Blue Owl Capital Inc. $OWL Shares Sold by New York State Common Retirement Fund

New York State Common Retirement Fund lessened its stake in Blue Owl Capital Inc. (NYSE:OWL) by 13.4% in the 3rd quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 296,744 shares of the company’s stock after selling 45,800 shares during the period. New York State Common Retirement Fund’s holdings in Blue Owl Capital were worth $5,024,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Royal Bank of Canada boosted its stake in Blue Owl Capital by 50.0% during the first quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 397,990 shares of the company’s stock worth $7,976,000 after buying an additional 132,637 shares during the last quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC boosted its position in shares of Blue Owl Capital by 6.3% during the 2nd quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 12,195 shares of the company’s stock valued at $239,000 after acquiring an additional 724 shares during the last quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC grew its holdings in shares of Blue Owl Capital by 8.1% in the second quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 59,534 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,144,000 after purchasing an additional 4,483 shares during the period. KLP Kapitalforvaltning AS increased its position in Blue Owl Capital by 10.5% during the second quarter. KLP Kapitalforvaltning AS now owns 122,400 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,351,000 after purchasing an additional 11,600 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Maryland State Retirement & Pension System increased its position in Blue Owl Capital by 22.6% during the second quarter. Maryland State Retirement & Pension System now owns 29,649 shares of the company’s stock worth $570,000 after purchasing an additional 5,465 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 35.85% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

OWL has been the topic of several recent analyst reports. Evercore set a $14.00 target price on shares of Blue Owl Capital in a report on Friday. Oppenheimer decreased their price objective on Blue Owl Capital from $27.00 to $24.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Friday. Zacks Research lowered Blue Owl Capital from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 27th. Barclays reduced their target price on Blue Owl Capital from $18.00 to $15.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday. Finally, TD Cowen reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of Blue Owl Capital in a report on Wednesday, January 14th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eight have assigned a Buy rating, five have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $19.22.

Blue Owl Capital News Summary

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

• Positive Sentiment: Q4 earnings beat and fundraising/AUM strength: Blue Owl reported $0.24 EPS (above consensus), highlighted record fundraising and AUM topping $300B — a key driver for fee-related earnings. Blue Owl Capital Inc. Fourth Quarter 2025 Results
• Positive Sentiment: High dividend yield: Blue Owl declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.225/share (annualized yield ~7.8%) with an ex-dividend date of Feb 20 — a yield that can attract income-focused buyers.
• Positive Sentiment: Real-estate monetization and lending activity: A Blue Owl fund sold a Pennsylvania warehouse to ICE for $120M (liquidity/realization) and the firm provided a $335M loan against an Amazon-anchored Wynwood Plaza — signals of active capital deployment and deal flow. Blue Owl fund sells Pennsylvania warehouse to ICE for $120M Amazon-Leased Wynwood Plaza Lands $335M Refi From Blue Owl
• Neutral Sentiment: Operational targets and strategy: Management outlined a target FRE margin (~58.5% for 2026) and plans to expand digital infrastructure and alternative credit platforms — positive for longer-term profitability but not an immediate cash catalyst. Blue Owl’s Lipschultz Dismisses Concerns Over AI Disrupting Software Businesses
• Neutral Sentiment: Investor communications and coverage: Management did conference calls/slides and the transcript is available — useful for digging into fee drivers, fundraising cadence and assumptions but not a direct market mover by itself. Blue Owl Capital Inc. (OWL) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
• Negative Sentiment: Analyst trim to price target: Oppenheimer cut its price target from $27 to $24 (still an outperform rating), which reduces some analyst upside and can weigh on sentiment. Oppenheimer Lowers OWL Price Target
• Negative Sentiment: Large put buying: Unusual options activity — roughly 94,485 put contracts purchased (≈240% above average) — indicates sizable bearish positioning or hedging by some market participants.
• Negative Sentiment: Ongoing share-price re-rating and critical coverage: Recent pieces reassess the stock after a sizable (~49%) one-year slide, reflecting continued investor scrutiny on valuation and execution risk. Reassessing Blue Owl Capital After A 49% One-Year Share Price Slide

Insider Buying and Selling at Blue Owl Capital

In other Blue Owl Capital news, CEO Marc S. Lipschultz acquired 69,663 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, December 2nd. The stock was purchased at an average price of $15.06 per share, for a total transaction of $1,049,124.78. Following the completion of the acquisition, the chief executive officer owned 79,000 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,189,740. This trade represents a 746.10% increase in their position. The acquisition was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, insider Craig Packer bought 110,227 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, December 2nd. The shares were acquired at an average cost of $15.06 per share, for a total transaction of $1,660,018.62. Following the completion of the purchase, the insider owned 94,000 shares in the company, valued at $1,415,640. This trade represents a -679.28% increase in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this purchase provides additional information. In the last three months, insiders acquired 395,670 shares of company stock worth $5,952,393. 27.20% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Blue Owl Capital Stock Up 7.7%

OWL opened at $12.52 on Friday. Blue Owl Capital Inc. has a 52 week low of $10.88 and a 52 week high of $24.94. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $15.15 and a 200-day simple moving average of $16.60. The firm has a market cap of $19.53 billion, a P/E ratio of 125.21, a P/E/G ratio of 0.99 and a beta of 1.11.

Blue Owl Capital (NYSE:OWL) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, February 5th. The company reported $0.24 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.22 by $0.02. Blue Owl Capital had a return on equity of 20.70% and a net margin of 2.75%.The firm had revenue of $701.47 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $712.75 million. Sell-side analysts expect that Blue Owl Capital Inc. will post 0.92 earnings per share for the current year.

Blue Owl Capital Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 2nd. Stockholders of record on Friday, February 20th will be paid a $0.225 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, February 20th. This represents a $0.90 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 7.2%. Blue Owl Capital’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 1,500.00%.

Blue Owl Capital 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.