BNP Paribas Has $7.25 Million Holdings in BlackRock $BLK

BNP Paribas grew its position in shares of BlackRock (NYSE:BLK) by 8.7% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 6,715 shares of the asset manager’s stock after acquiring an additional 537 shares during the quarter. BNP Paribas’ holdings in BlackRock were worth $7,254,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Colton Groome Financial Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of BlackRock by 14.3% during the fourth quarter. Colton Groome Financial Advisors LLC now owns 1,254 shares of the asset manager’s stock valued at $1,342,000 after acquiring an additional 157 shares in the last quarter. Brentview Investment Management LLC grew its holdings in BlackRock by 0.4% during the fourth quarter. Brentview Investment Management LLC now owns 3,859 shares of the asset manager’s stock worth $4,130,000 after buying an additional 14 shares in the last quarter. Ellevest Inc. grew its holdings in BlackRock by 4.7% during the fourth quarter. Ellevest Inc. now owns 379 shares of the asset manager’s stock worth $406,000 after buying an additional 17 shares in the last quarter. Rothschild Wealth LLC grew its holdings in BlackRock by 13.8% during the fourth quarter. Rothschild Wealth LLC now owns 273 shares of the asset manager’s stock worth $292,000 after buying an additional 33 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Waterloo Capital L.P. grew its holdings in BlackRock by 2.5% during the fourth quarter. Waterloo Capital L.P. now owns 2,423 shares of the asset manager’s stock worth $2,593,000 after buying an additional 58 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 80.69% of the company’s stock.

More BlackRock News

Here are the key news stories impacting BlackRock this week:

• Positive Sentiment: BlackRock launched a $25 million national RFP through its Future Builders philanthropic initiative to expand America’s skilled trades workforce, highlighting continued capital deployment and brand-building around a long-term social impact effort. BlackRock Future Builders Launches $25 Million National RFP to Expand America’s Skilled Trades Workforce
• Neutral Sentiment: BlackRock TCP Capital completed a major CLO financing transaction, which is more relevant to TCPC than to BlackRock’s core asset-management earnings outlook. BlackRock TCP Capital Completes Major CLO Financing Transaction
• Neutral Sentiment: A market article noted that BlackRock has recently underperformed the Nasdaq, but also said analysts remain highly optimistic about the stock’s outlook. Is BlackRock Stock Underperforming the Nasdaq?
• Neutral Sentiment: BlackRock’s stock is also being affected by routine technical and market-factor commentary, including broader weakness in financial shares and an upcoming ex-dividend date. Sector Update: Financial Stocks Softer Late Afternoon Four Days Left To Buy BlackRock, Inc. (NYSE:BLK) Before The Ex-Dividend Date
• Negative Sentiment: BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) saw a large block sale and heavy ETF outflows, fueling concerns about near-term demand for the fund and weighing on sentiment around BlackRock’s fast-growing digital-asset franchise. Mystery Investor Offloads $1.26B in BlackRock Bitcoin ETF (IBIT) — Analysis Inside NYDIG suggests $1.3B IBIT sale was whale exiting directional trade Bitcoin (BTC) Spot ETFs Record $1.42B in Weekly Outflows as Price Tumbles to $73K
• Negative Sentiment: Another report said BlackRock’s crypto portfolio value has fallen by more than $13 billion in the first five months of 2026, reinforcing pressure on sentiment tied to digital-asset exposure. BlackRock crypto portfolio fell by over $13 billion in 5 months

Insider Transactions at BlackRock

In related news, CEO Laurence Fink sold 33,900 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, April 28th. The stock was sold at an average price of $1,050.55, for a total transaction of $35,613,645.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer owned 230,516 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $242,168,583.80. This represents a 12.82% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, President Robert Kapito sold 8,739 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, April 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $1,056.60, for a total value of $9,233,627.40. Following the sale, the president directly owned 210,186 shares in the company, valued at $222,082,527.60. This trade represents a 3.99% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Corporate insiders own 1.92% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities research analysts recently issued reports on BLK shares. Morgan Stanley upped their price target on BlackRock from $1,368.00 to $1,393.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, April 15th. UBS Group upped their price target on BlackRock from $1,235.00 to $1,270.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, April 15th. The Goldman Sachs Group upped their price target on BlackRock from $1,181.00 to $1,313.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, April 15th. Barclays upped their price target on BlackRock from $1,290.00 to $1,310.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, April 15th. Finally, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods upped their price target on BlackRock from $1,150.00 to $1,240.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, April 15th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, sixteen have assigned a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $1,269.06.

BlackRock Stock Down 2.4%

BLK stock opened at $1,021.31 on Tuesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.34, a quick ratio of 4.09 and a current ratio of 4.09. The company has a market capitalization of $158.54 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.64, a PEG ratio of 1.36 and a beta of 1.42. BlackRock has a fifty-two week low of $917.39 and a fifty-two week high of $1,219.94. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $1,030.75 and a 200-day moving average of $1,053.05.

BlackRock (NYSE:BLK) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, April 14th. The asset manager reported $12.53 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $12.40 by $0.13. The company had revenue of $6.70 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $6.56 billion. BlackRock had a return on equity of 14.74% and a net margin of 24.40%.The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 27.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $9.64 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts predict that BlackRock will post 52.8 earnings per share for the current year.

BlackRock Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, June 23rd. Investors of record on Friday, June 5th will be issued a dividend of $5.73 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, June 5th. This represents a $22.92 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.2%. BlackRock’s dividend payout ratio is 57.53%.

About BlackRock

BlackRock, Inc is a global investment management firm that provides a broad range of products and services to institutional, intermediary and individual investors. Its core activities include portfolio management across active and index strategies, exchange-traded funds (ETFs) under the iShares brand, fixed income, equity and multi-asset solutions, as well as alternatives such as private equity, real estate and infrastructure. The firm also offers cash management and liquidity solutions and retirement-focused products designed for defined contribution and defined benefit investors.

In addition to traditional investment management, BlackRock is known for its technology and risk management capabilities, most prominently its Aladdin platform, which combines portfolio management, trading and risk analytics and is used both internally and licensed to external clients.