Barclays lowered the firm’s price target on Blackstone (BX) to $164 from $171 and keeps an Equal Weight rating on the shares. The company’s Q4 beat was overshadowed by softer real estate management fees and an ongoing ramp in transacting activity that is taking a longer to hit critical velocity than investors anticipate, the analyst tells investors in a research note.
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