Yousif Capital Management LLC Sells 880 Shares of BlackRock $BLK

Yousif Capital Management LLC reduced its stake in shares of BlackRock (NYSE:BLK) by 5.0% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 16,617 shares of the asset manager’s stock after selling 880 shares during the quarter. Yousif Capital Management LLC’s holdings in BlackRock were worth $18,446,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of BLK. Brighton Jones LLC increased its stake in shares of BlackRock by 23.1% in the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 1,575 shares of the asset manager’s stock worth $1,615,000 after buying an additional 296 shares during the period. Bison Wealth LLC increased its stake in shares of BlackRock by 1.6% in the fourth quarter. Bison Wealth LLC now owns 1,052 shares of the asset manager’s stock worth $1,078,000 after buying an additional 17 shares during the period. Schnieders Capital Management LLC. purchased a new position in shares of BlackRock in the second quarter worth $259,000. L2 Asset Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of BlackRock in the second quarter worth $668,000. Finally, Gerber Kawasaki Wealth & Investment Management increased its stake in shares of BlackRock by 5.1% in the second quarter. Gerber Kawasaki Wealth & Investment Management now owns 330 shares of the asset manager’s stock worth $346,000 after buying an additional 16 shares during the period. 80.69% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Activity at BlackRock

In other news, Director J. Richard Kushel sold 385 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, February 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $1,084.91, for a total transaction of $417,690.35. Following the sale, the director owned 3,335 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,618,174.85. The trade was a 10.35% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, COO Robert L. Goldstein sold 5,293 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, February 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $1,084.22, for a total transaction of $5,738,776.46. Following the sale, the chief operating officer owned 46,185 shares in the company, valued at approximately $50,074,700.70. This trade represents a 10.28% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In the last ninety days, insiders have sold 111,319 shares of company stock worth $123,999,249. 1.98% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research analysts recently commented on the stock. Barclays lifted their target price on shares of BlackRock from $1,300.00 to $1,350.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, January 16th. UBS Group raised shares of BlackRock from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $1,280.00 target price on the stock in a research note on Monday, February 23rd. Freedom Capital raised shares of BlackRock from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Friday, January 23rd. BNP Paribas Exane lifted their target price on shares of BlackRock from $1,290.00 to $1,300.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 15th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reiterated a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of BlackRock in a report on Friday, March 27th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifteen have assigned a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $1,291.44.

BlackRock Stock Performance

NYSE:BLK opened at $956.52 on Wednesday. The stock has a market cap of $148.78 billion, a P/E ratio of 27.00, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.24 and a beta of 1.48. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $1,023.24 and its 200 day simple moving average is $1,073.39. BlackRock has a twelve month low of $799.15 and a twelve month high of $1,219.94. The company has a quick ratio of 2.98, a current ratio of 2.98 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37.

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 the consensus estimate of $12.55 by $0.61. The business had revenue of $7.01 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $6.80 billion. BlackRock had a net margin of 22.93% and a return on equity of 14.78%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 23.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $11.93 earnings per share. As a group, research analysts predict that BlackRock will post 47.41 EPS for the current year.

BlackRock Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, March 24th. Investors of record on Friday, March 6th were issued a $5.73 dividend. This represents a $22.92 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.4%. This is an increase from BlackRock’s previous quarterly dividend of $5.21. The ex-dividend date was Friday, March 6th. BlackRock’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 64.71%.

BlackRock News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting BlackRock this week:

• Positive Sentiment: BlackRock filed for an iShares Nasdaq‑100 ETF (ticker IQQ), directly challenging Invesco’s long‑standing QQQ dominance; if priced competitively this could capture meaningful ETF flows and long‑term fee revenue. BlackRock files for Nasdaq-100 fund, expanding competition with Invesco
• Positive Sentiment: Spot crypto ETFs saw large inflows (notably a $471M one‑day surge for Bitcoin ETFs), with BlackRock among institutional buyers — supporting AUM growth in its bitcoin product and helping offset other outflows. Bitcoin ETFs See Strongest Single-Day Inflow Since February With $471M Surge
• Neutral Sentiment: Goldman Sachs trimmed its BLK price target to $1,181 from $1,341 but kept a Buy rating — a modest analyst reset that still implies upside but removes some analyst support cushion. The Goldman Sachs Group Lowers BlackRock (NYSE:BLK) Price Target to $1,181.00
• Neutral Sentiment: Pre‑earnings coverage flags that BLK is expected to report EPS growth but may lack the mix for an easy beat; investors should watch next week’s results for margin and net inflow detail. BlackRock (BLK) Earnings Expected to Grow: What to Know Ahead of Next Week’s Release
• Negative Sentiment: BlackRock reported more than $20 billion in on‑chain cryptocurrency portfolio outflows in Q1 2026 as falling token prices and ETH outflows offset BTC accumulation — a material hit to crypto‑related AUM and short‑term fee revenue. BlackRock sees over $20 billion in cryptocurrency outflows in Q1 2026
• Negative Sentiment: Investors pulled billions from BlackRock’s India ETF amid geopolitical/energy concerns, signaling regional risk‑driven AUM volatility that could pressure emerging market product flows. Billions Flow Out of BlackRock’s India ETF as Iran War Escalates
• Negative Sentiment: Pomerantz LLP is investigating potential claims on behalf of BlackRock investors — a new legal probe that raises reputational and litigation risk until more details emerge. INVESTOR ALERT: Pomerantz Law Firm Investigates Claims On Behalf of Investors of BlackRock, Inc. – BLK

BlackRock Company 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.