An Evaluation Of Blackstone Inc (NYSE: BX) Prospects

After Hours

After-hours and pre-market trading may carry slightly higher risks than regular market hours. As issuers often announce important financial information outside regular trading hours, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for a particular security. That is because extended-hours trading may result in lower liquidity and higher volatility.

Stocks Info

BX belongs to the Financial sector of the NYSE while operating in the Asset Management industry. The current market capitalization of Blackstone Inc is $198.52B. A total of 3.2 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 3.42M shares.

In the most recent transaction, Porat Ruth bought 301 shares of BX for 164.85 per share on Feb 18 ’25. After the transaction, the Director now owns 36,829 company shares. In a previous transaction on Feb 18 ’25, Porat Ruth bought 74 shares at 164.82 per share. BX shares that Director owns now total 8,575.

Among the insiders who sold shares, Blackstone Holdings IV L.P. disposed of 335,487 shares on Dec 12 ’24 at a per-share price of $81.17. This resulted in the 10% Owner holding 204,333 shares of BX after the transaction. In another insider transaction, Finley John G sold 42,249 shares at $175.94 per share on Nov 07 ’24. Company shares held by the Chief Legal Officer now total 387,137.

Dividend

Paying dividends generates immediate cash flow for investors and indicates a positive outlook for the company. Blackstone Inc pays an annual dividend of $3.95, resulting in a dividend yield of 2.41%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 45.22. BX’s most recent ex-dividend date was 2.2% when it declared a $1.44 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 2/10/2025. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 10/28/2024 with an ex-dividend date of 2%. The BX stock dividend was $0.86 per share in cash.

While price targets are rarely accurate, they tend to exert some kind of influence from time to time and are often taken into account by investors. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, BX has a high of $200.96 and a low of $115.15.

As of this writing, BX has an earnings estimate of $1.17 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 18.0 estimates, with a high estimate of $1.28 per share and a lower estimate of $1.04.

Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly

An organization’s balance sheet depicts the assets and liabilities it has, as well as the amount of equity invested. Investors can measure a company’s prospects by calculating its financial ratios using this information. Its Book Value Per Share was $6.72, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $21.71B.

Analysts Opinion

There is a slight risk associated with trading before and after the market open. Due to lower liquidity and higher volatility, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads on particular security due to the release of critical financial information after regular trading hours. Currently, 0 analysts are providing their opinions on the stock. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being Sell and 5 being Buy, the average analyst rating for BX is Buy with a score of 3.50.

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