Investment Analysts’ Recent Ratings Changes for Blackstone (BX)

A number of research firms have changed their ratings and price targets for Blackstone (NYSE: BX):

• 3/3/2026 – Blackstone had its price target lowered by JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $158.00 to $122.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 3/2/2026 – Blackstone had its price target lowered by Barclays PLC from $164.00 to $126.00. They now have an “equal weight” rating on the stock.
• 2/23/2026 – Blackstone is now covered by Royal Bank Of Canada. They set an “outperform” rating and a $179.00 price target on the stock.
• 2/23/2026 – Blackstone is now covered by Royal Bank Of Canada. They set an “outperform” rating and a $179.00 price target on the stock.
• 2/20/2026 – Blackstone had its price target lowered by UBS Group AG from $171.00 to $137.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 2/12/2026 – Blackstone had its price target lowered by TD Cowen from $183.00 to $164.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 2/10/2026 – Blackstone had its price target lowered by Jefferies Financial Group Inc. from $185.00 to $161.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 2/4/2026 – Blackstone had its price target lowered by Argus from $195.00 to $163.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 2/2/2026 – Blackstone had its price target lowered by Piper Sandler from $168.00 to $158.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 2/2/2026 – Blackstone had its price target lowered by Rothschild & Co Redburn from $165.00 to $158.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 2/2/2026 – Blackstone had its price target lowered by BMO Capital Markets from $180.00 to $165.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 1/30/2026 – Blackstone was given a new $171.00 price target by UBS Group AG.
• 1/30/2026 – Blackstone was given a new $195.00 price target by Royal Bank Of Canada.
• 1/30/2026 – Blackstone had its “market outperform” rating reaffirmed by Citigroup Inc..
• 1/30/2026 – Blackstone had its price target lowered by Barclays PLC from $171.00 to $164.00. They now have an “equal weight” rating on the stock.
• 1/30/2026 – Blackstone had its price target lowered by Evercore Inc from $175.00 to $170.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 1/30/2026 – Blackstone had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by TD Cowen. They now have a $183.00 price target on the stock.
• 1/30/2026 – Blackstone had its price target lowered by JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $176.00 to $158.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 1/30/2026 – Blackstone had its price target lowered by The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. from $166.00 to $158.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 1/30/2026 – Blackstone had its “market outperform” rating reaffirmed by Citizens Jmp. They now have a $195.00 price target on the stock.
• 1/28/2026 – Blackstone had its price target lowered by HSBC Holdings plc from $178.00 to $174.00. They now have a “hold” rating on the stock.
• 1/21/2026 – Blackstone had its “hold (c)” rating reaffirmed by Weiss Ratings.
• 1/15/2026 – Blackstone had its price target lowered by Rothschild & Co Redburn from $168.00 to $165.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 1/14/2026 – Blackstone had its price target lowered by TD Cowen from $205.00 to $183.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 1/13/2026 – Blackstone had its price target lowered by UBS Group AG from $175.00 to $172.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 1/12/2026 – Blackstone had its price target lowered by BNP Paribas Exane from $167.00 to $156.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 1/9/2026 – Blackstone had its price target lowered by Barclays PLC from $172.00 to $171.00. They now have an “equal weight” rating on the stock.
• 1/8/2026 – Blackstone had its price target lowered by Jefferies Financial Group Inc. from $187.00 to $185.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.

Blackstone Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, February 17th. Shareholders of record on Monday, February 9th were paid a $1.49 dividend. This is an increase from Blackstone’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.29. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, February 9th. This represents a $5.96 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 5.2%. Blackstone’s payout ratio is presently 153.61%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, major shareholder Holdings Iv Gp Mana Blackstone acquired 1,146,789 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Monday, February 23rd. The shares were purchased at an average price of $26.16 per share, for a total transaction of $30,000,000.24. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 16,716,249 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $437,297,073.84. The trade was a 7.37% increase in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, major shareholder Tactical Opportunit Blackstone sold 1,596,142 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, February 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $10.00, for a total transaction of $15,961,420.00. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Corporate insiders own 1.00% of the company’s stock.

Blackstone Inc (NYSE: BX) is a global investment firm focused on alternative asset management. Founded in 1985 by Stephen A. Schwarzman and Peter G. Peterson and headquartered in New York City, the firm organizes and manages investment vehicles that acquire and operate businesses, real estate and credit investments, as well as provide hedge fund solutions and other alternative strategies for institutional and individual investors.

Blackstone’s business is organized around several principal investment platforms.