Blue Owl Capital Inc. (NYSE:OWL) Receives Average Rating of “Moderate Buy” from Analysts

Blue Owl Capital Inc. (NYSE:OWL) has been given a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” by the sixteen brokerages that are currently covering the firm, Marketbeat Ratings reports. Eight investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, seven have given a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. The average 1 year price objective among analysts that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $13.5687.

Several brokerages recently weighed in on OWL. UBS Group reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and issued a $9.50 target price on shares of Blue Owl Capital in a report on Thursday, June 11th. Citigroup reissued a “market outperform” rating on shares of Blue Owl Capital in a research report on Thursday, July 9th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods upgraded shares of Blue Owl Capital to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, July 20th. Barclays lifted their price objective on shares of Blue Owl Capital from $9.00 to $10.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Friday, July 31st. Finally, TD Cowen reissued a “buy” rating on shares of Blue Owl Capital in a report on Thursday, August 6th.

Blue Owl Capital Price Performance

OWL opened at $11.77 on Friday. Blue Owl Capital has a 12 month low of $7.95 and a 12 month high of $19.29. The stock has a market capitalization of $18.35 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 98.09, a PEG ratio of 1.29 and a beta of 1.22. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $10.60 and a 200 day moving average price of $9.99.

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

Blue Owl Capital Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, August 27th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, August 13th were given a dividend of $0.23 per share. This represents a $0.92 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 7.8%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, August 13th. Blue Owl Capital’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 766.67%.

Institutional Trading of Blue Owl Capital

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust boosted its holdings in shares of Blue Owl Capital by 14.9% in the 2nd quarter. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust now owns 10,424 shares of the company’s stock valued at $91,000 after buying an additional 1,353 shares in the last quarter. Corient Private Wealth LP raised its stake in Blue Owl Capital by 59.0% during the 2nd quarter. Corient Private Wealth LP now owns 211,631 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,852,000 after acquiring an additional 78,512 shares in the last quarter. California State Teachers Retirement System raised its stake in Blue Owl Capital by 775.6% during the 2nd quarter. California State Teachers Retirement System now owns 6,474,983 shares of the company’s stock worth $56,656,000 after acquiring an additional 5,735,468 shares in the last quarter. HB Wealth Management LLC lifted its position in Blue Owl Capital by 66.9% in the second quarter. HB Wealth Management LLC now owns 59,148 shares of the company’s stock valued at $518,000 after acquiring an additional 23,716 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Compass Financial Management LLC purchased a new stake in Blue Owl Capital in the second quarter valued at $157,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 35.85% of the company’s stock.

Blue Owl Capital News Roundup

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.