Tema Etfs LLC Takes Position in BlackRock $BLK

Tema Etfs LLC bought a new stake in shares of BlackRock (NYSE:BLK) during the third quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor bought 2,405 shares of the asset manager’s stock, valued at approximately $2,804,000.

A number of other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in BLK. Pacifica Partners Inc. grew its position in BlackRock by 450.0% during the third quarter. Pacifica Partners Inc. now owns 22 shares of the asset manager’s stock valued at $25,000 after buying an additional 18 shares during the period. TruNorth Capital Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of BlackRock by 1,000.0% during the 3rd quarter. TruNorth Capital Management LLC now owns 22 shares of the asset manager’s stock worth $26,000 after acquiring an additional 20 shares in the last quarter. Traub Capital Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of BlackRock during the 2nd quarter worth about $28,000. Whipplewood Advisors LLC grew its position in shares of BlackRock by 107.1% during the 2nd quarter. Whipplewood Advisors LLC now owns 29 shares of the asset manager’s stock valued at $30,000 after acquiring an additional 15 shares during the period. Finally, Creekmur Asset Management LLC increased its position in shares of BlackRock by 87.5% in the second quarter. Creekmur Asset Management LLC now owns 30 shares of the asset manager’s stock valued at $32,000 after buying an additional 14 shares in the last quarter. 80.69% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research analysts recently issued reports on the company. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods decreased their target price on BlackRock from $1,322.00 to $1,310.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, January 8th. UBS Group lifted their price objective on BlackRock from $1,180.00 to $1,218.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Monday. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of BlackRock from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research note on Monday, January 5th. Jefferies Financial Group raised their target price on shares of BlackRock from $1,196.00 to $1,325.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, October 7th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reiterated a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of BlackRock in a research note on Monday, December 29th. Seventeen 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 company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $1,315.35.

BlackRock Price Performance

Shares of BLK opened at $1,089.12 on Tuesday. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $1,067.46 and a 200-day simple moving average of $1,103.30. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.34, a quick ratio of 3.33 and a current ratio of 3.33. The company has a market capitalization of $168.98 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 28.01, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.57 and a beta of 1.47. BlackRock has a fifty-two week low of $773.74 and a fifty-two week high of $1,219.94.

BlackRock (NYSE:BLK) last released its quarterly earnings results 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 business had revenue of $6.51 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $6.22 billion. BlackRock had a net margin of 26.64% and a return on equity of 14.80%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 25.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $11.46 earnings per share. On average, equities research analysts anticipate that BlackRock will post 47.41 earnings per share for the current year.

BlackRock Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, December 23rd. Stockholders of record on Friday, December 5th were issued 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 presently 53.59%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other BlackRock news, Director Rachel Lord sold 12,000 shares of the business’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 completion of 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 transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, CFO Martin Small sold 1,258 shares of the stock in a transaction dated 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 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. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders own 1.98% of the company’s stock.

More BlackRock News

Here are the key news stories impacting BlackRock this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Analysts expect Q4 revenue and earnings to benefit from strong inflows and AUM growth, which supports fee revenue and margin outlook ahead of results. Inflows, AUM Growth Likely to Support BlackRock’s Q4 Earnings
• Positive Sentiment: BlackRock is cutting roughly 1% of its staff (hundreds of roles) as it reshapes operations — a modest reduction that can be viewed as margin-accretive cost control rather than large-scale restructuring. BlackRock to trim roughly 1% of staff as it reshapes business – Bloomberg
• Neutral Sentiment: Wall Street note on key metrics ahead of the Q4 print gives investors checkpoints (flows, margins, active vs. index mix) to judge whether results beat current expectations. Ahead of BlackRock (BLK) Q4 Earnings: Get Ready With Wall Street Estimates for Key Metrics
• Neutral Sentiment: Regulatory filings disclose incremental sub‑5% holdings structures in Stora Enso and an ownership threshold breach in Orion, which are routine disclosure items for a large asset manager and unlikely to move BLK materially by themselves. BlackRock Discloses Sub‑5% Indirect Holdings Structure in Stora Enso Orion Corporation: Disclosure Under Chapter 9 Section 10 of the Securities Market Act (BlackRock, Inc.)
• Neutral Sentiment: Rick Rieder’s public comments that the Fed should cut rates toward ~3% and his reported interview for a Fed chair role raise BlackRock’s profile and could influence market expectations for rates — this is more macro-facing than company-specific. Trump to interview BlackRock’s Rieder for Fed chair role, Fox Business reports BlackRock’s Rieder repeats his view that Fed needs to bring interest rates down to 3%
• Negative Sentiment: Political risk: coverage of President Trump’s proposed limits on institutional home buying and commentary about BlackRock’s role in housing policy can raise regulatory/political scrutiny and pose potential business/reputational risk. How Trump’s Proposed Ban On Institutional Home Buying At BlackRock (BLK) Has Changed Its Investment Story
• Negative Sentiment: BlackRock flags how rising AI power demand could upend bitcoin-mining economics — a negative for crypto-linked products and any exposure to mining-centric strategies. BlackRock Sees AI Power Demand Disrupting Bitcoin Mining Model

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.