Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. Takes Position in BlackRock $BLK

Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. purchased a new position in BlackRock (NYSE:BLK) during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor purchased 15,735 shares of the asset manager’s stock, valued at approximately $15,130,000.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in BLK. RMG Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in shares of BlackRock in the 1st quarter worth about $25,000. Evolution Wealth Management Inc. bought a new stake in shares of BlackRock in the 4th quarter worth approximately $26,000. Birchbrook Inc. bought a new stake in shares of BlackRock in the 4th quarter worth approximately $31,000. LFA Lugano Financial Advisors SA purchased a new stake in shares of BlackRock in the 4th quarter worth approximately $32,000. Finally, Basepoint Wealth LLC bought a new position in BlackRock during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $32,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 80.69% of the company’s stock.

BlackRock News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting BlackRock this week:

• Positive Sentiment: AI infrastructure financing could create a major growth opportunity. BlackRock is among the financial firms working with Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) and other partners to mobilize more than $500 billion for data centers, GPUs and related infrastructure. The initiative could generate fees from asset management, private credit and structured-finance products while broadening BlackRock’s role beyond traditional investing. NVIDIA’s $500 Billion GPU Financing Deal Fuels Path Toward $270
• Positive Sentiment: Scale and asset growth remain key strengths. Reports highlight approximately $15.3 trillion in assets under management, a 22% year-over-year AUM increase and improving profit margins. Continued growth in higher-margin ETFs and other products could support earnings and long-term shareholder returns. Larry Fink’s BlackRock Just Crossed $15.3 Trillion in Assets
• Neutral Sentiment: BlackRock-affiliated investors reportedly sold more than $16 million of Bitcoin and Ethereum, while Dartmouth’s holdings in BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin ETF and other crypto ETFs declined in value. The developments reflect weaker crypto prices and could signal modest pressure on digital-asset flows, but they do not represent a direct sale of BlackRock’s corporate holdings. BlackRock ends the week dumping millions worth of these 2 cryptocurrencies
• Negative Sentiment: Competition is intensifying in ETFs. Corgi Invest plans to challenge BlackRock with a broad, low-fee lineup, while Goldman Sachs’ planned acquisition of NEOS would strengthen a rival Bitcoin income ETF platform.
• Negative Sentiment: Rosen Law Firm is investigating possible securities claims involving BlackRock mutual funds. The announcement is only an investigation—not a filed finding of wrongdoing—but it adds reputational and legal uncertainty. Rosen investor rights investigation

BlackRock Stock Performance

BLK stock opened at $1,172.20 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $181.54 billion, a P/E ratio of 28.02, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.33 and a beta of 1.42. BlackRock has a 1 year low of $917.39 and a 1 year high of $1,219.94. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.33, a current ratio of 3.59 and a quick ratio of 3.59. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $1,053.84 and its 200-day moving average price is $1,043.07.

BlackRock (NYSE:BLK) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 15th. The asset manager reported $13.91 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $12.69 by $1.22. BlackRock had a return on equity of 14.90% and a net margin of 24.09%.The company had revenue of $7.08 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $6.73 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $12.05 earnings per share. BlackRock’s revenue was up 30.6% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, equities analysts forecast that BlackRock will post 55.63 earnings per share for the current year.

BlackRock Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, September 22nd. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, September 8th will be paid a dividend of $5.73 per share. This represents a $22.92 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.0%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, September 8th. BlackRock’s payout ratio is currently 54.78%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

BLK has been the subject of a number of recent research reports. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods cut BlackRock from a “moderate buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, August 7th. Bank of America increased their target price on BlackRock from $1,298.00 to $1,320.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 16th. BNP Paribas Exane raised their price target on BlackRock from $1,300.00 to $1,350.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Tuesday, June 23rd. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $1,258.00 price target on shares of BlackRock in a research note on Thursday, July 16th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised shares of BlackRock from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and increased their price objective for the company from $1,165.00 to $1,364.00 in a research report on Thursday, July 16th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fourteen have issued a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, BlackRock currently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $1,311.06.

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.