Vanguard Group Inc. Acquires 691,980 Shares of Blue Owl Capital Inc. $OWL

Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Blue Owl Capital Inc. (NYSE:OWL) by 1.0% in the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 68,608,868 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 691,980 shares during the period. Vanguard Group Inc.’s holdings in Blue Owl Capital were worth $1,025,016,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other large investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in OWL. Boston Partners boosted its stake in Blue Owl Capital by 121.9% during the third quarter. Boston Partners now owns 12,153,776 shares of the company’s stock valued at $205,493,000 after buying an additional 6,677,610 shares during the period. Danica Pension Livsforsikringsaktieselskab bought a new stake in Blue Owl Capital during the third quarter worth about $65,174,000. Capital International Investors lifted its stake in Blue Owl Capital by 3.5% during the third quarter. Capital International Investors now owns 62,726,334 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,061,999,000 after purchasing an additional 2,141,873 shares during the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE lifted its stake in Blue Owl Capital by 8.4% during the third quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 22,563,953 shares of the company’s stock worth $382,008,000 after purchasing an additional 1,751,024 shares during the last quarter. Finally, CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC lifted its stake in Blue Owl Capital by 21.7% during the third quarter. CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC now owns 9,804,222 shares of the company’s stock worth $165,985,000 after purchasing an additional 1,751,018 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 35.85% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities research analysts have issued reports on OWL shares. Raymond James Financial reaffirmed a “strong-buy” rating on shares of Blue Owl Capital in a research note on Thursday, February 19th. Barclays lifted their price target on Blue Owl Capital from $9.00 to $10.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Friday. Piper Sandler dropped their price target on Blue Owl Capital from $15.00 to $12.50 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, April 7th. Citizens Jmp dropped their price target on Blue Owl Capital from $23.00 to $21.00 and set a “market outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, April 22nd. Finally, TD Cowen dropped their price target on Blue Owl Capital from $16.00 to $14.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, March 23rd. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eight have issued a Buy rating, seven have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $15.03.

Blue Owl Capital Trading Up 2.3%

NYSE OWL opened at $9.97 on Friday. Blue Owl Capital Inc. has a 1-year low of $7.95 and a 1-year high of $21.08. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $9.40 and a 200-day moving average of $13.06. The firm has a market cap of $15.50 billion, a PE ratio of 99.74, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.06 and a beta of 1.19.

Blue Owl Capital (NYSE:OWL) last released its earnings results on Thursday, April 30th. The company reported $0.19 earnings per share for the quarter, meeting analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.19. Blue Owl Capital had a return on equity of 21.61% and a net margin of 2.96%.The company had revenue of $699.88 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $687.23 million. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that Blue Owl Capital Inc. will post 0.9 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Blue Owl Capital Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, May 27th. Investors of record on Wednesday, May 13th will be issued a dividend of $0.23 per share. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, May 13th. This represents a $0.92 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 9.2%. This is a boost from Blue Owl Capital’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.23. Blue Owl Capital’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 900.00%.

Blue Owl Capital News Roundup

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

• Positive Sentiment: Management disclosed it sold roughly half of its SpaceX stake at a ~$1.25 trillion valuation and said the investment returned ~10x, which materially improves realized gains and near-term distributable earnings. Blue Owl sold about half its SpaceX holding
• Positive Sentiment: Q1 results beat on revenue and fee-related metrics (distributable earnings up, AUM ~ $315B; fee-paying AUM and new commitments remained strong), reassuring investors worried about private-credit weakness. Blue Owl’s profit beats on higher fee-related earnings
• Positive Sentiment: Board/management raised the quarterly dividend and announced share repurchases, signalling confidence in cash generation and supporting yield-sensitive buyers. (Dividend announced April 28; quarterly payout increased marginally.)
• Positive Sentiment: Blue Owl raised $3 billion through its private-wealth distribution channel despite industry private-credit turbulence — diversification of distribution helps future fee growth and liquidity. Blue Owl Raises $3B in Wealth Channel
• Neutral Sentiment: Investor flows show a mixed picture: management reported $11B of new commitments but retail/wealth inflows are softer — supports longer-term fee runway but implies near-term growth variability. Seeking Alpha analysis
• Neutral Sentiment: Unusually heavy call-option volume was noted around the earnings move, suggesting short-term bullish positioning that can amplify intraday moves but also adds volatility risk.
• Negative Sentiment: Brown University reportedly cut its stake in a Blue Owl private-credit fund, a sign that some institutional investors are trimming exposure amid private-credit scrutiny. Brown University slashed stake in Blue Owl Private Credit Fund
• Negative Sentiment: A shareholder lawsuit alleges $414M in excessive fees charged by Blue Owl’s adviser, introducing regulatory/legal risk that could pressure sentiment and create headline volatility. Stockholder sues Blue Owl adviser
• Negative Sentiment: Some sell-side skepticism remains: JPMorgan recently lowered its price target, and media coverage has flagged elevated scrutiny and “doomsday” narratives around private credit — factors that can cap upward momentum. Price target lowered to $10.50 at JPMorgan

Blue Owl Capital Company 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.