B. Riley Upgrades Blue Owl Capital (NYSE:OBDC) to “Strong-Buy”

Blue Owl Capital (NYSE:OBDC) was upgraded by equities researchers at B. Riley to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note issued on Monday, MarketBeat reports. B. Riley also issued estimates for Blue Owl Capital’s Q2 2025 earnings at $0.40 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $0.39 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.38 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $1.57 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.37 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.37 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.38 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.37 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $1.50 EPS.

A number of other analysts have also recently weighed in on the stock. Wells Fargo & Company cut their price objective on shares of Blue Owl Capital from $15.00 to $14.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, April 28th. Jefferies Financial Group initiated coverage on Blue Owl Capital in a report on Friday, April 11th. They set a “buy” rating and a $16.00 price objective on the stock. JMP Securities reissued an “outperform” rating on shares of Blue Owl Capital in a report on Tuesday, February 4th. Citizens Jmp upgraded Blue Owl Capital to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Monday, February 3rd. Finally, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods reduced their price objective on Blue Owl Capital from $15.10 to $14.50 and set a “market perform” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, April 8th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, four have assigned a buy rating and three have given a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Blue Owl Capital has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $15.64.

Blue Owl Capital Stock Up 0.6%

Shares of NYSE:OBDC opened at $14.67 on Monday. Blue Owl Capital has a fifty-two week low of $12.11 and a fifty-two week high of $16.91. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $14.16 and its 200 day moving average price is $14.78. The company has a quick ratio of 1.28, a current ratio of 1.19 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.25. The stock has a market cap of $7.50 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 9.59 and a beta of 0.71.

Blue Owl Capital (NYSE:OBDC) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, May 7th. The company reported $0.39 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.43 by ($0.04). The firm had revenue of $464.65 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $457.88 million. Blue Owl Capital had a return on equity of 12.38% and a net margin of 37.26%. As a group, equities research analysts predict that Blue Owl Capital will post 1.71 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Activity at Blue Owl Capital

In other news, Director Chris Temple bought 15,000 shares of Blue Owl Capital stock in a transaction dated Thursday, March 6th. The stock was bought at an average price of $14.80 per share, for a total transaction of $222,000.00. Following the purchase, the director now owns 51,000 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $754,800. The trade was a 41.67% increase in their ownership of the stock. The purchase was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. 0.11% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Atria Wealth Solutions Inc. increased its position in Blue Owl Capital by 1.1% during the 4th quarter. Atria Wealth Solutions Inc. now owns 65,873 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,014,000 after purchasing an additional 685 shares during the period. Amplius Wealth Advisors LLC grew its holdings in Blue Owl Capital by 1.8% during the fourth quarter. Amplius Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 40,687 shares of the company’s stock worth $615,000 after acquiring an additional 702 shares during the period. Golden State Equity Partners raised its position in Blue Owl Capital by 1.7% in the first quarter. Golden State Equity Partners now owns 45,680 shares of the company’s stock worth $670,000 after acquiring an additional 742 shares in the last quarter. BlueStem Wealth Partners LLC boosted its position in shares of Blue Owl Capital by 2.5% during the 1st quarter. BlueStem Wealth Partners LLC now owns 32,741 shares of the company’s stock worth $480,000 after purchasing an additional 784 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Flagship Harbor Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of Blue Owl Capital by 6.1% during the 1st quarter. Flagship Harbor Advisors LLC now owns 13,930 shares of the company’s stock worth $204,000 after purchasing an additional 798 shares during the period. 42.83% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

About Blue Owl Capital

Blue Owl Capital Corporation is a business development company. It specializes in direct and fund of fund investments. The fund makes investments in senior secured, direct lending or unsecured loans, subordinated loans or mezzanine loans and also considers equity-related securities including warrants and preferred stocks also pursues preferred equity investments, first lien, unitranche, and second lien term loans and common equity investments.