Investors Buy Large Volume of Put Options on Blue Owl Capital (NYSE:OWL)

Blue Owl Capital Inc. (NYSE:OWL) was the recipient of unusually large options trading activity on Thursday. Stock investors bought 94,485 put options on the stock. This represents an increase of 240% compared to the average volume of 27,775 put options.

Insider Activity at Blue Owl Capital

In related news, insider Craig Packer bought 110,227 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, December 2nd. The stock was purchased at an average price of $15.06 per share, for a total transaction of $1,660,018.62. Following the acquisition, the insider owned 94,000 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,415,640. This trade represents a -679.28% increase in their ownership of the stock. The acquisition was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, CFO Alan Kirshenbaum bought 33,670 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, December 1st. The stock was purchased at an average cost of $14.87 per share, for a total transaction of $500,672.90. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 33,670 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $500,672.90. This trade represents a ∞ increase in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this purchase are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last 90 days, insiders bought 395,670 shares of company stock worth $5,952,393. Company insiders own 27.20% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Blue Owl Capital

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Chicago Partners Investment Group LLC increased its stake in shares of Blue Owl Capital by 8.1% during the second quarter. Chicago Partners Investment Group LLC now owns 601,768 shares of the company’s stock worth $12,288,000 after acquiring an additional 45,261 shares during the period. Truist Financial Corp boosted its holdings in 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 in the last quarter. TrueMark Investments LLC purchased a new stake in Blue Owl Capital in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $6,874,000. Vaughan Nelson Investment Management L.P. increased its position in Blue Owl Capital by 85.0% during the 3rd quarter. Vaughan Nelson Investment Management L.P. now owns 2,915,985 shares of the company’s stock worth $49,368,000 after purchasing an additional 1,339,495 shares during the period. Finally, Envestnet Asset Management Inc. raised its stake in shares of Blue Owl Capital by 4.0% during the 2nd quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 954,764 shares of the company’s stock worth $18,341,000 after buying an additional 36,784 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 35.85% of the company’s stock.

Key Stories Impacting Blue Owl Capital

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

• Positive Sentiment: Q4 earnings beat and fundraising/AUM strength: Blue Owl reported $0.24 EPS (above consensus), highlighted record fundraising and AUM topping $300B — a key driver for fee-related earnings. Blue Owl Capital Inc. Fourth Quarter 2025 Results
• Positive Sentiment: High dividend yield: Blue Owl declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.225/share (annualized yield ~7.8%) with an ex-dividend date of Feb 20 — a yield that can attract income-focused buyers.
• Positive Sentiment: Real-estate monetization and lending activity: A Blue Owl fund sold a Pennsylvania warehouse to ICE for $120M (liquidity/realization) and the firm provided a $335M loan against an Amazon-anchored Wynwood Plaza — signals of active capital deployment and deal flow. Blue Owl fund sells Pennsylvania warehouse to ICE for $120M Amazon-Leased Wynwood Plaza Lands $335M Refi From Blue Owl
• Neutral Sentiment: Operational targets and strategy: Management outlined a target FRE margin (~58.5% for 2026) and plans to expand digital infrastructure and alternative credit platforms — positive for longer-term profitability but not an immediate cash catalyst. Blue Owl’s Lipschultz Dismisses Concerns Over AI Disrupting Software Businesses
• Neutral Sentiment: Investor communications and coverage: Management did conference calls/slides and the transcript is available — useful for digging into fee drivers, fundraising cadence and assumptions but not a direct market mover by itself. Blue Owl Capital Inc. (OWL) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
• Negative Sentiment: Analyst trim to price target: Oppenheimer cut its price target from $27 to $24 (still an outperform rating), which reduces some analyst upside and can weigh on sentiment. Oppenheimer Lowers OWL Price Target
• Negative Sentiment: Large put buying: Unusual options activity — roughly 94,485 put contracts purchased (≈240% above average) — indicates sizable bearish positioning or hedging by some market participants.
• Negative Sentiment: Ongoing share-price re-rating and critical coverage: Recent pieces reassess the stock after a sizable (~49%) one-year slide, reflecting continued investor scrutiny on valuation and execution risk. Reassessing Blue Owl Capital After A 49% One-Year Share Price Slide

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities analysts have weighed in on OWL shares. The Goldman Sachs Group set a $14.00 target price on Blue Owl Capital in a research report on Friday. Barclays lowered their price objective on shares of Blue Owl Capital from $18.00 to $15.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Friday. Evercore ISI set a $14.00 target price on shares of Blue Owl Capital in a research note on Friday. Zacks Research lowered shares of Blue Owl Capital from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a report on Tuesday, January 27th. Finally, Raymond James Financial raised shares of Blue Owl Capital from a “market perform” rating to a “strong-buy” rating and set a $20.00 price target for the company in a research report on Wednesday, December 10th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eight have assigned a Buy rating, five have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $19.22.

Blue Owl Capital Stock Up 7.7%

NYSE OWL opened at $12.52 on Friday. Blue Owl Capital has a 52 week low of $10.88 and a 52 week high of $24.94. The stock has a market capitalization of $19.53 billion, a PE ratio of 125.21, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.99 and a beta of 1.11. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $15.15 and a two-hundred day moving average of $16.60.

Blue Owl Capital (NYSE:OWL) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 5th. The company reported $0.24 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.22 by $0.02. The business 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 20.70%. On average, equities research analysts expect that Blue Owl Capital will post 0.92 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Blue Owl Capital Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 2nd. Shareholders of record on Friday, February 20th will be issued a dividend of $0.225 per share. This represents a $0.90 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 7.2%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, February 20th. Blue Owl Capital’s payout ratio is 1,500.00%.

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.