Blackstone Inc. $BX Shares Acquired by Lansforsakringar Fondforvaltning AB publ

Lansforsakringar Fondforvaltning AB publ boosted its holdings in Blackstone Inc. (NYSE:BX) by 4.6% in the third quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 228,031 shares of the asset manager’s stock after purchasing an additional 9,999 shares during the quarter. Lansforsakringar Fondforvaltning AB publ’s holdings in Blackstone were worth $38,959,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. GHP Investment Advisors Inc. lifted its position in Blackstone by 3.5% in the second quarter. GHP Investment Advisors Inc. now owns 1,784 shares of the asset manager’s stock valued at $267,000 after acquiring an additional 61 shares during the last quarter. WNY Asset Management LLC boosted its position in shares of Blackstone by 1.7% in the 2nd quarter. WNY Asset Management LLC now owns 3,852 shares of the asset manager’s stock valued at $576,000 after purchasing an additional 64 shares during the period. Redwood Financial Network Corp grew its stake in Blackstone by 1.8% during the 2nd quarter. Redwood Financial Network Corp now owns 3,588 shares of the asset manager’s stock worth $537,000 after buying an additional 65 shares during the last quarter. Obermeyer Wealth Partners lifted its stake in Blackstone by 2.3% in the third quarter. Obermeyer Wealth Partners now owns 2,993 shares of the asset manager’s stock valued at $511,000 after buying an additional 66 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Klingman & Associates LLC increased its holdings in shares of Blackstone by 0.4% in the 3rd quarter. Klingman & Associates LLC now owns 15,116 shares of the asset manager’s stock valued at $2,583,000 after acquiring an additional 67 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 70.00% of the company’s stock.

Key Blackstone News

Here are the key news stories impacting Blackstone this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Blackstone’s perpetual private equity fund (BXPE) agreed to acquire Champions Group, a large home‑services platform — a move that grows Blackstone’s exposure to steady, everyday service businesses that are less cyclical and can generate predictable fees/cash flow. Blackstone Expands Into Essential Home Services With Champions Group Deal
• Positive Sentiment: Separate coverage highlights the same Champions Group deal specifically through BX’s perpetual private equity strategy, reinforcing management’s push into durable, yield-generating private assets — supportive for long‑term fee revenue and AUM growth. Blackstone’s (BX) Perpetual Private Equity Strategy Fund To Acquire Champions Group
• Neutral Sentiment: Blackstone disclosed multiple portfolio trades/increased stakes in large tech names (Amazon, Microsoft, Nvidia, Apple, etc.). These are portfolio-management moves by the firm’s funds — notable for transparency but not an immediate driver of BX operational performance. Blackstone Inc. boosts Amazon.com stake with 96,625 shares
• Neutral Sentiment: Analyst coverage remains mixed: Evercore ISI reiterated a buy on BX (supportive), while the consensus across brokerages sits at a “Hold” — signaling no clear analyst catalyst to push the stock sharply higher today. Evercore ISI Keeps Their Buy Rating on Blackstone Group (BX) Blackstone Given Consensus “Hold”
• Negative Sentiment: Liquidity shock in private credit after Blue Owl paused redemptions at a flagship vehicle has rippled across the sector; investors sold private‑credit names (including BX) amid fears of redemptions and mark‑to‑market pressure. This is a key reason for today’s weakness. Blue Owl’s Redemption Shift Shakes Private Credit Industry
• Negative Sentiment: Options market shows elevated bearish positioning: unusually large put buying on BX suggests traders are hedging or speculating on further downside, which can accelerate intraday selling. (Market data reported 20,972 puts traded, ~41% above normal.)

Blackstone Stock Performance

Shares of BX opened at $121.20 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $89.50 billion, a PE ratio of 31.24, a P/E/G ratio of 0.94 and a beta of 1.76. Blackstone Inc. has a 52-week low of $115.66 and a 52-week high of $190.09. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $147.57 and a 200-day simple moving average of $156.50. The company has a quick ratio of 0.75, a current ratio of 0.76 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.61.

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

Blackstone Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, February 17th. Stockholders of record on Monday, February 9th were paid a dividend of $1.49 per share. This is a boost from Blackstone’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.29. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, February 9th. This represents a $5.96 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.9%. Blackstone’s dividend payout ratio is presently 153.61%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research analysts have issued reports on BX shares. The Goldman Sachs Group lowered their price objective on shares of Blackstone from $166.00 to $158.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, January 30th. Piper Sandler reduced their price objective on Blackstone from $168.00 to $158.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, February 2nd. Citigroup reiterated a “market outperform” rating on shares of Blackstone in a research note on Friday, January 30th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft increased their price target on Blackstone from $164.00 to $185.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, December 17th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets cut their price objective on shares of Blackstone from $180.00 to $165.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, February 2nd. Ten analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and eleven have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Blackstone currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $170.14.

Insider Transactions at Blackstone

In related news, major shareholder Tactical Opportunit Blackstone sold 1,596,142 shares of Blackstone stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, December 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $10.00, for a total transaction of $15,961,420.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 2,161 shares in the company, valued at $21,610. The trade was a 99.86% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, major shareholder Holdings Iv Gp Mana Blackstone purchased 384,468 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, December 19th. The shares were bought at an average cost of $26.01 per share, with a total value of $10,000,012.68. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 16,525,117 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $429,818,293.17. This represents a 2.38% increase in their position. Additional details regarding this purchase are available in the official SEC disclosure. 1.00% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

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.