Equities Analysts Issue Forecasts for BlackRock Q1 Earnings

BlackRock, Inc. (NYSE:BLK) – Investment analysts at Zacks Research lowered their Q1 2026 EPS estimates for shares of BlackRock in a research note issued on Tuesday, December 3rd. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the asset manager will earn $12.68 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $12.88. The consensus estimate for BlackRock’s current full-year earnings is $43.30 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for BlackRock’s Q3 2026 earnings at $12.71 EPS.

Other equities analysts have also recently issued research reports about the stock. Barclays increased their price objective on shares of BlackRock from $1,010.00 to $1,120.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Monday, October 14th. The Goldman Sachs Group increased their price objective on shares of BlackRock from $960.00 to $1,040.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 3rd. TD Cowen increased their price objective on shares of BlackRock from $960.00 to $1,077.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 10th. Morgan Stanley increased their price objective on shares of BlackRock from $1,150.00 to $1,245.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Monday, October 14th. Finally, StockNews.com initiated coverage on shares of BlackRock in a research report on Friday, November 29th. They set a “hold” rating for the company. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eleven have given a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $1,019.62.

BlackRock Stock Performance

BlackRock stock opened at $1,045.80 on Thursday. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $1,002.48 and a 200-day simple moving average of $893.96. BlackRock has a 1-year low of $742.22 and a 1-year high of $1,068.34. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37, a current ratio of 5.06 and a quick ratio of 5.06. The stock has a market cap of $161.97 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.81, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.85 and a beta of 1.28.

BlackRock (NYSE:BLK) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Friday, October 11th. The asset manager reported $11.46 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $10.42 by $1.04. BlackRock had a net margin of 31.37% and a return on equity of 15.52%. The business had revenue of $5.20 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $5.03 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $10.91 EPS. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 14.9% on a year-over-year basis.

Institutional Trading of BlackRock

A number of institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. FSA Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in BlackRock during the third quarter worth approximately $26,000. Fairscale Capital LLC purchased a new stake in BlackRock during the second quarter worth approximately $31,000. Reston Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in BlackRock during the third quarter worth approximately $37,000. MFA Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its stake in BlackRock by 100.0% during the third quarter. MFA Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 40 shares of the asset manager’s stock worth $38,000 after purchasing an additional 20 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Addison Advisors LLC lifted its stake in BlackRock by 81.5% during the third quarter. Addison Advisors LLC now owns 49 shares of the asset manager’s stock worth $47,000 after purchasing an additional 22 shares during the last quarter. 80.69% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

BlackRock Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, December 23rd. Shareholders of record on Thursday, December 5th will be paid a $5.10 dividend. This represents a $20.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.95%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, December 5th. BlackRock’s dividend payout ratio is presently 50.35%.

BlackRock Company Profile

BlackRock, Inc is a publicly owned investment manager. The firm primarily provides its services to institutional, intermediary, and individual investors including corporate, public, union, and industry pension plans, insurance companies, third-party mutual funds, endowments, public institutions, governments, foundations, charities, sovereign wealth funds, corporations, official institutions, and banks.