Yousif Capital Management LLC Has $20.40 Million Stock Position in BlackRock $BLK

Yousif Capital Management LLC lessened its stake in shares of BlackRock (NYSE:BLK) by 6.7% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 17,497 shares of the asset manager’s stock after selling 1,252 shares during the period. Yousif Capital Management LLC’s holdings in BlackRock were worth $20,399,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of BLK. Brighton Jones LLC raised its holdings in shares of BlackRock by 23.1% during the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 1,575 shares of the asset manager’s stock valued at $1,615,000 after acquiring an additional 296 shares during the period. Bison Wealth LLC grew its position in BlackRock by 1.6% during the 4th quarter. Bison Wealth LLC now owns 1,052 shares of the asset manager’s stock worth $1,078,000 after purchasing an additional 17 shares in the last quarter. Quantbot Technologies LP acquired a new stake in BlackRock during the 1st quarter valued at $303,000. CW Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of BlackRock by 261.2% in the first quarter. CW Advisors LLC now owns 2,947 shares of the asset manager’s stock valued at $2,800,000 after purchasing an additional 2,131 shares in the last quarter. Finally, AlphaQuest LLC boosted its position in shares of BlackRock by 1,330.4% in the first quarter. AlphaQuest LLC now owns 329 shares of the asset manager’s stock worth $311,000 after buying an additional 306 shares during the period. 80.69% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research firms recently weighed in on BLK. BMO Capital Markets upped their price target on BlackRock from $1,280.00 to $1,300.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, October 21st. Loop Capital set a $1,255.00 target price on BlackRock in a report on Tuesday, October 21st. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of BlackRock from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report on Saturday. TD Cowen boosted their price objective on shares of BlackRock from $1,301.00 to $1,407.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 15th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reiterated a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of BlackRock in a research note on Monday, December 15th. Seventeen analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $1,316.18.

BlackRock Trading Up 2.6%

Shares of NYSE BLK opened at $1,087.74 on Tuesday. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $1,081.37 and a 200 day simple moving average of $1,092.93. BlackRock has a 52 week low of $773.74 and a 52 week high of $1,219.94. The stock has a market cap of $168.76 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 27.97, a PEG ratio of 1.68 and a beta of 1.47. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.34, a quick ratio of 3.33 and a current ratio of 3.33.

BlackRock (NYSE:BLK) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, October 14th. The asset manager reported $11.55 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $11.78 by ($0.23). The business had revenue of $6.51 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $6.22 billion. BlackRock had a net margin of 26.64% and a return on equity of 14.80%. BlackRock’s revenue was up 25.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $11.46 EPS. On average, research analysts predict that BlackRock will post 47.41 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

BlackRock Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, December 23rd. Stockholders of record on Friday, December 5th will be issued a dividend of $5.21 per share. The ex-dividend date is Friday, December 5th. This represents a $20.84 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.9%. BlackRock’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 53.59%.

Key Stores Impacting BlackRock

Here are the key news stories impacting BlackRock this week:

• Positive Sentiment: BlackRock told investors that Bitcoin remains one of the biggest investment themes for 2025, reinforcing demand for its crypto ETFs (IBIT) and positioning BlackRock to capture flow into digital-asset strategies. BlackRock calls Bitcoin one of the biggest investment themes of the year
• Positive Sentiment: BlackRock Canada published estimated December cash distributions and estimated annual reinvested capital gains for many iShares ETFs (record date Dec. 30, payable Jan. 5). That transparency around distributions and tax mechanics can reduce investor uncertainty in ETFs and supports fund flows into iShares products. BlackRock® Canada Announces Estimated December Cash Distributions for the iShares® ETFs
• Positive Sentiment: Recent institutional activity and analyst coverage remain supportive: multiple large funds added BLK in Q3 and several firms (Morgan Stanley, TD Cowen, BofA, Barclays, UBS and others) hold Buy/Overweight ratings with price targets above the current level — a tailwind for sentiment. BlackRock Canada Announces Estimated December Cash Distributions for iShares ETFs (Quiver summary with analyst & institutional data)
• Neutral Sentiment: Analysts expect BlackRock’s Q4 2025 results to show only modest, low single‑digit EPS growth — this reduces the chance of a big beat and caps upside from near‑term earnings. BlackRock’s Q4 2025 Earnings: What to Expect
• Neutral Sentiment: Ex‑BlackRock executive Mark Wiseman was named Canada’s ambassador to the U.S.; while not a direct operational story for BLK, it highlights the firm’s leadership network and potential policy/relationship influence. Prime Minister Carney names financier Mark Wiseman as Canada’s ambassador to US
• Negative Sentiment: Significant insider selling continues to show up in public filings — QuiverQuant flags 37 open-market insider sales in the past 6 months (including senior executives). Heavy insider sales can weigh on sentiment even when fundamentals are healthy. QuiverQuant coverage noting insider sales and institutional moves

Insider Buying and Selling at BlackRock

In related news, Director Rachel Lord sold 12,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, October 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $1,165.04, for a total value of $13,980,480.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 7,205 shares in the company, valued at approximately $8,394,113.20. This represents a 62.48% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, CFO Martin Small sold 1,258 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, December 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $1,043.38, for a total transaction of $1,312,572.04. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 6,209 shares in the company, valued at $6,478,346.42. The trade was a 16.85% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. 1.98% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

About BlackRock

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.