Blackstone
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
Fund manager confidence
Based on 2025 Q1 regulatory disclosures by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
24% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 880 | Existing positions reduced: 711
8% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 171 | Existing positions closed: 186
1.81% less ownership
Funds ownership: 70.73% [Q4 2024] → 68.92% (-1.81%) [Q1 2025]
3% less funds holding
Funds holding: 2,109 [Q4 2024] → 2,045 (-64) [Q1 2025]
18% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $1.71B | Put options by funds: $2.1B
20% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $88B [Q4 2024] → $70.1B (-$18B) [Q1 2025]
38% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 106 [Q4 2024] → 66 (-40) [Q1 2025]
Research analyst outlook
11 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months
11 analyst ratings
Wells Fargo Michael Brown | 12%upside $153 | Equal-Weight Maintained | 23 May 2025 |
JMP Securities Brian McKenna | 21%upside $165 | Market Outperform Reiterated | 24 Apr 2025 |
UBS Brennan Hawken | 28%upside $175 | Buy Maintained | 22 Apr 2025 |
Keefe, Bruyette & Woods Michael Brown | 2%upside $139 | Market Perform Maintained | 22 Apr 2025 |
Barclays Benjamin Budish | 0%downside $136 | Equal-Weight Maintained | 21 Apr 2025 |
Financial journalist opinion
Based on 27 articles about BX published over the past 30 days









