quarterly	$0.61	7.46%	2/4/2016	2/8/2016	2/16/2016
10/16/2015	quarterly	$0.49	5.68%	10/22/2015	10/26/2015	11/2/2016
10/15/2015	quarterly	$0.49		10/22/2015	10/26/2015	11/2/2015
7/16/2015	quarterly	$0.74	7.12%	7/23/2015	7/27/2015	8/3/2015
4/16/2015	quarterly	$0.89	8.51%	4/23/2015	4/27/2015	5/4/2015
1/29/2015	quarterly	$0.78	8.36%	2/5/2015	2/9/2015	2/17/2015
10/16/2014	quarterly	$0.44	6.01%	10/23/2014	10/27/2014	11/3/2014
7/17/2014	quarterly	$0.55	6.16%	7/24/2014	7/28/2014	8/4/2014
4/17/2014	quarterly	$0.35	4.47%	4/24/2014	4/28/2014	5/5/2014
1/30/2014	quarterly	$0.58	7.08%	2/6/2014	2/10/2014	2/18/2014
10/17/2013	quarterly	$0.23	3.31%	10/24/2013	10/28/2013	11/4/2013
7/18/2013	quarterly	$0.23	3.87%	7/25/2013	7/29/2013	8/5/2013
4/18/2013	quarterly	$0.30	5.99%	4/25/2013	4/29/2013	5/6/2013
1/31/2013	quarterly	$0.42	8.92%	2/7/2013	2/11/2013	2/19/2013

(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)

Insider Trading History for Blackstone Group L.P. (NYSE:BX)

Insider Ownership Percentage: 1.00%
Institutional Ownership Percentage: 49.03%

Transaction Date	Insider Name	Title	Buy/Sell	Number of Shares	Average Share Price	Total Transaction
9/7/2016	Kathleen Skero	Insider	Sell	11,500	$26.51	$304,865.00
8/15/2016	Kathleen Skero	Insider	Sell	11,000	$27.87	$306,570.00
11/4/2015	Group L.P. Blackstone	Major Shareholder	Buy	60,000	$13.79	$827,400.00
11/3/2015	Group L.P. Blackstone	Major Shareholder	Buy	100,000	$12.72	$1,272,000.00
11/2/2015	Group L.P. Blackstone	Major Shareholder	Buy	50,000	$12.37	$618,500.00
9/3/2015	Kathleen Skero	insider	Sell	2,800	$34.07	$95,396.00
4/29/2015	John G Finley	Insider	Sell	12,000	$42.18	$506,160.00
3/4/2015	Hamilton E James	COO	Sell	655,000	$38.27	$25,066,850.00
3/3/2015	Hamilton E James	COO	Sell	475,000	$37.93	$18,016,750.00
3/2/2015	Hamilton E James	COO	Sell	870,000	$38.12	$33,164,400.00
2/19/2015	J Tomilson Hill	Vice Chairman	Sell	443,240	$36.34	$16,107,341.60
8/12/2014	Real Estate Associa Blackstone	Major Shareholder	Sell	8,050,000	$21.10	$169,855,000.00
2/12/2014	Laurence Tosi	CFO	Sell	200,000	$31.57	$6,314,000.00
10/25/2013	Hamilton E James	COO	Sell	3,250,000	$27.26	$88,595,000.00
7/31/2013	Hamilton E James	COO	Sell	1,500,000	$22.81	$34,215,000.00
2/15/2013	Hamilton E James	COO	Sell	3,500,000	$18.35	$64,225,000.00

(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)

Latest Headlines for Blackstone Group L.P. (NYSE:BX)

