Blackstone Inc [NYSE: BX] gained 3.21% or 4709856.43 points to close at $4710000.0 with a heavy trading volume of 4377450 shares.
It opened the trading session at $144.33, the shares rose to $148.34 and dropped to $144.0774, the range by which the price of stock traded the whole day. The daily chart for BX points out that the company has recorded -12.97% loss over the past six months.
If we look at the average trading volume of 4.71M shares, BX reached to a volume of 4377450 in the most recent trading day, which is why market watchdogs consider the stock to be active.
Here is what top equities market gurus are saying about Blackstone Inc [BX]:
Based on careful and fact-backed analyses by Wall Street experts, the current consensus on the target price for BX shares is $146.74 per share. Analysis on target price and performance of stocks is usually carefully studied by market experts, and the current Wall Street consensus on BX stock is a recommendation set at 2.32. This rating represents a strong Buy recommendation, on the scale from 1 to 5, where 5 would mean strong sell, 4 represents Sell, 3 is Hold, and 2 indicates Buy.
Citizens JMP have made an estimate for Blackstone Inc shares, keeping their opinion on the stock as Mkt Outperform, with their previous recommendation back on April 08, 2025. The new note on the price target was released on March 17, 2025, representing the official price target for Blackstone Inc stock. Previously, the target price had yet another raise from $188 to $195, while Wells Fargo kept a Equal Weight rating on BX stock. On December 09, 2024, analysts increased their price target for BX shares from 149 to 230.
The Price to Book ratio for the last quarter was 22.69, with the Price to Cash per share for the same quarter was set at 2.80. Price to Free Cash Flow for BX in the course of the last twelve months was 66.76 with Quick ratio for the last quarter at 0.74.
Trading performance analysis for BX stock
Blackstone Inc [BX] gain into the green zone at the end of the last week, gaining into a positive trend and gaining by 7.78. With this latest performance, BX shares gained by 6.37% in over the last four-week period, additionally sinking by -12.97% over the last 6 months – not to mention a drop of -13.77% in the past year of trading.
Blackstone Inc [BX]: A deeper dive into fundamental analysis
Operating Margin for any stock indicates how profitable investing would be, and Blackstone Inc [BX] shares currently have an operating margin of 51.55% and a Gross Margin at 99.49%. Blackstone Inc’s Net Margin is presently recorded at 20.14%.
Return on Equity for this stock inclined to 5.99%, with Return on Assets sitting at 5.99%.
Blackstone Inc [BX]: An earnings per share (EPS) analysis
The progress of the company may be observed through the prism of EPS growth rate, while Wall Street analysts are focusing on predicting the 5-year EPS growth rate for BX. When it comes to the mentioned value, analysts are expecting to see the 5-year EPS growth rate for Blackstone Inc go to 19.81%.
An analysis of Institutional ownership at Blackstone Inc [BX]
There are presently around $71.29%, or 72.00% of BX stock, in the hands of institutional investors. The top three institutional holders of BX stocks are: VANGUARD GROUP INC with ownership of 65.14 million shares, which is approximately 8.4688%. BLACKROCK INC., holding 47.26 million shares of the stock with an approximate value of $$5.85 billion in BX stocks shares; and BLACKROCK INC., currently with $$4.6 billion in BX stock with ownership which is approximately 4.8304%.
