Beck Mack & Oliver LLC Raises Position in Blue Owl Capital Inc. $OWL

Beck Mack & Oliver LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Blue Owl Capital Inc. (NYSE:OWL) by 1.2% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 6,856,589 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 80,363 shares during the quarter. Blue Owl Capital comprises about 2.1% of Beck Mack & Oliver LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 18th biggest position. Beck Mack & Oliver LLC owned about 0.44% of Blue Owl Capital worth $116,082,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in OWL. Capital World Investors lifted its holdings in shares of Blue Owl Capital by 1.4% during the 3rd quarter. Capital World Investors now owns 85,216,556 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,442,725,000 after acquiring an additional 1,143,201 shares during the period. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its stake in shares of Blue Owl Capital by 7.9% during the 3rd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 67,916,888 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,149,833,000 after buying an additional 4,968,526 shares during the period. Capital International Investors grew its stake in shares of Blue Owl Capital by 3.5% during the 3rd quarter. Capital International Investors now owns 62,726,334 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,061,999,000 after buying an additional 2,141,873 shares during the period. Boston Partners increased its holdings in shares of Blue Owl Capital by 121.9% during the 3rd quarter. Boston Partners now owns 12,153,776 shares of the company’s stock worth $205,493,000 after buying an additional 6,677,610 shares during the last quarter. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its position in shares of Blue Owl Capital by 16.8% in the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 11,572,226 shares of the company’s stock worth $195,920,000 after buying an additional 1,667,608 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 35.85% of the company’s stock.

Blue Owl Capital Trading Up 1.7%

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

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

Blue Owl Capital Dividend Announcement

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

Key Stories Impacting 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

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities research analysts have issued reports on OWL shares. TD Cowen reissued a “buy” rating on shares of Blue Owl Capital in a research report on Wednesday, January 14th. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Blue Owl Capital in a report on Wednesday, January 21st. Zacks Research cut Blue Owl Capital from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a report on Tuesday, January 27th. The Goldman Sachs Group dropped their target price on shares of Blue Owl Capital from $16.25 to $14.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, February 6th. Finally, Barclays restated an “equal weight” rating and issued a $11.00 price target (down from $15.00) on shares of Blue Owl Capital in a report on Monday, March 2nd. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have assigned a Buy rating, seven have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $18.00.

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.