J. Safra Sarasin Holding AG Has $37.52 Million Stake in BlackRock $BLK

J. Safra Sarasin Holding AG lifted its position in BlackRock (NYSE:BLK) by 7.4% in the 3rd quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor owned 32,175 shares of the asset manager’s stock after buying an additional 2,207 shares during the quarter. J. Safra Sarasin Holding AG’s holdings in BlackRock were worth $37,515,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in BLK. Marino Stram & Associates LLC grew its position in BlackRock by 3.7% in the third quarter. Marino Stram & Associates LLC now owns 3,702 shares of the asset manager’s stock worth $4,316,000 after acquiring an additional 131 shares in the last quarter. Paragon Private Wealth Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of BlackRock by 21.9% in the 3rd quarter. Paragon Private Wealth Management LLC now owns 1,934 shares of the asset manager’s stock valued at $2,255,000 after purchasing an additional 348 shares during the last quarter. Saxon Interests Inc. bought a new stake in BlackRock in the third quarter worth $273,000. Belpointe Asset Management LLC increased its position in BlackRock by 2.5% during the third quarter. Belpointe Asset Management LLC now owns 2,207 shares of the asset manager’s stock worth $2,573,000 after buying an additional 53 shares during the last quarter. Finally, First Command Advisory Services Inc. raised its holdings in BlackRock by 75.0% during the third quarter. First Command Advisory Services Inc. now owns 63 shares of the asset manager’s stock valued at $73,000 after buying an additional 27 shares in the last quarter. 80.69% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

BlackRock Price Performance

NYSE:BLK opened at $1,122.48 on Tuesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.34, a current ratio of 3.33 and a quick ratio of 3.33. BlackRock has a one year low of $773.74 and a one year high of $1,219.94. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $1,079.53 and a 200 day moving average price of $1,107.37. The stock has a market cap of $174.15 billion, a P/E ratio of 31.69, a PEG ratio of 1.42 and a beta of 1.47.

BlackRock (NYSE:BLK) last released its earnings results on Thursday, January 15th. The asset manager reported $13.16 earnings per share for the quarter, beating 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 business had revenue of $6.33 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $6.80 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $11.93 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue was up 23.4% on a year-over-year basis. Analysts anticipate that BlackRock will post 47.41 earnings per share for the current year.

BlackRock Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, March 24th. Stockholders of record on Friday, March 6th will be issued a dividend of $5.73 per share. This represents a $22.92 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, March 6th. This is a boost from BlackRock’s previous quarterly dividend of $5.21. BlackRock’s payout ratio is 58.84%.

Key Headlines Impacting BlackRock

Here are the key news stories impacting BlackRock this week:

• Positive Sentiment: BofA raised its price target and EPS outlook for BlackRock, citing a stronger fee outlook that supports longer‑term earnings growth — a bullish signal for future revenues and valuation. BofA Sees Stronger Fee Outlook Supporting BlackRock
• Positive Sentiment: BlackRock’s January dividend increase (10% to $5.73/share) supports income investors and signals management confidence in cash flow durability and capital returns. Dividend Raises Are Spreading—These 3 Big Players Led the Move
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts have recently reset price targets on BLK, with some upward revisions reflecting better-than-expected margins/earnings prospects after the latest quarter — this creates upside in consensus estimates even as views diverge. Why Analysts See BlackRock (BLK) Differently After The Latest Price Target Reset
• Positive Sentiment: BlackRock filed for a new bitcoin ETF with a covered‑call strategy — product innovation that could capture fees from crypto‑interested investors and broaden AUM channels if approved. BlackRock files for new bitcoin ETF with covered-call strategy
• Neutral Sentiment: BlackRock Canada announced routine cash distributions for an iShares money‑market ETF — expected product cash flows with limited directional impact on BLK share price. BlackRock® Canada Announces Final January Cash Distributions for the iShares® Premium Money Market ETF
• Neutral Sentiment: BlackRock increased passive stakes in names like Archer/FFAI (institutional allocations). These moves show active deployment of capital but are portfolio‑level decisions that don’t directly alter BLK’s fee structure today. Did BlackRock Build A New Floor for Archer’s Stock Price?
• Negative Sentiment: Stress in a private‑credit fund tied to BlackRock — a near‑20% NAV markdown — is raising investor concerns about mark‑to‑market losses and the valuation of illiquid holdings, which could pressure performance fees and sentiment. Why a private-credit fund tied to BlackRock is getting hammered
• Negative Sentiment: Reports of institutional crypto sell‑offs and related headlines about BlackRock reallocating crypto exposure are creating short‑term pressure on crypto‑linked flows and sentiment, which can affect fee growth in that product segment. BlackRock’s Billion-Dollar Exit: Crypto Giants Bitcoin and Ethereum Hit Hard by Institutional Sell-Off

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research analysts recently weighed in on BLK shares. The Goldman Sachs Group reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $1,313.00 price objective on shares of BlackRock in a research note on Tuesday, December 9th. Wall Street Zen raised shares of BlackRock from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, January 17th. Bank of America boosted their price objective on shares of BlackRock from $1,456.00 to $1,464.00 in a research note on Wednesday, December 10th. Jefferies Financial Group reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $1,351.00 target price on shares of BlackRock in a research note on Friday, January 16th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets cut their target price on shares of BlackRock from $1,300.00 to $1,250.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, January 13th. Fifteen analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, BlackRock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $1,314.71.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, CFO Martin Small sold 27,047 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, January 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $1,171.14, for a total value of $31,675,823.58. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 10,557 shares in the company, valued at approximately $12,363,724.98. This represents a 71.93% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, Director J. Richard Kushel sold 20,000 shares of BlackRock stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, January 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $1,125.00, for a total transaction of $22,500,000.00. Following the sale, the director owned 61,894 shares in the company, valued at approximately $69,630,750. This trade represents a 24.42% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders sold 48,305 shares of company stock valued at $55,488,396 over the last 90 days. 1.98% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

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.