Wedbush Securities Inc. Has $5.56 Million Position in BlackRock $BLK

Wedbush Securities Inc. increased its holdings in shares of BlackRock (NYSE:BLK) by 42.3% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 4,767 shares of the asset manager’s stock after buying an additional 1,417 shares during the period. Wedbush Securities Inc.’s holdings in BlackRock were worth $5,558,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other large investors have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Brighton Jones LLC lifted its holdings in BlackRock by 23.1% during the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 1,575 shares of the asset manager’s stock worth $1,615,000 after buying an additional 296 shares during the period. Bison Wealth LLC raised its position in shares of BlackRock by 1.6% during the fourth quarter. Bison Wealth LLC now owns 1,052 shares of the asset manager’s stock worth $1,078,000 after acquiring an additional 17 shares during the last quarter. Altus Wealth Group LLC acquired a new position in shares of BlackRock in the second quarter worth approximately $215,000. CWM LLC boosted its holdings in BlackRock by 1.6% in the second quarter. CWM LLC now owns 9,502 shares of the asset manager’s stock valued at $9,969,000 after acquiring an additional 152 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC boosted its holdings in BlackRock by 1.4% in the second quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 33,632 shares of the asset manager’s stock valued at $35,457,000 after acquiring an additional 480 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 80.69% of the company’s stock.

BlackRock Trading Down 0.4%

NYSE BLK opened at $1,083.16 on Thursday. The company has a quick ratio of 3.33, a current ratio of 3.33 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.34. BlackRock has a 52 week low of $773.74 and a 52 week high of $1,219.94. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $1,093.92 and a 200-day moving average price of $1,106.50. The company has a market cap of $168.05 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 30.58, a P/E/G ratio of 1.36 and a beta of 1.47.

BlackRock (NYSE:BLK) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, January 15th. The asset manager reported $13.16 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $12.55 by $0.61. BlackRock had a net margin of 22.93% and a return on equity of 15.14%. The business had revenue of $6.33 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $6.80 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $11.93 EPS. BlackRock’s quarterly revenue was up 23.4% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, equities analysts expect that BlackRock will post 47.41 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

BlackRock Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, March 24th. Shareholders of record on Friday, March 6th will be paid a dividend of $5.73 per share. This is an increase from BlackRock’s previous quarterly dividend of $5.21. The ex-dividend date is Friday, March 6th. This represents a $22.92 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.1%. BlackRock’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 58.84%.

BlackRock News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting BlackRock this week:

• Positive Sentiment: BlackRock is bringing its $2.1B tokenized Treasury fund (BUIDL) to Uniswap, enabling 24/7 on‑chain trading for institutional tokenized cash products and signaling a major institutional move into DeFi and tokenized real‑world assets. This expands BlackRock’s distribution channels and bolsters its digital‑asset credibility. BlackRock enters DeFi, taps Uniswap for institutional token trading
• Positive Sentiment: The Uniswap integration also prompted BlackRock to buy an undisclosed amount of UNI and helped UNI rally — a market reaction that underscores investor belief this partnership could open new fee, distribution or partnership opportunities for BlackRock’s digital‑asset business. BlackRock Makes Historic DeFi Move As Uniswap Deal Sends UNI 15%
• Positive Sentiment: BlackRock increased its dividend ~10% (to $5.73/share), supporting yield‑seeking investor demand and reinforcing cash return policy. That helps the stock’s income appeal even as markets rotate. BlackRock Dividend Increase
• Neutral Sentiment: Coverage comparing iShares market ETFs (IVV, QQQM, IWM) highlights how flows across BLK’s flagship ETFs act as a barometer of investor sentiment; useful for gauging mutual fund/ETF inflows but not an immediate price catalyst. IVV, QQQM, and IWM: 3 iShares Market ETFs to Watch Today
• Neutral Sentiment: Management presentation transcript from the Bank of America Financial Services Conference provides fresh commentary and posture on strategy and flows — useful for modeling AUM/fee trends but not a standalone shock. BlackRock Presents at Bank of America Financial Services Conference 2026 Transcript
• Negative Sentiment: WSJ reports BlackRock’s HPS unit was duped by fake invoices leading to a ~$400M loan write‑off — a concrete reminder of credit risk exposure in private‑credit investments and a potential hit to earnings or goodwill for related strategies. How Fake Invoices Duped BlackRock Unit Into a $400 Million Loan
• Negative Sentiment: Reports show BlackRock has been reducing its BTC and ETH exposure in its crypto portfolios, which may indicate a more cautious stance on direct crypto allocations and could weigh on growth expectations for its digital‑assets unit. Bitcoin And Ethereum Are Steadily Leaving BlackRock’s Crypto Portfolio
• Negative Sentiment: BlackRock executives face an investor lawsuit alleging climate‑collusion; any legal/PR fallout could pressure the stock and complicate stewardship or ESG positioning. BlackRock execs hit with investor lawsuit over alleged climate collusion
• Negative Sentiment: Short interest rose ~21.9% in mid‑January to ~1.5M shares (≈1.0% of float), signaling some incremental bearish bets and potential volatility ahead of earnings/AUM updates. Data source: internal entries

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, Director J. Richard Kushel sold 20,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, January 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $1,125.00, for a total transaction of $22,500,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 61,894 shares in the company, valued at approximately $69,630,750. This represents a 24.42% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, CFO Martin Small sold 27,047 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Friday, January 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $1,171.14, for a total value of $31,675,823.58. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 10,557 shares in the company, valued at approximately $12,363,724.98. This trade represents a 71.93% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold a total of 48,305 shares of company stock valued at $55,488,396 over the last three months. Corporate insiders own 1.98% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

BLK has been the topic of a number of analyst reports. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft upped their price objective on shares of BlackRock from $1,296.00 to $1,380.00 in a research note on Thursday, January 15th. Loop Capital set a $1,255.00 price target on shares of BlackRock in a research report on Tuesday, October 21st. TD Cowen downgraded BlackRock from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, January 14th. Jefferies Financial Group restated a “buy” rating and set a $1,351.00 target price on shares of BlackRock in a research report on Friday, January 16th. Finally, Barclays raised their target price on BlackRock from $1,300.00 to $1,350.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, January 16th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifteen have issued a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $1,311.11.

About BlackRock

BlackRock, Inc is a global investment management firm that provides a broad range of products and services to institutional, intermediary and individual investors. Its core activities include portfolio management across active and index strategies, exchange-traded funds (ETFs) under the iShares brand, fixed income, equity and multi-asset solutions, as well as alternatives such as private equity, real estate and infrastructure. The firm also offers cash management and liquidity solutions and retirement-focused products designed for defined contribution and defined benefit investors.

In addition to traditional investment management, BlackRock is known for its technology and risk management capabilities, most prominently its Aladdin platform, which combines portfolio management, trading and risk analytics and is used both internally and licensed to external clients.