Blue Owl Capital (NYSE:OWL) Shares Gap Down – What’s Next?

Blue Owl Capital Inc. (NYSE:OWL) shares gapped down before the market opened on Thursday . The stock had previously closed at $12.31, but opened at $11.58. Blue Owl Capital shares last traded at $11.2740, with a volume of 11,562,462 shares.

Key Stories Impacting Blue Owl Capital

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

• Positive Sentiment: Blue Owl participated as a new lender on an expanded credit facility for Fundbox, deepening its direct lending pipeline and signaling continued deal flow and fee-generation opportunities. Fundbox Expands Credit Facility
• Positive Sentiment: Certain Blue Owl BDCs agreed to sell $1.4 billion of direct-lending investments to pension and insurance investors at roughly par (99.7%), providing meaningful return of capital and reducing near-term liquidity strain for those vehicles. Certain Blue Owl BDCs to Sell $1.4 Billion
• Positive Sentiment: Blue Owl-led transactions (reported as a $1.4B loan/asset sale) generated cash to fund investor payouts and reduce immediate liquidity pressure across its debt funds. This helps stabilize fund-level operations even as retail liquidity is questioned. Blue Owl Loan Sale Raises $1.4 Billion
• Positive Sentiment: Portfolio activity: Blue Owl-backed companies remain active (e.g., led Vestwell’s $385M Series E), showing ongoing origination and platform investments that support long-term fee growth. Vestwell raises $385 million
• Neutral Sentiment: Blue Owl Technology Finance (OTF) has an earnings cadence sensitive to rate moves; coverage notes that expected rate cuts could improve outlook for its BDCs, but this is medium-term and depends on actual Fed action. Blue Owl Tech Finance earnings on deck
• Negative Sentiment: Blue Owl permanently halted redemptions at a retail-targeted private credit fund, a move that raises concerns about liquidity management, fund gating precedent, and reputational risk for a firm with large retail exposure. FT: Blue Owl permanently halts redemptions
• Negative Sentiment: Market commentary (e.g., Mohamed El‑Erian) flagged systemic and investor-confidence risks after the redemption halt, amplifying selling pressure and headline risk for OWL shares. Mohamed El-Erian flags risks
• Negative Sentiment: Market reaction: multiple outlets report the stock fell after the redemption announcement, reflecting immediate investor concern over liquidity governance and potential mark-to-market pressures. Blue Owl stock falls after halting redemptions

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities research analysts recently weighed in on OWL shares. TD Cowen restated a “buy” rating on shares of Blue Owl Capital in a report on Wednesday, January 14th. Raymond James Financial reissued a “strong-buy” rating on shares of Blue Owl Capital in a research report on Thursday. Wolfe Research set a $20.00 price objective on shares of Blue Owl Capital in a research note on Wednesday, January 7th. The Goldman Sachs Group lowered their target price on shares of Blue Owl Capital from $16.25 to $14.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, February 6th. Finally, Citigroup reiterated an “outperform” rating on shares of Blue Owl Capital in a report on Tuesday, January 27th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eight have given a Buy rating, five have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $19.57.

Blue Owl Capital Stock Down 8.8%

The firm has a market cap of $17.51 billion, a P/E ratio of 112.07, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.97 and a beta of 1.11. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $14.61 and its 200-day moving average is $16.17.

Blue Owl Capital (NYSE:OWL) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 5th. The company reported $0.24 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.22 by $0.02. Blue Owl Capital had a net margin of 2.75% and a return on equity of 20.70%. The company had revenue of $701.47 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $712.75 million. As a group, analysts expect that Blue Owl Capital Inc. will post 0.92 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Blue Owl Capital Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 2nd. Investors of record on Friday, February 20th will be paid a dividend of $0.225 per share. This represents a $0.90 annualized dividend and a yield of 8.0%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, February 20th. Blue Owl Capital’s payout ratio is currently 900.00%.

Insider Transactions at Blue Owl Capital

In other news, CEO Marc S. Lipschultz acquired 69,663 shares of Blue Owl Capital stock in a transaction on Tuesday, December 2nd. The stock was bought at an average price of $15.06 per share, for a total transaction of $1,049,124.78. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 79,000 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,189,740. The trade was a 746.10% increase in their ownership of the stock. The purchase was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, insider Craig Packer acquired 110,227 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, December 2nd. The shares were purchased at an average cost of $15.06 per share, for a total transaction of $1,660,018.62. Following the acquisition, the insider directly owned 94,000 shares in the company, valued at $1,415,640. This represents a -679.28% increase in their position. The SEC filing for this purchase provides additional information. In the last quarter, insiders bought 395,670 shares of company stock worth $5,952,393. Insiders own 27.20% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Blue Owl Capital

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Norges Bank bought a new position in shares of Blue Owl Capital during the 2nd quarter worth about $183,294,000. William Blair Investment Management LLC acquired a new stake in Blue Owl Capital during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $113,782,000. Boston Partners grew its stake in shares of Blue Owl Capital by 121.9% in the 3rd quarter. Boston Partners now owns 12,153,776 shares of the company’s stock valued at $205,493,000 after purchasing an additional 6,677,610 shares during the period. Capital World Investors raised its holdings in shares of Blue Owl Capital by 5.9% in the 4th quarter. Capital World Investors now owns 90,245,690 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,348,272,000 after buying an additional 5,029,134 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Vanguard Group Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Blue Owl Capital by 7.9% in the 3rd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 67,916,888 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,149,833,000 after buying an additional 4,968,526 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 35.85% of the company’s stock.

Blue Owl Capital Company 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.