Intech Investment Management LLC Has $7.50 Million Stock Position in BlackRock $BLK

Intech Investment Management LLC lifted its position in BlackRock (NYSE:BLK) by 10.1% during the 3rd quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund owned 6,432 shares of the asset manager’s stock after buying an additional 592 shares during the quarter. Intech Investment Management LLC’s holdings in BlackRock were worth $7,499,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. Catalyst Financial Partners LLC boosted its stake in BlackRock by 5.7% in the 3rd quarter. Catalyst Financial Partners LLC now owns 939 shares of the asset manager’s stock worth $1,095,000 after purchasing an additional 51 shares during the period. MAI Capital Management lifted its holdings in shares of BlackRock by 17.5% in the third quarter. MAI Capital Management now owns 29,411 shares of the asset manager’s stock valued at $34,289,000 after purchasing an additional 4,387 shares in the last quarter. RWA Wealth Partners LLC boosted its position in shares of BlackRock by 25.9% in the third quarter. RWA Wealth Partners LLC now owns 30,895 shares of the asset manager’s stock worth $36,020,000 after buying an additional 6,346 shares during the period. Zhang Financial LLC grew its holdings in shares of BlackRock by 11.4% during the third quarter. Zhang Financial LLC now owns 1,172 shares of the asset manager’s stock valued at $1,366,000 after buying an additional 120 shares in the last quarter. Finally, TigerOak Management L.L.C. raised its position in BlackRock by 1.1% during the third quarter. TigerOak Management L.L.C. now owns 1,756 shares of the asset manager’s stock valued at $2,047,000 after buying an additional 19 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 80.69% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity

In other news, Director Stephen Cohen sold 225 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, February 23rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $1,069.56, for a total transaction of $240,651.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 5,661 shares in the company, valued at $6,054,779.16. The trade was a 3.82% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, CFO Martin Small sold 27,047 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, January 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $1,171.14, for a total transaction of $31,675,823.58. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 10,557 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $12,363,724.98. The trade was a 71.93% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders sold a total of 112,577 shares of company stock valued at $125,311,821 in the last quarter. 1.98% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities research analysts have commented on BLK shares. CICC Research raised their price objective on BlackRock from $1,000.00 to $1,250.00 in a research report on Tuesday, February 3rd. BMO Capital Markets decreased their price target on shares of BlackRock from $1,300.00 to $1,250.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, January 13th. TD Cowen downgraded shares of BlackRock from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 14th. Evercore cut their target price on shares of BlackRock from $1,300.00 to $1,275.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, January 12th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price target on shares of BlackRock from $1,244.00 to $1,267.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, January 9th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, sixteen have issued a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, BlackRock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $1,311.11.

BlackRock Stock Performance

BLK stock opened at $1,062.70 on Friday. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $1,094.88 and a two-hundred day moving average of $1,103.55. BlackRock has a 12 month low of $773.74 and a 12 month high of $1,219.94. The company has a market capitalization of $164.88 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 30.00, a P/E/G ratio of 1.37 and a beta of 1.47. 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 (NYSE:BLK) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, January 15th. The asset manager reported $13.16 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $12.55 by $0.61. The business had revenue of $7.01 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $6.80 billion. BlackRock had a net margin of 22.93% and a return on equity of 15.14%. BlackRock’s revenue for the quarter was up 23.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $11.93 EPS. As a group, equities analysts anticipate that BlackRock will post 47.41 EPS for the current fiscal year.

BlackRock Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, March 24th. Stockholders of record on Friday, March 6th will be paid a $5.73 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, March 6th. This is a positive change from BlackRock’s previous quarterly dividend of $5.21. This represents a $22.92 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.2%. BlackRock’s dividend payout ratio is presently 58.84%.

Key Stories Impacting BlackRock

Here are the key news stories impacting BlackRock this week:

• Positive Sentiment: BlackRock appointed Citi to provide select middle‑office services for roughly $4.0 trillion of U.S. iShares ETFs on the Aladdin platform — a scale partnership that should improve ETF processing and distribution efficiency and could help support ETF flows and fee revenue. BlackRock Appoints Citi to Provide Select ETF Middle Office Services on Aladdin
• Positive Sentiment: Spot crypto ETFs have shown renewed demand (multiple days of notable inflows, with BlackRock’s IBIT among leaders) — positive for BlackRock’s crypto product franchise and potential fee/revenue upside if flows persist. Spot Bitcoin ETFs take in $1B in three days as investors buy the dip
• Positive Sentiment: BlackRock‑owned Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP), working with EQT, is reported to be near a deal to acquire AES Corp — a sign that BlackRock’s alternatives platform is active in large, fee‑generating transactions. BlackRock’s GIP, EQT near deal to acquire AES Corp, Bloomberg News reports
• Neutral Sentiment: Regulatory filings show BlackRock has built an ~11% stake (about 12% voting power) in Qiagen — a portfolio move that is important for holdings disclosure but not necessarily material to BLK’s core earnings. BlackRock Builds 11% Stake and 12% Voting Power in Qiagen
• Neutral Sentiment: 13F/ownership notes (e.g., stake disclosure in IonQ) and smaller fund/structure moves keep BlackRock active across boutiques and ETFs but are largely informational for the firm’s diversified business. BlackRock Owns 24.3 Million Shares of IonQ. Here’s What That Really Tells You About Quantum Computing Stocks.
• Negative Sentiment: Quarterly results show revenue growth but reports indicate operating profit, net income and EPS fell YoY — margin pressure and weaker profit metrics are weighing on near‑term earnings visibility. BlackRock Inc. Releases Q4 2025 Earnings
• Negative Sentiment: Reporting that BlackRock was duped into a $430M loan tied to fake invoices raises operational/reputational questions around credit controls — a headline that can amplify investor caution. BlackRock duped into loaning $430M to telecom entrepreneur who allegedly faked invoices
• Negative Sentiment: Ongoing insider selling by senior directors (recent Form 4 filings) is being watched by investors and can contribute to near‑term negative sentiment even if sales are for liquidity or option exercises. SEC Form 4 (insider sales)

BlackRock Profile

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.