Chescapmanager LLC Raises Stock Position in Blue Owl Capital Inc. $OWL

Chescapmanager LLC raised its position in Blue Owl Capital Inc. (NYSE:OWL) by 38.0% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 639,301 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 176,050 shares during the quarter. Blue Owl Capital comprises 1.0% of Chescapmanager LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 17th biggest position. Chescapmanager LLC’s holdings in Blue Owl Capital were worth $10,823,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in OWL. Cresset Asset Management LLC grew its position in Blue Owl Capital by 1,345.0% in the third quarter. Cresset Asset Management LLC now owns 1,379,485 shares of the company’s stock worth $23,355,000 after acquiring an additional 1,284,021 shares during the period. Capital International Investors raised its position in Blue Owl Capital by 3.5% in the third quarter. Capital International Investors now owns 62,726,334 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,061,999,000 after purchasing an additional 2,141,873 shares during the period. Partners Group Holding AG raised its position in Blue Owl Capital by 8.3% in the third quarter. Partners Group Holding AG now owns 1,940,155 shares of the company’s stock valued at $32,847,000 after purchasing an additional 149,292 shares during the period. Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Blue Owl Capital by 185.2% in the 3rd quarter. Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. now owns 136,956 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,319,000 after purchasing an additional 88,935 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Truist Financial Corp lifted its stake in shares of Blue Owl Capital by 7.8% in the 3rd quarter. Truist Financial Corp now owns 1,062,214 shares of the company’s stock valued at $17,983,000 after purchasing an additional 76,942 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 35.85% of the company’s stock.

Blue Owl Capital Price Performance

Shares of Blue Owl Capital stock opened at $8.76 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $13.61 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 87.56, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.77 and a beta of 1.15. The business has a 50-day moving average of $12.83 and a 200 day moving average of $15.10. Blue Owl Capital Inc. has a 12 month low of $8.58 and a 12 month high of $21.88.

Blue Owl Capital (NYSE:OWL) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 5th. The company reported $0.27 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.22 by $0.05. The company had revenue of $701.47 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $712.75 million. Blue Owl Capital had a net margin of 2.75% and a return on equity of 20.93%. Equities research analysts anticipate that Blue Owl Capital Inc. will post 0.92 earnings per share for the current year.

Blue Owl Capital Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 2nd. Investors of record on Friday, February 20th were paid a dividend of $0.225 per share. This represents a $0.90 annualized dividend and a yield of 10.3%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, February 20th. Blue Owl Capital’s dividend payout ratio is presently 900.00%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of analysts recently issued reports on the company. Oppenheimer cut their price objective on Blue Owl Capital from $24.00 to $17.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, March 4th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Blue Owl Capital in a research report on Wednesday, January 21st. Wolfe Research set a $20.00 target price on shares of Blue Owl Capital in a research note on Wednesday, January 7th. Piper Sandler dropped their price target on shares of Blue Owl Capital from $21.00 to $15.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, February 6th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft downgraded shares of Blue Owl Capital from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and reduced their price target for the company from $15.00 to $10.00 in a research note on Tuesday, February 24th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have assigned a Buy rating, seven have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Blue Owl Capital presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $18.00.

Trending Headlines about Blue Owl Capital

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

• Positive Sentiment: Management said a recent loan sale had “no hidden incentives,” a direct rebuttal to valuation‑concern headlines and a likely short‑term relief to investors worried about accounting or incentive distortions. Blue Owl tells investors loan sale had no hidden incentives – report
• Positive Sentiment: Blue Owl rejected an unsolicited tender offer for up to 8M shares of one of its listed units, citing a valuation discount — management signaling it views the business as worth more than the bid, which can reassure shareholders about long‑term NAV/strategic posture. Blue Owl (OWL) Refuses Tender Offer, Citing Valuation Discount
• Positive Sentiment: Blue Owl is actively financing AI and digital‑infrastructure projects (writing loans and structuring deals), which could drive fee and interest income growth if those markets scale—an offset to short‑term valuation worries. Blue Owl keeps chasing AI infrastructure deals and is writing the loans to back them
• Neutral Sentiment: Analyst commentary weighs tradeoffs: OWL trades at mid‑single digit forward earnings with a modest dividend, prompting a sell/hold debate driven by redemption risk, fee visibility and deployment timing rather than a clear valuation breakout. Should You Sell OWL Stock at 9.24X Earnings and a 22.5-Cent Dividend?
• Negative Sentiment: The FT reported that an investment fund (Glendon) has questioned valuations in Blue Owl’s private‑credit portfolio—this is the main driver of negative sentiment because it raises questions about liquidity, markdowns and future fee recognition. Investment fund questions valuations in Blue Owl’s private credit portfolio
• Negative Sentiment: Follow‑on coverage amplifies concerns about private‑credit valuation and liquidity, and analyst pieces note fee timing and borrower‑quality risks that have contributed to OWL’s recent share slump. Blue Owl Capital (OWL) Valuation Check As Private Credit Concerns And Share Price Declines Draw Investor Focus

About Blue Owl Capital

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.