UBS Group Forecasts Strong Price Appreciation for Blue Owl Capital (NYSE:OWL) Stock

Blue Owl Capital (NYSE:OWL) had its price target lifted by equities researchers at UBS Group from $9.00 to $9.50 in a note issued to investors on Friday,Benzinga reports. The brokerage currently has a “neutral” rating on the stock. UBS Group’s price objective suggests a potential downside of 4.74% from the company’s current price.

Other analysts have also recently issued research reports about the stock. Piper Sandler dropped their price objective on shares of Blue Owl Capital from $15.00 to $12.50 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, April 7th. Evercore set a $14.00 price target on Blue Owl Capital in a report on Friday, February 6th. Zacks Research cut Blue Owl Capital from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a report on Tuesday, January 27th. The Goldman Sachs Group cut their price target on Blue Owl Capital from $14.00 to $9.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, April 7th. Finally, Barclays lifted their price target on Blue Owl Capital from $9.00 to $10.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Friday. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eight have assigned a Buy rating, seven have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $15.03.

Blue Owl Capital Trading Up 2.3%

OWL traded up $0.22 during trading on Friday, reaching $9.97. 53,125,180 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 29,714,420. The stock has a market cap of $15.50 billion, a P/E ratio of 99.74, a PEG ratio of 0.97 and a beta of 1.21. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $9.40 and a 200 day moving average of $13.06. Blue Owl Capital has a 52 week low of $7.95 and a 52 week high of $21.08.

Blue Owl Capital (NYSE:OWL) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April 30th. The company reported $0.19 earnings per share for the quarter, hitting analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.19. Blue Owl Capital had a net margin of 2.75% and a return on equity of 20.93%. The business had revenue of $699.88 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $687.23 million. As a group, analysts forecast that Blue Owl Capital will post 0.9 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Arax Advisory Partners bought a new stake in shares of Blue Owl Capital in the 4th quarter worth $25,000. Roxbury Financial LLC raised its stake in shares of Blue Owl Capital by 383.6% in the 4th quarter. Roxbury Financial LLC now owns 1,765 shares of the company’s stock worth $26,000 after buying an additional 1,400 shares in the last quarter. Toronto Dominion Bank bought a new stake in shares of Blue Owl Capital in the 4th quarter worth $26,000. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust raised its stake in shares of Blue Owl Capital by 117.0% in the 3rd quarter. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust now owns 1,608 shares of the company’s stock worth $27,000 after buying an additional 867 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Lavaca Capital LLC acquired a new stake in Blue Owl Capital in the 4th quarter valued at about $28,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 35.85% of the company’s stock.

Key Blue Owl Capital News

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

• Positive Sentiment: Management disclosed it sold roughly half of its SpaceX stake at a ~$1.25 trillion valuation and said the investment returned ~10x, which materially improves realized gains and near-term distributable earnings. Blue Owl sold about half its SpaceX holding
• Positive Sentiment: Q1 results beat on revenue and fee-related metrics (distributable earnings up, AUM ~ $315B; fee-paying AUM and new commitments remained strong), reassuring investors worried about private-credit weakness. Blue Owl’s profit beats on higher fee-related earnings
• Positive Sentiment: Board/management raised the quarterly dividend and announced share repurchases, signalling confidence in cash generation and supporting yield-sensitive buyers. (Dividend announced April 28; quarterly payout increased marginally.)
• Positive Sentiment: Blue Owl raised $3 billion through its private-wealth distribution channel despite industry private-credit turbulence — diversification of distribution helps future fee growth and liquidity. Blue Owl Raises $3B in Wealth Channel
• Neutral Sentiment: Investor flows show a mixed picture: management reported $11B of new commitments but retail/wealth inflows are softer — supports longer-term fee runway but implies near-term growth variability. Seeking Alpha analysis
• Neutral Sentiment: Unusually heavy call-option volume was noted around the earnings move, suggesting short-term bullish positioning that can amplify intraday moves but also adds volatility risk.
• Negative Sentiment: Brown University reportedly cut its stake in a Blue Owl private-credit fund, a sign that some institutional investors are trimming exposure amid private-credit scrutiny. Brown University slashed stake in Blue Owl Private Credit Fund
• Negative Sentiment: A shareholder lawsuit alleges $414M in excessive fees charged by Blue Owl’s adviser, introducing regulatory/legal risk that could pressure sentiment and create headline volatility. Stockholder sues Blue Owl adviser
• Negative Sentiment: Some sell-side skepticism remains: JPMorgan recently lowered its price target, and media coverage has flagged elevated scrutiny and “doomsday” narratives around private credit — factors that can cap upward momentum. Price target lowered to $10.50 at JPMorgan

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.