Blue Owl Capital (NYSE:OBDC) Raised to Strong-Buy at B. Riley

Blue Owl Capital (NYSE:OBDC) was upgraded by analysts at B. Riley to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report issued to clients and investors on Monday,Zacks.com reports. B. Riley also issued estimates for Blue Owl Capital’s Q2 2025 earnings at $0.40 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $0.39 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.38 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $1.57 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.37 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.37 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.38 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.37 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $1.50 EPS.

Other research analysts also recently issued research reports about the stock. JMP Securities reaffirmed an “outperform” rating on shares of Blue Owl Capital in a report on Tuesday, February 4th. Royal Bank of Canada lowered their price target on shares of Blue Owl Capital from $17.00 to $16.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Monday, May 5th. Jefferies Financial Group started coverage on shares of Blue Owl Capital in a report on Friday, April 11th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $16.00 price target for the company. Wells Fargo & Company lowered their price target on shares of Blue Owl Capital from $15.00 to $14.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a report on Monday, April 28th. Finally, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods lowered their price target on shares of Blue Owl Capital from $15.10 to $14.50 and set a “market perform” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, April 8th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, four have issued a buy rating and three have assigned a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $15.64.

Blue Owl Capital Stock Up 0.6%

OBDC opened at $14.67 on Monday. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $14.16 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $14.78. Blue Owl Capital has a 52 week low of $12.11 and a 52 week high of $16.91. The company has a market capitalization of $7.50 billion, a PE ratio of 9.59 and a beta of 0.71. The company has a quick ratio of 1.28, a current ratio of 1.19 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.25.

Blue Owl Capital (NYSE:OBDC) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, May 7th. The company reported $0.39 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.43 by ($0.04). Blue Owl Capital had a net margin of 37.26% and a return on equity of 12.38%. The company had revenue of $464.65 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $457.88 million. Analysts forecast that Blue Owl Capital will post 1.71 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, Director Chris Temple acquired 15,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, March 6th. The stock was acquired at an average price of $14.80 per share, with a total value of $222,000.00. Following the completion of the purchase, the director now directly owns 51,000 shares in the company, valued at approximately $754,800. This trade represents a 41.67% increase in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. 0.11% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Institutional Trading of Blue Owl Capital

Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in OBDC. SVB Wealth LLC bought a new stake in Blue Owl Capital in the first quarter worth about $28,000. Fifth Third Bancorp raised its stake in shares of Blue Owl Capital by 192.2% during the fourth quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp now owns 2,922 shares of the company’s stock valued at $44,000 after acquiring an additional 1,922 shares in the last quarter. Anchor Investment Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Blue Owl Capital by 100.0% in the fourth quarter. Anchor Investment Management LLC now owns 3,000 shares of the company’s stock valued at $45,000 after purchasing an additional 1,500 shares during the period. Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. bought a new position in Blue Owl Capital in the fourth quarter worth approximately $48,000. Finally, Lazard Asset Management LLC purchased a new position in Blue Owl Capital during the 4th quarter worth $49,000. Institutional investors own 42.83% of the company’s stock.

About Blue Owl Capital

Blue Owl Capital Corporation is a business development company. It specializes in direct and fund of fund investments. The fund makes investments in senior secured, direct lending or unsecured loans, subordinated loans or mezzanine loans and also considers equity-related securities including warrants and preferred stocks also pursues preferred equity investments, first lien, unitranche, and second lien term loans and common equity investments.