Keefe, Bruyette & Woods Issues Positive Forecast for BlackRock (NYSE:BLK) Stock Price

BlackRock (NYSE:BLK) had its price objective upped by analysts at Keefe, Bruyette & Woods from $1,310.00 to $1,340.00 in a report released on Tuesday,MarketScreener reports. The firm presently has an “outperform” rating on the asset manager’s stock. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods’ price objective points to a potential upside of 22.23% from the stock’s current price.

A number of other equities research analysts have also issued reports on the company. Wall Street Zen raised BlackRock from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, January 17th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price target on BlackRock from $1,244.00 to $1,267.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, January 9th. CICC Research boosted their price target on shares of BlackRock from $1,000.00 to $1,250.00 in a research report on Tuesday, February 3rd. UBS Group set a $1,280.00 target price on BlackRock in a research note on Friday, January 16th. Finally, Freedom Capital raised BlackRock from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Friday, January 23rd. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifteen have given a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $1,311.11.

BlackRock Price Performance

NYSE BLK traded up $23.61 during trading on Tuesday, hitting $1,096.28. 45,417 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 788,093. The company has a quick ratio of 3.33, a current ratio of 3.33 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.34. The company has a market capitalization of $170.09 billion, a P/E ratio of 31.02, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.34 and a beta of 1.47. BlackRock has a 12-month low of $773.74 and a 12-month high of $1,219.94. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $1,093.81 and a 200-day simple moving average of $1,105.31.

BlackRock (NYSE:BLK) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, January 15th. The asset manager reported $13.16 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $12.55 by $0.61. BlackRock had a net margin of 22.93% and a return on equity of 15.14%. The company had revenue of $6.33 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $6.80 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $11.93 earnings per share. BlackRock’s quarterly revenue was up 23.4% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, analysts predict that BlackRock will post 47.41 EPS for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling at BlackRock

In other news, Director J. Richard Kushel sold 20,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, January 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $1,125.00, for a total value of $22,500,000.00. Following the sale, the director owned 61,894 shares in the company, valued at approximately $69,630,750. The trade was a 24.42% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, CFO Martin Small sold 27,047 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, January 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of $1,171.14, for a total transaction of $31,675,823.58. Following the sale, the chief financial officer owned 10,557 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $12,363,724.98. This trade represents a 71.93% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last three months, insiders sold 109,967 shares of company stock worth $122,487,380. Insiders own 1.98% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. CNB Bank grew its position in shares of BlackRock by 9.6% during the 2nd quarter. CNB Bank now owns 103 shares of the asset manager’s stock worth $108,000 after buying an additional 9 shares during the period. Magellan Asset Management Ltd boosted its stake in BlackRock by 14.3% during the 2nd quarter. Magellan Asset Management Ltd now owns 72 shares of the asset manager’s stock worth $76,000 after acquiring an additional 9 shares during the last quarter. FAS Wealth Partners Inc. grew its holdings in BlackRock by 1.1% during the second quarter. FAS Wealth Partners Inc. now owns 817 shares of the asset manager’s stock valued at $857,000 after purchasing an additional 9 shares during the period. First Financial Bank Trust Division increased its stake in BlackRock by 0.5% in the third quarter. First Financial Bank Trust Division now owns 1,794 shares of the asset manager’s stock valued at $2,092,000 after purchasing an additional 9 shares in the last quarter. Finally, HM Payson & Co. increased its stake in BlackRock by 0.6% in the third quarter. HM Payson & Co. now owns 1,444 shares of the asset manager’s stock valued at $1,683,000 after purchasing an additional 9 shares in the last quarter. 80.69% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Trending Headlines about BlackRock

Here are the key news stories impacting BlackRock this week:

• Positive Sentiment: BlackRock disclosed a massive new position in AI infrastructure player Nebius, signalling active capital deployment into high-growth AI exposure that could lift long-term AUM and fee prospects. Whale Watching: BlackRock’s Massive Bet on Nebius Group
• Positive Sentiment: Wall Street consensus on BLK remains constructive — analysts’ ratings cluster around a “Moderate Buy,” which supports investor sentiment and price targets. BlackRock (NYSE:BLK) Receives Consensus Rating of “Moderate Buy” from Analysts
• Positive Sentiment: BlackRock Canada announced February cash distributions for many iShares ETFs — a reminder of steady product-level cash returns and the scale of iShares’ AUM, which underpins fee revenue. BlackRock® Canada Announces February Cash Distributions for the iShares® ETFs
• Neutral Sentiment: Viral social posts flagged a large Jane Street 13F entry in BlackRock’s IBIT ETF and floated a “10AM” sell-manipulation theory; market-structure experts counter that the filing likely reflects delta-hedged market-making activity, not directional conviction. Is Jane Street Manipulating Bitcoin? The Viral Theory Explained
• Neutral Sentiment: BlackRock continues crypto and real-world-asset expansion: reports note a stake in Bitmine and growing tokenized RWA activity, underscoring strategic diversification but with execution risk. BlackRock Acquires Bitmine Stake: A Stronger Institutional Crypto Push
• Neutral Sentiment: Harvard’s endowment trimmed its Bitcoin ETF exposure and added BlackRock’s Ether exposure — a portfolio rebalance that signals institutional rotation within crypto products rather than an indictment of BlackRock’s ETF franchise. Harvard endowment reduces stake in Bitcoin ETF, adds Ether exposure
• Negative Sentiment: Spot Bitcoin ETFs, including IBIT, logged modest outflows (~$105M on one session) and trading volumes have cooled sharply from recent peaks — weaker flows pressure AUM and fee growth tied to crypto ETFs. Bitcoin ETFs log $105M outflows as mystery IBIT buyer surfaces
• Negative Sentiment: Rosen Law and other firms announced investigations/lead-plaintiff reminders related to fiduciary concerns and class actions (some filings target BlackRock TCP Capital Corp. specifically) — these legal inquiries add headline risk and potential expenses, though impact on BLK’s core business is unclear. BlackRock Investor News: Rosen Law Firm Announces Investigation
• Negative Sentiment: BlackRock’s iShares Staked Ethereum ETF will retain ~18% of staking rewards per filings — a potential deterrent for yield-sensitive ETF buyers, though the fee is a revenue driver for BlackRock. BlackRock’s Ethereum ETF Will Take 18% Of Staking Rewards—Here’s The Breakdown

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.