Blue Owl Capital (NYSE:OWL) Stock Rated Equal Weight in New Coverage at Wells Fargo & Company

Equities researchers at Wells Fargo & Company started coverage on shares of Blue Owl Capital (NYSE:OWL) in a report released on Friday, Marketbeat.com reports. The brokerage set an “equal weight” rating and a $10.00 price target on the stock. Wells Fargo & Company‘s price objective would suggest a potential upside of 9.78% from the company’s previous close.

Other analysts have also recently issued reports about the stock. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c-)” rating on shares of Blue Owl Capital in a research note on Monday, September 14th. The Goldman Sachs Group lifted their price objective on shares of Blue Owl Capital from $9.50 to $10.50 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Monday, August 3rd. UBS Group reissued a “neutral” rating and set a $9.50 target price on shares of Blue Owl Capital in a report on Thursday, June 11th. Capital One Financial set a $12.00 target price on Blue Owl Capital in a research report on Monday, August 3rd. Finally, Citigroup reaffirmed a “market outperform” rating on shares of Blue Owl Capital in a report on Thursday, September 24th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have issued a Buy rating and nine have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $13.56.

Blue Owl Capital Stock Performance

Shares of OWL opened at $9.11 on Friday. Blue Owl Capital has a fifty-two week low of $7.95 and a fifty-two week high of $17.33. The business has a 50-day moving average of $10.88 and a 200 day moving average of $9.91. The firm has a market cap of $14.20 billion, a P/E ratio of 75.91, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.99 and a beta of 1.35.

Blue Owl Capital (NYSE:OWL) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 30th. The company reported $0.22 EPS for the quarter, meeting the consensus estimate of $0.22. The business had revenue of $693.56 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $693.15 million. Blue Owl Capital had a net margin of 2.71% and a return on equity of 23.14%. As a group, research analysts predict that Blue Owl Capital will post 0.88 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Trading of Blue Owl Capital

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Arizona State Retirement System grew its position in shares of Blue Owl Capital by 0.6% during the 2nd quarter. Arizona State Retirement System now owns 174,467 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,527,000 after purchasing an additional 992 shares in the last quarter. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust increased its holdings in shares of Blue Owl Capital by 14.9% in the second quarter. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust now owns 10,424 shares of the company’s stock worth $91,000 after purchasing an additional 1,353 shares during the period. Avior Wealth Management LLC raised its position in shares of Blue Owl Capital by 6.3% in the second quarter. Avior Wealth Management LLC now owns 34,142 shares of the company’s stock worth $299,000 after buying an additional 2,023 shares in the last quarter. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB boosted its stake in Blue Owl Capital by 118.8% during the second quarter. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB now owns 4,577 shares of the company’s stock valued at $40,000 after buying an additional 2,485 shares during the period. Finally, Burk Holdings LLC bought a new stake in Blue Owl Capital during the second quarter valued at $27,000. 35.85% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

More Blue Owl Capital News

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

• Positive Sentiment: Withdrawal requests at Blue Owl’s flagship private-credit fund reportedly slowed for the second consecutive quarter, suggesting that the recent turmoil in private credit may be easing. Blue Owl flagship fund withdrawal requests slow as private credit turmoil eases
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts maintain an overall “Moderate Buy” rating on OWL, with seven buy ratings, one strong-buy rating and eight hold ratings among 16 covering brokerages. The rating provides some support, although the large number of holds signals limited conviction. Blue Owl Capital receives Moderate Buy rating
• Neutral Sentiment: Blue Owl said it will report third-quarter 2026 results before the market opens on October 29, followed by a conference call. Investors will likely look for updates on fundraising, fund redemptions, fee revenue and credit performance. Blue Owl Capital to announce third-quarter results
• Neutral Sentiment: Blue Owl’s affiliated investment companies, Blue Owl Capital Corporation (OBDC) and Blue Owl Technology Finance Corp. (OTF), scheduled their third-quarter earnings releases for November 4. These events could provide additional insight into the health of the company’s lending portfolio. OBDC earnings announcement OTF earnings announcement
• Negative Sentiment: Blue Owl is maintaining a 5% tender cap on two business-development/private-credit funds because withdrawal requests remain elevated and well above the limit. Investors who cannot fully redeem may view the restrictions as a sign of liquidity stress, potentially weighing on OWL’s valuation and future management fees. Two Blue Owl private-credit funds see redemption requests above 5%

Blue Owl Capital Company Profile

Blue Owl Capital Inc (NYSE: OWL) is a global alternative asset manager that provides private-market investment solutions to institutional investors, financial professionals and private wealth clients. The company manages capital across credit, real assets and other alternative investment strategies.

Its credit business focuses on areas such as direct lending, technology lending and opportunistic credit, providing financing to middle-market companies and other borrowers. Blue Owl’s GP Strategic Capital business supplies long-term capital solutions to private-market investment managers, while its real estate platform invests in strategies including net lease and real estate credit.

Blue Owl was formed in 2020 through the combination of Owl Rock Capital Partners and Dyal Capital Partners and became a publicly traded company in 2021.