BlackrockBLK
BLK
About: BlackRock is the largest asset manager in the world, with $11.584 trillion in assets under management at the end of March 2025. Its product mix is diverse, with 53% of managed assets in equity strategies, 26% in fixed income, 9% in multi-asset classes, 8% in money market funds, and 4% in alternatives. Passive strategies account for two thirds of long-term AUM, with the company's ETF platform maintaining a leading market share domestically and on a global basis. Product distribution is weighted more toward institutional clients, which by our calculations account for around 80% of AUM. BlackRock is geographically diverse, with clients in more than 100 countries and more than one third of managed assets coming from investors domiciled outside the US and Canada.
Employees: 21,100
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Funds holding %
of 7,425 funds
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Analysts bullish %
of 8 analysts
Fund manager confidence
Based on 2024 Q4 regulatory disclosures by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
133% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 485 | Existing positions closed: 208
33% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 30 [Q3] → 40 (+10) [Q4]
14% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $106B [Q3] → $121B (+$14.5B) [Q4]
13% more funds holding
Funds holding: 1,784 [Q3] → 2,019 (+235) [Q4]
3% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 657 | Existing positions reduced: 640
0.3% more ownership
Funds ownership: 76.66% [Q3] → 76.96% (+0.3%) [Q4]
40% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $1.28B | Put options by funds: $2.15B
Research analyst outlook
8 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months
Low target
$980
7%
upside
Avg. target
$1,053
15%
upside
High target
$1,178
29%
upside
8 analyst ratings
6 positive
75%
2 neutral
25%
0 negative
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UBS Brennan Hawken 55% 1-year accuracy 18 / 33 met price target | 7%upside $980 | Neutral Maintained | 16 Apr 2025 |
Citigroup William Katz 50% 1-year accuracy 2 / 4 met price target | 20%upside $1,100 | Buy Maintained | 14 Apr 2025 |
JP Morgan Kenneth Worthington 53% 1-year accuracy 16 / 30 met price target | 8%upside $988 | Neutral Maintained | 14 Apr 2025 |
Barclays Benjamin Budish 66% 1-year accuracy 88 / 133 met price target | 8%upside $990 | Overweight Maintained | 14 Apr 2025 |
Wells Fargo Michael Brown 39% 1-year accuracy 29 / 75 met price target | 13%upside $1,035 | Overweight Maintained | 14 Apr 2025 |
Financial journalist opinion
Based on 64 articles about BLK published over the past 30 days
Positive
Seeking Alpha
16 hours ago
3 Names I Picked Up In The Latest Market Slump
When the market is reaching toward all-time highs, I tend to start building a cash pile. When the market starts to get quite volatile and brings declines, that can create opportunities for putting some of that cash to work. With April's market slump, putting cash to work is exactly what I was doing; today, we are looking at 3 of the names that I added to during this market decline.
Positive
Seeking Alpha
2 days ago
My 10 Must-Own Dividend Stocks For Your Retirement Portfolio (One Yields 9.65%)
I present 10 must-own dividend stocks for your retirement portfolio to help you blend dividend income, growth and capital appreciation, designed to anchor a well-diversified dividend portfolio. Allianz, BlackRock, Microsoft and Visa offer strong potential for dividend growth and capital appreciation when investing over the long term. Chevron, Realty Income, and Ares Capital provide attractive Dividend Yields, aligning well with income-focused investment strategies for long term retirement planning.
Positive
Seeking Alpha
3 days ago
Blackrock MuniYield Quality - For The Tax Free Income
Use investment instruments according to their design; municipal bonds are best for high-income US taxpayers seeking tax-free income. Municipal bonds offer tax advantages but come with credit risk, making diversified holdings or funds like BlackRock MuniYield Quality (MQY) essential. Closed-end funds like MQY are preferable for illiquid assets, avoiding forced sales during redemption waves, unlike open-ended funds.
Neutral
Zacks Investment Research
5 days ago
Brokers Suggest Investing in BlackRock (BLK): Read This Before Placing a Bet
Investors often turn to recommendations made by Wall Street analysts before making a Buy, Sell, or Hold decision about a stock. While media reports about rating changes by these brokerage-firm employed (or sell-side) analysts often affect a stock's price, do they really matter?
