Blackstone Group (BX)
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Rating:69Neutral
Price Target:
$142.00
â–²(10.01% Upside)
Action:ReiteratedDate:04/23/26
BX scores well on underlying business performance (high profitability, improving 2025 growth, and strong free cash flow) and is supported by a generally positive earnings-call outlook on fee growth, fundraising and AUM. Offsetting factors are higher balance-sheet leverage and a premium valuation (high P/E), while technicals are mixed with near-term strength but still below longer-term moving averages and somewhat stretched momentum.
Positive Factors
Fee growth and record AUM
Sustained fee growth and record AUM create a durable, recurring revenue base. Higher management and fee-related earnings scale with inflows and AUM, supporting predictable cash flows and margins over multiple quarters as fundraising momentum converts into base fees.
Negative Factors
Elevated balance-sheet leverage
Higher leverage materially raises financial risk and reduces flexibility during downturns. Even with strong ROE, elevated debt levels amplify earnings volatility, constrain pace of buybacks or distributions if markets stress, and make deleveraging a multi-quarter imperative.
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Positive Factors
Negative Factors
Fee growth and record AUM
Sustained fee growth and record AUM create a durable, recurring revenue base. Higher management and fee-related earnings scale with inflows and AUM, supporting predictable cash flows and margins over multiple quarters as fundraising momentum converts into base fees.
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Blackstone Group (BX) vs. SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY)
Market Cap
$148.51B
Dividend Yield3.02%
Average Volume (3M)9.21M
Price to Earnings (P/E)34.7
Beta (1Y)1.26
Revenue Growth20.63%
EPS Growth17.98%
CountryUS
Employees4,895
SectorFinancial
Sector Strength70
IndustryAsset Management
Share Statistics
EPS (TTM)1.36
Shares Outstanding742,180,700
10 Day Avg. Volume6,658,557
30 Day Avg. Volume9,206,235
Financial Highlights & Ratios
PEG Ratio5.55
Price to Book (P/B)13.89
Price to Sales (P/S)8.70
P/FCF Ratio68.98
Enterprise Value/Market Cap1.06
Enterprise Value/Revenue11.39
Enterprise Value/Gross Profit13.23
Enterprise Value/Ebitda21.83
Forecast
1Y Price Target
$145.46Price Target Upside12.69% Upside
Rating ConsensusModerate Buy
Number of Analyst Covering13
EPS Forecast (FY)6.03
Revenue Forecast (FY)$14.96B
Blackstone Group Business Overview & Revenue Model
Company Description
Blackstone Inc. is an alternative asset management firm specializing in real estate, private equity, hedge fund solutions, credit, secondary funds of funds, public debt and equity and multi-asset class strategies. The firm typically invests in ear...
How the Company Makes Money
Blackstone primarily makes money by earning fees and investment income tied to the assets it manages and the performance of its investment funds and vehicles. Its core revenue streams include: (1) Management fees (often called base fees): recurrin...
Blackstone Group Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
Any
Assets Under Management
Indicates the total value of assets that Blackstone Group manages on behalf of clients, reflecting the scale of its operations and potential for fee-based revenue growth.
Indicates the total value of assets that Blackstone Group manages on behalf of clients, reflecting the scale of its operations and potential for fee-based revenue growth.
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The FlyBlackstone Group Earnings Call Summary
Earnings Call Date:Apr 23, 2026
(Q1-2026)
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Next Earnings Date:Jul 16, 2026
Earnings Call Sentiment Positive
The call highlights broad-based strength across earnings, fee growth, fundraising and AUM expansion, led by infrastructure, data centers and diversified credit and wealth momentum. Management acknowledged near-term headwinds from geopolitical volatility, slower realization activity, concentrated software valuation pressures and retail redemptions in some credit retail vehicles (BCRED). On balance, the firm's scale, recordable embedded performance revenue, strong institutional demand, fundraising successes and positioning in AI-related infrastructure outweigh the near-term execution and market headwinds.Positive Updates
Strong Earnings and Dividend
GAAP net income of $1.3 billion; distributable earnings of $1.8 billion ($1.36 per common share), up 25% year-over-year; declared dividend of $1.16 per share.
Negative Updates
Market Volatility and Geopolitical Headwinds
Operating backdrop marked by geopolitical turbulence (Middle East conflict/Iran) and AI disruption fears; largest quarterly increase in oil prices in over 35 years contributed to market volatility and pushed exit pipelines out.
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Q1-2026 Updates
Positive
Negative
Strong Earnings and Dividend
GAAP net income of $1.3 billion; distributable earnings of $1.8 billion ($1.36 per common share), up 25% year-over-year; declared dividend of $1.16 per share.
