CIBC Asset Management Inc Has $53.13 Million Position in BlackRock $BLK

CIBC Asset Management Inc increased its holdings in shares of BlackRock (NYSE:BLKFree Report) by 41.7% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 49,637 shares of the asset manager’s stock after acquiring an additional 14,616 shares during the period. CIBC Asset Management Inc’s holdings in BlackRock were worth $53,128,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Hopwood Financial Services Inc. boosted 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 valued at $34,000 after acquiring an additional 26 shares in the last quarter. Birchbrook Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of BlackRock during the 4th quarter valued at about $31,000. Basepoint Wealth LLC acquired a new stake in shares of BlackRock during the 4th quarter valued at about $32,000. LFA Lugano Financial Advisors SA acquired a new stake in shares of BlackRock during the 4th quarter valued at about $32,000. Finally, Collier Financial acquired a new stake in shares of BlackRock during the 3rd quarter valued at about $36,000. 80.69% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several analysts have recently weighed in on BLK shares. Morgan Stanley lifted their target price on shares of BlackRock from $1,368.00 to $1,393.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, April 15th. The Goldman Sachs Group boosted their price target on shares of BlackRock from $1,181.00 to $1,313.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, April 15th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their price target on shares of BlackRock from $1,269.00 to $1,128.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, April 13th. Evercore restated an “outperform” rating and issued a $1,220.00 price target on shares of BlackRock in a research report on Wednesday, April 15th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets boosted their price target on shares of BlackRock from $1,200.00 to $1,250.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, April 20th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, sixteen have given a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $1,269.06.

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BlackRock Trading Down 2.7%

BLK opened at $991.94 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.34, a current ratio of 4.09 and a quick ratio of 4.09. The company has a market cap of $153.98 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.90, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.33 and a beta of 1.42. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $1,032.33 and a 200 day simple moving average of $1,051.99. BlackRock has a fifty-two week low of $917.39 and a fifty-two week high of $1,219.94.

BlackRock (NYSE:BLKGet Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, April 14th. The asset manager reported $12.53 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $12.40 by $0.13. The business had revenue of $6.70 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $6.56 billion. BlackRock had a net margin of 24.40% and a return on equity of 14.74%. BlackRock’s revenue for the quarter was up 27.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $9.64 earnings per share. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that BlackRock will post 52.8 earnings per share for the current year.

BlackRock Dividend Announcement

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 paid a dividend of $5.73 per share. This represents a $22.92 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.3%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, June 5th. BlackRock’s payout ratio is 57.53%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, President Robert Kapito sold 8,739 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, April 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $1,056.60, for a total transaction of $9,233,627.40. Following the completion of the sale, the president directly owned 210,186 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $222,082,527.60. The trade was a 3.99% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, CEO Laurence Fink sold 33,900 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, April 28th. The stock was sold at an average price of $1,050.55, for a total transaction of $35,613,645.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 230,516 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $242,168,583.80. This trade represents a 12.82% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders own 1.92% of the company’s stock.

About BlackRock

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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.

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