Blue Owl Capital Inc. (NYSE:OWL) Given Consensus Recommendation of “Moderate Buy” by Brokerages

Shares of Blue Owl Capital Inc. (NYSE:OWL) have received an average rating of “Moderate Buy” from the seventeen ratings firms that are presently covering the company, MarketBeat Ratings reports. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, seven have issued a hold recommendation, seven have issued a buy recommendation and two have assigned a strong buy recommendation to the company. The average 12-month price target among brokerages that have covered the stock in the last year is $18.00.

OWL has been the subject of several research analyst reports. Evercore set a $14.00 price target on Blue Owl Capital in a research note on Friday, February 6th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft lowered Blue Owl Capital from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and reduced their price objective for the company from $15.00 to $10.00 in a research report on Tuesday, February 24th. The Goldman Sachs Group decreased their price objective on Blue Owl Capital from $16.25 to $14.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, February 6th. Raymond James Financial reaffirmed a “strong-buy” rating on shares of Blue Owl Capital in a research note on Thursday, February 19th. Finally, Oppenheimer reduced their price target on shares of Blue Owl Capital from $24.00 to $17.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, March 4th.

Blue Owl Capital Stock Performance

Blue Owl Capital stock opened at $8.76 on Friday. Blue Owl Capital has a fifty-two week low of $8.58 and a fifty-two week high of $21.88. The stock has a market cap of $13.61 billion, a P/E ratio of 87.56, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.77 and a beta of 1.15. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $12.83 and its 200-day moving average price is $15.10.

Blue Owl Capital (NYSE:OWL) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, February 5th. The company reported $0.27 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.22 by $0.05. The company had revenue of $701.47 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $712.75 million. Blue Owl Capital had a net margin of 2.75% and a return on equity of 20.93%. On average, analysts predict that Blue Owl Capital will post 0.92 earnings per share for the current year.

Blue Owl Capital Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 2nd. Stockholders of record on Friday, February 20th were paid a $0.225 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, February 20th. This represents a $0.90 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 10.3%. Blue Owl Capital’s dividend payout ratio is 900.00%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Blue Owl Capital

A number of large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in OWL. Arax Advisory Partners bought a new stake in Blue Owl Capital in the fourth quarter worth $25,000. Roxbury Financial LLC grew its stake in shares of Blue Owl Capital by 383.6% during the fourth quarter. Roxbury Financial LLC now owns 1,765 shares of the company’s stock valued at $26,000 after buying an additional 1,400 shares during the last quarter. Toronto Dominion Bank bought a new position in shares of Blue Owl Capital during the fourth quarter valued at about $26,000. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust increased its holdings in shares of Blue Owl Capital by 117.0% in the third quarter. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust now owns 1,608 shares of the company’s stock worth $27,000 after buying an additional 867 shares during the period. Finally, Lavaca Capital LLC purchased a new position in shares of Blue Owl Capital in the fourth quarter worth about $28,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 35.85% of the company’s stock.

Blue Owl Capital News Roundup

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

• Positive Sentiment: Management said a recent loan sale had “no hidden incentives,” a direct rebuttal to valuation‑concern headlines and a likely short‑term relief to investors worried about accounting or incentive distortions. Blue Owl tells investors loan sale had no hidden incentives – report
• Positive Sentiment: Blue Owl rejected an unsolicited tender offer for up to 8M shares of one of its listed units, citing a valuation discount — management signaling it views the business as worth more than the bid, which can reassure shareholders about long‑term NAV/strategic posture. Blue Owl (OWL) Refuses Tender Offer, Citing Valuation Discount
• Positive Sentiment: Blue Owl is actively financing AI and digital‑infrastructure projects (writing loans and structuring deals), which could drive fee and interest income growth if those markets scale—an offset to short‑term valuation worries. Blue Owl keeps chasing AI infrastructure deals and is writing the loans to back them
• Neutral Sentiment: Analyst commentary weighs tradeoffs: OWL trades at mid‑single digit forward earnings with a modest dividend, prompting a sell/hold debate driven by redemption risk, fee visibility and deployment timing rather than a clear valuation breakout. Should You Sell OWL Stock at 9.24X Earnings and a 22.5-Cent Dividend?
• Negative Sentiment: The FT reported that an investment fund (Glendon) has questioned valuations in Blue Owl’s private‑credit portfolio—this is the main driver of negative sentiment because it raises questions about liquidity, markdowns and future fee recognition. Investment fund questions valuations in Blue Owl’s private credit portfolio
• Negative Sentiment: Follow‑on coverage amplifies concerns about private‑credit valuation and liquidity, and analyst pieces note fee timing and borrower‑quality risks that have contributed to OWL’s recent share slump. Blue Owl Capital (OWL) Valuation Check As Private Credit Concerns And Share Price Declines Draw Investor Focus

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.