Date	Headline
	Blackstone's Baratta: Times are treacherous - The Blackstone Group ... - Seeking Alpha (NYSE:BX) seekingalpha.com - September 27 at 3:57 PM
	Blackstone’s Top Dealmaker Says Now Is The Most Difficult Period He's Ever Experienced (NYSE:BX) www.bloomberg.com - September 27 at 3:57 PM
	Blackstone’s Baratta Says Now Is the Most Treacherous Time Ever (NYSE:BX) finance.yahoo.com - September 27 at 3:57 PM
	Tony James: Clinton 'The Adult in the Room' at Debate (NYSE:BX) finance.yahoo.com - September 27 at 3:57 PM
	Blackstone's Tony James on Debate, Markets, Retirement (NYSE:BX) finance.yahoo.com - September 27 at 3:57 PM
	Analysts Valuations For Two Stocks: Southern Copper Corp (NYSE:SCCO) , Blackstone Group LP (NYSE:BX) - The Voice Registrar (NYSE:BX) voiceregistrar.com - September 27 at 8:36 AM
	Blackstone to Offer Euro-Denominated Senior Notes (NYSE:BX) finance.yahoo.com - September 27 at 8:36 AM
	4:49 am Blackstone announces intention to offer euro-denominated senior notes of Blackstone Holdings Finance Co (NYSE:BX) finance.yahoo.com - September 27 at 8:36 AM
	BLACKSTONE GROUP L.P. Files SEC form 8-K, Other Events, Financial Statements and Exhibits (NYSE:BX) biz.yahoo.com - September 27 at 8:36 AM
	Optiv Security CEO Dan Burns To Be Featured Speaker at Structure Security 2016 (NYSE:BX) finance.yahoo.com - September 26 at 4:13 PM
	Two Financial Stocks Are Hot: Corrections Corporation of America (CXW), The Blackstone Group L.P. (BX) - The Independent Republic (NYSE:BX) theindependentrepublic.com - September 26 at 8:46 AM
	Financial Stocks Growth! Ally Financial Inc (ALLY), Blackstone Group LP (NYSE:BX) - share market updates (press release) (NYSE:BX) sharemarketupdates.com - September 26 at 8:46 AM
	Stock Alert - The Blackstone Group L.P. (NYSE:BX) - Hot Stocks Point (NYSE:BX) www.hotstockspoint.com - September 24 at 3:51 PM
	Analysts Valuations For Two Stocks: Principal Financial Group Inc (NYSE:PFG), Blackstone Group LP (NYSE:BX) - The Voice Registrar (NYSE:BX) voiceregistrar.com - September 24 at 8:16 AM
	[$$] Blackstone Sells Shares in Scout24 (NYSE:BX) www.wsj.com - September 24 at 8:16 AM
	Blackstone Saw Realizations of $7 Billion in July (NYSE:BX) marketrealist.com - September 23 at 3:27 PM
	Asset Management: The Blackstone Group L.P. (NYSE:BX) Position of the day (NYSE:BX) twincountynews.com - September 23 at 9:09 AM
	Blackstone’s PE Division to Benefit from Public Holdings in 3Q (NYSE:BX) marketrealist.com - September 23 at 9:09 AM
	Blackstone Continues to Show Strength in Real Estate Space (NYSE:BX) marketrealist.com - September 23 at 9:09 AM
	Family Offices Start Taking the Look of Financial Sponsors (NYSE:BX) www.thestreet.com - September 23 at 9:09 AM
	Blackstone’s Hedge Funds Generate Low Returns amid Uncertainty (NYSE:BX) marketrealist.com - September 23 at 9:09 AM
	BRIEF-Blackstone completes placement of 13.6 million shares in Scout24 AG- bookrunner (NYSE:BX) feeds.reuters.com - September 23 at 3:37 AM
	Blackstone Bets Big on Logistics (NYSE:BX) www.wsj.com - September 22 at 4:10 PM
	How Will Blackstone Fare amid Low Interest Rates? (NYSE:BX) marketrealist.com - September 22 at 4:10 PM
	First Data’s Stock Rebound Could Affect KKR’s 3Q16 Valuations (NYSE:BX) marketrealist.com - September 22 at 8:17 AM
