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Blackstone

169.50 USD
-1.00
0.59%
At close Aug 25, 4:00 PM EDT
After hours
169.56
+0.06
0.04%
1 day
-0.59%
5 days
-0.07%
1 month
-4.83%
3 months
21.68%
6 months
7.80%
Year to date
-2.45%
1 year
19.40%
5 years
219.63%
10 years
433.02%
 

About: Blackstone is the world's largest alternative-asset manager with $1.167 trillion in total asset under management, including $860.1 billion in fee-earning assets under management, at the end of March 2025. The company has four core business segments: private equity (26% of fee-earning AUM and 30% of base management fees), real estate (34% and 40%), credit and insurance (32% and 23%), and multi-asset investing (8% and 7%). While the firm primarily serves institutional investors (87% of AUM), it also caters to clients in the high-net-worth channel (13%). Blackstone operates through 25 offices in the Americas (8), Europe and the Middle East (9), and the Asia-Pacific region (8).

Employees: 4,895

0
Funds holding %
of 7,428 funds
0
Analysts bullish %
of 8 analysts

Fund manager confidence

Based on 2025 Q2 regulatory disclosures by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)

46% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 962 | Existing positions reduced: 659

41% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 162 | Existing positions closed: 115

8% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $70.2B [Q1] → $75.5B (+$5.29B) [Q2]

4% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 68 [Q1] → 71 (+3) [Q2]

0% more funds holding

Funds holding: 2,059 [Q1] → 2,063 (+4) [Q2]

0.17% more ownership

Funds ownership: 69.03% [Q1] → 69.2% (+0.17%) [Q2]

29% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.35B | Put options by funds: $1.91B

Research analyst outlook

8 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months

Low target
$160
6%
downside
Avg. target
$182
7%
upside
High target
$197
16%
upside

8 analyst ratings

positive
38%
neutral
63%
negative
0%
Piper Sandler
Crispin Love
7%upside
$181
Neutral
Maintained
28 Jul 2025
Barclays
Benjamin Budish
7%upside
$181
Equal-Weight
Maintained
25 Jul 2025
Evercore ISI Group
Glenn Schorr
16%upside
$197
Outperform
Maintained
25 Jul 2025
JMP Securities
Brian McKenna
15%upside
$195
Market Outperform
Maintained
25 Jul 2025
Keefe, Bruyette & Woods
Kyle Voigt
6%upside
$180
Market Perform
Maintained
25 Jul 2025

Financial journalist opinion

Based on 34 articles about BX published over the past 30 days

Positive
Benzinga
15 hours ago
MannKind, Backed By Blackstone, Expands Cardiorenal Focus With $360 Million Deal
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MannKind, Backed By Blackstone, Expands Cardiorenal Focus With $360 Million Deal
Neutral
Seeking Alpha
2 days ago
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Dividend Investing: 2 Names To Sell, 2 To Buy Today
Neutral
Business Wire
4 days ago
Blackstone Portfolio Company R Systems Acquires Novigo Solutions, Strengthening Its Product Engineering and Full-Stack Agentic-AI Capabilities
GREATER NOIDA, India & EL DORADO HILLS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- #AI--The acquisition enables engineering, deployment & management of AI agent fleets on one governed platform accelerating compliant, autonomous workflows.
Blackstone Portfolio Company R Systems Acquires Novigo Solutions, Strengthening Its Product Engineering and Full-Stack Agentic-AI Capabilities
Positive
WSJ
4 days ago
Blackstone to Buy Shermco From Gryphon Investors for About $1.6 Billion
Blackstone struck a deal to buy Shermco, a provider of electrical equipment services, from private investment firm Gryphon Investors for about $1.6 billion.
Blackstone to Buy Shermco From Gryphon Investors for About $1.6 Billion
Neutral
Reuters
4 days ago
Gryphon to sell Shermco to Blackstone for about $1.6 billion
Private investment firm Gryphon Investors said on Thursday it had agreed to sell Shermco, its portfolio company, to Blackstone in a deal valued at about $1.6 billion.
Gryphon to sell Shermco to Blackstone for about $1.6 billion
Neutral
PRNewsWire
4 days ago
Gryphon Investors to Sell Shermco to Blackstone in $1.6 Billion Transaction
SAN FRANCISCO , Aug. 21, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Gryphon Investors ("Gryphon"), a leading middle-market private investment firm, announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement to sell its portfolio company Shermco ("the Company"), a leading player in electrical testing, engineering, maintenance and repair, to private equity funds affiliated with Blackstone (NYSE: BX). The transaction is valued at approximately $1.6 billion.
Gryphon Investors to Sell Shermco to Blackstone in $1.6 Billion Transaction
Neutral
Business Wire
4 days ago
Blackstone Announces Agreement to Acquire Shermco for Approximately $1.6 Billion
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Blackstone (NYSE: BX) announced today that private equity funds affiliated with Blackstone (“Blackstone”) have entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Shermco, a leading provider of full life-cycle electrical equipment services, from Gryphon Investors, a leading middle-market private investment firm. The transaction values the business at approximately $1.6 billion. Founded in 1974, Shermco is one of the largest electrical testing organizations accredited by th.
Blackstone Announces Agreement to Acquire Shermco for Approximately $1.6 Billion
Positive
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4 days ago
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3 REITs To Buy Before Their Dividends Surge
Neutral
Business Wire
4 days ago
Blackstone Credit & Insurance and Aligned Data Centers Expand Financing Partnership, Surpassing $1 Billion in Commitments
NEW YORK & DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Blackstone Credit & Insurance (“BXCI”) and Aligned Data Centers, a leading technology infrastructure company offering innovative, sustainable and adaptive Scale Data Centers and Build-to-Scale solutions for global hyperscale, AI/HPC, and enterprise customers, today announced the successful upsize of their existing senior secured credit facility to fund Aligned's continued growth and accelerate its portfolio strategy. The upsize brings BXCI commitments to.
Blackstone Credit & Insurance and Aligned Data Centers Expand Financing Partnership, Surpassing $1 Billion in Commitments
Positive
Investors Business Daily
1 week ago
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