Blue Owl Capital’s (OWL) “Strong-Buy” Rating Reaffirmed at Raymond James Financial

Raymond James Financial reissued their strong-buy rating on shares of Blue Owl Capital (NYSE:OWL) in a research note published on Thursday, MarketBeat reports.

Other research analysts have also issued research reports about the company. The Goldman Sachs Group decreased their target price on Blue Owl Capital from $16.25 to $14.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, February 6th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Blue Owl Capital in a report on Wednesday, January 21st. Evercore set a $14.00 target price on shares of Blue Owl Capital in a research note on Friday, February 6th. Wolfe Research set a $20.00 price target on shares of Blue Owl Capital in a research report on Wednesday, January 7th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price objective on Blue Owl Capital from $21.50 to $22.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 29th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eight have given a Buy rating, five have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $19.57.

Blue Owl Capital Stock Down 6.2%

OWL stock opened at $11.55 on Thursday. Blue Owl Capital has a 52-week low of $10.88 and a 52-week high of $23.98. The firm has a market cap of $18.01 billion, a P/E ratio of 115.46, a PEG ratio of 0.98 and a beta of 1.11. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $14.51 and its 200-day simple moving average is $16.14.

Blue Owl Capital (NYSE:OWL) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 5th. The company reported $0.27 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.22 by $0.05. The company had revenue of $701.47 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $712.75 million. Blue Owl Capital had a return on equity of 20.70% and a net margin of 2.75%. On average, analysts anticipate that Blue Owl Capital will post 0.92 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Blue Owl Capital Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 2nd. Investors of record on Friday, February 20th will be given a dividend of $0.225 per share. The ex-dividend date is Friday, February 20th. This represents a $0.90 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 7.8%. Blue Owl Capital’s payout ratio is presently 900.00%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Blue Owl Capital

In related news, CEO Marc S. Lipschultz purchased 69,663 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, December 2nd. The stock was acquired at an average cost of $15.06 per share, for a total transaction of $1,049,124.78. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 79,000 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,189,740. This trade represents a 746.10% increase in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, CFO Alan Kirshenbaum acquired 33,670 shares of Blue Owl Capital stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, December 1st. The shares were bought at an average price of $14.87 per share, for a total transaction of $500,672.90. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 33,670 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $500,672.90. This represents a ∞ increase in their position. The SEC filing for this purchase provides additional information. Insiders have purchased a total of 395,670 shares of company stock worth $5,952,393 in the last quarter. Insiders own 27.20% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Blue Owl Capital

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of OWL. Arax Advisory Partners acquired a new position in shares of Blue Owl Capital during the 4th quarter valued at about $25,000. Roxbury Financial LLC raised its stake in Blue Owl Capital by 383.6% during the fourth quarter. Roxbury Financial LLC now owns 1,765 shares of the company’s stock worth $26,000 after purchasing an additional 1,400 shares during the period. Toronto Dominion Bank acquired a new position in Blue Owl Capital in the 4th quarter valued at about $26,000. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust grew its stake in shares of Blue Owl Capital by 117.0% in the 3rd quarter. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust now owns 1,608 shares of the company’s stock valued at $27,000 after buying an additional 867 shares during the period. Finally, Lavaca Capital LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Blue Owl Capital during the 4th quarter worth approximately $28,000. 35.85% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Key Stories Impacting Blue Owl Capital

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

• Positive Sentiment: Raymond James reiterated a “strong-buy” on Blue Owl and called some headlines overreactions, signaling at least one major institutional analyst views the redemption action as manageable and not a fundamental collapse. Raymond James reaffirms strong-buy
• Positive Sentiment: Blue Owl-backed deal activity: the firm led the Series E for Vestwell and joined Fundbox and ATLAS as a lender, showing continued originations, syndication relationships and private-capital deal flow that support fee-generation potential. Vestwell Series E led by Blue Owl
• Positive Sentiment: Subsidiary results and capital actions: Blue Owl Technology Finance (OTF) and Blue Owl Capital Corporation (OBDC) posted December-quarter results showing NII, NAV stability, dividend declarations and sizable share-repurchase programs — evidence of underlying cash generation and active capital management. OBDC Q4 results and capital returns
• Neutral Sentiment: Certain Blue Owl BDCs agreed to sell $1.4B of direct-lending investments to institutional investors at ~99.7% of par, which returns capital to holders of retail vehicles but raises questions about portfolio positioning and who retains illiquidity risk. BDC asset sale to institutional investors
• Neutral Sentiment: Coverage notes that the loan sale generated $1.4B for investor payouts — a liquidity event that helps meet distributions but also spotlights the mechanics of moving retail-exposed assets into institutional hands. Bloomberg: loan sale raises $1.4B
• Negative Sentiment: Blue Owl permanently halted quarterly redemptions from its OBDC II retail private-credit fund, triggering investor concern about liquidity in retail private-credit products and a direct hit to market confidence in OWL’s retail-facing strategies. FT: halts redemptions at retail private credit fund
• Negative Sentiment: Wider market and media scrutiny: outlets including WSJ, Reuters and CNBC highlighted the redemption halt and the related $1.4B asset transfer — coverage is framing this as a warning for retail private-credit distribution and raising questions about potential contagion across similar products. WSJ: private-credit warning signs after asset unload
• Negative Sentiment: Immediate market reaction: trading has been heavy and the shares are trading lower as investors price in redemption risk, reputational damage in retail channels, and potential future outflows or regulatory scrutiny. 247WallSt: OWL tumbles after halting withdrawals

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.