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Company Guidance
Management said it expects continued momentum and accelerating fee growth later in 2026 as fee‑holiday drawdown funds ramp and IPO/realization activity rebounds if the Middle East conflict abates (10‑Q filing expected in a few weeks). Q1 results cited as context included GAAP net income $1.3B, distributable earnings $1.8B ($1.36/share, +25% YoY), fee‑related earnings $1.5B ($1.26/share, +23% YoY), fee revenues $2.6B and management fees $2.1B, net realizations $448M (+26% YoY), gross performance revenues $780M (+70% YoY) and store value of $7B ($5.69/share) with performance‑eligible AUM $635B; overall AUM topped $1.3T (+12% YoY) with Q1 inflows $69B and ~ $250B LTM. They highlighted business‑level runways and fundraising wins—infrastructure $84B (+41% YoY), BXMA >$100B (+15% YoY; Q1 +1.7%, 24 consecutive positive quarters), credit $536B (+15% YoY; $130B investment‑grade, +23% YoY, $74B dry powder), private wealth $310B (+14% YoY)—but cautioned defaults may rise from historic lows even as they expect base rates to decline once the conflict is resolved.Blackstone Group Financial Statement Overview
Summary
Income Statement
78
Positive
Balance Sheet
62
Positive
Cash Flow
73
Positive
| Breakdown | Dec 2025 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Income Statement | |||||
| Total Revenue | 13.83B | 11.37B | 7.44B | 7.45B | 16.85B |
| Gross Profit | 11.90B | 10.93B | 7.01B | 7.13B | 16.65B |
| EBITDA | 7.21B | 6.50B | 3.00B | 3.53B | 13.63B |
| Net Income | 3.02B | 2.78B | 1.39B | 1.75B | 5.86B |
Balance Sheet | |||||
| Total Assets | 47.71B | 43.47B | 40.29B | 42.52B | 41.20B |
| Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments | 2.63B | 1.97B | 2.96B | 4.25B | 2.12B |
| Total Debt | 13.31B | 12.29B | 12.29B | 13.37B | 8.71B |
| Total Liabilities | 25.83B | 23.97B | 22.21B | 22.84B | 19.49B |
| Stockholders Equity | 8.67B | 8.21B | 6.82B | 7.66B | 9.42B |
Cash Flow | |||||
| Free Cash Flow | 1.74B | 3.42B | 3.83B | 6.10B | 3.92B |
| Operating Cash Flow | 1.86B | 3.48B | 4.06B | 6.34B | 3.99B |
| Investing Cash Flow | 5.28B | -61.41M | -229.65M | -235.50M | -64.32M |
| Financing Cash Flow | -6.40B | -4.50B | -5.05B | -3.79B | -3.78B |
Blackstone Group Technical Analysis
Neutral
129.08
Price Trends
117.40
Positive
133.67
Negative
147.42
Negative
Market Momentum
3.09
Negative
66.26
Neutral
85.55
Negative
Evaluating momentum and price trends is crucial in stock analysis to make informed investment decisions. For BX, the sentiment is Neutral. The current price of 129.08 is above the 20-day moving average (MA) of 115.89, above the 50-day MA of 117.40, and below the 200-day MA of 147.42, indicating a neutral trend. The MACD of 3.09 indicates Negative momentum. The RSI at 66.26 is Neutral, neither overbought nor oversold. The STOCH value of 85.55 is Negative, not indicating any strong overbought or oversold conditions. Overall, these indicators collectively point to a Neutral sentiment for BX.
Blackstone Group Risk Analysis
Blackstone Group disclosed 59 risk factors in its most recent earnings report. Blackstone Group reported the most risks in the "Finance & Corporate" category.
Finance & Corporate - Financial and accounting risks. Risks related to the execution of corporate activity and strategy
Latest Risks Added 0 New Risks
Blackstone Group Peers Comparison
UnderperformOutperform
Sector (68)
Name | Overall Rating | Market Cap | P/E Ratio | ROE | Dividend Yield | Revenue Growth | EPS Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
71 Outperform | $170.31B | 16.88 | 12.00% | 1.92% | 23.00% | -3.04% | |
69 Neutral | $148.51B | 34.66 | 36.17% | 3.02% | 20.63% | 17.98% | |
68 Neutral | $18.00B | 11.42 | 9.92% | 3.81% | 9.73% | 1.22% | |
67 Neutral | $37.97B | 66.62 | 12.01% | 2.65% | 53.25% | -15.15% | |
60 Neutral | $17.45B | 26.29 | 14.18% | 2.30% | -9.67% | -21.10% | |
60 Neutral | $16.76B | 48.03 | 16.10% | 3.03% | 33.56% | 6716.41% | |
57 Neutral | $90.79B | 24.79 | 8.15% | 0.56% | -13.38% | -27.58% |
* Financial Sector Average
BX
Blackstone Group
120.37
-9.68
-7.45%
BLK
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1,056.86
154.93
17.18%
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KKR & Co
100.70
-12.94
-11.39%
CG
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47.72
9.60
25.17%
ARES
Ares Management
112.18
-35.65
-24.12%
TPG
TPG
42.93
-2.91
-6.34%
Blackstone Group Corporate Events
Business Operations and StrategyFinancial Disclosures
Blackstone Issues Strong Q1 Intra-Quarter Realization Update
Positive
Mar 24, 2026
On March 24, 2026, Blackstone announced a preliminary estimate of revenue from realization activity for the period January 1 to March 24, 2026, indicating it expects to record more than $680 million in total Realized Performance Revenues and Reali...
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