Neutral
GlobeNewsWire
5 days ago
Orion Corporation: Disclosure Under Chapter 9 Section 10 of the Securities Market Act (BlackRock, Inc.)
ORION CORPORATION STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE / MAJOR SHAREHOLDER ANNOUNCEMENTS25 April 2025 at 17.20 EEST Orion Corporation: Disclosure Under Chapter 9 Section 10 of the Securities Market Act (BlackRock, Inc.) Orion Corporation has received a disclosure under Chapter 9, Section 5 of the Securities Market Act, according to which the total number of Orion shares owned directly, indirectly and through financial instruments by BlackRock, Inc. and its funds increased on 24 April 2025 above five (5) per cent of Orion Corporation's total shares. Total positions of BlackRock, Inc. and its funds subject to notification: % of shares and voting rights (total of point A) % of shares and voting rights through financial instruments (total of point B) Total of both in % (points A + B) Total number of shares and voting rights of issuer Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached 5.01% shares Below 5% voting rights 0.00% shares Below 5% voting rights 5.01% shares Below 5% voting rights 141,134,278 shares 763,427,275 voting rights Position of previous notification (if applicable) Below 5% shares Below 5% voting rights Below 5% shares Below 5% voting rights Below 5% shares Below 5% voting rights Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the threshold was crossed: Point A: Shares and voting rights: Class/type of shares ISIN code Number of shares and voting rights % of shares and voting rights Direct (SMA 9:5) Indirect (SMA 9:6 and 9:7) Direct (SMA 9:5) Indirect (SMA 9:6 and 9:7) FI0009014377 7,071,241 shares Below 5% voting rights 5.01% shares Below 5% voting rights POINT A SUBTOTAL 7,071,241 shares Below 5% voting rights 5.01% shares Below 5% voting rights Point B: Financial instruments according to SMA 9:6a: Type of financial instrument Expiration date Exercise / Conversion Period Physical or cash settlement Number of shares and voting rights % of shares and voting rights American Depositary Receipt (US68628Y1047) N/A N/A Physical 145 shares Below 5% voting rights 0.00% shares Below 5% voting rights POINT B SUBTOTAL 145 shares Below 5% voting rights 0.00% shares Below 5% voting rights Orion Corporation Liisa Hurme President and CEO Olli Huotari EVP, Corporate Functions Contact person:Tuukka Hirvonen, Investor Relations, Orion Corporationtel.
Positive
CNBC International TV
5 days ago
Bitcoin 'thrives' in times of uncertainty: Blackrock
Blackrock's Jay Jacobs explains further that geopolitical risk will continue to be a mega force that drives greater dispersion between stocks and crypto.
Neutral
GlobeNewsWire
6 days ago
BlackRock® Canada Announces Final April Cash Distributions for the iShares® Premium Money Market ETF
TORONTO, April 24, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited (“BlackRock Canada”), an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of BlackRock, Inc. (NYSE: BLK), today announced the final April 2025 cash distributions for the iShares Premium Money Market ETF. Unitholders of record on April 25, 2025 will receive cash distributions payable on April 30, 2025.
Positive
Reuters
6 days ago
BlackRock CEO buying 'undervalued' UK assets, The Times reports
Blackrock Chief Executive Officer Larry Fink said that the company has been buying billions of pounds of assets in the UK that it believes are "undervalued".
Positive
The Motley Fool
1 week ago
BlackRock's Larry Fink Says the Classic 60/40 Portfolio Is Dead. Here Are the ETFs to Buy Instead.
BlackRock (NYSE: BLK) is one of the largest asset managers on Earth, and its CEO, Larry Fink, gets a lot of attention on Wall Street. So, when he suggests that investors need to update the 60/40 portfolio, it is probably worth considering.
Positive
Fox Business
1 week ago
BlackRock CEO Larry Fink's annual letter to investors
BlackRock CEO Larry Fink, in his annual letter to shareholders, is cutting through the noise to highlight trends and opportunities for investors, large and small, to build wealth.
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