BlackRock $BLK Shares Sold by Thompson Siegel & Walmsley LLC

Thompson Siegel & Walmsley LLC lowered its stake in shares of BlackRock (NYSE:BLK) by 45.0% during the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund owned 8,744 shares of the asset manager’s stock after selling 7,150 shares during the quarter. Thompson Siegel & Walmsley LLC’s holdings in BlackRock were worth $9,359,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of BLK. Birchbrook Inc. acquired a new position in BlackRock in the 4th quarter worth approximately $31,000. LFA Lugano Financial Advisors SA purchased a new position in BlackRock in the 4th quarter valued at $32,000. Basepoint Wealth LLC purchased a new position in shares of BlackRock during the 4th quarter worth $32,000. Hopwood Financial Services Inc. increased its position in shares of BlackRock by 866.7% during the 3rd quarter. Hopwood Financial Services Inc. now owns 29 shares of the asset manager’s stock worth $34,000 after purchasing an additional 26 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Collier Financial acquired a new position in BlackRock in the 3rd quarter valued at about $36,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 80.69% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities research analysts recently weighed in on the company. TD Cowen decreased their target price on BlackRock from $1,238.00 to $1,105.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, April 9th. UBS Group lifted their price objective on BlackRock from $1,235.00 to $1,270.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, April 15th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods raised their target price on BlackRock from $1,150.00 to $1,240.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, April 15th. Weiss Ratings upgraded BlackRock from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 13th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their price target on BlackRock from $1,269.00 to $1,128.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, April 13th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, sixteen have assigned a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, BlackRock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $1,269.06.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other BlackRock news, President Robert Kapito sold 8,739 shares of the stock in a transaction on 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 transaction, the president directly owned 210,186 shares in the company, valued at approximately $222,082,527.60. This trade represents a 3.99% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, CEO Laurence Fink sold 33,900 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, April 28th. The stock was sold at an average price of $1,050.55, for a total value of $35,613,645.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 230,516 shares in the company, valued at $242,168,583.80. This represents a 12.82% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. 1.92% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

BlackRock Price Performance

NYSE BLK opened at $1,021.31 on Tuesday. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $1,030.75 and a 200 day simple moving average of $1,053.05. 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 stock has a market capitalization of $158.54 billion, a PE ratio of 25.64, a P/E/G ratio of 1.36 and a beta of 1.42. BlackRock has a twelve month low of $917.39 and a twelve month high of $1,219.94.

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

BlackRock Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, June 23rd. Investors of record on Friday, June 5th will be given a dividend of $5.73 per share. The ex-dividend date 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%.

Key Headlines Impacting BlackRock

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

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.