Weekly Investment Analysts’ Ratings Updates for Blackstone (BX)

Blackstone (NYSE: BX) has recently received a number of price target changes and ratings updates:

• 10/23/2026 – Blackstone had its price target raised by UBS Group from $116.00 to $118.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 10/23/2026 – Blackstone had its price target raised by Oppenheimer from $164.00 to $168.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 10/23/2026 – Blackstone was given a new $126.00 price target by Piper Sandler.
• 10/23/2026 – Blackstone was given a new $165.00 price target by Credit Suisse Group.
• 10/23/2026 – Blackstone had its “market outperform” rating reaffirmed by Citigroup.
• 10/23/2026 – Blackstone had its price target lowered by JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $136.00 to $135.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 10/22/2026 – Blackstone had its “hold (c)” rating reaffirmed by Weiss Ratings.
• 10/22/2026 – Blackstone had its “neutral” rating reaffirmed by The Goldman Sachs Group. They now have a $128.00 price target on the stock.
• 10/21/2026 – Blackstone had its “outperform” rating reaffirmed by BMO Capital Markets. They now have a $130.00 price target on the stock.
• 10/19/2026 – Blackstone had its price target lowered by Piper Sandler from $130.00 to $125.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 10/16/2026 – Blackstone had its “overweight” rating reaffirmed by Morgan Stanley. They now have a $165.00 price target on the stock.
• 10/13/2026 – Blackstone had its price target lowered by UBS Group from $122.00 to $116.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 10/12/2026 – Blackstone was upgraded by Citigroup from “market outperform” to “buy”.
• 10/12/2026 – Blackstone had its price target lowered by TD Cowen from $154.00 to $144.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 10/8/2026 – Blackstone had its price target lowered by Barclays from $128.00 to $124.00. They now have an “equal weight” rating on the stock.
• 10/2/2026 – Blackstone is now covered by Wells Fargo & Company. They set an “equal weight” rating and a $122.00 price target on the stock.
• 9/23/2026 – Blackstone had its “neutral” rating reaffirmed by UBS Group. They now have a $122.00 price target on the stock.

Blackstone Price Performance

Shares of NYSE BX traded up $7.21 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, reaching $125.40. The company had a trading volume of 4,426,978 shares, compared to its average volume of 6,059,950. Blackstone Inc. has a 1-year low of $101.73 and a 1-year high of $165.14. The stock has a market cap of $94.13 billion, a PE ratio of 27.87, a P/E/G ratio of 1.53 and a beta of 1.52. The company has a current ratio of 0.71, a quick ratio of 0.72 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.68. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $121.67 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $124.08.

Blackstone (NYSE:BX) last released its earnings results on Thursday, October 22nd. The asset manager reported $1.32 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.26 by $0.06. The company had revenue of $3.06 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.27 billion. Blackstone had a return on equity of 23.16% and a net margin of 22.11%. The company’s revenue for the quarter was down .8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $0.80 earnings per share. On average, equities analysts anticipate that Blackstone Inc. will post 5.89 earnings per share for the current year.

Blackstone Cuts Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, November 9th. Shareholders of record on Monday, November 2nd will be given a $1.12 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Monday, November 2nd. This represents a $4.48 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.6%. This is a decrease from Blackstone’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.29. Blackstone’s dividend payout ratio is 99.56%.

Insider Activity at Blackstone

In other news, Director Joseph Baratta sold 100,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Friday, September 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $123.80, for a total value of $12,380,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 771,599 shares in the company, valued at approximately $95,523,956.20. This trade represents a 11.47% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, major shareholder Bx Buzz Ml-1 Gp Llc sold 3,767,776 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, September 28th. The shares were sold at an average price of $2.94, for a total value of $11,077,261.44. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 16,120 shares in the company, valued at $47,392.80. The trade was a 99.57% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last three months, insiders have acquired 464,792 shares of company stock worth $12,205,945 and have sold 4,047,276 shares worth $33,507,144. 1.00% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Blackstone Inc (NYSE:BX) is a global alternative asset management firm that provides investment and advisory services to institutional investors, companies, and qualified individual investors. The company manages capital across private equity, real estate, credit and insurance, infrastructure, hedge fund solutions, secondaries, and growth-oriented investments.

Blackstone invests in and manages portfolios of businesses, properties, infrastructure assets, and credit instruments across a range of industries.