Blue Owl Capital (NYSE:OWL) Shares Gap Down – Here’s What Happened

Blue Owl Capital Inc. (NYSE:OWL)’s share price gapped down before the market opened on Thursday . The stock had previously closed at $12.31, but opened at $11.58. Blue Owl Capital shares last traded at $11.2740, with a volume of 11,562,462 shares changing hands.

Trending Headlines about Blue Owl Capital

Here are the key news stories impacting Blue Owl Capital this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Blue Owl participated as a new lender on an expanded credit facility for Fundbox, deepening its direct lending pipeline and signaling continued deal flow and fee-generation opportunities. Fundbox Expands Credit Facility
• Positive Sentiment: Certain Blue Owl BDCs agreed to sell $1.4 billion of direct-lending investments to pension and insurance investors at roughly par (99.7%), providing meaningful return of capital and reducing near-term liquidity strain for those vehicles. Certain Blue Owl BDCs to Sell $1.4 Billion
• Positive Sentiment: Blue Owl-led transactions (reported as a $1.4B loan/asset sale) generated cash to fund investor payouts and reduce immediate liquidity pressure across its debt funds. This helps stabilize fund-level operations even as retail liquidity is questioned. Blue Owl Loan Sale Raises $1.4 Billion
• Positive Sentiment: Portfolio activity: Blue Owl-backed companies remain active (e.g., led Vestwell’s $385M Series E), showing ongoing origination and platform investments that support long-term fee growth. Vestwell raises $385 million
• Neutral Sentiment: Blue Owl Technology Finance (OTF) has an earnings cadence sensitive to rate moves; coverage notes that expected rate cuts could improve outlook for its BDCs, but this is medium-term and depends on actual Fed action. Blue Owl Tech Finance earnings on deck
• Negative Sentiment: Blue Owl permanently halted redemptions at a retail-targeted private credit fund, a move that raises concerns about liquidity management, fund gating precedent, and reputational risk for a firm with large retail exposure. FT: Blue Owl permanently halts redemptions
• Negative Sentiment: Market commentary (e.g., Mohamed El‑Erian) flagged systemic and investor-confidence risks after the redemption halt, amplifying selling pressure and headline risk for OWL shares. Mohamed El-Erian flags risks
• Negative Sentiment: Market reaction: multiple outlets report the stock fell after the redemption announcement, reflecting immediate investor concern over liquidity governance and potential mark-to-market pressures. Blue Owl stock falls after halting redemptions

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of brokerages have recently commented on OWL. Raymond James Financial reissued a “strong-buy” rating on shares of Blue Owl Capital in a report on Thursday. Piper Sandler lowered their target price on shares of Blue Owl Capital from $21.00 to $15.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, February 6th. TD Cowen reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of Blue Owl Capital in a research note on Wednesday, January 14th. Citigroup reiterated an “outperform” rating on shares of Blue Owl Capital in a research note on Tuesday, January 27th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group cut their target price on Blue Owl Capital from $16.25 to $14.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, February 6th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eight have assigned a Buy rating, five have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Blue Owl Capital currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $19.57.

Blue Owl Capital Trading Down 8.8%

The firm has a market capitalization of $17.51 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 112.07, a PEG ratio of 0.97 and a beta of 1.11. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $14.61 and a 200-day moving average of $16.17.

Blue Owl Capital (NYSE:OWL) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, February 5th. The company reported $0.24 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.22 by $0.02. The business had revenue of $701.47 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $712.75 million. Blue Owl Capital had a return on equity of 20.70% and a net margin of 2.75%. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that Blue Owl Capital Inc. will post 0.92 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Blue Owl Capital Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 2nd. Stockholders of record on Friday, February 20th will be given a $0.225 dividend. This represents a $0.90 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 8.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, February 20th. Blue Owl Capital’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 900.00%.

Insider Activity

In other Blue Owl Capital news, CEO Douglas I. Ostrover acquired 139,327 shares of Blue Owl Capital stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, December 2nd. The stock was purchased at an average cost of $15.06 per share, with a total value of $2,098,264.62. Following the purchase, the chief executive officer owned 158,000 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,379,480. The trade was a 746.14% increase in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, insider Craig Packer purchased 110,227 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, December 2nd. The shares were bought at an average price of $15.06 per share, with a total value of $1,660,018.62. Following the completion of the acquisition, the insider owned 94,000 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,415,640. This trade represents a -679.28% increase in their position. The SEC filing for this purchase provides additional information. Insiders have acquired 395,670 shares of company stock worth $5,952,393 over the last three months. 27.20% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Blue Owl Capital

Several institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in OWL. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in Blue Owl Capital in the second quarter valued at approximately $183,294,000. William Blair Investment Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Blue Owl Capital in the 4th quarter valued at $113,782,000. Boston Partners boosted its holdings in Blue Owl Capital by 121.9% in the third quarter. Boston Partners now owns 12,153,776 shares of the company’s stock worth $205,493,000 after purchasing an additional 6,677,610 shares in the last quarter. Capital World Investors increased its position in Blue Owl Capital by 5.9% during the fourth quarter. Capital World Investors now owns 90,245,690 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,348,272,000 after buying an additional 5,029,134 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Vanguard Group Inc. increased its position in Blue Owl Capital by 7.9% during the third quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 67,916,888 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,149,833,000 after buying an additional 4,968,526 shares during the last quarter. 35.85% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Blue Owl Capital Company Profile

Blue Owl Capital is a global alternative asset manager that focuses on private credit, direct lending and equity-related strategies for institutional investors. Headquartered in New York, the firm develops and manages a range of private markets products designed to provide capital solutions to middle-market and larger corporate borrowers, as well as liquidity and partnership arrangements with private equity firms and other alternative managers.

Its core activities include direct lending and credit strategies that provide senior, unitranche and other structured loan products to companies across industries.