Blue Owl Capital Inc. (NYSE:OWL) Given Average Recommendation of “Moderate Buy” by Brokerages

Blue Owl Capital Inc. (NYSE:OWL) has earned an average recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the sixteen analysts that are covering the stock, MarketBeat.com reports. Eight equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation, seven have issued a buy recommendation and one has assigned a strong buy recommendation to the company. The average 12-month target price among analysts that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $13.5687.

Several brokerages recently issued reports on OWL. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c-)” rating on shares of Blue Owl Capital in a report on Thursday, June 18th. Credit Suisse Group set a $9.10 target price on shares of Blue Owl Capital in a research note on Thursday, July 2nd. Barclays lifted their price target on shares of Blue Owl Capital from $9.00 to $10.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Friday, July 31st. Citigroup reaffirmed a “market outperform” rating on shares of Blue Owl Capital in a research report on Thursday, July 9th. Finally, Oppenheimer boosted their target price on Blue Owl Capital from $15.00 to $17.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, August 27th.

Blue Owl Capital Stock Performance

OWL stock opened at $11.77 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $18.35 billion, a PE ratio of 98.09, a PEG ratio of 1.29 and a beta of 1.22. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $10.60 and its 200-day moving average price is $9.99. Blue Owl Capital has a one year low of $7.95 and a one year high of $19.29.

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

Blue Owl Capital Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, August 27th. Investors of record on Thursday, August 13th were issued a $0.23 dividend. This represents a $0.92 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 7.8%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, August 13th. Blue Owl Capital’s payout ratio is currently 766.67%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Blue Owl Capital

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Royal Bank of Canada grew its position in Blue Owl Capital by 50.0% in the 1st quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 397,990 shares of the company’s stock valued at $7,976,000 after acquiring an additional 132,637 shares in the last quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. lifted its position in shares of Blue Owl Capital by 4.0% during the second quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. now owns 44,215 shares of the company’s stock worth $849,000 after purchasing an additional 1,703 shares in the last quarter. Jump Financial LLC purchased a new position in shares of Blue Owl Capital in the second quarter valued at approximately $238,000. California Public Employees Retirement System boosted its stake in shares of Blue Owl Capital by 28.2% in the second quarter. California Public Employees Retirement System now owns 787,255 shares of the company’s stock valued at $15,123,000 after purchasing an additional 172,982 shares during the period. Finally, State Street Corp grew its holdings in shares of Blue Owl Capital by 10.6% in the second quarter. State Street Corp now owns 9,880,565 shares of the company’s stock valued at $189,806,000 after purchasing an additional 950,700 shares in the last quarter. 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: Blue Owl is reportedly considering placing approximately $6.5 billion of data-center assets into a publicly traded REIT. The transaction could unlock asset value, generate management and transaction fees, and provide a new vehicle for expanding the firm’s data-center platform. The proposal remains under consideration and is not guaranteed to proceed. Blue Owl Wants to Put $6.5 Billion of Its Data Centers Into a Public REIT
• Positive Sentiment: Blue Owl Technology Finance Corp. (NYSE: OTF), an affiliated platform, closed a $150 million private placement of 7.60% senior unsecured notes due 2032. The financing brings OTF’s debt raised since June to $800 million, strengthening liquidity and financial flexibility, although it also adds interest expense and does not represent a direct capital raise for OWL. Blue Owl Technology Finance Corp. Closes $150 Million Private Placement
• Positive Sentiment: Technical commentary points to a recent recovery in Blue Owl shares, with a bullish “golden cross” and flag pattern potentially attracting momentum traders. This could support further gains, but technical signals do not address the company’s underlying credit risks. Blue Owl stock may short squeeze as golden cross emerges amid turnaround
• Neutral Sentiment: The potential data-center REIT and public-company structure have been reported by multiple outlets, but details such as timing, valuation, ownership, and regulatory approvals remain unknown. Blue Owl Is Said to Plan Public Company for Data Center Roll-Up
• Negative Sentiment: Blue Owl reportedly reduced the value of a private loan to nearly zero amid the borrower’s bankruptcy risk. The markdown highlights potential losses and raises questions about underwriting standards, portfolio valuations, and the broader risks in private credit—concerns that could pressure investor confidence in OWL. Blue Owl Slashes Private Loan to Near-Zero Amid Bankruptcy Risk

About Blue Owl Capital

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.