Nisa Investment Advisors LLC Increases Stock Position in BlackRock $BLK

Nisa Investment Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in BlackRock (NYSE:BLK) by 4.2% during the third quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor owned 43,312 shares of the asset manager’s stock after acquiring an additional 1,735 shares during the quarter. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC’s holdings in BlackRock were worth $50,496,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Brighton Jones LLC grew its stake in shares of BlackRock by 23.1% in the 4th 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 last quarter. Bison Wealth LLC raised its stake in BlackRock by 1.6% during the fourth quarter. Bison Wealth LLC now owns 1,052 shares of the asset manager’s stock valued at $1,078,000 after buying an additional 17 shares during the last quarter. Dynamic Technology Lab Private Ltd purchased a new position in BlackRock during the first quarter valued at $360,000. Empowered Funds LLC boosted its holdings in BlackRock by 24.8% in the first quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 3,895 shares of the asset manager’s stock worth $3,687,000 after acquiring an additional 774 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Woodline Partners LP grew its stake in shares of BlackRock by 40.7% in the first quarter. Woodline Partners LP now owns 12,300 shares of the asset manager’s stock worth $11,642,000 after acquiring an additional 3,557 shares during the last quarter. 80.69% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

BlackRock Stock Up 1.2%

BLK opened at $1,087.74 on Friday. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $1,067.03 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $1,100.94. The company has a market capitalization of $168.76 billion, a PE ratio of 27.97, a PEG ratio of 1.51 and a beta of 1.47. BlackRock has a 1-year low of $773.74 and a 1-year high of $1,219.94. The company has a current ratio of 3.33, a quick ratio of 3.33 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.34.

BlackRock (NYSE:BLK) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, October 14th. The asset manager reported $11.55 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $11.78 by ($0.23). The company had revenue of $6.51 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $6.22 billion. BlackRock had a return on equity of 14.80% and a net margin of 26.64%.The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 25.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $11.46 earnings per share. As a group, equities analysts forecast that BlackRock will post 47.41 EPS for the current year.

BlackRock Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, December 23rd. Investors of record on Friday, December 5th were paid a dividend of $5.21 per share. The ex-dividend date was Friday, December 5th. This represents a $20.84 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.9%. BlackRock’s payout ratio is 53.59%.

Insider Activity at BlackRock

In other BlackRock news, CFO Martin Small sold 1,258 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, December 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $1,043.38, for a total transaction of $1,312,572.04. Following the sale, the chief financial officer owned 6,209 shares in the company, valued at approximately $6,478,346.42. This trade represents a 16.85% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, Director Rachel Lord sold 12,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Monday, October 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $1,165.04, for a total transaction of $13,980,480.00. Following the sale, the director owned 7,205 shares in the company, valued at $8,394,113.20. The trade was a 62.48% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Corporate insiders own 1.98% of the company’s stock.

BlackRock News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting BlackRock this week:

• Positive Sentiment: BlackRock publicly denied that it buys single‑family homes after a Trump housing proposal caused market confusion, reducing headline-driven regulatory/PR risk for the firm and calming investors who conflated BlackRock with large institutional home‑buyers. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts and market commentary expect BlackRock’s earnings to keep growing; upbeat model/earnings previews (Zacks) support a case that BLK may beat consensus, which is constructive for the stock’s valuation multiple. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: Institutional crypto integrations tied to BlackRock (tokenized BUIDL reserves backing new stablecoin JupUSD on Solana, Jupiter exchange integrations) underline BlackRock’s growing footprint in tokenized/institutional digital‑asset products — a potential long‑run growth driver for fee products. Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: BlackRock’s ETF head reiterated that it’s “still very early days” for Bitcoin and Ethereum adoption — a measured, long‑term bullish stance but not an immediate catalyst. Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: Disclosure filings show BlackRock trimmed (or fell below) a 5% stake in Orion Corp — routine portfolio turnover with little likely impact on BLK’s fundamentals. Article Title
• Negative Sentiment: Reports that BlackRock moved roughly $276M in BTC and $83M in ETH to Coinbase Prime (some outlets described the transfers as “dumping”) are creating short‑term headline risk: transfers to exchange custody can be interpreted as intent to sell, which can spook crypto‑exposed assets and risk‑sensitive flows tied to BlackRock’s crypto products. The reporting is mixed though — some outlets frame the firm as an accumulator over several days — so the signal is ambiguous but has triggered near‑term volatility. Article Title Article Title
• Negative Sentiment: Keefe, Bruyette & Woods trimmed its BLK price target slightly (from $1,322 to $1,310), which is a modest negative signal for near‑term sentiment even though the rating remains “outperform.” Article Title

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

BLK has been the subject of several recent analyst reports. Morgan Stanley lifted their price target on BlackRock from $1,486.00 to $1,514.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, December 17th. BMO Capital Markets raised their price objective on shares of BlackRock from $1,280.00 to $1,300.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, October 21st. Loop Capital set a $1,255.00 target price on shares of BlackRock in a research note on Tuesday, October 21st. BNP Paribas Exane raised their price target on shares of BlackRock from $1,160.00 to $1,265.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 9th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price objective on BlackRock from $1,093.00 to $1,242.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 2nd. Seventeen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $1,313.12.

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.