Capital International Inc. CA Purchases 6,759 Shares of Blackstone Inc. $BX

Capital International Inc. CA grew its position in shares of Blackstone Inc. (NYSE:BX) by 4.2% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 169,353 shares of the asset manager’s stock after buying an additional 6,759 shares during the period. Capital International Inc. CA’s holdings in Blackstone were worth $28,934,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also modified their holdings of BX. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Blackstone by 2.2% during the second quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 69,492,377 shares of the asset manager’s stock worth $10,394,670,000 after purchasing an additional 1,494,796 shares during the period. Whittier Trust Co. grew its position in Blackstone by 2.1% during the third quarter. Whittier Trust Co. now owns 346,318 shares of the asset manager’s stock worth $58,337,000 after buying an additional 7,053 shares in the last quarter. Close Asset Management Ltd increased its stake in Blackstone by 16,035.1% during the 3rd quarter. Close Asset Management Ltd now owns 1,140,264 shares of the asset manager’s stock worth $194,746,000 after acquiring an additional 1,133,197 shares during the period. Natixis Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of Blackstone by 20.4% during the 3rd quarter. Natixis Advisors LLC now owns 840,401 shares of the asset manager’s stock valued at $143,582,000 after acquiring an additional 142,479 shares during the period. Finally, Exchange Traded Concepts LLC grew its holdings in shares of Blackstone by 733.2% during the 3rd quarter. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC now owns 13,715 shares of the asset manager’s stock worth $2,343,000 after purchasing an additional 12,069 shares in the last quarter. 70.00% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities research analysts have issued reports on BX shares. BNP Paribas Exane reduced their price objective on shares of Blackstone from $167.00 to $156.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, January 12th. Citigroup reaffirmed a “market outperform” rating on shares of Blackstone in a report on Friday, January 30th. Barclays decreased their price objective on shares of Blackstone from $164.00 to $126.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, March 2nd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their target price on Blackstone from $158.00 to $122.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, March 3rd. Finally, Evercore decreased their price target on Blackstone from $175.00 to $170.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, January 30th. Eleven investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and eleven have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $165.86.

Insider Activity

In other Blackstone news, major shareholder Tactical Opportunit Blackstone sold 1,596,142 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, February 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $10.00, for a total transaction of $15,961,420.00. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, major shareholder Holdings Iv Gp Mana Blackstone purchased 1,146,789 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, February 23rd. The shares were acquired at an average cost of $26.16 per share, with a total value of $30,000,000.24. Following the purchase, the insider directly owned 16,716,249 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $437,297,073.84. The trade was a 7.37% increase in their position. The disclosure for this purchase is available in the SEC filing. Insiders own 1.00% of the company’s stock.

Key Stories Impacting Blackstone

Here are the key news stories impacting Blackstone this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Blackstone and Blue Owl Capital agreed to acquire a stake in private‑equity firm Atlas, signaling continued deal flow and partnership activity that can drive fee and carry income. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: Blackstone Life Sciences struck a co‑funding arrangement with Johnson & Johnson on a cancer therapy trial and the firm is exploring an acquisition of Whitestone REIT—moves that diversify revenue sources beyond private credit. Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: Commentary in the WSJ highlights that large, diversified asset managers like Blackstone and BlackRock are better positioned to absorb shocks in private credit, suggesting resilience but not immediate relief to valuation pressure. Article Title
• Negative Sentiment: Short interest jumped ~27.8% in February to 16.63M shares (about 2.3% of float), increasing bearish pressure and potential downward momentum if shorts accelerate. (Days‑to‑cover ≈ 1.6.)
• Negative Sentiment: Unusually large put option activity — ~29,939 puts traded (up 62% vs. norm) — indicates elevated hedging or outright bearish bets from options traders.
• Negative Sentiment: Ongoing concerns about heavy redemptions in Blackstone’s flagship BCRED private‑credit fund (record requests, a $400M capital injection and higher share repurchase cap) are weighing on sentiment and valuation. Article Title
• Negative Sentiment: Barclays cut its price target on BX to $126 from $164, reflecting revised estimates for alternative asset managers and contributing to near‑term selling pressure. Article Title
• Negative Sentiment: Multiple analyst pieces and commentaries are questioning whether to sell given private‑credit woes and recent share weakness, which can amplify outflows and downward momentum. Article Title

Blackstone Price Performance

BX stock opened at $109.92 on Wednesday. Blackstone Inc. has a 1 year low of $105.09 and a 1 year high of $190.09. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.61, a current ratio of 0.76 and a quick ratio of 0.76. The stock has a market cap of $81.58 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 28.33, a P/E/G ratio of 0.95 and a beta of 1.79. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $137.88 and a 200 day simple moving average of $151.68.

Blackstone (NYSE:BX) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, January 29th. The asset manager reported $1.75 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.54 by $0.21. Blackstone had a net margin of 20.89% and a return on equity of 22.17%. The firm had revenue of $4.36 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $3.69 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $1.69 earnings per share. The company’s revenue was up 41.4% on a year-over-year basis. Research analysts anticipate that Blackstone Inc. will post 5.87 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Blackstone Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, February 17th. Shareholders of record on Monday, February 9th were given a $1.49 dividend. This is a boost from Blackstone’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.29. This represents a $5.96 annualized dividend and a yield of 5.4%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, February 9th. Blackstone’s dividend payout ratio is 153.61%.

Blackstone Company Profile

Blackstone Inc (NYSE: BX) is a global investment firm focused on alternative asset management. Founded in 1985 by Stephen A. Schwarzman and Peter G. Peterson and headquartered in New York City, the firm organizes and manages investment vehicles that acquire and operate businesses, real estate and credit investments, as well as provide hedge fund solutions and other alternative strategies for institutional and individual investors.

Blackstone’s business is organized around several principal investment platforms.