	Investors Home In on KKR’s Fixed Yields: Appreciation Key in 3Q16 (NYSE:BX) marketrealist.com - September 21 at 3:27 PM
	[$$] Johnny Depp Lists a Five-Penthouse Home in Los Angeles (NYSE:BX) www.wsj.com - September 21 at 3:27 PM
	MGT Capital Investments Inc. (NYSEMKT:MGT) & Blackstone Group LP (NYSE:BX) News Review - Money News (NYSE:BX) www.newsismoney.com - September 21 at 8:00 AM
	[$$] Blackstone Bets Big on Logistics (NYSE:BX) www.wsj.com - September 21 at 8:00 AM
	Noteworthy Analyst Ratings of Two Stocks Blackstone Group LP (NYSE:BX), Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ ... - The Voice Registrar (NYSE:BX) voiceregistrar.com - September 20 at 9:53 AM
	Analysts Valuations For Two Stocks: Blackstone Group LP (NYSE:BX), General Motors Company (NYSE:GM) - The Voice Registrar (NYSE:BX) voiceregistrar.com - September 19 at 4:51 PM
	The Blackstone Group L.P.'s (BX): Worthwhile Stock - Hot Stocks Point (NYSE:BX) www.hotstockspoint.com - September 17 at 3:57 PM
	Blackstone Group LP (NYSE:BX) & Yum! Brands, Inc. (NYSE:YUM) UPDATE ON U.S STOCKS : 15 SEP 2016 - Money News (NYSE:BX) www.newsismoney.com - September 17 at 3:57 PM
	Top Earnings to Watch for: The Blackstone Group L.P. (BX) - The Voice Registrar (NYSE:BX) voiceregistrar.com - September 17 at 3:57 PM
	Financials Bubbly Stocks in Focal Point- The Blackstone Group (NYSE:BX), Navient Corporation (NASDAQ:NAVI) - Seneca Globe (NYSE:BX) www.senecaglobe.com - September 16 at 7:50 AM
	Schwarzman on Fed, Election and 'Schwarzman Scholars' (NYSE:BX) finance.yahoo.com - September 15 at 9:28 PM
	Full Show: What'd You Miss? (09/15) (NYSE:BX) www.bloomberg.com - September 15 at 9:28 PM
	The Blackstone Group L.P. (NYSE:BX) from Asset Management – Todays Top Gains (NYSE:BX) twincountynews.com - September 15 at 4:21 PM
	Beck Mack & Oliver LLC Increased Blackstone Group LP Com Unit ... - Chester News (NYSE:BX) www.chesterindependent.com - September 15 at 12:49 PM
	Technology veteran Dave Johnson joins Israeli venture capital fund (NYSE:BX) sg.finance.yahoo.com - September 15 at 12:49 PM
	[$$] Court Confirms Warren Resources' Bankruptcy-Exit Plan (NYSE:BX) www.wsj.com - September 15 at 12:49 PM
	IVG Immobilien prepares OfficeFirst for Frankfurt IPO (NYSE:BX) finance.yahoo.com - September 15 at 12:49 PM
	RP Crown Parent, LLC -- Moody's Upgrades RP Crown's CFR to B2; outlook stable (NYSE:BX) www.moodys.com - September 14 at 9:13 PM
	Analysts Valuations For Two Stocks: Blackstone Group LP (NYSE:BX), CVS Health Corp (NYSE:CVS) - The Voice Registrar (NYSE:BX) voiceregistrar.com - September 14 at 8:12 AM
	[$$] Blackstone, ArcLight to Buy Midwest Power Plants From AEP (NYSE:BX) www.wsj.com - September 14 at 8:12 AM
	[$$] Blackstone, ArcLight to Buy Midwest Power Plants From AEP for About $2.1 Billion (NYSE:BX) www.wsj.com - September 14 at 8:12 AM
	AEP To Sell Four Competitive Power Plants To Blackstone And ArcLight Joint Venture (NYSE:BX) finance.yahoo.com - September 14 at 8:12 AM
	Relative Strength Alert For Blackstone Group (NYSE:BX) www.nasdaq.com - September 13 at 8:52 AM
	The Blackstone Group L.P. (NYSE:BX) Updated Price Targets (NYSE:BX) larampadinapoli.com - September 13 at 8:52 AM
	Financial Stocks Assessment: Blackstone Group LP (NYSE:BX), Zions Bancorp (NASDAQ:ZION) - share market updates (press release) (NYSE:BX) sharemarketupdates.com - September 12 at 3:53 PM