Blue Owl Capital Inc. $OWL Shares Purchased by Vanguard Group Inc.

Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Blue Owl Capital Inc. (NYSE:OWL) by 7.9% in the third quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 67,916,888 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 4,968,526 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. owned about 4.38% of Blue Owl Capital worth $1,149,833,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the stock. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust raised its stake in shares of Blue Owl Capital by 117.0% during the third quarter. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust now owns 1,608 shares of the company’s stock worth $27,000 after purchasing an additional 867 shares during the last quarter. Activest Wealth Management purchased a new position in Blue Owl Capital in the 3rd quarter valued at $50,000. MorganRosel Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in Blue Owl Capital in the 2nd quarter valued at $51,000. Headlands Technologies LLC purchased a new position in Blue Owl Capital during the 2nd quarter worth $51,000. Finally, Creative Financial Designs Inc. ADV raised its position in Blue Owl Capital by 6,504.1% during the 2nd quarter. Creative Financial Designs Inc. ADV now owns 3,236 shares of the company’s stock worth $62,000 after buying an additional 3,187 shares during the last quarter. 35.85% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Blue Owl Capital Trading Down 6.6%

Shares of Blue Owl Capital stock opened at $10.82 on Friday. The company has a 50-day moving average of $14.42 and a two-hundred day moving average of $16.06. Blue Owl Capital Inc. has a 12-month low of $10.51 and a 12-month high of $23.34. The stock has a market cap of $16.87 billion, a PE ratio of 108.17, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.86 and a beta of 1.11.

Blue Owl Capital (NYSE:OWL) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 5th. The company reported $0.27 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.22 by $0.05. Blue Owl Capital had a return on equity of 20.70% and a net margin of 2.75%.The business had revenue of $701.47 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $712.75 million. On average, sell-side analysts forecast that Blue Owl Capital Inc. will post 0.92 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Blue Owl Capital Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 2nd. Shareholders of record on Friday, February 20th will be issued a $0.225 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, February 20th. This represents a $0.90 annualized dividend and a yield of 8.3%. Blue Owl Capital’s dividend payout ratio is 900.00%.

Insider Transactions at Blue Owl Capital

In other news, CEO Marc S. Lipschultz purchased 69,663 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, December 2nd. The stock was acquired at an average price of $15.06 per share, for a total transaction of $1,049,124.78. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 79,000 shares in the company, valued at $1,189,740. This represents a 746.10% increase in their position. The acquisition was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, CEO Douglas I. Ostrover acquired 139,327 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, December 2nd. The stock was acquired at an average price of $15.06 per share, for a total transaction of $2,098,264.62. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 158,000 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,379,480. This represents a 746.14% increase in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this purchase are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders purchased a total of 395,670 shares of company stock worth $5,952,393 over the last ninety days. 27.20% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Key Blue Owl Capital News

Here are the key news stories impacting Blue Owl Capital this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Closed sale of $1.4B of loans at ~99.7% of par — signals buyers (institutional/pension investors) found the debt largely fair value, supporting underlying portfolio credit quality. Illiquid loans, investor demands: Blue Owl’s software lending triggers another quake in private credit
• Positive Sentiment: Sale raised liquidity ($1.4B) used for investor payouts and was bought by large institutions (including pensions and insurer), which management cites as validation of valuations. Blue Owl Sold Private Loans to Pension Giants and Own Insurer
• Positive Sentiment: Some analysts/holders argue the market has overreacted — note buy?side commentary that NAV discounts look excessive and management refreshed a $300M repurchase program. Blue Owl Capital Is Getting Crushed – But The Discount Looks Way Mispriced
• Neutral Sentiment: New lending relationships (e.g., funds managed by Blue Owl added to Fundbox facility) show ongoing deal flow and originations activity. Fundbox Expands Credit Facility with ATLAS and Adds Funds Managed by Blue Owl as New Lenders
• Negative Sentiment: Permanent halt to redemptions at OBDC II triggered fears about liquidity in retail private?credit products and sparked broader market concern about contagion across the $1.8T private?credit market. Blue Owl permanently halts redemptions at private credit fund aimed at retail investors
• Negative Sentiment: Wider media coverage flagged the event as a warning sign for private credit and retail access to illiquid strategies, increasing investor anxiety and pressuring peers. Blue Owl Sets Off New Private Credit Fears
• Negative Sentiment: Unusual options activity — heavy purchases of puts — indicates traders are positioning for further downside or elevated volatility. This amplifies selling pressure and short?term risk. Traders Purchase High Volume of Put Options on Blue Owl Capital (NYSE:OWL)
• Negative Sentiment: Coverage from WSJ, Bloomberg and other outlets framing the asset unload as a warning sign increased sector selloffs and knock?on moves in other alternative asset managers. Private-Credit Warning Signs Flash After Blue Owl Unloads $1.4 Billion in Assets

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

OWL has been the topic of several analyst reports. Wolfe Research set a $20.00 target price on shares of Blue Owl Capital in a report on Wednesday, January 7th. Oppenheimer reduced their price objective on shares of Blue Owl Capital from $27.00 to $24.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, February 6th. The Goldman Sachs Group dropped their target price on Blue Owl Capital from $16.25 to $14.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, February 6th. Evercore set a $14.00 target price on Blue Owl Capital in a research note on Friday, February 6th. Finally, Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Blue Owl Capital in a research note on Wednesday, January 21st. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eight have given a Buy rating, five have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $19.27.

Blue Owl Capital Profile

Blue Owl Capital is a global alternative asset manager that focuses on private credit, direct lending and equity-related strategies for institutional investors. Headquartered in New York, the firm develops and manages a range of private markets products designed to provide capital solutions to middle-market and larger corporate borrowers, as well as liquidity and partnership arrangements with private equity firms and other alternative managers.

Its core activities include direct lending and credit strategies that provide senior, unitranche and other structured loan products to companies across industries.