B. Riley Begins Coverage on Blue Owl Capital (NYSE:OBDC)

B. Riley started coverage on shares of Blue Owl Capital (NYSE:OBDC) in a report released on Tuesday, Marketbeat.com reports. The brokerage issued a buy rating and a $15.00 price target on the stock. 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 equities analysts also recently commented on the stock. Jefferies Financial Group began coverage on shares of Blue Owl Capital in a report on Friday, April 11th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $16.00 target price for the company. Citizens Jmp upgraded shares of Blue Owl Capital to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Monday, February 3rd. Royal Bank of Canada reduced their target price on shares of Blue Owl Capital from $17.00 to $16.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Monday, May 5th. Wells Fargo & Company reduced their target price on shares of Blue Owl Capital from $15.00 to $14.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a report on Monday, April 28th. Finally, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods cut their price objective on shares of Blue Owl Capital from $15.10 to $14.50 and set a “market perform” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, April 8th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, four have given a buy rating and three have assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $15.64.

Blue Owl Capital Stock Down 0.3%

NYSE:OBDC opened at $14.61 on Tuesday. Blue Owl Capital has a 1-year low of $12.11 and a 1-year high of $16.91. The company has a 50-day moving average of $14.15 and a 200 day moving average of $14.77. The firm has a market cap of $7.47 billion, a PE ratio of 9.55 and a beta of 0.71. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.25, a current ratio of 1.19 and a quick ratio of 1.28.

Blue Owl Capital (NYSE:OBDC) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, May 7th. The company reported $0.39 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.43 by ($0.04). The firm had revenue of $464.65 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate 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, research analysts anticipate that Blue Owl Capital will post 1.71 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Blue Owl Capital Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, July 15th. Stockholders of record on Monday, June 30th will be issued a dividend of $0.37 per share. The ex-dividend date is Monday, June 30th. This represents a $1.48 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 10.13%. This is an increase from Blue Owl Capital’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.05. Blue Owl Capital’s dividend payout ratio is 95.48%.

Insider Activity at Blue Owl Capital

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

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. SVB Wealth LLC purchased a new position in shares of Blue Owl Capital during the 1st quarter valued at approximately $28,000. Fifth Third Bancorp lifted its position in shares of Blue Owl Capital by 192.2% during the 4th quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp now owns 2,922 shares of the company’s stock valued at $44,000 after buying an additional 1,922 shares in the last quarter. Anchor Investment Management LLC lifted its position in shares of Blue Owl Capital by 100.0% during the 4th quarter. Anchor Investment Management LLC now owns 3,000 shares of the company’s stock valued at $45,000 after buying an additional 1,500 shares in the last quarter. Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. purchased a new position in shares of Blue Owl Capital during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $48,000. Finally, Roxbury Financial LLC purchased a new position in shares of Blue Owl Capital during the 1st quarter valued at approximately $50,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 42.83% of the company’s stock.

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.