Blackstone Inc. (BX) is up 6.2% today. Here is some analysis on what might have caused this price movement.
Analysis: The move appears tied to Blackstone’s third-quarter earnings release, where softer exit-driven profits were offset by strong fundraising, higher fee-related earnings, and assets under management climbing to nearly $1.4 trillion. The stock may also be reacting to relief that recurring fee income and inflows remained resilient even as realizations and overall profit faced pressure. ([marketscreener.com](https://www.marketscreener.com/news/blackstone-s-profit-falls-as-choppy-market-tempers-investment-exits-ce785cdedb8bf323?utm_source=openai))
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Blackstone, SEC, Reuters, MarketScreener
Disclaimer: This price movement analysis was generated with the help of AI. Please double-check the information provided for mistakes.
$BX Insider Trading Activity
$BX insiders have traded $BX stock on the open market 15 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 6 have been purchases and 9 have been sales.
Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $BX stock by insiders over the last 6 months:
- JOSEPH BARATTA has made 0 purchases and 2 sales selling 100,000 shares for an estimated $12,380,048.
- VIKRANT SAWHNEY (Chief Administrative Officer) has made 0 purchases and 4 sales selling 60,014 shares for an estimated $7,842,052.
- JOHN G FINLEY (Chief Legal Officer) has made 0 purchases and 2 sales selling 45,000 shares for an estimated $6,620,110.
- DAVID PAYNE (Chief Accounting Officer) sold 9,500 shares for an estimated $1,379,685
- RUTH PORAT has made 6 purchases buying 893 shares for an estimated $116,418 and 0 sales.
To track insider transactions, check out Quiver Quantitative's insider trading dashboard. You can access data on insider stock transactions through the Quiver Quantitative API insider transaction endpoint.
$BX Hedge Fund Activity
We have seen 1,082 institutional investors add shares of $BX stock to their portfolio, and 891 decrease their positions in their most recent quarter.
Here are some of the largest recent moves:
- SIXTH STREET PARTNERS MANAGEMENT COMPANY, L.P. added 23,500,355 shares (+inf%) to their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $2,765,286,772
- JPMORGAN CHASE & CO added 19,156,246 shares (+inf%) to their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $2,254,115,466
- CLEARBRIDGE INVESTMENTS, LLC added 2,855,787 shares (+93.4%) to their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $336,040,456
- MORGAN STANLEY added 2,347,894 shares (+7.2%) to their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $276,276,686
- CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC added 2,140,746 shares (+10.0%) to their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $251,901,581
- D. E. SHAW & CO., INC. added 1,689,284 shares (+5366.0%) to their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $198,778,048
- NORGES BANK removed 1,557,044 shares (-18.8%) from their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $183,217,367
To track hedge funds' stock portfolios, check out Quiver Quantitative's institutional holdings dashboard. You can access data on hedge funds moves and 13F filings through the Quiver Quantitative API 13F endpoint.
$BX Price Targets
Multiple analysts have issued price targets for $BX recently. We have seen 4 analysts offer price targets for $BX in the last 6 months, with a median target of $131.5.
Here are some recent targets:
- Devin Ryan from Citizens set a target price of $165.0 on 07/09/2026
- Benjamin Budish from Barclays set a target price of $119.0 on 07/09/2026
- Bill Katz from TD Cowen set a target price of $133.0 on 05/18/2026
- Crispin Love from Piper Sandler set a target price of $130.0 on 04/27/2026
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