Blackstone (BX) – Analysts’ Weekly Ratings Updates

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

• 6/9/2026 – Blackstone had its price target lowered by Rothschild & Co Redburn from $134.00 to $130.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 6/8/2026 – Blackstone is now covered by Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft. They set a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 6/8/2026 – Blackstone is now covered by Royal Bank Of Canada. They set an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 6/8/2026 – Blackstone is now covered by Sanford C. Bernstein. They set an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 6/8/2026 – Blackstone was upgraded by Zacks Research from “strong sell” to “hold”.
• 5/27/2026 – Blackstone was upgraded by Dbs Bank to “moderate buy”.
• 5/18/2026 – Blackstone had its price target lowered by TD Cowen from $140.00 to $133.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 5/12/2026 – Blackstone had its price target raised by Jefferies Financial Group Inc. from $143.00 to $152.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 5/4/2026 – Blackstone was downgraded by Weiss Ratings from “hold (c)” to “hold (c-)”.
• 4/29/2026 – Blackstone was downgraded by Zacks Research from “hold” to “strong sell”.
• 4/28/2026 – Blackstone had its price target lowered by Argus from $163.00 to $146.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 4/27/2026 – Blackstone had its price target raised by Piper Sandler from $122.00 to $130.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 4/24/2026 – Blackstone was given a new $173.00 price target by Royal Bank Of Canada.
• 4/24/2026 – Blackstone had its price target lowered by The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. from $118.00 to $116.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 4/24/2026 – Blackstone had its price target lowered by JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $142.00 to $136.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 4/24/2026 – Blackstone had its price target lowered by TD Cowen from $141.00 to $140.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 4/24/2026 – Blackstone had its price target lowered by Rothschild & Co Redburn from $138.00 to $134.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 4/24/2026 – Blackstone had its price target lowered by Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft from $156.00 to $146.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 4/24/2026 – Blackstone had its price target raised by Oppenheimer Holdings, Inc. from $154.00 to $156.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 4/22/2026 – Blackstone had its price target lowered by Citizens Jmp from $195.00 to $190.00. They now have a “market outperform” rating on the stock.
• 4/21/2026 – Blackstone had its “outperform” rating reaffirmed by Evercore Inc. They now have a $150.00 price target on the stock.
• 4/21/2026 – Blackstone had its price target lowered by Morgan Stanley from $215.00 to $184.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 4/20/2026 – Blackstone had its “hold (c)” rating reaffirmed by Weiss Ratings.
• 4/20/2026 – Blackstone had its price target lowered by Royal Bank Of Canada from $179.00 to $176.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 4/17/2026 – Blackstone had its price target raised by JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $122.00 to $142.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 4/13/2026 – Blackstone had its price target raised by BMO Capital Markets from $126.00 to $132.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 4/13/2026 – Blackstone was upgraded by Oppenheimer Holdings, Inc. from “market perform” to “outperform”. They now have a $154.00 price target on the stock.

Blackstone Cuts Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, May 11th. Investors of record on Monday, May 4th were issued a $1.16 dividend. This represents a $4.64 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.9%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, May 4th. Blackstone’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 118.67%.

Insider Transactions at Blackstone

In other Blackstone news, major shareholder Treasury Holdings I. Blackstone purchased 9,486,795 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, May 15th. The stock was acquired at an average price of $20.00 per share, for a total transaction of $189,735,900.00. Following the completion of the purchase, the insider directly owned 9,111,800 shares in the company, valued at approximately $182,236,000. The trade was a -2,529.85% increase in their position. The purchase was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, major shareholder Bx Buzz Ml-1 Gp Llc sold 7,477,504 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, March 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $3.51, for a total transaction of $26,246,039.04. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 25,832 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $90,670.32. This trade represents a 99.66% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have acquired 12,355,303 shares of company stock worth $264,789,896 in the last three months. Company 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.