Blackstone is upgraded to 'Strong Buy', as recent price declines are sentiment-driven, not fundamentals based. BX posted robust 2025 growth: FRE +9%, DE +19%, AUM +13%, and a record $198.3B dry powder. Valuation suggests a 38% discount to fair value, with a substantial margin of safety and 4.91% forward dividend yield.
Insider buying can signal confidence when executives and major shareholders put their own money on the line.
Investors interested in Financial - Miscellaneous Services stocks are likely familiar with XP Inc.A (XP) and Blackstone Inc. (BX). But which of these two stocks presents investors with the better value opportunity right now?
Blackstone is rated a Strong Buy, with shares trading at an attractive 6.2x sales—near the low end of its historical range. BX's fundamentals remain robust, with AUM up 13% to $1.27T, fee-related earnings up 9%, and distributable earnings up 19% year-over-year. Concerns over private equity markdowns and industry headwinds are likely cyclical, not structural, with BX's scale and perpetual capital supporting long-term stability.
Executives at Apollo , Ares , Blackstone , KKR and other private capital firms are having trouble convincing stock market investors that their portfolios are safe from the effects of a selloff battering the software sector due to fears that artificial intelligence will render it irrelevant.
Private equity firm Platinum has agreed to sell Spanish waste management company Urbaser to Blackstone and EQT for $6.6 billion, the company said in a statement on Thursday.
Investors interested in stocks from the Financial - Miscellaneous Services sector have probably already heard of XP Inc.A (XP) and Blackstone Inc. (BX). But which of these two stocks presents investors with the better value opportunity right now?
Blackstone is increasing its investment in the Claude chatbot maker Anthropic, raising its stake to about $1 billion at a valuation of roughly $350 billion, a person familiar with the matter told Reuters on Tuesday.
Blackstone Inc. (BX) Presents at Bank of America Financial Services Conference 2026 Transcript
The billionaire philanthropist is expected to continue his focus on culture, education and artificial intelligence.
Australian artificial intelligence company Firmus said on Monday it had finalised a $10 billion debt funding package led by global private equity firm Blackstone and Coatue Management, a New York-based technology investor.
Liftoff Mobile, a California-based mobile app marketing provider, announced on Thursday that it plans to launch . . . into the public markets.